NEM#245: Darren Michael Boyd’s Guitar Instrumentals Beyond Metal

<p>Ontario guitarist Darren has released six albums of concise instrumentals since 2019, often using metal guitar tones and tropes, but with a great range of tones and often catchy melodies.</p>
<p>We discuss "The Day Beneath Yesterday" (and listen at the end to "Dangerous Curves") from <em>Perpetual Night</em> (2025), "Broken Glass and Disappointment" from <em>Thoughts and Scares</em> (2022), and "The Earth is B Flat" from <em>Lifting the Curse</em> (2019). Intro: The title track from <em>Wonders of the Invisible World</em> (2020). More at <a href="darrenboyd.com/"; target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">darrenboyd.com</a>.</p>
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