Canadian prog metal band Fen have resurfaced with a new album, Dear Mouse.Founded in 1998 the band's longest serving members, singer Doug Harrison and multi-instrumentalist Sam Levin drank deep from the well of classic heavy metal when melody was king, although there was also plenty of room for fiery fretwork.
Even when they play really fast - budding musicians will have a hard time trying to keep up with Dying on a Hill (of Cubicle, Window, Steel, and Concrete) - the band is super tight. Riding the groundswell that started with NWOBHM and morphed into trash metal, Fen is a band that will appeal to musos and disgruntled teens of all ages. Recommended if you like Rush and Iron Maiden.
Fen:
Randall Stoll: drums
Jeff Caron: bass on tracks 1-9
Sam Levin: guitar, piano, programming, bass on track 10
Doug Harrison: vocals, lyrics
Dear Mouse is a self-released album. Buy it from their website. Release date: September 12.
Tracks:- Ritual Lite
- Recall
- Season to Live
- The Password is I Believe
- Dying on a Hill (of Cubicle, Window, Steel, and Concrete)
- The Seam of the Heart
- Our Latest Quarry
- E.D.B.D.
- Dear Mouse
- Into the Blaze