Formation and early years (2003–2012)

Ne Obliviscaris were formed in April 2003 by vocalist Xenoyr and bassist Adam Cooper, later adding a second guitarist and a female soprano. Current vocalist/violinist Tim Charles followed in September

2003. The band went through a number of line-up changes before releasing an independent demo, The Aurora Veil, in 2007. The demo featured three songs which would later appear on their debut album. Their music, whilst being firmly rooted in extreme metal, shows influences from a range of musical styles, including death, black, thrash and melodic metal, as well as classical, jazz, avant-garde and flamenco.

Drummer Dan Presland left the band in early 2010 shortly after recording his parts for the bands debut album 'Portal of I' and was eventually replaced by Nelson Barnes in early 2012. However, due to the distance between Queensland and Melbourne, Ne Obliviscaris parted ways with Barnes and Presland's return to the band was announced on 24 August 2012.