Damnation Festival has closed the loop on the band lineup announcements for 2018, with the addition of Cancer, Monuments, Bong, Vola, Hundred Year Old Man, and Lik. Lik is a supergroup featuring members of Bloodbath and Katatonia. 2018 marks the 14th installment of the festival, hosted by Leeds University Union on Saturday, November 3. Tickets are on sale now. Continue reading
Ne Obliviscaris have announced a few headlining shows for off dates on their already announced fall tour with Wintersun and Sarah Longfield. All shows on sale now. Continue reading
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Progressive-Folk metal kings Wintersun gave booked a US tour for this fall. Direct support will come from Ne Obliviscaris and Sara Longfeld. All dates are below. The band commented: “United States of America and Canada! We are extremely excited to announce North American Forest Tour 2018!!! It’s been a while since we last saw you guys during our successful North American tours in 2012 and 2013, which you guys made very special. Now we are finally coming back to play for you with a new killer show this September – October 2018! This tour will be an epic and a rare treat for our North American fans. “We are also stoked to have two really strong supports with us on this tour: Ne Obliviscaris and Sarah Longfield. So join the party! Let’s have some fun and let’s rock together! Please share this news! Tickets will be available this Friday on June 8th. Make sure to check our Facebook on Friday and click the notifications ON, so you don’t miss the tickets launch.”
Sep-14 Philadelphia, PA – TLA Sep-15 Greensboro, NC – Blind Tiger Sep-17 Atlanta, GA – The Loft Sep-19 Dallas, TX – GMB&G Sep-20 San Antonio, TX – Alamo City Music Hall Sep-22 Phoenix, AZ – Club Red Sep-23 Los Angeles, CA – Mayan Sep-24 San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom Sep-26 Seattle, WA – Club Sur Rocks Sep-27 Vancouver, BC – The Vogue Theater Sep-29 Calgary, AB – Gateway Sep-30 Edmonton, AB – Starlite Oct-02 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Oct-03 Denver, CO – Gothic Theater Oct-05 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater Oct-06 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge Oct-07 Detroit, MI – Majestic Oct-09 Toronto, ON – Opera House Oct-10 Montreal, QC – Club Soda Oct-12 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage Oct-13 Worcester, MA – Palladium/Rock & Shock Oct-14 New York, NY – Irving Plaza |
Without a doubt, one of the best albums of 2017 was Urn by Ne Obliviscaris. The band has changed the game of what can be considered extreme, melodic and progressive metal all at once. They have created a musical world where all the elements can co-exist equally, without sacrificing one for the other. On their recent tour of the USA, Ghost Cult’s Keefy caught up with shredder Benji Baret in New York City at Le Poisson Rouge. The two discussed the success of Urn, the bands’ process of making and producing the record, what progressive metal means in this day and age, and a lot more. Videography and photography by Omar Cordy/ OJC Photography, assisted by Heather Wilkinson. Continue reading
Continuing our round-up of the very, VERY best albums of 2017, we pick things up where Part 1 left off… So, without further ado, immerse yourself in our recommendations of our favourite and the absolute best albums of the year, as we bring you Part 2 (25 – 2) of the official Ghost Cult Album of the Year (2017) countdown:Continue reading
Since their full-length début back in 2012. Australian prog metallers Ne Obliviscaris have shown a tremendous boldness of vision but yet have not quite managed to get it to gel to perfection. Their amalgamation of extreme metal, complex tech-metal, progressive rock’s wide arrangements and added orchestral elements have proven equally impressive and daunting, and despite some moments of brilliance, they haven’t quite backed their talent up with a landmark release. That is until now, with third album Urn (Season of Mist) being an unprecedented step forward.Continue reading
Ne Obliviscaris will finally be unleashing their highly anticipated new album, Urn, tomorrow(October 27th) via Season Of Mist.Continue reading
Australian progressive metal visionaries Ne Obliviscaris will be unleashing their highly anticipated new album, Urn, on October 27th via Season Of Mist. What can we expect? Vocalist Tim Charles states: “After almost three years of honing our craft in every way that we possibly could, we finally present to you the first track from an album of which we could not be more proud of. Urn feels like the culmination of all our years of hard work – the delivery of everything that we have wanted to create. Music and art as our imaginations see it fit to be.”
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Atmosphere was the key word at Damnation Festival and back over on the Eyesore Merchandise Stage as Portuguese act Sinistro unleashed a sonic tour-de-force. Though a relatively new act its members hold combined decades of performance experience, and there was something of the avant-garde about this set. Vocalist Patricia Andrade was as forceful in her dancing as she was elegant in her singing, and to top it off she was the beneficiary of carefully arranged lighting that ensured she was almost floodlit while her band mates moved behind and around her in relative shadow. Continue reading
