When Ne Obliviscaris reached out to me, I considered this a great opportunity to play meaningful and spirited music that blends different atmospheres into great songs and I am honored to be trusted by the band for their upcoming EXUL tours. Learning and rehearsing the songs has already been a huge pleasure and a great challenge. But now I can't wait to experience this music live with them and to use my drumming skills to serve Ne Obliviscaris' beautiful music.

bravo!

The right guy for this job! Have fun on tour and great drumming as always

Those transitions from a double bass beat to a classical blast beat in the intro are so fucking awesome!

I think Ne Obliciscaris drums are really challenging, the stamina you have to have is impressive.

i dont think people really realize really how good you are. there's almost no one else on earth that can do what you do as well as you do it. cheers from Trinidad my dude, beyond amazing as always.

I was so nervous about Dan leaving knowing his insanely massive impact with the band and leaving a huge spot to fill. I knew someone who could do it just as well as him or even better but I could not think of it. Kevin, this was unsuspecting because I always think of you as an insanely fast and well-rounded extreme metal drummer well fit for bands such as benighted or anything inhumanly fast session jobs. I knew you had the chops to pull this off, and you make this seem too easy, haha. Congratulations on the spot, and I am excited to see this played live with you.

I know Dan still wrote this drum part, so it's important to credit him with the creativity involved, but the execution here is flawless. Stepping into his shoes and playing his kind of beats, this perfectly, is jaw-dropping. The double bass run with the feet alternating between the kick drums and the high hats is staggering; that blew me away!

7:05 onwards, switching hands on snare and those blast beats... this requires immense dedicated hours of practice, mind to muscle coordination... signs of a great drummer.

I didn't know this kind of music existed until now, and I absolutely love it!

I'm calling it now, Kevin will be offered the full time gig as a permanent member later on down the road.

12 minutes intense Art.

I’ve been playing for almost 32 years, so trust me when I say that was a beautiful display of skill and dynamically perfect drumming. Totally awesome!

Holy cow! A minute and 48 seconds straight of 32nd note double bass at the end... all single strokes too! You are a beast! I wouldn't last a quarter of that time!!!

It's one thing to be a great drummer, but to come into a situation like this and learn these songs is a monumental task. You sir are incredible.

Probably the most well-rounded metal drummer right now. From 320 BPM machine like blasts to odd tempos/time signatures-he can do it all.

Instant classic, and you made sure the drum track was as epic as the rest

Sounding great Kevin, hope you have a great time on tour with NeO!

Sweet jesus, that bit starting at 10:38 just...keeps...going...dang dude. God tier playing right here.

it was amazing seeing you in Oslo earlier this year!

Absolutely brilliant! You have no idea how much it means to us NeO fans to have you on this tour! I’ve been following you for a bit now and I’m so excited to see you in SLC. Judging from this video, I have no doubt that you’ll do Dan’s work justice!! Welcome to the NeO family!!!

Man, I can't tell you how much I love this band. When I first heard their music, I was totally stunned by Dan's drum parts and his playing inspired me to work more on dynamics, limb independence and just making the songs more atmospheric. I was nervous when he left the band, because I felt like the crucial part of the band was gone. Kevin, you don't even realize how happy I am right now, knowing that they reached out to you. I've been watching almost all of your videos since you posted the drum cover of "Permitting The Noble Dead To Descend To The Underwold" and I'm more than sure that your playing style and creativity really fits Ne Obliviscaris music. Cheers from Poland!

I've always liked the musicality of Dan's compositions. Your playing is so tight and relaxed, well done man!

This is amazing Kevin!! I love your musicality and it really shows NeO. Keep up the amazing work and look forward more of your work 🤘

Best balland i ever heard!!!😮

See you in Colorado in November. Hat's off man Dan was such a Backbone. Making it look easy

Everyone already said everything about how great the performance is and the challenge it represents, but I want to point how amazing the sound of the drums and the mix are. Amazing. Respect. We need drum cams from the tour.

8:30 inside the music hehe PERFECT COVER, and very excited to see Ne Obliviscaris live with this great drummer

I just want to play that kit. I know the obliviscaris dudes. Melbourne metal scene is pretty small.

Juste magnifique, impressionnant comme tu vis ce que tu joues en plus d’une technique incroyable. J’espère pouvoir te voir en live un jour . Respect Fabien de Suisse 🤘🏻

That's a behemoth of a song! I love the sound of the kit and of the performance!

very nice and authentic performance ; I also love and play a symmetrical setup/split.

Seen you with Benighted in Manchester, can't wait to see you again with this incredible band ❤

Big shoes to fill. Wishing you well and cannot wait until October in Atlanta🤘🏻🙏🏻

bonjour et bienvenue chez Ne Obliviscaris , on se verra à Paris ...hâte , j'adore ce groupe ...pour sûr, on pourra échanger en Français à la fin du concert !

Congrats, man. Great news!

If there was any drummer I could think of who can fill the massive shoes of Dan Presland, Kevin Paradis was among the few drummers I thought who can do it. I'm absolutely proud of you for getting the opportunity to step in for Ne Obliviscaris on this upcoming tour. Gonna be awesome to hear your amazing drumming on tour and hopefully future music to come

AMAZING

Awesome

Amazing !!!

Love it !

Amazing.

Congratulations

That was amazing!

Incredible

amazingg

Congratulations and welcome! Hope I'll make it to see NeO live. And of course I'm subscribing!

Fantastic drumming. The thing is it is really hard to get out of the video and it is almost 13 minutes☺️I just don’t want only to listen to the song after I saw your video. And I am really curious, how can you be this much calm at this kind of a song + it is almost 13 minutes😍

Fantastic job!

Epic! Been watching on repeat!

G.O.A.T.E.D. You all killed it in Seattle last night!

Insanely good

Mesmerizing as always!!

Master!!

Absolute legend.

Fantástico 👏👏👏👏

holy smoke!

Right on! 💯

Man you are perfect!!!!!

You the man kevin!

Felicitation Kev!

Wow incredible

Congrats on the gig!

that is great Kevin! enjoy the tour with NeO .

Muito massa!

This is amazing!

Kevin Motherfuhggin Paradis! Brother, I am extremely pleased to see you in this seat. You and Dan are GOD TIER!!! It's a blessing to see you continue his legacy. Much success and love to all involved NeO. 🤘🏾🔥🤘🏾🤜🏾🤛🏻✨🙏🏾

Well done

Incredible! Welcome and have a blast on tour! 🤘

Great music and amazing drumming!! Thank you

Absolut fantastic 🤘🏾🥁🔥

😍 You are the man. Awesome playing!!!

Clean ... Sound Perfect.. Love it

Magical 😂

Really a great job! congratulations!

Wooow😮😮😮 ❤❤❤ .very nice.

so unbelievably sick. incredible stuff man

Looks like a perfect match to me!!!

Excellent cover, Good luck on tour.

Congratulations Kevin! You sound amazing.

wow.

Incredible work! They know how to pick 'em.

Congratulation

Bienvenue :) Stoked to meet you on the tour.

Nice bro

Hope to see your skills live very soon❤

Extreme and clean.voice, perfect drumming

Congrats, Kevin! I'm sure the honor goes both ways, you definitely nailed this!

Toujours la forme à ce que je vois 😊 superbe cover ! Mes respects 🤘

Excellent boulot. Cette chanson est magnifique. Merci.

bien joué !

Amazing man! Looks promising! Now all you guys need is come to Israel and show off your skills 😎

Filling Dans shoes at NeO had to be executed perfectly or it never would’ve worked, glad to see things worked out this well, can’t wait to see y’all in Dallas later this year, absolutely killing it man

Absolutely perfect. Clearly been working on this for a while. Very impressive

See you next week in Lisbon!

I can't explain how but I had a strong gut feeling you would be the drummer they picked haha. See you in Richmond, VA in October!

outrageous drumming as always, Kevin. Catch you in Texas!

Merci Kevin, c’est magnifique !! La musique me touche énormément car je suis un grand sensible et franchement j’en ai eu les larmes au yeux !! Encore merci et ne change rien !! De la part d’un fan de l’homme et du batteur extraordinaire que tu es !!😊

Caramba eu tava justamente dissecando esse álbum agora pouco, banda magnífica!

Magnifico trabajo! Great job! Sounds natural!! Can wait to.see more songs!!! 🤟