“Apotheosis is an impressive, occult and hooking album, creating an aggressive and unhealthy universe we can only enjoy”.

ACTA INFERNALIS – FRANCE

“A bombastic album that gets better as it gets going”.

TEETH OF THE DIVINE – USA

“Obscura Qalma utilise la noirceur et les sonorités majestueuses pour créer un son oppressant et écrasant. ‘Apotheosis’ est un album imposant, occulte et accrocheur, créant un univers agressif et malsain dont on ne peut que se délecter”.

FRENCH-METAL.COM – FRANCE

“Epic and dark Death Metal that exists in its own philosophically inspired realm and, therefore, paving a promising path ahead of the band in the coming years”.

THE HEADBANGING MOOSE – USA

“Obscura Qalmas musikalische Ausrichtung ist eine Mischung aus epischem und dunklen Death Metal. Das venezianische Quartett lässt keinen Zweifel daran aufkommen, dass es seine Arbeit zielstrebig vorantreibt”.

TIME-FOR-METAL.EU – GERMANY

“L’esordio degli italiani Obscura Qalma ci consegna un progetto musicale caratterizzato dal grande potenziale: una band dalle eccellenti capacità tecniche, con una consapevolezza solida per quanto riguarda la coerenza compositiva”

METALITALIA.COM – ITALY

“‘Apotheosis’ is a solidly diverse metal album, merging attributes from numerous subgenres as well as schools of philosophy. OBSCURA QALMA create a sound that is unique, memorable”.

METAL-TEMPLE.COM – GREECE

“There may not be a unique flavour to Apotheosis but that’s fine when the band in question, Obscura Qalma, are doing such a standout job of modernising a familiar sound. This is orchestrated evil and chaos, and Obscura Qalma are the conductors”.
GBHBL – UK

“Obscura Qalma avoid the pitfalls of some symphonic metal bands. The album is pretty relentless with its aural assault throughout”.

METALSTORM – ESTONIA

“OBSCURA QALMA demonstrieren auf „Apotheosis“ ihr Potenzial, Death Metal und Symphonie in harmonischen Einklang zu bringen”.

METAL UNDERGROUND – AUSTRIA