Bardic Compass - A D&D Inpsired Prog Band

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   A Baltimore local progressive rock band who has shared the stage with Prog bands like Moon Letters & The Mercury Tree

Largely formed out of the glorious geekdom that is Baltimore Maryland's 
fantasy and tabletop gaming scene, Bardic Compass is the brainchild of 
Lead Vocalist Carl Hengen and Sound Engineer Artem Bank.

After first meeting in music production circles, and after 
co-creating/playing in a handful of roleplaying game circles together, 
the two decided to combine their creative forces towards a new 
progressive rock project.

After all, if time-honored stories of heroism, discovery, and beauty 
could be so improved by the introduction of fantasy, why could the same 
not be true of music? Inspired mostly by the detailed and powerful 
stylings of progressive rock bands like Coheed and Cambria, Tool, and 
others, Artem and Carl set off to create a sound that is altogether 
imaginatively intricate but excitingly approachable, much like the games
 and comics that draw them together.

With condensed direction and purpose, the group have since linked up 
with local psychedelic, jazz and progressive rock drummer David Wilson (ex: 
Greasy Hands, Spencer Joyce, Front Royal), and up-and-coming lead 
guitarist from Texas, Damian Silvas to bring their live show campaign to
 the East Coast rock circuits and beyond.

With a handful of singles dropped already, Bardic Compass is set to release their Debut concept album "Songs of The Caravan" on the 3rd of November, 2023.

Several songs have been released so far and can be found at:
https://bardiccompass.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of-the-caravan

More info can be found on the website at: 
https://bardiccompass.com/

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	A Baltimore local progressive rock band who has shared the stage with Prog bands like Moon Letters & The Mercury Tree Largely formed out of the glorious geekdom that is Baltimore Maryland's fantasy and tabletop gaming scene, Bardic Compass is the brainchild of Lead Vocalist Carl Hengen and Sound Engineer Artem Bank. After first meeting in music production circles, and after co-creating/playing in a handful of roleplaying game circles together, the two decided to combine their creative forces towards a new progressive rock project. After all, if time-honored stories of heroism, discovery, and beauty could be so improved by the introduction of fantasy, why could the same not be true of music? Inspired mostly by the detailed and powerful stylings of progressive rock bands like Coheed and Cambria, Tool, and others, Artem and Carl set off to create a sound that is altogether imaginatively intricate but excitingly approachable, much like the games and comics that draw them together. With condensed direction and purpose, the group have since linked up with local psychedelic, jazz and progressive rock drummer David Wilson (ex: Greasy Hands, Spencer Joyce, Front Royal), and up-and-coming lead guitarist from Texas, Damian Silvas to bring their live show campaign to the East Coast rock circuits and beyond. With a handful of singles dropped already, Bardic Compass is set to release their Debut concept album "Songs of The Caravan" on the 3rd of November, 2023. Several songs have been released so far and can be found at: https://bardiccompass.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of-the-caravan More info can be found on the website at: https://bardiccompass.com/