Ne Obliviscaris - Portal Of I
| Release date: | 7 May 2012 |
| Style: | Extreme progressive metal |
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01. Tapestry Of The Starless Abstract
02. Xenoflux
03. Of The Leper Butterflies
04. Forget Not
05. And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope
06. As Icicles Fall
07. Of Petrichor Weaves Black Noise
Top 20 albums of 2012: 1
Top 200 albums of all time: 175
02. Xenoflux
03. Of The Leper Butterflies
04. Forget Not
05. And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope
06. As Icicles Fall
07. Of Petrichor Weaves Black Noise
Top 20 albums of 2012: 1
Top 200 albums of all time: 175
Reviews 
Lyrics Tim Charles - violin, clean vocals
Marc "Xenoyr" Campbell - harsh vocals
Matt Klavins - guitars
Benjamin Baret - guitars
Brendan "Cygnus" Brown - bass
Daniel "Mortuary" Presland - drums
Additional info
Mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Katatonia, Opeth, Soilwork) at Fascination Street Studios, Sweden.
Released on 7 May, 2012 in Australia through Welkin Records.
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Now I for one am one of the newer fans of this unique progressive metal outfit. I was unaware of the Aurora Veil EP that came out in 2007, was already establishing a fan-base, and was building up significant hype for the release of Portal of I five years later. I have never even heard of Ne Obliviscaris, until right before the album was released, with the surrounding hype growing to a fever-pitch. I was finally able to order a copy from the band's label and after a few spins, I must say, I was quite impressed. Read more ›› |
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Reading other people's opinions is a funny thing. Before I checked it out myself, I was convinced Ne Obliviscaris would sound like a bastard child of meloblack-infused Wintersun and Into Eternity on drugs. And I'm not going to lie to you, there's definitely a bit of that in Portal Of I, but that's only a part of the picture. Read more ›› |
Rating:
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Rating: 9.0 |
I was introduced to this band by a friend of mine whose taste in metal was quite similar to mine; he showed me a video of "As Icicles Fall". This took my attention, and I decided to check these guys out; and I was very pleased with what I heard. Read more ›› |
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| Ganondox Posts: 1089 From: USA  |
Haven't listened to the whole album yet so I'm not rating it yet, but it's sounds pretty awesome, only problem is the songs tend to be longer than they need to, and a bit same sounding. Got some great textures and melodies, and the violin adds a lot, but I think the song writing could use a bit more work.
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| Risto Wandering Midget Posts: 1112 From: Finland  |
Written by Ganondox on 18.08.2014 at 01:21 The only song I've always had a bit of a problem is Tapestry, no big complaints otherwise. It's sort of in their blood to write long songs so that's not going away on their sophomore effort (I think they said one song is 15+ minutes on there). There's so much going on in the songs it's not much of an issue anyway.
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| Ganondox Posts: 1089 From: USA |
Written by Risto on 18.08.2014 at 17:34 I have no problem with long songs with lots going in them, it's only a problem well it fails to keep my engaged throughout the whole song. I like Ne Oblivscarious, but I can only pay attention to about half of each song, which I think is a sign their songs are longer than they ought to be. This is a long song I like, it's complex, but every part has a clear purpose to the whole.
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| desire Posts: 16 From: Iran |
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| ickoriss Posts: 277 From: USA  |
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| Mehrad Posts: 653 From: Iran  |
I've only heard "And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope" and that was mesmerizing, great great song. edit : Now that I've heard the whole thing, that song is the best one, by far.
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| nonZero Posts: 1177 From: UK  |
I really want to like this album more than I do - beautiful artwork, long progressive heavy songs, talented musicians, great production, poetic lyrics. Something just doesn't click for me and I don't feel that it deserves more than 8/10, which is a shame as I am a big fan of this type of music in theory.
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| Jack_Torrance Posts: 180 From: Germany  |
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| Hooman Posts: 55 From: Iran  |
The best explanation for what I feel about this album is their Artwork. Brutal and Romantic at the same time. I enjoy this album in a way that never occurred to me before. 10 years after the release and still perfect. I just don't know why I don't give it a 10 LOL.
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| 24emd Posts: 676 From: Australia  |
Written by nonZero on 18.02.2022 at 13:19 I more or less agree, though the opener of this album is excellent.
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| Bjamm Posts: 99 From: Iran  |
I have been a big fan of theirs for quite a long time, yet my favorite track in their whole discography still remains to be off of this album: As Icicles Fall. An epin, apocalytic ride with haunting violin passages interwined with a cool guitar solo. The ending has such a powerful climax!
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| AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Posts: 3978 From: UK  |
I can't fault the musicianship skills at all, it's the pinnacle of what can be done in regards to extreme progressive metal, similar to what Opeth achieved with Still Life and Blackwater Park I suppose? That being said, with it's complex structure and compositions, it's an album that requires your full attention, with zero interruption, to get the full grasp of the albums true quality. I find some tracks do go on that wee bit too long, and so I often find myself loosing focus by the end. "Xenoflux" has always been the track that clicked with me most.
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| tintinb Posts: 1553 From: India |
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