Obsequiae

{{Short description|Medieval metal band formed in 2007}}

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| origin = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

| genre = {{hlist|Medieval metal|melodic black metal}}

| years_active = {{start date|2007}}–present

| label = {{hlist|Bindrune|20 Buck Spin}}

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| current_members = *Tanner Anderson

  • Vicente La Camera Mariño
  • Andrew Della Cagna

| past_members = *Neidhart von Reuental

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Obsequiae is an American medieval metal band formed in 2007 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The current line-up of the band consists of Tanner Anderson (vocals, guitar, bass), Vicente La Camera Mariño (harp) and Andrew Della Cagna (drums).{{cite web | url=http://noisey.vice.com/blog/obsequiae-album-stream | title=Premiere: Journey Back In Time With Obsequiae's Medieval Metal Masterpiece, 'Aria Of Vernal Tombs' | publisher=Noisey Vice | accessdate=August 24, 2016 | author=Kelly, JKim| date=20 May 2015 }} The band's debut album, Obsequiae’s Suspended in the Brume of Eos, was released in 2011.{{cite web |author=Lee |first=Cosmo |date=September 28, 2011 |title=Interview: Obsequiae |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-obsequiae/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826145128/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-obsequiae/ |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |accessdate=August 24, 2016 |website=Invisible Oranges}} Its 2015 follow-up, Aria of Vernal Tombs, received positive reviews from music outlets such as Pitchfork, Spin{{cite web | url=http://www.spin.com/2015/12/the-20-best-metal-albums-of-2015/ | title=The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2015 | work=Spin | date=December 14, 2015 | accessdate=August 24, 2016}} and Decibel.{{cite web | url=http://decibelmagazine.com/blog/2015/4/3/decibrity-playlist-obsequiae | title=Decibrity Playlist: Obsequiae | work=Decibel | date=April 23, 2015 | accessdate=August 24, 2016}}

The band's music has been described as "castle metal"{{cite web | url=https://www.nocleansinging.com/2019/11/21/obsequiae-the-palms-of-sorrowed-kings/ | title=Album review: OBSEQUIAE: "THE PALMS OF SORROWED KINGS"| date=21 November 2019}} a "mishmash of medieval music and melodic black metal," with additional influences from doom metal and death metal.{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20547-aria-of-vernal-tombs/ | title=Obsequiae - Aria of Vernal Tombs | publisher=Pitchfork | date=June 1, 2015 | accessdate=August 24, 2016 | author=Haver, Grayson CUrrin}}

Members

;Current members

  • Tanner Anderson – vocals, guitar, bass (2007–present)
  • Vicente La Camera Mariño – harp
  • Andrew Della Cagna – drums (2011–present)
  • Eoghan McCloskey - drums (2019–present)

;Former members

  • Neidhart von Reuental – drums, bass

;Live members

  • Andy Klockow – bass (2015–present)
  • Timothy Glenn – drums (2015–2018)
  • Eoghan McCloskey - drums (2019–present)
  • Carl Skildum – guitar (2015–present)
  • Brandon Almendinger – vocals (2015–present)
  • Gautier d'Espinal – guitar (2009-2010)

Discography

;Studio albums

  • Suspended in the Brume of Eos (2011)
  • Aria of Vernal Tombs (2015)
  • The Palms of Sorrowed Kings (2019)

;Demos

  • Obsequiae (2009)

References

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