Prog styles of the 90s, perhaps the Flower Kings or similar acts but to my ears VULKAN stands out byĮxisting somewhere in between all of these bands, borrowing elements from all but piecing it all It's clearly a style of retro prog that implements aĭash of King Crimson at their heaviest with Floydian space rock along with some of the symphonic It's not really clear who VULKAN sounds like. Jimmy Lindblad whose style gives an extra layer of emotive connection to the musical accompaniment. One of the highlights of VULKAN's sound is the expressive vocals of lead single Lengthy emotive prog tracks that intertwine spaced out atmospheres with stellar guitar, bass andĭrum rhythmic drive. This debut featured more of a classic prog sound laced with heavy rock often bordering on metal andįor a few brief moments actually could qualify but for the most part MASK OF AIR is dedicated to the Include more heavy guitar heft and released its first album MASK OF AIR the same year of formation. Upon changing its name to VULKAN the band immediately changed its classic retro prog sound to Johan Norbäck / drums) and Vincent Andrén (bass) with only Lindblad and Norbäck existing up to the

VULKAN was David Engström (keyboards, effects), Mag Munson (guitars), Jimmy Bob Lindblad (vocals), The band was formed in Karlstad, Sweden and the first lineup of VULKAN started all the way back in 2006 under the moniker Morgeous Garvin under which they completedĪ few recordings and kept until 2011 when the band decided to up the intensity level of the musicĪnd changed its name to VULKAN. Their second album shows more influence from acts such as TOOL and KARNIVOOL. They also cite FRANK ZAPPA, PINK FLOYD, MASTODON, JEFF BUCKLEY, and RADIOHEAD as inspirations among others. VULKAN's influences come both from the classic 70's progressive rock and modern versions of heavy prog, particularly THE MARS VOLTA. The new line-up has started working on new material.

MUNSON and ANDREN quit the band after the second album and replaced by Christian FREDRIKSSON (INFERIOR, ORB DESIGNER) and Oscar PETTERSON (DECEPTION) respectively.

They self-released their debut ''Mask of Air'' in November 2011, followed by the album ''Observants'' in 2016.

Jimmy Bobby LINDBLAND (vocals), Johan NORBACK (drums), Mag MUNSON (guitars), David ENGSTROM (keyboards, synths and electronics) and Vincent ANDREN (bass) comprise VULKAN. The current shape of the band was established in 2011, whereas between 20 they were called MORGEOUS GARVIN. VULKAN are a heavy progressive band from Göteborg and Karlstad, Sweden.

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