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Uncategorized : September 2008 – Ne Obliviscaris

By on September 17, 2008

Featured band for late September 2008:

Band: Ne Obliviscaris
Genre: Progressive Black Metal
Origin: Melbourne, Australia
Formed: 2003
Myspace: www.myspace.com/neobliviscaris
Website: www.neobliviscaris.com

Initially formed in 2003, Ne Obliviscaris (pronounced; Nay Ob-li-vis-kar-is) hit the live scene February, 2006 to widespread critical acclaim with many hailing their unique sound, intense live shows and extremely talented line-up (drummer Dan Presland won the Australian final of the Worlds Fastest Drummer Competition, crowning him as the Fastest Feet in Australia in 2006).

A 6 piece metal band consisting of violin, 2 guitars, bass, drums, clean and extreme vocals; Ne Obliviscaris hail from Melbourne, Australia, and include a vast array of influences within their sound from progressive to black, thrash, death and melodic metal, and even western art music, jazz and flamenco. Creating music of many extremes, and with compositions often exceeding ten minutes in length, Ne Obliviscaris is at times very technical and complex and at others simple and subtle, creating an extremely original brand of metal that defies normal categorisation.

2007 saw the release of the band’s debut recording, The Aurora Veil to an incredibly positive reception. 2007 also saw the departure of guitarist Corey, and it wasn’t until 9 months later than they found a replacement, that being Benjamin Baret from France. You can read Benjamin’s first ever Australian interview, with Metal Obsession, at this location. The band are heading back into the live scene soon with the new guitarist and will be recording their first full-length early next year.

Up and coming gigs:

4th Oct 2008
Ne Obliviscaris @ East Brunswick Club, East Brunswick
w/ Be’lakor and sleepmakeswaves
Tickets available at www.eastbrunswickclub.com or at the door 8pm, $10+bf.

5th Oct 2008
Ne Obliviscaris @ The Castle, Dandenong (All Ages)
w/ Be’lakor, sleepmakeswaves and Severed
Tickets available at the door 1pm, $15.

Discography:

The Aurora Veil
Independently released in 2007
Tracklisting:
1. Tapestry of the Starless Abstract
2. Forget Not
3. As Icicles Fall
Runtime: 33:06

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