Twelfth Night

Formed in 1978 as an instrumental English group, Twelfth Night became associated with the early 1980s New Prog after the arrival of singer Geoff Mann. Their 1982 studio album Fact and Fiction is widely cited by reviewers here as their masterpiece; Mann left the band after the tour and died in 1993.

Twelfth Night are considered part of the English New Prog/neo-progressive movement; key releases noted in the reviews include Live at the Target (instrumental debut) and the 1982 Fact and Fiction featuring Geoff Mann. Reviews describe their sound as blending progressive ideas with new-wave and darker tones.

Reviews on DeBaser present Twelfth Night as a seminal English new-prog band, centering on the 1982 album Fact and Fiction and Geoff Mann's theatrical vocals. Both reviews praise tracks such as We Are Sane, Human Being and Creepshow and describe the band's blend of progressive ideas with new-wave/darker sounds.

For:Fans of progressive rock, neo-progressive/new-prog listeners, readers interested in 1980s British prog