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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