Obscura - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2083 - video Dailymotion

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Become a member (it's FREE) at https://digtb.us/signup Buy official DTB merch at http://digtb.us/merch  On this episode of DTB’s “Bus Invaders”, we take you inside the touring vehicle of the technical death metal band, Obscura, while on Shred Fest 2025 with Atheist, Origin, Decrepit Birth, and Fractal Universe. Obscura is currently supporting their newest album, A Sonication.  VIDEO INFO: Film Date - May 8, 2025 Location - Reggies in Chicago, IL  KEEP UP WITH OBSCURA: Facebook - https://facebook.com/RealmOfObscura Instagram - https://instagram.com/realmofobscura Twitter - https://twitter.com/RealmofObscura  FOLLOW US: Website/Email List - https://www.digitaltourbus.com/#/portal/signup YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/digitaltourbus Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/digitaltourbus/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@digitaltourbus Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/digitaltourbus/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/digitaltourbus Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/digitaltourbus/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-tour-bus-llc Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/user/digitaltourbus  VIDEO SUMMARY: 00:00 Introduction 00:36 Front Lounge 03:01 Kitchen 05:37 Bathroom 06:39 Bunks 07:34 Back Lounge  ABOUT DIGITAL TOUR BUS: Digital Tour Bus is your backstage pass to your favorite touring artists! With daily video releases, we cover all genres, and have had the pleasure of featuring the likes of Matchbox Twenty, Twenty One Pilots, Megadeth, Machine Gun Kelly, Papa Roach, and thousands of others, over the past 15 years. "Bus Invaders" takes you inside an artist's home on the road, "Cooking at 65mph" showcases the culinary skills of artists on tour, and "Gear Masters" unveils the equipment musicians use on stage.

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00:00Hey, what's up? Come in.

00:17So, hi there, this is Stefan from Oskira. We are here with Shred First 2025.

00:21We are at Reggie's Chicago. Played the venue a couple of times.

00:25And we also traveled with this lovely vehicle a couple of times.

00:28It's not new, it's not too old. I mean, it's like an Italian car.

00:32Outside, wonderful, inside, rotten and a little bit of maintenance is needed.

00:37But aside that, lovely bus, this is the dining area, slash the most luxury thing you can imagine

00:45once you started touring as, well, from the very, very lowest ground.

00:51When we started with the van, we did, of course, all the van tours.

00:55No driver, no merchandise seller, doing everything on our own.

00:59Get overwhelmed by the time differences in the big country like the US.

01:04When you think you are in time and then you lose an hour and then another hour

01:07and then you really hate life. So, that has been the past.

01:11Took just around 20 years.

01:13Now we are here. We have a lovely old bus.

01:15But to be honest, you can have the best bus and the most luxury vehicle to travel around

01:22if the driver doesn't know what he's doing.

01:24And in this case, it is what it is.

01:27It's a used bus, but the driver is absolutely extraordinary cool.

01:32It's an old, experienced guy who has seen everything. I mean everything.

01:36So, whenever you sit in the front, he is telling you stories of, I don't know, Nickelback.

01:41They have a nice reputation of, I don't know, old acts like Metal Crew, of Metallica.

01:48Iron Maiden, so the guy has been here around since 40 years on the road.

01:51It's quite a gem to have someone like this on the road.

01:54Anyway, let's show. I want to show you the bus.

01:57Well, different characters, different cultures and in the very end we end up watching music videos

02:03because the Europeans are not too keen on American soccer or American football

02:09and sports over here.

02:11And vice versa, no one wants to see Premier League over here.

02:14So, in the end it's music videos or like, I don't know, Netflix at times.

02:20But usually we listen to music, we're hanging out.

02:23It's quite a social group of people.

02:29We're on this bus, we're 14, plus driver 15.

02:32So, it's like a submarine on wheels, so to say.

02:35And after a couple of days you figure who has which edges in his or her character.

02:42Quite interesting, every time.

02:43You don't know which people you're traveling with and cultures clash.

02:47But in the very end, if you're open-minded, if you're just cool, if you're not a dick, then I think it's easy to get along.

02:54Of course, dining area.

02:57There's always team, everything is clean.

02:59And there's team, I leave my shit everywhere where it is.

03:02And I don't clean anything.

03:04It's one of those characters I mentioned.

03:06But hey, in the end you work together as a group and you live together.

03:10It's the same as with a shared apartment.

03:13If you have a, I don't know, if you went to college, if you moved to a dorm or something.

03:18You know exactly what I'm talking about.

03:20Most important, every evening after the show is done, we take all the water from the venues to make coffee.

03:27So we are all very strong coffee drinkers.

03:29I'm not sure about the US equivalent, but we drink a couple of liters every day.

03:34So this baby is our holy grail.

03:39And in case it breaks down, we have two backup coffee machines.

03:42No shit.

03:43Very important.

03:44Oh, it burns.

03:46We have a George forming grill.

03:48Never used it, but we have it.

03:51And what else we have here?

03:54Everything you need.

03:56The coffee.

03:57It's the biggest we found.

03:59That's very important.

04:01Besides that, of course, US Americans, they're into peanut butter and jelly.

04:08I don't understand up to this day.

04:13We have an egg maker for all those who are not vegan.

04:17And to be honest, on this tour, the entire group is kind of mixed.

04:22So sometimes you have weird group dynamics if the group is completely divided between omnivores, people that eat everything,

04:29and vegans that are a little bit more picky at times, or they have to because of their diet.

04:35But here, everybody respects each other.

04:38And I mean, we try out a couple of things.

04:41So it's kind of cool.

04:43Also when it comes to the fridge, of course, we have to divide it.

04:47But again, 14 people on a bus means this is stuffed to the max.

04:52Of course, stacked to the max with the most unhealthy stuff you can find.

04:57But vegan.

04:59So it must be good.

05:01We have two lounges.

05:02The front lounge, by far the biggest one.

05:04It's more like a dining area.

05:06We hang out together.

05:07We listen to music, as mentioned.

05:09Well, after the show, some people always grab some food or make something in this little kitchen.

05:16So this is more the hangout, social part of the bus.

05:20In the back lounge, we have another small table and another small couch.

05:24And it's divided from the rest with a little door.

05:27So of course, this is more the working area.

05:29So we have a little printer, a little office, and basically everything you need on the tour.

05:36There's one bathroom wall.

05:38Don't mess it up.

05:39Now, to be honest.

05:41I mean, this is really a significant part of traveling together.

05:46It's just hygiene.

05:47And you just need to clean everything.

05:50And everybody has to do that.

05:51And if not, the group dynamics can drift down into some edgy situations.

05:58But on this one, we haven't had it.

06:00Also again, we have a great driver.

06:02He takes care of the details.

06:05Of course, you have the group.

06:07You have to take care of your own shit.

06:10But in the very end, you need some person who is taking care of the little details.

06:15You know, filling up soap, filling up detergent, filling up whatever you need on the bus.

06:23Not the personal stuff, but on the bus, so to say.

06:25So, again, it's a group effort.

06:29If you haven't been in a bus for at least two or three weeks, you don't know what I'm talking about.

06:34But I would recommend to do it at one point.

06:37Bunks!

06:41Many bunks?

06:45We have nice bunks.

06:47We have not so nice bunks.

06:50Mine is here.

06:51It's a mess.

06:52You shouldn't go there.

06:54Picking bunks is a little bit...

06:56It's a gamble.

06:57Because you never know which is the most loud or the most hot or the most cold bunk.

07:02And it's an ongoing discussion between our American friends and the Europeans.

07:06The Americans, they would like to freeze in a fucking fridge every evening and day.

07:11Which is a little bit weird if the sun is shining outside and you're sitting inside with two jackets and you're freezing.

07:19It's a cultural difference, but hey, it is what it is.

07:22And from our perspective, I'm rather a lizard.

07:26I want to sit in a t-shirt and shorts.

07:29But, well, week number three, maybe by week number five we found a solution.

07:34So, this is the lovely working area slash another hangout area.

07:43So, most movies have been watched on this little TV over here.

07:47This is basically where we settle all shows, merchandise, you know, there's the business aspect of touring.

07:55And it's cozy, it's nice.

07:58We have three additional bunks over here that are a little bit too hot, I hear.

08:06No comments.

08:07No comments.

08:08No comments.

08:09From the American.

08:10It's really cool because sometimes you have a couple of bands or crew members who just want to party,

08:16they want to have a good time, they want to listen to music,

08:18and then you have this area where it's a little bit more cozy inside.

08:22So, it's cool.

08:23Again, it's group dynamics, respect each other a little bit.

08:27But this here is really, really cool if you want to have a little bit more sign-in spots.

08:32Hey, this is Stefan from Obscura and Tourcandra.

08:36We are touring North America since many, many years,

08:39and we are just grateful to finally drive in the bus like this.

08:44And that's absolutely honest.

08:46We are absolutely grateful to drive in the bus after all those years.

08:50And still, we respect and honor everyone who is doing all those long, long rides in a van or in a sprinter.

08:59I mean, there are a couple of solutions, but this is really comfy.

09:03This is not luxurious, but it's perfect for, well, underground death metal bands like us.

09:08And I hope you are visiting more shows and, well, make other bands doing the same spot.

Obscura - BUS INVADERS Ep. 2083

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