NE OBLIVISCARIS are happy to be home. Three years ago, their lead guitarist and bass player were trapped in another country while recording their new album right as the pandemic shut the world down. No wonder that album ended up with the name ‘Exul’.
Since then, the extreme progressive metal band have been flying high. ‘Exul’ was named one of the best albums of 2023 by Metal Storm. While other bands bring a touch of prog and classical to extreme metal, Pop Matters recognized that “none come close to the astute world-building and intricate yet direct songwriting of Ne Obliviscaris”. Angry Metal Guy praised Tim Charles’ “sobbing”, “lonely” violin, while Metal Injection singled out album closer “Anhedonia” for being “magnificently disturbing”.
This summer, Ne Obliviscaris brought ‘Exul’ to stages all over Europe, including Mystic Festival. Now, they’re celebrating their 20th anniversary by playing big rooms across their native Australia for the first time in four years (!) And they’re bringing The Ocean Collective and Rivers of Nihil to the party!
Get a sneak peak of Ne Obliviscaris’ anthemic, elegant, and headbanging live show by watching them perform the first part of “Libera” in their home city of Melbourne HERE.
This four show tour starts at the beginning of September. Get tickets HERE. But don’t wait; tickets for Sydney are almost sold out!
EXUL Australian Tour Dates
09/06: Brisbane @ The Tivoli [TICKETS]
09/08: Sydney @ Manning Bar [TICKETS]
09/09: Melbourne @ The Forum [TICKETS]
09/10: Adelaide @ The Gov [TICKETS]
‘Exul’ (2023)
Track-list
1. Equus (12:13) [WATCH]
2. Misericorde I – As the Flesh Falls (7:33) [LISTEN]
3. Misericorde II – Anatomy of Quiescence (9:22)
4. Suspyre (10:09)
5. Graal (8:53) [WATCH]
6. Anhedonia (3:43)
Total playing time: 51:53
Recording Info:
• Exul was produced, mixed & mastered by Mark Lewis, Nashville, USA
• Co-produced by Ne Obliviscaris
• Drums Performed by Dan Presland & Engineered by Mark Lewis at Addiction Studios, Nashville, USA
• Additional Drum Engineering by John Douglass
• Bass recorded at Domination Studio, Italy by Simone Bertozzi and Simone Mularoni
• Acoustic Guitars recorded at Bud Studios, Merignac, France by Mathieu Pascal
• Harsh Vocals recorded at Audio Ninja Studios, Melbourne, Australia by Troy McCosker
• Violin and Viola on all tracks and Clean Vocals on tracks 5 & 6 recorded and engineered by Troy McCosker at Pony Music, Melbourne.
• Clean Vocals on Tracks 1, 2, 3 & 4 recorded at Studio TC, Melbourne, Australia
• Additional Clean vocal engineering by Anthony Iorio
• Benjamin & Matt’s rhythm guitars were recorded in their home studios in France and Australia and re-amped by Mark Lewis in Nashville.
Recording line-up:
Xen- Harsh Vocals
Tim Charles – Clean Vocals, Violin, Viola & Keyboards
Benjamin Baret- Lead Guitars
Matthew Klavins- Guitar
Martino Garattoni – Bass
Dan Presland- Drums
Current line-up:
Xen- Harsh Vocals
Tim Charles – Clean Vocals, Violin, Viola & Keyboard
Benjamin Baret- Lead & Acoustic Guitar
Matthew Klavins- Guitar
Martino Garattoni – Bass
Guest musicians:
Additional Violin on tracks 1, 2 & 3 performed by Emma Charles
Additional vocals on Track 1 performed by Alana K Vocal
Cello on Tracks 1 & 4 performed by Dalai Theofilopoulou
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