ROADIE REACTIONS | "Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope (Live)

First time ever hearing Ne Obliviscaris, and MAN can these guys play! Not at all the sound I thought I was going to get.
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Ne Obliviscaris - "And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope live in Colorado 2016"
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[@RealityDysfunction85]

What higher compiment can be paid than - "Professor Hindson commented: "I will be presenting 'And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope' to the composition students at the Conservatorium next semester as an exemplar in structure, mixing timbres, meters, modes, how to approach virtuosity, sound and noise, extended performance and techniques. The students will need to study 2 technical aspects of what Ne Obliviscaris have done in their music, and then use these techniques in their own classical music compositions." "It is my pleasure to introduce such high quality music making to our students, alongside other music by composers including Beethoven, Gershwin, Steve Reich and Peter Sculthorpe. Musicians deserve to hear the music of Ne Obliviscaris, and the music of many other metal bands, in order to appreciate the compositional complexity that lies within it, no matter what their musical tastes." From a Professor at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music....

[@doccatface6868]

Clan Campbell lives in Australia once more. Based Bruce virtuosos.

[@sugoruyo]

3:03 Tank: “What am I about to get hit with?” Me: *rubs hands*

[@TankTheTech]

Hahahahaha

[@bur3b1sta]

​@@TankTheTech I don't see any comment about this, and I really think it's worth mentioning... this song "And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope" was included in a teaching curriculum at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, one of Australia's most prestigious classical Conservatories. The song will undergo a compositional analysis by Professor Matthew Hindson, Chair of Composition at the Conservatorium.

[@doccatface6868]

EY BEGORAH

[@MetalOnyxWolf]

By the way, this song structure is so unique it's part of an university class of musical theory

[@TankTheTech]

That's so awesome.

[@mollystafford777]

If the drummer could just chill on the swivel heel and not make the rest of us look bad, that would be cool.

[@CailynCara]

Dan Presland is a monster. he has his own channel where he does just the drum run throughs of NeO songs. also if memory serves this was the last song of their set.

[@loraynevenne6829]

amazing drummer. He does use triggers on his bass drums. still cool though

[@andre8273]

@@loraynevenne6829 nah bro, the dude has a video on his youtube channel doing double kicks at 210 bpm for 10 minutes straight

[@Quasar126]

funny thing is to the speed he's playing, he swivels so little compared to other drummers its odd how he keeps it that way (I also learnt without swivel but nowhere near as fast as him)

[@Hip-Gnosis1134]

My heart literally rises to my throat and I get overwhelmed with emotion every time I hear this song. It can only be listened to properly loudly. An absolute beautiful piece of musicianship.

[@m__zombi]

Saw them on this tour and it’s criminal they were opening. I would’ve traded butcher babies whole set for one more song from them. Absolutely incredible performance.

[@timhutchinson8485]

At first I thought the screaming vocalist looked/sounded really out-of-place in the band, but the combination of sort of prog/fusion mixed with harsh vocals really works.

[@jjoao32]

I am not the biggest fan of harsh vocals but NeO has a way to blend Xenoyr's vocals into their music that you can barely notice it standing out, it just becomes sort of an instrument. They are really clever at this, specially using the contrast of Tim's cleans or the violin. Amazing work by these guys indeed.

[@yureikertia6940]

It's honestly something that i love about the video, everyone just looking like the most average peeps and then there is Xenoyr looking like a depressed goth... It seems out of place the first place but it's really just a perfect fit and brings balance somehow

[@Icipher353]

I live in Melbourne, and somehow never heard of NeO until I stumbled across a reaction on KZbin. They are so good. I'm definitely going to ahve to see them live once live events start happening again.

[@brendo9672]

Melbourne's scene is fucking amazing. Should check my friend Emily out, her project Suldusk

[@mstrasser]

I'm sure it's mentioned below, but the drummer - Dan Presland - has an incredible KZbin channel where he has many many full song studio play throughs. As a guitarist (who always watched the drummer) they're awesome

[@MehMeh22]

Hey tank, you should do Forget not, also from Ne Obliviscaris. And by any chance could you get Chase to react to this band too? Thanks!

[@TankTheTech]

I told Chase to NOT watch my video because I wanted him to do his own breakdown.

[@MehMeh22]

@@TankTheTech Nice!

[@pin-upmariposa412]

@@TankTheTech That is great. I realy want to see Chase reaction.

[@dubsfehr9574]

@@TankTheTech ...you rule. :D

[@yippeethreeeight]

Forget Not is my favorite song by them.

[@ChristianNorling]

You're just a true talent in front of the camera. Everything is just natural and you're easy to watch. 100k subs easy around the corner 💪🏻 PS. Loving the info boxes you provide now and then 😊

[@pauldavies2178]

I can never tire of this song and especially this live version. Such a talented band. Great reaction.

[@justdave9610]

I hadn't heard these guys before and decided to watch because I like your channel and man am I glad I did. That was amazing af

[@TankTheTech]

Awesome! Glad We could both get the experience!

[@ontologicallyaxiomatic]

If you did Ne Obliviscaris, you gotta do one of their stylistic influences, and a name you probably know well - Opeth! Ghost of Perdition or Deliverance!

[@RiannaQueen]

Fun fact: Xenoyr writes all the lyrics and creates all artwork, from logo to cover art work, album sleeves, stage backdrops and tshirts. He is also in a side project calle Omega Infinity which is very different (they call it void metal) and performed for the Australian doom metal band Ligeia Wept. Go check them out, too!

[@timhutchinson8485]

I think you'd really enjoy "The Bee" by Amorphis.

[@sylwia5595]

Definitely! The official lyric video!

[@evantarracciano4211]

Told him about this one WEEKS ago

[@brianstewart4841]

Omg, tank could do anything that Amorphis have ever done and would be happy with it, amazing band

[@anetteridleyrodriguez]

You should check out The Day That The World Breaks Down by Ayreon. The composer invites the best singers and different musicians from several different bands to perform in his albums.

[@cebrau27]

Yes Anette, GOOD call!

[@bogenstark_kai8461]

I've been waiting for this and more of this Band in the future... That pumped me for this day!

[@Triskaan]

Still crossing my fingers for Skalmold - Hel (or Skalmold - Kvadning) live with the orchestra, but in the meantime, this is one hell of a song, and such a journey !

[@katsee8699]

Yessss, HEL please! :)))

[@cyberdan42]

OK sir, hats off. Literally my birthday 17/8, requested this and you delivered, thank you sir, I hope you enjoyed the song as much as I ever did.

[@TankTheTech]

YES! Hope you enjoy it! 🤘

[@GodBeforeMoney]

It’s one masterpiece after another from this band.

[@sarcana9377]

HELL YEAH, NE OBLIVISCARIS.

[@BradAlenaMetalReactions]

Awesome Tank! Glad you enjoyed this as much as we did!

[@TankTheTech]

Definitely a good one! 🤘

[@karlewington4242]

Great reaction. Another Australian band to check out is Be'lakor, The Smoke Of Many Fires lyric video

[@wepntech]

I love the classical instruments getting more use lately in metal and rock bands. It's good.

[@ginnydileo5168]

I saw them in 2018 at the same theater in Denver with Wintersun. Yeah, that actually happened. I would love to see you react to Bloodred Hourglass. An amazing but woefully under recognized Finnish melodic death metal band. I doubt you’ll get many other requests if any but don’t do it for me, do it for yourself. Where the Sinners Crawl is a great place to start.

[@gustavoruvalcaba89]

Holy shit those two together sounds like a nuclear explosion to my senses! How lucky!

[@johnnylemon9610]

bloodred hourglass are great!

[@Delicioushashbrowns]

They were amazing with Wintersun!! I saw them both in SF and it was such an amazing show omg

[@Pancorania]

Thank you for reacting to this! Looking forward to this dropping!!

[@jamiburns4492]

I saw them two years later at the same venue as in the video. They opened for Wintersun, another band you have reacted to. It was a great night.

[@brandonpark8442]

Got to tour with them with allegaeon accross the us, Europe and Australia. Love seeing someone react to how talented they are and truly appreciate it. Amazing band.

[@Zyth2345]

I just watched your Wintersun reaction before this video and funny thing is that I discovered Ne Obliviscaris because they did their opening in Montreal few years ago. If you like this band, you should check song Devour Me Colossus, (Part I): Blackholes its one of my favorite

[@pahema472]

Hey there, Tank. Dude, that drummer is a machine. Total 4-way independent syncopation. Tried some of that shit when I was young (80's) and I can tell ya it's not easy. Love it. Cheers again from Aus. \m/ ;) \m/

[@sugoruyo]

At the time they were struggling to just keep existing! This was initially supposed to be a black metal band but they ended up as a god tier progressive blackened technical melodic death metal act. They are awesome live, last time I saw them in London, the violinist’s then fiancée joined them on stage for this song with two violins.

[@TankTheTech]

That is so rad!

[@PaganGamersDE]

I second the voices that suggest Ayreon - The day that the world breaks down. You will be blown away! And see some familiar faces!

[@TankTheTech]

Definitely happening soon!

[@djclaudeus]

Got to see these gents a few years ago in Portland Oregon. Front row center!! These guys were absolutely fantastic live!! To top it off, my local friends "Vintersea" opened that night! You might dig them. Their videos are really great!! What an awesome night that was. Glad to catch this reaction, don't know how it slipped by my l me for so long. Love your content Tank!

[@Drpwninflames]

Another great review. I like your added comments post editing and the attention you pay to gear and the technical side of their playing. I haven't seen many comments for more Ne Obliviscaris songs, so here are mine: Devour Me Colossus, Intra Venus, As Icicles Fall and Forget Not are all worth a listen. For similar bands, I recommend Persefone. They have some great concept albums which are a dying media.

[@TankTheTech]

Thanks a ton! Definitely wanna check these guys out more.

[@toughy9450]

Only recently discovered your channel, fantastic! You'll get calls to react to many different songs of theirs, but I personally recommend Pyrrhic.

[@traviscue2099]

What's even wilder is that the amount of insane Australian Metal/Rock/Prog bands that never get the recognition due to how Australia treats its arts scene. Like the biggest metal bands in Australia had its pianist on the show "Married at first sight" if that doesn't explain the financial struggle, nothing will haha

[@Rose-From-the-Dead]

Gonna add another vote to check out The Day the World Breaks Down by Ayreon. Great video with 11 different vocalists, some of which you will definitely know.

[@TankTheTech]

Yeah, I've seen this one recommended so much now that it's gotta happen soon. Thank you!

[@PlugInKali]

I hope this means Chase will react soon to this one ;)

[@jjoao32]

Dude, you are the man. I have seen them live and have quite a few vidz i did and believe me they are amazing live. The new bassist is also a beast even though cygnus will always be missed. As next for them i suggest Intra Venus, has a sick guitar/violin duel and the bass is crazy awesome. Keep it up man, nice to see you growing the channel.

[@TankTheTech]

Thanks man!

[@Trutti94]

the thing I love,without this channel, I think I'd never known about this awesome band

[@TankTheTech]

🤘🤘🤘

[@eFiend]

just gotta say, dig your style guessing wtf you gonna get into. this band is a chameleon when doing the guessing game 😂🍻

[@mathias2410]

This is definitely something that plays well at home.🤘💪 Great sound quality on all the instruments and great musicians!

[@albions]

The moast important thing. They seem like great guys to have some beers and a laugh whit :)

[@Jubanen12]

haha Tim forgot all about singing, had so much fun just head banging, @ around 14:20 forward-- but picked back up beautifully xD

[@pomkrelli5453]

So glad you decided to chek them out. Awesome video! Now that I got my way I'm going to start asking for Rivers of nihil - Where owls know my name. Awesome music video!!!

[@gustavoruvalcaba89]

My god! You are reacting to many of my favorite bands! Cheers from Mexico!

[@kimrah01]

Yay, you just did another of my favourite bands in short time, thanks Tank! Aaaand here I go again ;) Try out Shylmagoghnar with Transience! ...I know, I'm the only one requesting them (simply because they are not as well known as they should be), but every reactor who did them was full of praise for this amazing project from the Netherlands. A bit of background maybe: It's a two man project, one Textwriter/Singer and one Composer/Multiinstrumentalist, who do everything by themselfes and it's f**ing impressive. Melodic, progressive and hard as hell... Have a nice day and keep rockin \,,/

[@amarok9097]

I second your request

[@yammoSki123]

Masterclass musicianship indeed . . .

[@mikem1457]

Love the Gothic, my favorite venue! I missed this show, had moved out of CO just before it. Keep the pop up facts too, they're awesome. Coffee Sunday was great today too!

[@dubsfehr9574]

I don't know how I missed this!! Oh wait, I was driving for three days straight. That's right. :P Thank you for the great video! I love NeO - they are masterful.

[@mattymacmische]

They released a new song today 6/12/22 "Equus" and its absolutely EPIC!!!!!!!

[@calaveth]

I had never heard them before. Absolutely love this.

[@ulle5676]

And fun fact, this is the last number in a set of one hour. Those guys can rock 🤘🖤

[@juLLLe82]

This is really cool. The part before it breaks loose reminds me so much of german band City. Love that the bass gets so much room in the mix.

[@aureliociriano9932]

I like your channel because you and I have more or less the same musical tastes. I especially like that I haven't seen pop music on here. Which is not to say that they aren't talented, but their music isn't interesting at all to hear. This is the 2nd band I discover through this channel. New subscriber, man! Thank you!

[@lukaszarychta7433]

Check out Ayreon - The Day That The World Break Down. There is a ongoing commentary about the technical aspect of the recording.

[@cebrau27]

Fits perfect👌

[@margusgrenzmann3977]

All for this and lost of other Ayreon stuff as well, also from the same album I recommend ´everybody dies´ for something more lighthearted :D

[@kinzei1971]

I saw them on that tour. Just as tight as they are in this video. True master musicians. I believe this song is now part of the Sydney music consortium official curriculum.

[@yippeethreeeight]

You should definitely go see them the next time they play in the U.S.. They are so damn good live, and super nice guys. They love talking to fans. BTW, the next time they toured the U.S., it was a headlining tour.

[@rocioiribe5841]

Welcome to Ne Obliviscaris. One of my favorites

[@amarok9097]

Every note perfectly placed and perfectly played. Welcome to Neo

[@everett880]

Signum Pacis Amor ✊ Glad my family still keep the clan motto.

[@moomakemoney]

Anything with Clan Campbell's motto is going to catch my eye...or ear in this case...;)

[@TankTheTech]

Wow! I had no idea that was a motto from a Highland Clan! I wonder if that's just coincidence or where they took that from?

[@TankTheTech]

I just looked it up. They got their name 100% from Clan Campbell! That's crazy!

[@brianalberico9171]

Hello. I would like to request something from Trees of Eternity. Unfortunately there are no live performances that I know of, but there is a valid reason why. (There are some live recordings with pre-recorded vocals) It is absolutely imperative that you do at least a little research on the group prior to listening. Knowing the tragic story behind the album is part of what makes it so amazing. The songs I recommend are: Sinking Ships (most popular, but acoustic), Gallow's Bird, and Hour of the Nightingale. All the songs on the album are amazing though. Thanks.

[@brendo9672]

My Requiem makes me cry :/ lol

[@jennanoelle2656]

I actually saw these guys on this very same tour in Vegas. I went to see cradle and had never heard of them before (I don’t think many people in the crowd had) but they killed it! When their set was over I swear to god like a third of the crowd left to go buy merch from them before butcher babies came on

[@carlinom.7005]

Wow !! a lot of prog in the bass line thanks Tank, didn't know this band good choice

[@Melodic-Metal]

REVISIT :- ( Devour black holes), painters of the tempest part 2, of Petrichor weaves black noise ........ heavier but at least as good personal choice

[@taphaeltube]

Wow, thanks for the introduction. That was awesome! I'll definitely be checking them out some more. Let me take the opportunity to bother you about Son of a Bach too.

[@bogenstark_kai8461]

Great reaction, man! I'm a bit disappointed that those guys didn't hit you the way they hit me. I lay on the floor, room dark, earphones full blast, and just sliding through my thoughts. crazy talent! Forget not or as isicles fall, i would recommend, if you want some more, or intra venus from their last album...

[@rocioiribe5841]

For me this band is a band to just get lost in their music and ride the (musical) wave

[@Krytos911]

I first saw NeO years ago opening for Soilwork in Melbourne and they blew me away. Went for Soil and left having to find out who these guys were! The hardest part was trying to remember the name of the band, were it not for a mate who is an avid fan of theirs. Their first album, Portal of I, is my favourite album of theirs. Every song on that is in a similar league. That said, I'm a big fan of all their albums

[@wtfisgoingonhere1076]

That’s the first bassist in a long time whose playing immediately took my mind to Cliff Burton... that super melodic, "play it like a classical guitar" sound. I wonder what might be slightly different in metal had he lived.

[@tamasbercesi1101]

I once was at a concert where I came for Amon Amarth and As I Lay Dying. Unfortunately for them, their opening band was SepticFlesh, which I was completely unfamiliar at that time. To tell the truth Amon Amarth and AILD was great, but what SepticFlesh made that night was the start of my love for them... Wonder how many people were in this crowd who went for the other 2 bands and was blown away by Ne Obliviscaris.

[@andydevereux2195]

Dude you have 12 Foot Ninja Playing 😳, much respect

[@inphernuusful]

Glad you enjoyed the band!! 🤘

[@archangel2k12]

New to the channel. I enjoyed everything about this reaction. Looking forward to watching more! On to Beyond Creation

[@mn6334]

I love playing this band at work. Just put it on Spotify playing random when I just want some sound in my headphones but not necessarily something I have to pay attention to.

[@Soviet_Saguaro]

Saw these guys live with Wintersun. Don't really listen to their albums but they put on a good show!

[@_Frosty.1]

im sure u got tons of requests but, i would like to see u do a reation of the band "Ancient Bards - Through My Veins (liveat wacken 2015)" fun fact: as of 2017 the bass player is also the bass player for Ne Obliviscaris. they are epic power metal. Ancient Bards is imo one of the most underrated bands out there.

[@inkubuzz]

Counting the seconds for this

[@nigeldepledge3790]

I'm so glad you mentioned the drummer's "leg workout". He deserves all respect for his metronomic double-kick work if nothing else. If I had to categorise Ne Obliviscaris, I'd call them prog / folk / melodic / death metal. But they're really a category all of their own.

[@timhutchinson8485]

I love how you take the 'gear nerd' approach. As a bassist myself, I would like to add that I'm *pretty sure* the bassist is using a Status Graphite bass of some sort?

[@ewxx5574]

Hello sir ! It's good to see people discovering NeO. Can you please react to some other stuff from them like : -Painters of the tempest : Triptych lux. -Phyrric. -Eyrie. And there is this powerful/beautiful band called Persephone who is just a blast : -Prison skin -Stilness is timeless -Spiritual migration There is no video nor good quality live but these are (in my opinion) really good songs. Keep up the good work :)

[@einarthormodster95]

This eas an interesting band! Need to check out more

[@switchboardrevelry4275]

they are a bucket list band for me

[@danielarellano1367]

Awesome band, worth looking into, thanks. Another Australian band you can check out is Be’lakor. And Omnium Gatherum (Finnish) - I’ve mentioned them before and will keep doing it, specially anything from their latest 4 albums

[@TankTheTech]

I've got Omnium Gatherum writting down, but if you wanna keep mentioning it, go for it! Haha. Honestly, sometimes I do forget. And I've heard the name Be'lakor a few times so I'll have to check that out too. 🤘

[@mattiassilvola8957]

Nice to hear new music🤘

[@guitar_noodle]

Love NeO. Seen them live 3x including this tour but in Texas. Amazing live sound. If you’re curious, Cygnus has bass play throughs of NeO songs and also his other projects. He a bad ass and too bad he’s no longer in the band but Martino definitely makes up for it.

[@derekcurrent6353]

Cool vibe, I haven’t heard of them but will check out more. Almost had a cinematic feel to me with the violin in there. Great reaction as always brother 🤘🏻 If you get a chance check out Earthless.

[@82tonypr]

I Just found out about you the other day, and have been going through a bunch of your videos. Love your reactions man! I saw the Unleash the Archers vid, and was hoping you did Ne Obliviscaris. This song STILL gives me chills hearing it today! And, oh yeah, Liked and Subbed!

[@TankTheTech]

Thanks a ton! So appreciated!

[@mnewm21]

Also the crowds tend to be in a trance and it isn't until the breaks that you wake up and start headbanging again.

[@Wraith1337]

Lemme throw you a curveball and suggest an all-instrumental band to react to: Night Verses. You might have heard of the drummer's other band Fever333, but Night Verses is where he (and the other two guys ofc) really show off their INSANE talent and creativity. I can't even really describe their style, other than that it's very atmospheric, sometimes almost dreamlike and pretty intense progressive metal with an eerie twist. Dude they might not be the most requested band on your channel - mostly because they're not insanely popular I guess - but I PROMISE, you'll love it! Their play-thru of Copper Wasp would probably be the best starting point to get into their stuff. You're awesome, keep it up!

[@TankTheTech]

Thank you for that, man! I'm familiar with Fever, but haven't heard of Night Verses. I'll throw it in the notebook and try to get to it eventually!

[@Wraith1337]

@@TankTheTech you definitely won't regret it! Even if it doesn't make it onto the channel, I hope you'll get the chance to listen to some of their music in whichever way.

[@Rokkoola]

Satyricon - K.I.N.G. would be cool as hell. Groovy black metal from Norway :D

[@cranboogie]

DEVOUR ME COLOSSUS

[@darkmatterreflections]

Could you react to "The Funerary Dirge of a Violinist"? Symphonic black metal from the Netherlands with some amazing lyrics, and an incredible video.

[@nigeldepledge3790]

This just occurred to me : this was the last song of their set. Imagine being up next - how the hell do you follow that?

[@DrSkeff]

Excellent song, great performance. Reminds me of My Dying Bride who you should check out.

[@colinhawley8050]

The entire band headbanging at 4:50 always gets me

[@iamadamsusername]

Hey, look at that Foo Fighters album on the wall. Imagine thinking that was an actual steak? hehe... *awkward laugh*

[@jayb7775]

I'd never heard a song, where the bassist grabbed me for an entire song. even this one took awhile, but now I hear nothing else....

[@anetteridleyrodriguez]

Cant wait!!