*Photography: Sharon Shapira & Lior KraislerIt is a hot summer coming up ahead of us, especially when we have visitors from Australia bringing an additional amount of heat. Such as, Ne OBLIVISCARIS, the atmospheric, Black/Progressive Metal, hit the stage at the Teder Club, on 11th of June. It is hard to refer this band only by Black or Progressive, nor Thrash or Death, I think I get why they have so many genres involved in their band identification, they are too diverse, and they are one of the few that do it right.
The contrast balances as a perfect ying yang between the beautiful melody and the dark atmosphere followed by Tim Charles on violin and harsh and brutal, Black/Death Metal riffs and Xenoyr's growls. This kind of combination is not usually successful, though, as a brilliant musicians they've done a spectacular job, of course, it was reflected on their performance.
The opening act by the Israeli WINTERHORDE was quite satisfying, Black Atmospheric Metal, their genre fitted perfectly to the evening and served as an appetizer for the crowd with the right proportions. Through the years WINTERHORDE gathered their own loyal fans and listeners, and for their fans, they'd gave their all.
After WINTERHORDE got off the stage and the crowd scattered to have a break for a few moments, for those who stayed, I have to point out,that the air conditioning in the Teder club, was way too strong and cold. But quickly, while Ne OBLIVISCARIS got to the stage, the crowd rushed towards the stage and the air got warmer and the excitement filled the air.
It was clearly noticeable that
NE OBLIVISCARIS was also highly excited to be in Israel for the first time, usually excitement is a recipe for mistakes and screwed ups, but it wasn't the case at all, as I said before, they are splendid musicians. on the contrary, the excitement contributed to the energy and powered up the crowd while
Xenoyr shouted "ISRAEL!!" for a couple of times!
Considering the construction of the club, some small difficulties have been felt. The base drum was way too dominant, loud and sharp, but still the performance by Dan Presland was dynamic, precise and good. The drum set is very impressive, And Presland didn't spare a bit, two high-hat, two rides, three china cymbal and two crash cymbals and more.
Also surprised me that the lead guitar played by
Benjamin Baret is a leftie just like
Cygnus, on Base guitar. The violin played by
Tim Charles, had an awesome reverbs/ distortion which gave the violin a feel of a delicate electric guitar, followed by
Tim's clean vocals granted a beautiful contrast between the dark and the rough metal, through the sweet melody.
The first song opened with a pace 6/8 base drum kicks, I guess the sound technician improved the drum sound, suddenly it sounds more balanced. very powerful song, with an awesome opening. In the middle of a harsh grind part, the violin steps in for a full power feeling, which lead to a mosh-pit.
It is my first time to see and hear
Ne OBLIVISCARIS, but it seems like the audience know them well, many songs were shouted from the crowd back to the band, creating a beautiful bonding.
In my final words and impressions of this show, Ne OBLIVISCARIS is a phenomenon, a truly unique band with a remarkable dynamics, I could see that from the first moment when Tim Charles stepped on the stage and grabbed his violin, everybody pulled out their camera and cell phones to capture the moment, like a hunt on a unicorn.
Their music is like a wave, instrumental and acoustic, violin and clean parts followed by growls distortion and powerful drums. Like a loop of abnormal tunes, this is where the Progressive nature comes in. The developments from tune to tune that are unique mostly because of the Jazz/progressive character. Something that you can easily to get bored from, this is where the Metal part comes in, to keep the energy flow and simulate the curiosity. I looks like everyone enjoyed the show to the maximum!
