You Can’t Rein in “Equus,” the First Ne Obliviscaris Single in Five Years

Next year’s already looking like it’s going to be completely stacked with new releases, but who’s to stop us from adding more to the pile? On March 24, 2023, Australian prog metal outfit Ne Obliviscaris will release a new full-length studio album titled Exul. It will be their follow-up to 2017’s Urn.

To celebrate the forthcoming album, Ne Obliviscaris released its first single, “Equus.” According to the band, this song is born out of the ashes of the worst wildfires to thrash their homeland back in 2019 and 2020.

“‘Equus’ is dedicated to the lives lost during the lethal bush fires that scarred Australia in 2019-2020. Alongside the people who died or were affected, many millions, if not billions, of animals were killed or displaced from their natural habitats, the enormity of this is something that will never be forgotten, and should not be ignored. It is also a warning that the world we live in is changing from the damage we as a species have contributed to. Within this video, the dancer represents a scorched Mother Earth, from horror to humanity, ever in tune with the heart and flow of the song (and world), and ultimately aware of the inevitable and ever growing destructive cycle we are in.”

The accompanying video, which you can watch below, was directed and produced by Xenoyr. In addition to the new album and track release, the band is also headlining a string of European and U.K. tour dates. You can find the full list of cities and venues below the video.

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NE OBLIVISCARIS
+PERSEFONE +ASYMMETRIC UNIVERSE* +THE OMNIFIC**
05/05/2023   Tavastia, Helsinki (FI)*
06/05/2023   Klubi, Tampere (FI)*
09/05/2023   Bla, Oslo (NO)*
10/05/2023   Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (DK)*
11/05/2023   Headcrash, Hamburg (DE)*
13/05/2023   Luxor, Cologne (DE)*
14/05/2023   Trix, Antwerp (BE)*
16/05/2023   Grand Social, Dublin (IE)*
17/05/2023   Slay, Glasgow (UK)*
18/05/2023   Rebellion, Manchester (UK)*
19/05/2023   Islington Academy, London (UK)*
20/05/2023   Gebr. de Nobel, Leiden (NL)**
21/05/2023   Petit Bain, Paris (FR)**
22/05/2023   Ferrailleur, Nantes (FR)**
24/05/2023   Hard Club, Porto (PT)**
25/05/2023   RCA Club, Lisbon (PT)**
26/05/2023   Nazca, Madrid (ES)**
27/05/2023    La Nau, Barcelona (ES)**
29/05/2023   Kofmehl Hall, Solothurn (CH)**
30/05/2023   Strom, Munich (DE)**
31/05/2023   Viper Room, Vienna (AT)**
01/06/2023   Futurum, Prague (CZ)**
02/06/2023   Hole44, Berlin (DE)**
03/06/2023   Naumann, Leipzig (DE)**