Australia’s Extreme Progressive Metal NE OBLIVISCARIS, have unvailed an official music video for their new single “Equus”, prouced and directed by Xenoyr. The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album “Exul”, which is scheduled for release on March 24th, 2023 via Season Of Mist.
Regarding the video’s powerful yet sombre message, the band explains: ” ‘Equus’ is dedicated to the lives lost during the lethal bush fires that scarred Australia in 2019-2020. Alongside the people who died or were affected, many millions, if not billions, of animals were killed or displaced from their natural habitats, the enormity of this is something that will never be forgotten, and should not be ignored. It is also a warning that the world we live in is changing from the damage we as a species have contributed to. Within this video, the dancer represents a scorched Mother Earth, from horror to humanity, ever in tune with the heart and flow of the song (and world), and ultimately aware of the inevitable and ever growing destructive cycle we are in.”
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.
NE OBLIVISCARIS have previously announced a new European tour, together with PERSEFONE! The trek will kick off their ‘Exul’ EU/UK tour at the Tavastia venue in Helsinki (FI) on May 5th and sees the band traveling throughout 15 countries in the weeks to follow!
“Exul” track listing:
- Equus
- Misericorde I – As the Flesh Falls
- Misericorde II – Anatomy of Quiescence
- Suspyre
- Graal
- Anhedonia
You can watch the offiical music video for “Equus” below:
