Six members of the band Ne Obliviscaris stand dramatically lit on a dark stage, wearing all black, with rows of empty theater seats visible in the foreground. — Ne Obliviscaris Credit: Press handout / Seasons Of Mist

Ne Obliviscaris’ approach to heavy music is academic, literally.

The Australian prog-metal band recently saw its song “And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope” added to the Sydney Conservatorium Music Studies Curriculum by Professor Matthew Hindson, who called the track from the band’s 2021 album Portal of I, “an exemplar in structure, mixing timbres, meters, modes, how to approach virtuosity, sound and noise, extended performance and techniques.”

Ne Obliviscaris’ return to North America is part of a huge tour where its two-hour set will be preceded by openers Rivers Of Nihil (playing a new self-titled) and fellow Australian outfit Psycroptic.

Tickets to see Ne Obliviscaris play Orpheum in Tampa on Wednesday, Nov. 12 are still available for $41.70.

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This article appears in Oct. 30 – Nov. 5, 2025.