Noctogon - Heavy Prog

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Noctogon formed in early 2015 when guitarist Wilson McNeary, bassist Brooke Holman, keys player Jeremiah Traeger, and drummer Sean Fortner met up in Boulder, Colorado. They began with a shared interest in playing 90s era alternative rock and grunge. They started mainly with covers, but started developing original compositions of their own, which featured more unconventional song structures and riffs. After a few months of playing together, they were able to create an amateur recording of a few original songs, which became the "Nocturne" EP. Shawn eventually was forced to quit the band when he needed to change jobs and leave the state, but remains a good friend of the band and continues to make artwork for the group.

Jeremiah then took up the drumming duty for the band, leaving the keyboard role except for certain songs, where he puts the keyboard next to the drumkit and plays along when not drumming. After another year of performing as a three-piece band, the group entered the studio at the Worm Food DIY Collective in Boulder to create a more professional and well-mixed recording. This resulted in the "Eine Kleine Noctmusic" EP. The band continues to play in venues in the Boulder and Denver Colorado area.

Noctogon's sound has a firm foundation in 90s alternative and progressive rock, but they incorporate a large variety of styles into their sound. Influences range from space rock, post-rock, grunge, shoegaze, progressive metal, 80s pop, sludge/doom metal, and stoner rock, all of which can be heard at various points in their music as they shift between styles from one minute to the next. Their track "Dark Sun", for example, begins with hypnotic doom metal bass riffs, continues on to a haunting progressive rock chorus, introduces a psychedelia-influenced midsection with Floydian vocal harmonies, and finishes with an energetic progressive metal climax. Other tracks include the post-metal influenced "Atom in the Universe" and the vocally complex and experimental "Talk Fruit".

Members: 
Wilson McNeary - Guitar, vocals
Brooke Holman - Bass, vocals
Jeremiah Traeger - Drums, keyboard, vocals

Former: Shawn Fortner - Drums, artwork

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topofsm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 17 2008 Location: Arizona, USA Status: Offline Points: 1698	Topic: Noctogon - Heavy Prog Posted: March 01 2017 at 01:14
	Noctogon formed in early 2015 when guitarist Wilson McNeary, bassist Brooke Holman, keys player Jeremiah Traeger, and drummer Sean Fortner met up in Boulder, Colorado. They began with a shared interest in playing 90s era alternative rock and grunge. They started mainly with covers, but started developing original compositions of their own, which featured more unconventional song structures and riffs. After a few months of playing together, they were able to create an amateur recording of a few original songs, which became the "Nocturne" EP. Shawn eventually was forced to quit the band when he needed to change jobs and leave the state, but remains a good friend of the band and continues to make artwork for the group. Jeremiah then took up the drumming duty for the band, leaving the keyboard role except for certain songs, where he puts the keyboard next to the drumkit and plays along when not drumming. After another year of performing as a three-piece band, the group entered the studio at the Worm Food DIY Collective in Boulder to create a more professional and well-mixed recording. This resulted in the "Eine Kleine Noctmusic" EP. The band continues to play in venues in the Boulder and Denver Colorado area. Noctogon's sound has a firm foundation in 90s alternative and progressive rock, but they incorporate a large variety of styles into their sound. Influences range from space rock, post-rock, grunge, shoegaze, progressive metal, 80s pop, sludge/doom metal, and stoner rock, all of which can be heard at various points in their music as they shift between styles from one minute to the next. Their track "Dark Sun", for example, begins with hypnotic doom metal bass riffs, continues on to a haunting progressive rock chorus, introduces a psychedelia-influenced midsection with Floydian vocal harmonies, and finishes with an energetic progressive metal climax. Other tracks include the post-metal influenced "Atom in the Universe" and the vocally complex and experimental "Talk Fruit". Members: Wilson McNeary - Guitar, vocals Brooke Holman - Bass, vocals Jeremiah Traeger - Drums, keyboard, vocals Former: Shawn Fortner - Drums, artwork Contact Bandcamp Facebook


rdtprog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5132	Posted: March 01 2017 at 05:50
	on charts, but on first listen, sound more like alternative rock with a mix of influences.
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