“I remember wondering how many people could get into this progressive, extreme violin metal”: How Ne Obliviscaris became the first band to successfully crowdfund a world tour

Ne Obliviscaris.

In 2014, despite fearing a backlash, Ne Obliviscaris launched a crowdfunding campaign that enabled them to finance a world tour – something no other band had achieved at the time. In 2023 Tim Charles and then-bandmate Marc ‘Xenoyr’ Campbell told Prog how it happened.

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