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Prepare yourselves for a journey back into the abyss, where shadows weave through symphonic grace and brutality echoes in every corner. NE OBLIVISCARIS, the titans of extreme progressive metal, are poised to release a remastered version of their iconic sophomore album, Citadel, in celebration of its 10-year anniversary. Mark your calendars for August 16th, 2024 – the day the updated version of this timeless concept album, remastered by Mark Lewis (who mixed & mastered 2023’s Exul), will be released on all digital platforms.

First unleashed in 2014, Citadel stands as a monolith in NE OBLIVISCARIS’ discography, epitomizing their unique blend of ferocity and grace. With this remaster, the band has meticulously resurrected the album’s original power, ensuring every note, every growl, and every whisper of the violin rings clearer and more haunting than before.

In an epic reunion, drummer Dan Presland is returning after a 3-year absence, for the band’s upcoming tour in Europe, the UK & Latin America. He’ll bring with him the thunder and precision that only he can command. NE OBLIVISCARIS will reignite stages across Europe and the UK, delivering a sonic sermon of Citadel in its entirety alongside their latest opus, Exul, before the band performs a career spanning set across Latin America, including shows in South America for the first time ever.

Here’s what NE OBLIVISCARIS have to say about this new step in their journey:

“First of all, we just wanted to thank Kevin Paradis who has done a wonderful job over the last 14 months as the band’s live drummer on our EXUL world tour. Kevin has been part of some of our best ever tours and we are grateful for his contribution in creating so many special moments performing as a band during this time. Reuniting with Dan on drums was not something we had in mind until quite recently. But after 3 years apart, and a rekindled friendship, the lure of performing both ‘Citadel’ and ‘Exul’ albums in full with Dan behind the kit is something we are incredibly excited about. This exciting news, combined with our just completed European summer festival tour, the amazing new Mark Lewis re-master of ‘Citadel’ on the horizon (Aug 16) & our first ever tour through South America this November, sets up an amazing second half of 2024 for the band. See you all on the road!”

Ne Obliviscaris: CITADEL & EXUL in EU & UK:
09 October: Athens, GR @ Temple
10 October: Istanbul, TU @ Dorock XL
12 October: Helsinki, FI @ House of Culture
14 October: Stockholm, SE @ Bar Brooklyn
15 October: Oslo, NO @ John Dee
17 October: Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset
18 October: Hamburg, DE @ Logo
19 October: Prague, CZ @ Rock Cafe
20 October: Warsaw, PL @ Proxima
22 October: Bucharest, RO @ Quantic *JUST ANNOUNCED*
23 October: Cluj-Napoca, RO @ Form Space *JUST ANNOUNCED*
24 October: Budapest, HU @ Instant Club
25 October: Zagreb, HR @ Mochvara
26 October: Milan, IT @ Slaughter Club
28 October: Zurich, CH @ Dynamo
29 October: Paris, FR @ Petit Bain
30 October: Cologne, DE @ Kantine
31 October: Eindhoven, NL @ Effenaar
01 November: London, UK @ The Garage
02 November: Manchester, UK @ Damnation Festival
04 November: Wasquehal, FR @ The Black Lab
05 November: Nantes, FR @ Le Ferrailleur
06 November: Lyon, FR @ Rock’N’Eat
07 November: Colmar, FR @ Le Grillen

Tickets available now: https://neobliviscaris.com.au/tours/eu-uk-tour-2024

VIP Upgrades for the EU & UK tour will be on sale next week!

Ne Obliviscaris: CAREER SPANNING SET in Latin America:
10 November: Santiago, CL @ CL Rock
12 November: Sao Paulo, BR
13 November: Bogota, CO
15 November: San Jose, CR
16 November: Mexico City, MX @ MXMF Fest

Exul tracklist

1. Equus (12:13)
2. Misericorde I – As The Flesh Falls (7:33)
3. Misericorde Ii – Anatomy Of Quiescence (9:22)
4. Suspyre (10:09)
5. Graal (8:53)
6. Anhedonia (3:43)
   Total runtime: 51:53

Order ‘Exul’

Citadel Tracklist:

1. Painters of the Tempest (Part I): Wyrmholes (3:08)
2. Painters of the Tempest (Part II): Triptych Lux (16:35)
3. Painters of the Tempest (Part III): Reveries from the Stained Glass Womb (3:35)
4. Pyrrhic (9:50)
5. Devour Me, Colossus (Part I): Blackholes (12:36)
6. Devour Me, Colossus (Part II): Contortions (2:28)
   Total runtime: 48:12

Pre-Save ‘Citadel’ Remastered

Drum tracking for Exul, the fourth long-player from Australian extreme progressive metallers Ne Obliviscaris, started in March 2020. There is an ominous tone to that date: March 2020. The pandemic demarcation line. That month, Daniel Presland laid down his drums in Nashville, Tennessee, with American producer Mark Lewis. As flight cancellations increased and borders shuttered, Presland made it home literally hours before Australia closed theirs. Lewis, guitarist Benjamin Baret and bassist Martino Garattoni weren’t as lucky. They were due to land in Australia in the days that followed to continue tracking, but were forced to remain overeseas indefinitely. With recording studios shuttered throughout Melbourne, a slow, tedious, life-altering two-year grind to complete Exul ensued for Ne Obliviscaris.

Seven additional studios and three more countries later, Exul was finally mixed and mastered in July 2022.

The album personifies Ne Obliviscaris’s distinctive, boundary-pushing ethos. The band’s trademark blend of emotion and beauty is as towering as ever, if not even more compelling, particularly how Charles’s violin lines carefully weave their way around Baret and fellow guitarist Matt Klavins’ riffing. The duality of Charles’s clean vocals and Xenoyr’s growls remains the narrative anchor, elevating songs that emanate sophistication and are a masterclass in composition.

Lineup:
James Dorton – Harsh Vocals
Tim Charles – Violin & Clean Vocals
Benjamin Baret – Lead Guitar
Matt Klavins – Guitar
Martino Garattoni – Bass
Dan Presland – (Live) Drums

Biography:
David E. Gehlke