Ne Obliviscaris - And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope (REACTION!!!) 

Ne Obliviscaris! You guys are deep down the rabbit hole now....

Gentlemen, THIS is one of the happiest accidents in RU-vid history haha. Ne Obliviscaris is a relatively obscure progressive metal band. They're one of my favorites. Never thought you would ever listen to this band, much less LIKE it! Shout out to whoever requested this and shout out to you guys for taking a risk on it! Just in case you're interested, the album this song is from (Portal of the I) is their debut and most people's favorite. Their sophomore album Citadel is absolutely fantastic in its own right. AWESOME PROG!!! Their new album from this year is called Urn. It's also excellent!!--but you may want to listen to them in order. BTW, the violinist is Tim Charles and he also does the clean vocals. Hope you guys enjoy this incredible band!!!!!

As a metalhead I want to thank you guys for helping me discover Ne Obliviscaris, leaving to see them live tomorrow ! :) By the way, if you ever want to go back to Ne Obliviscaris, "Libera Part I: Saturnine Spheres" is also great :)

The one singing clean vocals is Tim Charles. He is also the violinist

OMG Ne Obliviscaris! I never thought in a million years to see this on your channel!! I just found out about these guys last year. They are amazing.

I've personally NEVER heard of this band, much less listened to this song. You guys are beginning to open all of us up to new music. Beautifully done. Bravo!!

haha "This doesnt sound like metal at all" *cue heavy guitars

2 years later and I need to know: WHEN WILL YOU BE DOING ANOTHER NE OBLIVISCARIS REACT VIDEO?!?!

This song just blew my mind, thanks for showing me this new band. You guys keep doin you!

BIG THANKS to Ne Obliviscaris for the shout out on Facebook! The link was sent to us through Twitter. twitter.com/corpster94/status/940402613513785344

Isn't it amazing how freaking BEAUTIFUL this sounds? I mean, you take all these elements and they should by all means sound disharmonic, but it sounds absolutely gorgeous. It reminds me of classical music pieces. It is not often I use this word to describe music, but here it is: Exquisite! Never heard of this band before, so thank you for this. It is amazing that now you guys are teaching me about bands I need to check out!

Wow you guys deserve some real respect for this

Fun fact: they use this song for teaching and analysing it's composition at one of Australia's most prestigious music schools

Wow... I was not expecting you guys to do a track like this. You really dove down into the rabbit hole. Props to you. Great video! In case you're wondering, this band is widely considered to be one of the most innovative bands in modern metal today. I really enjoyed how much you appreciated each part.

I’ll never forget the first time I listened to this song, and I wish I can capture that feeling again, pure euphoria.

Check this out "And Plague Flowers The Kaleidoscope from Portal of I was included in a teaching curriculum at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the song being analysed for its composition"

"I feel like this is something that I needed, that I didn't know I needed." My dudes, I could say the same thing about your channel! Not sure how I ended here, one of those 3am on youtube moments... glad I did though! Great to see some open minded guys getting hyped for metal.

Just watched this...said “what the hell???”....kicked over to their video....said “WTF??”....went online....purchased their albums...that’s TWO new bands thanks to this channel... very cool!

I have gotten away from metal for a while. But this channel has gotten me back into it. Lots of things I haven't heard before.

This song is actually used in australian music university for the students to analyze

Hell yessss !!! You did Ne Obliviscaris !!! You just took your heads and bodies outside the box man. What a great band and song to react ! And you gave them what they deserved, you were just on point ! Do you see why we, some metalheads act like elitist assholes now :)) ? When you hear a beauty like this, a band from Australia taking what Opeth from Sweden did to to the highest levels we just get addicted and that's why we have nothing to get from Slipknot etc... But only respect as the whole music scene around the world no matter what genre ;) You were already two super stars among the metal community around the world and by doing this reaction, your place is in a much more safer place from now on ;) Always respected what you did and please keep doing this forever. Love and respect and salute you guys !!!

Holy crap guys, I can't believe you actually listened to this one, I'm ecstatic! That violinist though is Tim Charles, and he's also their clean vocalist. Keep up the good work guys, I love your channel.

"Metal told me patience" - one of the best ways to describe how metal works in my opinion. For me, Metal is waiting for the good part of the song, like a great breakdown, solo, hard riff, drum part, whatever...most of my alltime favorites like old sepultura (schizophrenia, beneath the remains, arise) just to mention my roots in this genre, are not easy to digest, but when a song is like "building" 3 minutes and then that epic solo comes in, it just kicks in much harder in my opinion as listening to a "good song in its totality" which might have as good solos and breakdowns, but they just dont hit as hard. Lets take master of puppets from metallica, i dont like the vocals there at all and it took me like forever to fully appreciate this song, but now i love it - pretty sure forever - nevertheless ive heard the song like 1000times plus... that epic solo and melodic part makes it worth waiting and even enjoying every second of the beginning, knowing what to come. These kind of songs stick much longer than "catchy songs"... this might end up different for everyone in each genre of course.

Out of all the tracks you guys could have picked...you fucking killed it! I’ve loved these guys for quite sometime. PLEASE consider Allegaeon. Either “Gray Matter Mechanics” or “Proponent for Sentience III - The Extermination". It isn’t “mainstream” metal, but it’s incredible.

I love that you guys went with something not highly requested! I'd never heard of these guys, but I'm really into it. But seeing how you've reacted to this, you really, REALLY need to check out some Opeth. I'd say Ghost of Perdition or Reverie/Harlequin Forest (I'm a broken record). It's not just like this, but they've got a similar vibe, and I'd bet that Ne Obliviscaris are huge fans of Opeth. You will love the melodies and seamless transitions. Seriously, Opeth is prog metal exactly in this vein. Also Oblivion by Mastodon. Keep up the awesome work and open mindedness! You guys are killing it!

I've never heard of this group before... now y'all are even introducing me to awesome metal! What an unexpected but admittedly awesome twist!!

Classical and Metal go well together. A lot of Metal bands use classical forms.

This is one of my favourite songs of all time, I'm so hyped you gave them a go!

Opeth was the band that opened my mind to death vocals (hated growls before they came along) and because of them, I can now enjoy this!

I'm so glad I found this channel otherwise I probably would never have heard this song, as a fan of Apocalyptica I really enjoy music that takes "classical" instruments and turns them on their head, thank you for this reaction. And hey, I've got to throw my hat in the ring again for you guys to check out Devin Townsend, if taking a chance on this song that had so few requests worked out, maybe giving the loser of the twitter poll a look will have similar results?

This is a heart warming channel. How you open-mindedly break down the songs and dive into things that some mainstream music listeners maybe find even scary. The ability to cope with growls and more complex structures is not something that can be taught, you need an open mind an patience. Once you get there, you unlock a whole new world, and you gentlemen, have achieved that. You should do Wintersun - Sons of winter and stars (live studio video)

The first time i EVER hear this band and let me say guys, Thanks for showing it to me. It's wonderful.

The instruments in the song are crazy never heard anything like this.. this is why I love this channel I’m a straight rap and R&B fan I would have never heard this song if it was not for your guys #FreeThinkers

I never would have ever heard this in my life if it weren't for you guys. That violin was crazy! Very different, but a lot of talent. Always great reactions, thank you and keep it up! Should check out Big Sean- Control ft Kendrick and Jay electorni while you're at it ;) or even, Miguel - come through and chill ft J.Cole

Ne Obliviscaris are incredible! I'm so glad you did this!

Ne Obliviscaris has crushed it on 3 straight albums now. So happy to see you check them out :)

I know you guys get requests to do reactions all the time so I'll take this time to just say that you guys are really dope. Your reactions are always authentic and you don't pretend to like or dislike anything because it'll make your viewers happy. I know it must be hard to upload constantly and work but I think I can say this for everyone that we appreciate you two. You're not afraid to listen to someting different, whether it be Country or Heavy Metal. Hopefully you never stop these videos. Love from the UK!

I love how you guys listen to everyones' voices on your channel. Case in point (this song). I listen to metal and never heard this before and I love it! I was with you there with your reactions. It was my first time hearing this song too!

I ALWAYS come back to this vid every 1 or 2 weeks. Just makes me feel so much better. Love the vibes my dudes.

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned it but the violinist is also one of the singers (the one who doesn't go heavy). they're all great guys and super nice haha i got lucky enough to meet them after a show that had like 40 people in PA. love the reactions guys :) keep em coming! i don't think you guys have done it but another song/group that reminds me of them is scar symmetry- ghost prototype 1 and 2, have a feeling you guys might enjoy it :)

Holy shit! This is amazing. How the hell I haven't heard of these guys until now... I need to listen to some more Ne Obliviscaris now. Thank you Lost in Vegas for this! Another Australian metal band you can check out is Be'lakor. Listen to Venator by them. But I won't stop posting this on your videos: *Rainbow - STARGAZER*

This was a pleasant surpise and glad you enjoyed them. Ne Obliviscaris is a band that is really a rising star and keep topping themselves with each album. I would recommend listening to Eluveitie- Inis Mona, a celtic style metal band that uses a lot of non-traditional instuments like: violin, flutes, whistles, hurdy-gurdy, etc.

I love how prog metal starts intellectual conversations about the meaning of life and shit

Whats great about this channel is that watching these guys react to things for the first time brings you back to the time you first heard these songs too, and the reaction is the same. It's great that these guys come from a different backround but are still open minded and have an ear for music. Fair play.

This is the first time I've ever commented on your videos. But watching your reaction to Ne Obliviscaris was just amazing. I could vicariously relive how I felt listening to them the first time. Keep doing what you guys are doing. You're really one of the few channels I eagerly await for every new video. P.S. Please do one with Death - Flesh and the Power It Holds or Spirit Crusher

Wow this is fantastic reaction. Ne oblivaris is underated prog/death metal band from australia. Finally they get exposure they deserved. They are in the same label as septicflesh,Archspire and beyond creation another underated metal band but gain popularity in underground.

Holy shit I'm so glad I watched this. Actually made ma discover this band now

Thank you so much for doing NeO and giving them more coverage! These guys are artists and deserve to be known to a bigger audience. Their unique mixture always gives me goosebumps and surprise me every single time I hear it, even though I listened to every song a few dozen times already. I am so glad you enjoyed one of my favourite bands! Now, next, While We Sleep from Insomnium! :)

HOLY SHIT... NE OBLIVISCARIS??????? If you see this.... Will you give Symphony X - Paradise Lost a try.... I know you are inanimate about the vocals in metal but Russ Allen hands down has the best vocals. All of his work from Church of The Machine to The Accolade. Also could you give love to some CAPITAL STEEZ - King Steelo

Wow I'm pleasantly surprised to see Ne Obliviscaris featured on here. I've been following them since they dropped their first album and I just saw them live a few weeks ago. And like everyone else is saying, Opeth should be next, especially after this. Bands like NeO take a lot of inspiration from them. Bleak is probably the best song to start with. You might find Ghost of Perdition a bit too chaotic if you're not used to their style. If you're not sick of prog metal after that, I really recommend giving Dream Theater another chance. Metropolis is a really busy song; you should check out Home, Constant Motion, or Pull Me Under for something slightly more accessible.

From a theory perspective, one of the reasons this song might feel different to a lot of music you're more familiar with is that it's written mostly in a 6/8 or 3/4 time signature, where the majority of modern music is written in straight 4/4. This might help explain the elegant dance-like feel, since 3/4 is the timing we see in Waltzes and other traditional dances often played on violin and other string instruments. Opeth often use this same type of rhythm in their music, though they tend to change it up a lot more.

Yes, love this band. This is their best album in my opinion. Definitely do "Forget Not" next, it's my personal favorite from them!

Well this is super weird. My favorite music is progressive metal and I started playing violin in first grade because I liked the violin in that exact part of true lies (my mom rented it from blockbuster, haha). What a strange parallel. Even stranger that I've never heard of this band. Oh yeah, again I'll vote for Between the Buried and Me - White Walls (live colors DVD version). 👍 Thanks for the videos.

I think you would enjoy a little bit of the melodic side of death metal. Bands like Opeth, Dark Tranquility, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, In Flames...

You guys are definitely picking the right songs! Love watching your reactions!!

I'm 34 years old. I've been a rock and metal fan literally my whole life. I started out on drums, moved to guitar, and finally settled on bass guitar. I have enjoyed the many different genres of rock/metal, and consider myself adequately educated on the music. That being said, I have never heard this before, and I am delighted by it. Not only do I get the enjoyment of watching your journey of discovery, but I am now discovering new things along with you which is just awesome! Thank you for going a different direction.

I’ve been trying to venture into more genres than rap, and this is absolutely crazy ! Keep up the grinding boys, 1 mill coming 👀

Currently looking up their albums. You helped sell a record or two today, I think.

"I feel like my IQ has gone up 5 points.." lol you dudes are awesome

this song brought me to tears, it was so much. Excellent piece of art! I’ve only been listening to metal for the last two days (thanks to your channel!) and I’m glad I made my way here!

Yessssssssss. I heard this band back in like 2013 and it blew my mind. Glad to see it still has that effect on people

This was fucking AMAZING! Thank you and your two requestors for bringing this incredible song into my life! I haven't felt this alive for new music in years.

I didn’t expect to find NeO here! My all time favorite band.

This is beautiful man! Listen to be'lakor too! They are from Australia as well. Beauty

Thanks for the shout out guys!

Holy shit! Thank you for the early Christmas present, I don't think I've ever clicked on a video so fast. Ne Obliviscaris is definitely one of those bands that you immediately see how talented the musicians are just from the first listen. They do such a good job of combining classical music and a sort of samba style of instrumentation with heavy death/black metal. Thank you for introducing more people to the beauty that is this song 👍 You guys should check out Blood on the Radio by Thank You Scientist, you'll for sure like it! Also if you want to listen to more Ne Obliviscaris, check out Forget Not, it's extremely beautiful

Please react to 'Alcest - Les Voyages De L'ame'! They actually sound a bit like Ne Obliviscaris but with more clean singing!

Thanks for introducing me to this band. Never heard of these dudes, and they are killing it! I've been listening to metal for decades and its awesome to see you guys reacting so positively to some badass music. Keep doing what you're doing!

You guys are quite literally the best channel on RU-vid. Me and my friends love your channel. Makes my heart happy to see people enjoying music as much as you do.

Y’all been killing it, growin so fast, congrats guys! And y’all should definitely do some Mastodon. Anything from their catalog is a fine choice but I’d recommend oblivion, hearts alive, blood and thunder. Way too many good songs to pick from

Guys Please do another Ne Oblviscaris again. Thank you!

This song was the best accidental click of my life when I first found it

Can I just say that you guys are totally killing it! I can't tell you how far above most other music reaction channels you are. You react to so many things others just won't give a chance, and try and understand each song as fully as you can. Keep that shit up and this channel has the potential to reach the million subscriber mark for sure! That being said I'll leave a few more reaction suggestions here! Per usual for me Tool's "The Grudge", if you are feeling extra adventurous there is also a strange and wonderful band called Dog Fashion Disco, try "Vertigo Motel" on for size! Peace!

AWESOME GUYS!! I requested this song from you, thanks for doing it, 😀👌

Pretty much anything from Be'lakor will get you guys grooving. In particular check out the songs From Scythe to Sceptre, Fraught, Sun's Delusion or Remnants.

So happy to see you do Ne Obliviscarus. One of my favorite bands.

Thank you so much for introducing me to a new band! This was incredible. I'd love to you review a song by a band called Insomnium. Love what you do and i will continue watching :)

I love the fearlessness of the newer generations of music to freely take what works and put a new stamp on it. This was quality! Thanks for turning me on to yet another band! (PS even though she's popular in country and not obscure, I'm still requesting Alison Krauss. :D )

First time hearing this. They're contrasting the beautiful classic style with rhythmic dissonance and exploring how those two ideas interact. Long time metal fan and you are introducing me to new cool music. I don't usually like growl but this makes me want to read the lyrics. Thanks guys! More obscure options! Progressive metal is a good way to go.

Love this video! Thank you for supporting underground metal! Ne Obliviscaris is touring right now in North America, so I really hope you get to see them live! They're every bit amazing live as they are on the album!

I LOVE this song. It's my favorite by NeO. That violin is absolutely spectacular.

I can't belive you actually hold off the popularity polls once. And ooh my god was I pleasantly surprised to see NeO. It's so much better to react to something that's new and unpopular but good at the same time. It's so much better because it's not only the guys, who know and like the song watching your reaction, you also have the people who are into this kind of sound but never heard it until now. And since it's not that popular, majority of the people won't know it hence more valuable to them too. They will share your reaction and your experience for the first time so to say. It's really interesting to see you dwell into the prog world. I haven't seen you react to one of the big names in prog Steven Wilson. Anesthetize is a great song by Porcupine Tree (the band began as a solo project for Steven Wilson) that would be enough for you to grasp the beauty of the genre. The song is a bit long but you already reacted to some long songs so you must be getting used to how that plays out (like Ryan said you need to learn to appreciate the patience). If you want something less popular and weird, I suggest Diablo Swing Orchestra - Justice for Saint Mary. The last 2 minutes of the song are insane.

Love that you guys love this song. I would never think to show this band to someone who doesnt even listen to metal, shows you guys are musically savvy and open minded enough to enjoy some "challenging" music like NeO. Great video.

Well..... I sincerely thank you guys from the bottom of my heart! This is absolutely.... Lack of words! Beautiful!!! This is the first time in over a decade that someone has pointed out a metal band that I haven't heard of that is absolutely awesome, hits all the points and all the buttons! Just... Damn! THANK YOU FOR THIS!

did you know the violinist writes all the vocal harmonies as well? him and the rythm guitar bring the soft sound to the band, and the lead guitar and harsh vocalist do most of the heavier stuff. the harsh vocalist also writes all the lyrics, including the clean ones. i can answer almost any question about these guys lol. they are my life.

Glad to see you finding this "corner" of metal. The characteristics of this song are more commonplace with the melodic death metal and black metal subgenres. This area of metal has alot of groups from sweedish/finnish backgrounds. They incorporate elements of classical(most seem to have learned classical music theory/structure early on) and blend it with the "darkness" of metal. I started my music journey with a cello and then piano, and I've always found this type of metal to be the angry cousin of classical, due to song arrangement and harmony/melodies used. You also touched on 1 of the things I do when listening to it. With growlers/screamers, I'm not even listening for the lyrics until the 2nd,3rd, or 4th listen; that layer is explored after the layers of instruments is explored. The 1st couple of listens, the vocals to me are more of an added layer of percussion, instead of what they are saying.

This song is amazing. Never heard of this band before, thanks for introducing!!!

Rivers of nihil - subtle change (sax in metal) Do it!!!

Great idea stepping away from popularity polls! This is my first time hearing this as well and it's pretty good, so thanks for picking it. The Mars Volta - Cicatriz Esp. Igorrr - Houmous, Tout Petit Moineau, or Vegetable Soup

I gotta say this is the first time I hear of that band and I got goosebumps! This is marvelous! You're Groove and Progressive. Stay on that line and everything you hear, you'll love. Stir away and you'll find everything sounds different. You'll gain a better perspective on metal music itself. Like many have said, try Opeth. They've done metal different ways and experimented with styles and songs, I'm sure you'll love them. Try Ghost of Perdition, and then listen to the Deliverance CD.

This is my first time listening to this band and it was amazing. Love you guys. Stay classy San Diego.

This band is Heavy Metal at its most creative and at its finest , with regards to skill set . Gorgeous music.

Some similar bands like Ne Obliviscaris: Opeth (the great one), Persefone, Insomnium, Septicflesh, Black Crown Initiate, Haken, Mechina, Epica, Naeramarth, Oceans Of Slumber (highly recommended), Wintersun and Apocalypse Orchestra (if you like something different).

Man this is a great song, never heard of them before! Instant playlist as George would say! You are ready for Opeth gentlemen. Reverie/Harlequin Forest is a MUST. The Drapery Falls, Blackwater Park or The Night and the Silent Water are also musts. Really any Opeth song is good, I have a feeling you will end up picking Ghost of Perdition since its hands down the highest requested song, rightfully so, its great! I'm truly happy every time I watch a new video of yours to see the huge Opeth backing in the comments, my favorite band, met them twice, great, great guys. I think its worth mentioning, about 8 years ago they changed their sound, they have 3 new albums that are all clean singing. The music is similar, but not quite the same as what they started as. Each album was an evolution for the band and they finally broke out of the 'metal' mold and went straight prog rock and its amazing! I miss the old Opeth as much as the next fan, but I really appreciate their desire to pursue their passion and continue to make great music that doesn't ever get boring. Thanks for reading if you got this far.

the first time i see someone from the mainstream enjoying with such intensity a beautiful song like this. FUCKING RESPECT from italy \m/.

I used to work with the singer/growler in a call centre in Melbourne. Sweetest, most softly spoken guy. Those guys have something unique. Miss hanging with that guy every day, all we spoke was music.

Fun fact, I also wanted to check out this band because it was on my to do list, so thank you, haha. Also, guuuyyyyssssssss trust me, you need to review Epica - The Holographic principle!! They have full on orchestra and pumped it up all the way to 11. SO GOOD

Opeth - Ghost of Perdition. I think you will love it! Also Jinjer - Pisces (live studio session) for you to react to some metal with a female singer.

Ne Obliviscaris: Painters of the Tempest (Full Version)

I just want to thank you because even if I already know some bands which you have reacted, it's nice to hear what you think. It's like being re-discovering the music and I love it because it's helping me in my way to conceive architecture (I'm an architecture student) as I understand music. Finally I would like to make my first suggest: Ihsahn - The Eagle and The Snake The lyrics are pretty awesome and I know you may catch its concept. Thank you guys and keep it up. Greetings from México.