Universe Effects

Founded in 2012, Quebec based act Universe Effects perform an epic and theatrical style of progressive metal with influences pertaining to bands such as Dream Theater and Rush but also incorporating certain aspects of groups such as Porcupine Tree into their overall sound. Beginning as an instrumental outfit consisting of Gabriel Cyr on guitar, Francis Gregory on keyboards, Philippe Pouliot on drums and Dominic Tapin-Brousseau on bass, the band's chemistry immediately gelled, and the desire for a vocalist eventually resulted after numerous auditions with the addition of Antoine Gabriel Valley into the fold, who also performs acoustic guitar. After two years of writing and practicing, the act recorded their first full length album entitled ''In The Haze That Surrounds Us'', which was released in February of 2015…