Final Conflict (band)
British neo-prog band
Final Conflict are a British neo-prog band based in Staffordshire.
Band members
Current line-up (as of November 2015)
Brian Donkin – Vocals, guitars
Andy Lawton – Vocals, guitars
Steve Lipiec – Keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
Barry Elwood – Bass, guitars, backing vocals
History
Final Conflict were formed in 1985, by Andy Lawton and Brian Donkin. After the release of two cassette albums the band was signed by Gaia Records and the band's first CD album Redress the Balance (1991) was released, based around an ecological theme and featuring a number of guest musicians.
The band's second album, Quest (1992), was inspired by crossword compiler Leonard Dawe, who in 1944 inadvertently leaked code words from Operation Overlord in a crossword for The Daily Telegraph newspaper. The album is about an ordinary man like Dawe imagining he is on trial for the failings in his life.
The third album, Stand Up, delayed by the withdrawal of funding by the band's original record label, finally appeared in 1997. Again the album was based on a loose concept, this time the stresses of modern living, culminating in the 15-minute epic, "Stop", about urban decay and the rise of violent crime.
The band released a fourth album, Hindsight, in 2003. This album benefited from advances in recording technology, which allowed the band to produce a professional quality recording in its own Gaolhouse recording studio.
Their fifth album, Simple was released in 2006.
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