Australian progressive metal standouts NE OBLIVISCARIS have announced headlining dates in India, reports Season Of Mist. The dates, the band’s first ever in the country, see the band play in Bangalore and Guwahati, and will commence this weekend.
NE OBLIVISCARIS previously announced a range of 2015 festival dates. In addition to their Soundwave Festival inclusion, the band have added numerous European Festival performances including Hellfest (France), Tuska Open Air (Finland), Summer Breeze (Germany), Resurrection Fest (Spain), and more. A full list of confirmed tour dates can be found below.
NE OBLIVISCARIS is streaming a guitar solo video with ESP Guitars here. The video showcases guitarist Benjamin Baret playing the lead solo off of “Movement II: Cynosure” (part of the larger composition, “Painters of the Tempest Pt. II – Triptych Lux”).
“Painters of the Tempest Pt. II – Triptych Lux” is taken from the NE OBLIVISCARIS new album, ‘Citadel’. The album, which has been called “a game changer” (Sputnik Music), and complex, mind-bending metal” (Decibel Magazine) is streaming here.
With adventurous, progressive, and nuanced compositions NE OBLIVISCARIS is a band with profound depth and a musical proficiency at the highest levels. With their first demo ‘The Aurora Veil’ in 2007, NE OBLIVISCARIS garnered significant word-of-mouth within the metal underground. In 2012, their self produced debut album, ‘Portal of I’ showcased their unique array of influences and dynamic songwriting, and sent shock waves through the metal underground once again. Met with even more praise, ‘Portal of I’ made several “Best of 2012” lists (Metal Hammer Germany (January issue), No Clean Singing, Metal Injection)
NE OBLIVISCARIS tour dates:
1/30 Bangalore, IN @ IIM B- School of Rock
2/1 Guwahati, IN @ IIT Juggernaut
2/21-22 Adelaide / Melbourne, AU @ Soundwave
2/28-3/1 Sydney / Brisbane, AU @ Soundwave
6/19-21 Clisson, FR @ Hellfest
6/26-28 Helsinki, FI @ Tuska Open Air
7/16-18 Viveiro, ES @ Resurrection Fest
7/19-25 Tolmin, SI @ Metaldays Festival
8/13-15 Dinkelsbühl, DE @ Summer Breeze
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