Nova Collective (featuring members of Between the Buried and Me, Haken, Trioscapes, Cynic) recently released their debut album, The Further Side, via Metal Blade Records; for their efforts, the band has now entered the Billboard charts! See below for all positions:

• #22 Billboard Hard Music Albums Chart (USA)
• #40 Billboard Heatseekers Chart (USA)
• #68 Hard Music Chart (Canada)

Nova Collective began in 2014 when bassist Dan Briggs (Between the Buried and Me, Trioscapes) and guitarist Richard Henshall (Haken) began exchanging emails about music; before long, a few demos were fleshed out into full arrangements. Drummer Matt Lynch (Trioscapes, Cynic) and keyboardist Pete Jones (ex-Haken) came on board shortly after to finish writing the album. The Further Side was written on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, with Briggs and Lynch in America and Henshall and Jones in England, sharing session files until the group could get together at the beginning of 2015 to record with engineer Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, The Contortionist). Mixed by Rich Mouser (Neal Morse, Transatlantic), The Further Side can be described as fusion, weaving progressive rock influences with world music, jazz and classical, to create something entirely new that is pure aural candy for prog/jazz fans. To preview and purchase The Further Side, please visit: metalblade.com/novacollective

Nova Collective line-up:

• Dan Briggs - Bass
• Matt Lynch - Drums
• Pete Jones - Keyboards
• Richard Henshall - Guitar

Nova Collective online:

https://www.facebook.com/novacollectivefusion