The Night Watch, by The Night Watch

The Night Watch

by The Night Watch

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Caleb Bratcher Clean production and energetic melodies Favorite track: The Minstrel and the King.

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Wilson Bilkovich Progressive violin metal good times. Favorite track: War Whales.

Riley Carrol-dick beautiful work on this album!!

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1.	In the Beginning 03:05	buy track
2.	The Great Escape 04:23	buy track
3.	Don't Creep 07:37	buy track
4.	The Minstrel and the King 05:15	buy track
5.	Courts of the East 06:39	buy track
6.	War Whales 15:55	buy track
7.	Apocalypse Beach 12:08	buy track

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The Night Watch’s first recorded testament is an ambitious and detailed genre-melting instrumental journey for the adventurous listener. Blending influences from folk, black, doom, progressive and post metal with post rock, jazz, swing, classical and folk, The Night Watch embrace these dynamic possibilities with a spirit of exploration akin to classic progressive rock bands of the 1970s.

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released April 23, 2013

"The Night Watch is a dark, eccentric, and off-the-wall adventure that places the listener directly into the front seat of an emotional roller coaster; complete with all the twists, turns, and thrills one would expect from such an exciting ride. And in the end, as long as your seat belt is buckled and both your hands and feet remain inside the vehicle at all times, it’s a ride that is so unforgettable and rewarding that will you find yourself getting back in line over and over again."
- Sputnik Music

"Along with last year’s breakthrough instrumental band Scale the Summit, The Night Watch is a band to pay attention to...On their self-titled debut, The Night Watch only leaves the question of what they will do for an encore because debut albums don’t come any better than what The Night Watch just produced." - Metal Psalter

"If you are at all excited at the prospect of a sensationally composed progressive metal album in which vocals are replaced with violins to an effect that is uplifting and mournful in equal measure, then do not sit on this one, for 'tis the shit!" - Zero Tolerance

"Grafting together elements of soaring classical, acoustic black metal, vibrant neo-folk and even doom, their self-titled debut creates a lush, cinematic soundscape." - Exclaim!

Written and Performed by The Night Watch

Evan Runge - Violin
Nathanael Larochette - Guitars
Matthew Cowan - Fretless Bass
Daniel Mollema - Drums, Percussion

Additional Sounds:
Nathanael Larochette - Wurlitzer
Simon Larochette - Pedal Steel, Ebow, Percussion

Recorded in London, ON, 2009-2012
Engineered and Mixed by Simon Larochette
Produced by Simon and Nathanael Larochette
Mastered by Siegfried Meier at Beach Road Studios
Artwork by Michael Berubé - Layout by Andrew James

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The Night Watch were an Ottawa based quartet who specialized in cinematic explorations of progressive rock and metal.

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