Neolia was formed in 2013 in Tel Aviv, Israel and after years of pushing boundaries and challenging musical conventions, they are finally ready to unleash their debut self-titled album to the world this coming May 2023. With a blend of progressive metal and experimental sounds, this album promises to take listeners on a sonic adventure like no other. Now, they are offering a live music video for the track “Your Prophecy”so listeners can see and feel the passion that goes into their music. The band expands on the personal background of the single:
“This is a personal song for Tomer as it derives from his day-to-day life as both a silent observer as a child, and an active participant in trying to save his father from his own self as an adult, almost, as if he was living in a parallel world not realizing his the path he is on. As things would tend to get violent in the house, it was inevitable that something would break and grow distant.”
Music-wise, the track gradually increases in its energy and dives back down and up again showing how from the softest moments things start to boil and finally explode. Tomer Mash (guitars, vocals, synth, and programming) injected both Latin and “Gypsy” elements into the track, which included sending vocalist Ben Reiss to research specific influences who of course put things through his own filters further adding texture and dimension to the track.
As evident in the video, through their live performance, Neolia takes the audience on a journey. The band members, in their powerful, energetic, yet qualitative playing, provide the musical space for all. Throughout the show, rituals come and go, like lighting esoteric scents around the crowd, painters on stage, mystic ceremonies, and even food sharing. All of this hook the crowd to completely blend and integrate, whether they choose to express themselves freely, or close their eyes and meditate throughout the show. They are recommended for fans of TOOL, Porcupine Tree and Snarky Puppy.
Watch “Your Prophecy” at https://youtu.be/7mivpn_wPAg
Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3ziveJG
The self-titled album was mastered by Howie Weinberg (Metallica, Pantera, Nirvana) and is due out on May 5th, 2023.
Album pre-order is available at https://neolia.bandcamp.com/album/neolia
Previous Videos:
- "Blow The Leaves" - https://youtu.be/kcsOO7tCf-Y
- "Carried Away" - https://youtu.be/DtZugudoLAc
Track Listing:
1. The Shed – 3:44
2. The Shed outro – 0:52
3. Your prophecy – 7:44
4. Dance of violence – 7:10
5. Carried away - 5:49
6. Carried away outro – 1:24
7. Karma – 4:09
8. Karma outro – 0:44
9. Day in day out – 11:06
10. Anchors – 7:14
11. Rise and fall – 5:06
12. Blow the leaves – 7:02
13. A better version of you – 4:53
14. Refahim – 8:00
Album Length: 74:57