jan 23/2012
We're in the final stages of mixing a bunch of new songs we recorded in December. We've still got to work out the when and how of the release with our label, but we're hoping to start sharing the tunes with you asap.
jan 10/2012
Our dear label, Ripple Music, has signed a deal with Nail, a rootin' tootin' heavy music distributor for North America. Now people who shop at Walmart and other fine retailers may be able to fondle our wares in-store.
jan 5/2012
Yeah, so much for those updates we promised. Better late than never though. Our plain-clothed studio wizard Mike Southworth is presently casting spells on our tracks. Instead, or perhaps in addition to, a wand, he uses this magical contraption called "a computer" to mix the various sounds together into a single waveform. Now, go follow our facebutt page.
nov 28/2011
Fen's drummer Nando Polesel is heading into the studio this weekend to track for the next album. The other members will be recording throughout the month. Follow Fen's facebutt page for updates on how things are going.
nov 8/2011
Fen will be playing new songs at Vancouver's Anza Club on Friday Nov 25. The band will be joined by Coloured Animal, Audiologue, and Sound Refuge Tix are $10 at the door.
sep 29/2011
Fen blogs on a rogue earthworm. Read the whole story here.
sep 26/2011
Fen is in hiding while the members hone the songs for the band's fifth album, to be recorded this winter. The next show will be Nov 25 at The Anza Club in Vancouver.
aug 24/2011
Tomorrow night Fen headlines The Railway Club in Vancouver. The set will begin at 11pm.
aug 9/2011
Attention guitarists: Fen's song "Find that One" is now available in a 10-page guitar tablature & music notation document. For $4.99 CDN you will receive a printable PDF file of the song. Just click on the paypal button below, and you'll receive the song via email within 24hrs. Meanwhile, watch the new video on the right.
jul 22/2011
Tonight from 5:30 to 7:30pm, Fen will be part of the Forest Symphony taking place in the UBC endowment lands. Up to 3000 people will be strolling along forest trails whilst getting serenaded by any number of musicians from many styles. The trail starts at St. Anselm's Church on University Blvd in Vancouver.
jul 12/2011
In the latest blog entry Fen heaps a little praise on Sweden's Katatonia. Read it here.
jul 3/2011
Further to the aforementioned Ripple anniversary celebration, they are offering 15% off all of their releases. You can get Trails Out Of Gloom on CD for $10 (just scroll down the page once it loads).
jun 28/2011
In celebration of their one-year anniversary, Fen's label Ripple Music is giving away a 12-song sampler that features all their bands. Click here to access the free download.
jun 20/2011
This wednesday Fen plays at The Princeton Pub in Vancouver, "a friendly place to meet for drinks and fun!"
may 27/2011
A member of Blackfield has suffered a death in the family and has returned to the UK. Fen's May 30th show at the Rickshaw Theatre is officially cancelled. Possibly the show will be rescheduled, but it is too early to know. For now, contact your ticket seller for a refund.
may 9/2011
Fen vocalist, Doug Harrison, will be joining a conversation with Pope and Racer of The Ripple Effect this Wednesday at 8pm PST. When the time comes, click here to listen in.
apr 29/2011
Hola, Spanish listeners! The May issue of This Is Rock has published an exclusive Fen interview. Click here to see a thumbnail of the spread. But to read the interview you'll have to buy the magazine.
apr 21/2011
Anyone who want to see Fen open for Blackfield in Vancouver on May 30th, tickets are available here for $21 (make sure to choose "Blackfield" from the drop-down menu).
mar 28/2011
Totally off topic, but American author Joyce Carol Oates is too creepy not to share. Of her dozens of books, one called The Museum of Dr. Moses is especially worth devouring.
mar 15/2011
It's official. Fen has been invited to play an opening set on May 30th for UK art rock band, Blackfield, fronted by Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson and Israeli singer Aviv Geffen. The show will take place at Vancouver's Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings St). Tickets are available here for $21 (make sure to choose "Blackfield" from the drop-down menu).
feb 28/2011
Attention Vancouver-based Gloomsters, Fen will be playing at The Funky Winker Bean Pub (35 West Hastings) this Thursday at 9pm. The performance will be followed by sets from Maya and Marching Mind.
feb 17/2011
That thing over there on the right is the new video for "Miracle." If you like it, feel free to spread it around. Thank you.
feb 11/2011
Trails has been honoured as #16 on Prognaut's Top 50 Favorite albums of 2010. See the rest of his picks here.
feb 8/2011
Here's a link to Heavy Planet, gracious host of the world premiere of Fen's video for "Miracle." Click here to begin.
feb 3/2011
Thanks to all the gloomsters who commented on the sneak preview of the "miracle" video. The official release will be in the coming weeks. Check back here for details. Meanwhile, you can download the song on ITunes if you so desire.
jan 26/2011
There is a special treat tomorrow for anyone who belongs to Fen's email list. Click on "contact" below, to join today.
jan 13/2011
"Fen is to metal, what Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is to martial arts." Read this formidable piece of literature from In Revu. Trails out of Gloom can be purchased on CD or downloaded on ITunes.
jan 9/2011
Rough Edge metal blog hones its kaiser blade with a review of Trails out of Gloom. Click here to read it. The album can be purchased on CD or downloaded on ITunes.
jan 6/2011
The Rickter Scale on Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio declared Trails out of Gloom album #13 of 2010. Click here to see the rest of their picks. Fen's album can be purchased on CD or downloaded on ITunes.
jan 4/2011
Fen's End of the Dream will be played on The Rickter Scale on Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio today, sometime between 12-3pm EST, and on Wednesday 7-10pm EST. Click here to listen. During this time, host Rick Dashiell will announce his top 15 albums of 2010. Fen's Trails Out Of Gloom can be had on CD or on ITunes.
jan 3/2011
One contributor for The Phoenix New Times ranks Trails Out Of Gloom #3 for 2010. See the rest of his list here. He also conjectures that Fen does less coke but smokes more weed than The Mars Volta. As per usual, the album can be had on CD or digital download.
dec 28/2010
The stark raving madness at Ripple Music has been extended till new years, and Trails Out Of Gloom can be had on CD for $8 or digital download for $5.
dec 20/2010
Prognaut has landed. And upon his return from planet Fen, he brings with him reviews of the band's entire discography: Trails Out Of Gloom, Congenital Fixation, Heron Leg, and Surgical Transfusion of Molting Sensory Reflections. This week only, Trails Out Of Gloom can be had on CD for $8 or digital download for $5 Sale ends Christmas day.
dec 2/2010
"The World is Young" has been included on Silhobbit's radio show 093. Click here to download the show straight from Hemel Hempstead, England. To hear samples of the other songs on Trails Out Of Gloom, go to CDBaby or on ITunes.
nov 30/2010
Press is still rolling in for Fen's new album Trails out of Gloom. For the past month and a half, Prognaut has been composing an epic four album review--Fen's entire discography! Until the completion date, Dec 14th, listen to samples of the songs at CDBaby or on ITunes.
nov 18/2010
nov 1/2010
Here's the first Canadian review of Trails, care of Marc at ProGGnosis. The album is available for download on ITunes or on CD from Ripple Music.
nov 8/2010
Here's another blogsac entry. This one offers insight into The Anza Club show on Oct 9th and includes a cute video.
nov 4/2010
Read Fen's latest blogsac entry. It includes a link to a dodgy acoustic recording of a song in progress.
nov 1/2010
Evil Dr. Smith of the Netherlands delivers the prognosis to Trails out of Gloom in a Dutch review. The new album is available for download on ITunes or on CD from Ripple Music.
oct 29/2010
Fen is "two steps and a brick from doom rock," according to DangerDog. Read his full review here. The new album, Trails out of Gloom, is available for download on ITunes or on CD from Ripple Music.
oct 25/2010
Get the latest juice on Fen's songwriting process. An official blogsac entry awaits you.
oct 19/2010
oct 14/2010
"Find That One" has climbed it's way to #19 on this week's list from Intensely Modern Alternative Internet Radio. Last week it sat comfortably at #21, but is now nestled in between Bad Religion and Linkin Park. The full album is available for download on ITunes for $8.97 or on CD from Ripple Music for $11.99.
oct 1/2010
Trails out of Gloom has "the most earnest and emotional vocal deliveries I have ever heard put on a record," proclaims Zee Zee of hard rock/metal magazine My Global Mind. Read his review here. The album is available for download on ITunes or on CD from Ripple Music.
sep 28/2010
The shit hit the fan a few days ago when Progression Magazine, one of the leading magazines in the Progressive rock world, proclaimed Fen's "Trails Out of Gloom" to be one of the most "rapturous releases you're likely to encounter in quite some time. It is simply fantastic in every way. Highest possible rating." Get the album download on ITunes or the CD from Ripple Music.
sep 24/2010
For anyone in the Vancouver area, Fen will be playing Second Story in Gastown on Saturday October 2nd. Get the details here.
sep 20/2010
Here's an in depth Fen interview for Italy's Aristocrazia Webzine. Click here to read it. This follows their review of Trails out of Gloom several weeks ago. Click here to read it (in Italian). The album can be purchased on ITunes for $8.91.
sep 13/2010
Our new album, Trails Out Of Gloom, will be featured on Delicious Agony (progressive rock radio) tomorrow, Tuesday September 14 from 12-3 PM EST and Wednesday September 15, from 7-10 PM EST. Just click here when the time is right. The album itself is now available on Digstation for $7.99. Click here to get it dirt cheap.
sep 9/2010
Just finished making this video last night. Thanks to Chris Dewreede for the amazing photos. The song is on our new album, Trails out of Gloom, available on ITunes for $8.91.
aug 27/2010
aug 24/2010
This review is for speakers of Italian, or for people who enjoy deciphering Google translations. Take a look. We think it's a good one. But then it might be ironic. Anyways, welcome to any Italians who've made it to our website. If the review got you curious, the new album, Trails out of Gloom, is on ITunes for $8.91.
aug 17/2010
Phil of Fab!Indie inquires whether people can nod their heads to Fen's music. Click here to read Fen's response to this and other thought-provoking questions (first close the despicable pop-up ad). The new album, Trails out of Gloom, is on ITunes for $8.91.
aug 5/2010
On this podcast entitled, As the Musical Tribes Mix in Wonder, you'll find two songs from Trails, plus a 90 second interview clip about Fen in the studio. The first Fen song starts at 42:50. Have a listen. You can get the album on ITunes for $8.91.
aug 3/2010
Here's a link to Fen's first interview about Trails out of Gloom. The album is now available on ITunes. You can buy it for $8.91.
july 30/2010
"Trails Out of Gloom is a brooding record that meshes the lush with the heavy, the serene with the chilling and the light with the dark." Read the rest of this review on the New Jersey blog, Imagine Echoes. If so inclined, you can download the whole album for $8.99 USD.
july 23/2010
"WOW!!!" is the first word of another Trails out of Gloom review. Read the rest of it on Sea of Tranquility. If curious, you can download the whole album for $8.99 USD.
july 19/2010
july 15/2010
"Let me tell you about this band named FEN. They are pretty good." Well gosh golly gee, thanks Alex! Read the rest of his review at (((Headband Here))). The album is out, on CD only right now. Click here to buy it for $11.99 USD.
july 12/2010
"Each note, beat and word that Fen create all have a purpose and as a listener you will feel that." Thanks Metal Mark! Read the rest of his review at Heavy Metal Time Machine. The album comes out tomorrow! Click here to buy Trails out of Gloom on CD for $11.99 USD.
july 9/2010
"Trails out of gloom is a ride through the many different moods and inspirations of a band possessed of great talent...any fan of progressive music will be utterly captivated by Fen." These words come out of a comprehensive review on Sonic Abuse. If you're inspired, click here to buy Trails out of Gloom on CD for $11.99 USD.
july 7/2010
Yesterday our label sent out a press release about the new album and it's showing up in places Fen has never been. Have a look at Ontario's Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and New England's Bad Taste Music. If you're inspired, you can buy Trails out of Gloom on CD for $11.99 USD.
july 5/2010
Click below and download a song from our new album for free. If you're inspired, you can buy the full CD for $11.99 USD.
june 24/2010
"Trails Out of Gloom is a hidden gem amongst the sometimes nonsensical world of progressive music. Fen are clearly masters at the complementary meshing of instruments." Read the rest of this review from the UK Rock & Metal Magazine, Power Play. If you're inspired, you can buy the album straight from our label Ripple Music. CD's are $11.99 USD.
june 17/2010
Cosmos Gaming & Music just posted a review of our aching-to-be-released album, Trails out of Gloom. Read the review here. FYI, album presales are now available from our label Ripple Music. CD's are $11.99 USD.
may 25/2010
Read Fen's latest blogsac blabber and then listen to an acoustic demo of the song, Beautiful Home, which was blabbered about.
may 16/2010
Classic Rock Magazine managed a few words about our upcoming album, Trails out of Gloom: "if you like your prog dark and aggressive, and if your tastes veer from Porcupine Tree to Tool, these could be trails worth following." See the published text here.
may 15/2010
Here's a link to couple of pics from our Backstage Lounge show on May 1st. If anyone else got any pics, feel free to email them our way.
may 7/2010
Peruse the latest entry on our official blogsac, which offers a little background on our jubilant show last weekend.
Apr 26/2010
Fen invites you to the Backstage Lounge this Saturday at 9pm. This will be the band's first show with drummer Biaggio Martino and bassist Dan Lomonaco. Tickets are $12 at the door.
apr 20/2010
We've just posted a song on from our upcoming album Trails out of Gloom. Anyone who becomes (or is already) a fan on Reverbnation can download it for free.
feb 12/2010
Fen has just signed with California-based indie label Ripple Music. Run by two guys dubbed Racer and Pope, the label first learned about Fen through their award-winning blog The Ripple Effect, which gave Congenital Fixation the best write-up its ever had. They requested a follow-up interview, published several weeks later, then they emailed with more questions, and finally, an invitation to join their roster. Racer and Pope are bursting at the seams to release Trails out of Gloom, and will make an announcement of the date very soon. In the meantime, Fen is moving their email list to Reverbnation, and hope that you will click here to stay abreast of all things Fen.
jan 28/2010
Two Fen songs have been placed in a Home & Garden Television (HGTV) reality series called Real Estate Intervention. For those of you living in the US, you can watch the episodes here. Unfortunately HGTV did not extend the license to Canada, so we have not been able to view it ourselves. Find us on Facebook and let us know if it's everything we dreamed it would be.
jan 22/2010
For every Heron Leg album sold, CDBaby is donating $1 to the Haitian Earthquake Relief. Fen will contribute an additional $1 per album. Click here if you'd like to participate.
jan 9/2010
No one believes me when I say the album is almost finished. Two more sessions of mixing next week, then a day of mastering and that's it. --Doug
dec 3/2009
In anticipation of the joyous season, Fen is unloading Grump T-shirts at two for $30, and CD's at three for $25. Don't forget to enter your T-shirt sizes (Adult M, L, XL, XXL & Youth M,L) or CD choices (Congenital Fixation, Heron Leg, Surgical...) in the "instructions to buyer" box, once the purchase has been processed.
nov 19/2009
Fen's upcoming album Trails out of Gloom awaits its final mix. This final 'setting into stone' of a writhing three-year evolution will take place during the first week of December. Shortly thereafter, it will be released into the world.
nov 7/2009
Detectief Van Zwam shared his thoughts today on Congenital Fixation. Read them at his blog, Open Your Arms and Welcome.
oct 18/2009
"When we were looking for artwork for our first album, Surgical Transfusion of Molting Sensory Reflections, we got the idea to Frankenstein together a creature from the products available at our local Chinese market." Read the rest of Fen's Sunday conversation with Pope John.
oct 14/2009
Mass Movement Magazine, a Welsh publication, has described Fen as "sort of like System Of A Down meets Merciful Fate wrapped in traditional metal played by classically trained musicians who had been possessed by ancient Woodland Spirits after serving under the tutelage of Frank Zappa." Read the rest.
oct 7/2009
I'm starting to feel sick. --Doug
sep 21/2009
I got a tiny storage room all foamed up a couple of days ago and I've started recording the vocals for Trails out of Gloom. If you don't hear from me by mid october, you'll know I've succumb to the off-gassing. At which point I ask that you gather a DNA sample, clone me and then stuff me back in there to finish. --Doug
sep 9/2009
The Pope has gained access to Fen's Congenital Fixation, and has extended his praise in a comprehensive review, published today on The Ripple Effect.
aug 21/2009
The pathophysiologic mechanism of perilymph gusher and its association with congenital fixation of the stapes is poorly understood. Read on.
aug 7/2009
Fen has begun rehearsing for live shows this fall. When? Where? To be announced.
july 27/2009
Go introduce yourself to Lily the Goatess of metal blog The Goat Lounge. Lounge around on her sunken old couches and if you're hungry, eat one of the cushions.
july 20/2009
Chronicles of Chaos describes Fen's Congenital Fixation as "refreshingly free of filler, epic without being preposterous, and stuffed to the gills with imagination and song craft." Awe, that's real sweet. Get the rest of this warm fuzzy feeling here.
july 10/2009
A dope ass stoner rock blog called Heavy Planet has declared Fen their latest new-band-to-burn-to. Tonight, roll up a Heron Leg and smoke it.
june 30/2009
Not sure what to do with all your loads of free time? Why not lie back on a coffin couch and enjoy Heron Leg or Congenital Fixation. Heck, throw in Surgical Transfusion of Molting Sensory Reflections and return to your roots.
june 20/2009
It's official. After several weeks of technical retardation, the electric guitars for the upcoming album have commenced to be recorded.
june 2/2009
Fen songs have landed on Itunes' Top Ten Imixes. The Imixes are called Canadian Prog Rock Metal and Opeth & Friends. Fen shares the mix with System of a Down, The Smalls, Devin Townsend, Life of Agony and others. To keep them afloat, by golly, vote.
may 24/2009
Fen, awaitting the results of an entry to the Peak Performance Project and a grant proposal to Much Music's Videofact, hunkers down and starts recording the electric guitars for the new album, Trails out of Gloom.
may 5/2009
"In Fen I see a hatred...for that which is dull, that which is mediocre and bland..." declares Dirty Drew of Dirty Drew's Rock Revolution. View the rest of his thoughts on Fen's Congenital Fixation at Rock3Music.com. (Warning: may contain subject matter unsuitable for some readers).
apr 16/2009
Fen makes Fen history and is Music BC's featured artist of the week. I say, The Grump does look rather distiguished up there among so many slick corporate logos.
mar 24/2009
Good ol' Cockroach Eyelids has made it's merry way into SongVault's coveted directory. In the vault, it will lay eggs, and when the little ones hatch, they'll be directed into your ears by means of internet radio. Go on, let one in.
feb 25/2009
Fen T-shirts are here for $20 (CAD)!!! Sport a Grump on your front and help fund the upcoming album. Click through for more info.
jan 27/2009
Fen is scoping out producers for Trails out of Gloom. Among the top contenders is Dave "Rave" Ogilvie, who has worked with Skinny Puppy, Marilyn Manson, NIN, David Bowie and more. He has listened to three demos from the new album and "hears potential." Touche.
jan 6/2009
Fen wishes all you sticky-palmed Fenlings a prosperous 2009 and reminds you that the new album, Trails out of Gloom, will be out by this summer, marking the end of another three-year creative onslaught.
nov 27/2008
Music BC selects Fen as one of the artists represented during the organization's Japan Trade Mission 2008. This means there could be a Fen tour in Asia. There could be Fen songs in Japanese movies or video games. There could be Fen lyrics sung in Japanese.
nov 4/2008
Fen's song Hermit Hole graduates into the coveted songvault.fm Vault o' Songs.
oct 21/2008
The first kicks of the yet unborn album, Trails out of Gloom, were experienced this weekend at Creativ Studios in North Van, where a demo of Find That One was recorded with much delight and trepidation. Soon, this recording will be used as leverage to get you to buy the new album before it's complete.
oct 13/2008
Last night Fen performed one measly acoustic song at The Heritage Grill in New Westminster.
oct 7/2008
Oh yeah. People are grooving hard on Fen's Hermit Hole. Today it passed into the SongVault.fm finals. If you can be bothered, click HERE and vote it up the wazoo.
sep 16/2008
Hermit Hole was just promoted into the SongVault.fm showcase, but it needs your hard won votes to make it to the finals. If you can muster the time, click HERE and fulfill your life's purpose.
sep 7/2008
The next Fen album, Trails out of Gloom, is 85% written. Email ingrowth@fenmusic.ca to explain why you deserve a free copy when it is finished.
july 4/2008
Help Fen float in the sea of nobody artists. Click here and watch us rise bloated to the surface.
june 20/2008
We've thrown three more songs up on slicethepie. Let's see what the pop scenesters think of Heron Leg.
june 6/2008
Seems like people either love Fen's music, or hate its nauseating guts. After a couple months on slicethepie, our ratings average out to 5.5/10 and the comments accompanying them range from "uninspiring, poorly written. Lack of creativity" to "massively original and quite unique sounding" and "stands up against the great rock bands including Flaw, Godsmack, Mudvayne." The passionate nerds who write these little reviews are getting paid, and so can you. Click here to become a scout and get $$$.
may 9/2008
Now you can Buy Fen songs individually on Itunes. Congenital Fixation and Heron Leg are both up there. $0.99 per song, and some of them are long...
april 26/2008
There's a crazy website out there called www.slicethepie.com. You can actually make money scouting bands, ie, listening to a song or two and writing a short review. You can also invest money in bands and grab a stake in their next album. Did I mention Fen is working on a new one? Just go to www.slicethepie.com. and start reading.
april 26/2008
Vote for Fen songs on www.songvault.fm. Create an account, search for Fen, listen, then click thumbs up or down.
january 27/2008
A fourth album ensues. Fen unplugged? More like half plugged.
july 24/2006
Congenital Fixation added to music genome project @ www.pandora.com
april 1/2006
Congenital Fixation - official album release.
feb 10/2006
fenmusic.ca site launch!
