Exclusive Album Premiere: Śūnyatā by Vipassi, Featuring Members of Ne Obliviscaris

If you love Ne Obliviscaris as much as we do, then you are gonna love Vipassi as much as we do. And there’s a good reason for that: the two band share three members! The techy, proggy, instrumental Vipassi consists of NeO drummer Dan Presland, guitarist Benjamin Baret, and bassist Brendan Brown, along with Presland’s A Million Dead Birds Laughing bandmate, guitarist Ben Boyle (also of Hadal Maw fame). Basically, Vipassi is to Ne Oblivicaris as Liquid Tension Experiment is to Dream Theater.

So, naturally, we jumped at the chance to premiere Śūnyatā, the debut album from Vipassi. Like we said: if you did Ne Oblivscaris, there is no way you won’t dig this.

Stream Śūnyatā below! The band will self-release the album on February 8. Pre-order it here. Upcoming Ne Oblivscaris tour dates are at the bottom of this post.

NE OBLIVISCARIS 2016 North American tour
Headlining dates:
Feb. 6 Columbus, OH @ O’Shecky’s
Feb. 7 Indianapolis, IN @ 5th Quarter
Feb. 8 St Louis, MO @ Fubar
Feb. 19 Fresno, CA @ Strummer’s

All dates with CRADLE OF FILTH, BUTCHER BABIES
Feb. 09 Memphis, TN @ New Daisy Theater
Feb. 10 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Feb. 11 Houston, TX @ House of Blues
Feb. 12 San Antonio, TX @ The Aztec Theater
Feb. 14 Engelwood, CO @ Gothic Theater
Feb. 15 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
Feb. 16 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
Feb. 17 Los Angeles, CA @ Mayan
Feb. 18 San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
Feb. 20 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Feb. 21 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Feb. 23 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
Feb. 24 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
Feb. 26 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
Feb. 28 Minneapolis, MN @ The Cabooze
Feb. 29 Ringle, WI @ Q and Z Expo Center
Mar. 1 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Mar. 2 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
Mar. 3 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
Mar. 4 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
Mar. 6 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theater
Mar. 7 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater
Mar. 8 New York, NY @ Webster Hall