Ne Obliviscaris

Citadel

This thing is a modern masterpiece and is a progressive symphonic metal album that blows me away with its power, beauty and diversity every time I listen to this

Painters of the Tempest got me into Ne Obliviscaris. It's a 16 min song that feels like a journey that takes you from sea storm to flying in the clouds. Meaningful, touching, beautiful and grows a lot easily. After 100-105 listens I've given to it, it doesn't hit the same, but it's one of my fav songs. 100/100

Pyrrhic is, probably, the best of these three to me. I used to find it the weakest of the album, but after getting used to Xen's screams and fully understanding NeO as a band, it feels ... read more

This album is fucking NUTS. 3 songs all with the most brutal screams and shreds, as well as the most orgasmic guitar riffs and solos I've heard. Definitely worth a listen with how well written all of these songs are, as well as a clear know-how when it comes to their instruments. Also love how the use of a violin here isn't a gimmick; one to make the album sound large... but is instead another core part of their sound as a band. I'd rate it higher if some of the parts didn't drag on a bit... ... read more

This is my favourite album ever and funnily enough this album is also the last one to get a review. Focusing in quality rather than quantity, this album has only 3 tracks, but goddamn those are the 3 best tracks I've ever heard.

Painters of the Tempest has 3 parts by itself, and every single part adds something, it doesn't really feel long for the sake of being long. Pyrrhic sadly gets a little overshadowed for being in between these beasts, but it's definitely up there with them too. While ... read more