Spectrum Green, the neo-prog metal band that formed in 1996 has built themselves an underground following through out the years and rightfully so. They were ahead of their time being out of their time. In 1996 Nu metal, grunge & punk were the only music being played with stragglers from the 80's still lurking in the underground. Spectrum Green developed a sound based around the new heavy metal guitar sound and the classic 60's & 70's keyboards. They had what some consider the best written songs of the time. Hidden in here is the diversity that Joe Dell has carried through out his career, the idea that no 2 sounds should sound remotely alike. Unfortunately the band saw its demise in 1999 after recording the Spectrum Green LP at Iron Bound studios in late 1998. The album saw innovative ideas such as the end of Ready to Kill where they over lapped Mellotron strings on top of heavy guitar and piano. The Medieval break in Sympathy for a Whore was another to bring in Mellotron flute as well as a real Hammond B-3 & harpsichord. Man of a Thousand Faces and Corporate Pig mixed the modern heavy metal guitar with Hammond Organ and 70's poly synths. This whole album is available for a free download in the music section of this site. But, here is the playlist for the legendary 1996 rehearsal tapes found at the end of the Lazarus Project.