FC (band)

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Cover art from Quest by Final Conflict

FC, originally named Final Conflict, is a British neo-progressive rock band based in Staffordshire.

1 PERSONNEL
2 ALBUMS
3 BAND WEBSITE
4 BAND MYSPACE SITE

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Current lineup (as of June 2007)

Brian Donkin - Vocals, guitars
Andy Lawton - Vocals, guitars
Steve Lipiec - Keyboards, saxophone, backing vocals
Chris Chalk - Bass, guitars, backing vocals
Henry Rogers - Drums

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Final Conflict is one of the foremost UK exponents of the Neo-prog movement of the eighties nineties, and unlike many such bands is still making music in this genre today.

Final Conflict was 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 a loose ecological theme and featuring a number of guest musicians.

The band's second CD album, Quest 1992, was inspired by crossword compiler Leonard Dawe, who in 1944 inadvertently leaked code words from Operation Overlord in a Daily Telegraph crossword. 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 bankruptcy of the band's original 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. Stand Up was the band's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful release to date.

The band released a fourth album, Hindsight, in 2004. This album benefited from advances in recording technology which allowed the band to produce a professional quality recording in its own Gaolhouse Music recording studio.

Their fifth album, Simple was released in 2006. Recorded to celebrate 21 years of involvement in music, the album comprises completely new recordings of songs from their early cassette albums and the first two CD albums, along with completely new material.