Crippled Black Phoenix men unveil prog act VLY

Crippled Black Phoenix members Karl Demata and Chris Heilmann have unveiled their new prog band VLY.

They’ve launched a stream of their track Circles, taken from upcoming debut album I. Hear it below.

The guitarist and bassist are joined by vocalist Keith Gladysz (Diet Kong, Typical Reptiles), keyboardist Elisa Montaldo (Il Tempio Delle Clessidre) and drummer Mattias Olsson (Anglagard, White Willow, Necromonkey).

The band describe themselves as “a multifaceted beast where suggestions from progressive rock, classic rock and folk meet with early-Floydian psychedelia, intimate pop melodies, massive walls of epic guitar riffage, post-classical, post-rock and electronic music.”

I is set for release in the coming weeks. Find out more.

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