Dan Presland plays drums for Ne Obliviscaris, Vipassi, and A Million Dead Birds Laughing. Working as a session drummer and educator out of Melbourne, Australia, Dan has been with NeO since 2005 and has formed his career as a musician from this outfit. Dan performs at drumming festivals, conducts master classes and teaches online regularly, as well as playing on a multitude of records in the last few years especially, gaining him notoriety as being a hard-working musician. This video is Dan playing Urn I & II from Ne Obliviscaris.
Video Credentials:
Engineered by Troy McCosker
Filmed by Adrian Goleby
Edited by Dan Presland
Audio mix by John Douglass
Founded in the beautiful Australian coastal city of Melbourne, Victoria in the year 2003, Ne Obliviscaris took the inspiration for their name from the proud motto of Clan Campbell based in Argyll, Scotland, which means “forget not.” From the start, this collective of exceptional musicians made it clear that they did not intend to follow any trends or walk on well-trodden paths. Their first demo, ‘The Aurora Veil’ (2007) had a massive impact in the metal underground far beyond the fifth continent and already their debut full-length ‘Portal of I’ (2012) reached mainstream music press, which praised a unique array of influences and the characteristic virtuoso violin.
Ne Obliviscaris immediately climbed remarkably higher on the ladder with sophomore opus ‘Citadel’ (2014) by adding avant-garde approaches including jazz, flamenco, progressive rock, and many other wide-ranged influences to their solid metal base.
Parallel to their success on a critical level and with an ever-growing host of die-hard fans, the Australians increased their reputation as an excellent live act with extensive touring literally around the globe. The financial base for this was laid by Ne Obliviscaris‘ ground-breaking use of modern-day crowd-funding campaigns. This includes an ongoing Patreon membership scheme under the moniker The Ne Obluminati, which is revolutionizing the relationship between band and fans by using the ancient concept of patronage in today’s democratic setting.
‘Urn’ will lift Ne Obliviscaris to the next level. Outstanding musicianship meets excellent songwriting and a firework of brilliant ideas. Evening out the scales between extreme and progressive metal, the Aussies carve their own path. Spin ‘Urn’ on heavy rotation and Ne Obliviscaris will take you to a whole new dimension of musical delights.
Dan’s Gear:
Pearl Drums – Masterworks Satin Cacao Finish:
8,” 10,” 12″ rack toms
14,” 16″ floor toms
2 x 22″ bass drums
14” x 6.5″ Reference brass snare
Zildjian Cymbals:
14″ K custom dark hi-hats
13″ K custom dark hi-hats
20″ K custom medium ride
21″ K custom hybrid ride
17″ K custom hybrid china
19″ K custom hybrid china
17″ K custom dark crash
19″ K custom dark crash
09″ Oriental trash splash
11″ K custom hybrid splash
14″ Oriental china/11″ trashformer stack
Remo Heads:
Emperor clear on toms batter side
Ambassador clear on toms resonant side
Powerstroke 3 coated snare
Ambassador clear snare bottom
Powerstroke 3 clear on kick drums
Vic Firth ROCK Sticks
FootBlaster Triggers
Czarcie Kopyto Pedals
Dan’s Links:
instagram @dan__presland
facebook https://www.facebook.com/danpreslandofficial
youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/DanPresland
Band Links:
instagram @neobliviscarisofficial
facebook https://www.facebook.com/NeObliviscarisBand
Upcoming Ne Obliviscaris Show Dates With Beyond Creation, Caligula’s Horse, Allegaeon and Rivers of Nihil:
05/09: Adelaide (AU) @ Lion Arts Factory
05/10: Melbourne (AU) @ 170 Russell
05/11: Sydney (AU) @ Manning Bar
05/12: Brisbane (AU) @ The Triffio
Other 2019 Dates:
06/22: Dessel (BE) @ Graspop Metal Meeting 2019 (Exact date TBA)
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