Ne Obliviscaris (band)

Ne Obliviscaris
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Extreme metal, progressive metal
Years active 2003–present
Labels Season of Mist
Members Tim Charles
Xenoyr
Matt Klavins
Brendan "Cygnus" Brown
Daniel Presland
Benjamin Baret
Past members Nelson Barnes
Corey King
Corey Baker
Sherri-Jesse
Adam Broddy
Adam Cooper

Ne Obliviscaris (Latin for "forget not") are a six-piece extreme progressive metal band from Melbourne, Australia. They use a variety of instruments consisting of a violin, two guitars, bass, drums, clean and extreme vocals. The musical influences ranges from progressive to black, thrash, death and melodic metal, and classical, jazz, avant-garde and flamenco.[1]

History

Formation, The Aurora Veil, and Portal of I (2003–2012)

Nine years after formation, and five years after the release of The Aurora Veil, Ne Obliviscaris released their debut album, Portal of I, in 2012. Much trouble was experienced by the band in obtaining French guitarist Benjamin Baret an Australian visa, resulting in the delay of the album's release.[2]

Citadel (2012–2014)

In June 2014, Ne Obliviscaris started a crowdfunding campaign to support a world tour.[3] Their target of A$40,000 was surpassed, to reach a final amount of $86,132 as of 29 August 2014. In August 2014, the band announced the release of their second full album, Citadel.[4]

Band members

Current members
  • Tim Charles – violin (2003–present), clean vocals (2004–present)
  • Xenoyr – growled vocals (2003–present)
  • Matt Klavins – guitar (2004–present)
  • Brendan "Cygnus" Brown – bass (2005–present)
  • Daniel Presland – drums (2005–2011, 2012–present)
  • Benjamin Baret – lead guitar (2009–present)

Former members
  • Sherri-Jesse – clean vocals (2003–2004)
  • Adam Boddy – guitar (2003–2004)
  • Adam Cooper – bass (2003–2004)
  • Corey Baker – drums (2003–2005)
  • Corey King – guitar (2004–2008)
  • Nelson Barnes – drums (2011–2012)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
  • Sarabande to Nihil (Independent, 2015. Released as part of 2014 crowdfunding campaign - material written 2004-2005)
  • Hiraeth (Independent, 2015. Released as part of 2014 crowdfunding campaign - material written 2004-2005)
Demo albums
  • The Aurora Veil (Independent, 2007)

References

  1. "Ne Obliviscaris - About". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-11-02.
  2. "Interview with Benjamin Baret by Prog Metal Zone". progmetalzone.com. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
  3. "Ne Obliviscaris WORLD TOUR by Tim Charles, Xen and Dan Presland". Pozible.com. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  4. "Ne Obliviscaris - Timeline Photos". Facebook. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-22.