| Knight Area | |
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Knight Area |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Boskoop, The Netherlands |
| Genres | Retro-prog Neo-prog |
| Years active | 2004 – present |
| Labels | The Lasers Edge (USA) |
| Members | |
| From left to right: Mark Vermeule Gijs Koopman Mark Smit Gerben Klazinga Pieter van Hoorn |
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| Past members | |
| Joop Klazinga Rinie Huigen |
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Knight Area is a Dutch progressive rockband which was formed in 2004 by brothers Joop and Gerben Klazinga.
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Knight Area originally started as a solo project of Gerben Klazinga. After the release of the debut album The Sun Also Rises in 2004 the decision was made to form a band. Musically, the band is a cross-over between retro-prog and neo-prog.
After various gigs throughout Europe and NEARfest[1][2] in the USA, the second album Under a new Sign was released in 2007.
Originally, the band contained 7 members but due to personal circumstances, it was reduced to a 5 piece formation. In this line-up the band released their concept album Realm of Shadows and their double live album Rising Signs from the Shadows.
In 2011 the band released their 4th studio album Nine Paths which has been mixed by Neil Kernon. On one track there is a special guest appearance of Charlotte Wessels from the Dutch prog metal band Delain.
| Album title | Year | Label |
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| The Sun Also Rises[3] | 2004 | The Lasers Edge |
| Under a new Sign[4] | 2007 | The Lasers Edge |
| Realm of Shadows[5] | 2009 | The Lasers Edge |
| Rising Signs from the Shadows | 2010 | No label |
| Nine Paths | 2011 | The Lasers Edge |