Ne Obliviscaris have released video footage from their first-ever acoustic set at the Bendigo Hotel recently. Watch the re-imagining of Painters of the Tempest: Pt. II, Movement III: Curator from their most recent album Citadel online. The show was an exclusive event for the band’s Patreon membership that was also given access to a worldwide live stream. You can get in on their Patreon community at patreon.com/neobliviscaris
Norwegian black metal legends Satyricon have signed a worldwide deal with Napalm Records and entered the studio to begin recording a brand new album. Formed in 1991 in Oslo, Satyricon reinvented the world of extreme music. With their third album Nemesis Divina in 1996, their status as one of the most significant and creatively vital bands in Norwegian black metal was already beyond dispute and was re-released with Napalm Records in 2016. Now the band has signed with the label for new releases. “We are proud to announce the signing of one of this most influential extreme metal acts and pioneer of a whole genre,” Thomas Caser, CEO of Napalm Records, says. “This upcoming album will surely set another milestone in heavy music.” The band is hard at work in the studio, with their new studio album set for a Friday September 22 release.
Melbourne’s heavy experimental creatives, Orsome Welles release their long-awaited new EP Rise on Friday May 26, and the band have just unveiled another striking music video, this time for the track, Father’s Eyes. With mind bending lighting and stunning performances, the thrilling video takes you deep into the Australian bush, and leaves you to fend for yourself. Watch it on YouTube.
SikTH are back. The Watford mathcore sextet, whose legacy gave the inspiration for bands like Protest The Hero, TesseracT, Animals As Leaders and Periphery, are back with what will be one of the finest albums of 2017 – The Future In Whose Eyes?, due for release on Friday June 2 on Millennium Night, the newly created label imprint from Snapper Music. Guitarist/producer Dan Weller says, “Ever since SikTh was formed way back at the turn of the century we’ve tried to self improve as musicians and as songwriters. We take our music very seriously. This record feels like the one we’ve always wanted to make. We spent over a year writing it and pushed ourselves extremely hard – sometimes too hard. The Future… is our statement – I want this album to define us. I don’t care how over ambitious it sounds – we want this record to be heard by every metal fan on the planet.”
Space-age progressive virtuosos Haken present works from their masterful new album plus selections from ten years of their groundbreaking best when they hit town on Friday September 29 at 170 Russell. Rated favourably alongside the band’s heroes Yes, Rush, Genesis and King Crimson by fans and critics alike, Haken also draw comparisons to more recent giants including Steven Wilson and Dream Theater.
Donald Tardy of death metal legends Obituary has shared an official drum playthrough video for the track No. It features live and in-studio footage of Tardy playing along to the song which appeared as a digital bonus track on their recently released self-titled new album and the Decibel Flexi series. Watch the drum playthrough on YouTube.
