Cover art from Quest by Final Conflict

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

Personnel

• Andrew Beck - Narrator (Quest)
• Darren Bland - Drums (Redress the Balance, additional drums on Quest)
• Dave Bridgett - Bass (all except Hindsight)
• Chris Chalk - Bass (Hindsight)
• Brian Donkin - Vocals, Guitars (all)
• Andy Lawton - Vocals, Guitars (all)
• Steve Lepiec - Keyboards (Quest, Stand Up, Hindsight)
• Tony Moore - Keyboards (Redress the Balance)
• Chris Moydon - Drums (all)
• Mark Price - Keyboards (Redress the Balance)
• Arny Wheatley - Drums (Redress the Balance)

Albums

• The first Final Conflict album, Redress the Balance (1991), was based around a loose ecological concept. It seems to have been recorded piecemeal over the course of several months, which may explain the large number of musicians involved.

• The second album, Quest (1992), is inspired by the case of 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 CD booklet included a prize crossword puzzle.

• The third album, Stand Up, was delayed by the bankruptcy of the band's original label, finally appearing in (1997). Again the album is 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.

• After a long hiatus the band released a fourth album, Hindsight, in 2004. At the same time it was announced that the band was to be officially renamed FC.

External link

Official site