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

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

The Partially Examined Life · Mark Linsenmayer

January 17, 20261h 8m

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Show Notes

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.

We discuss "The Day Beneath Yesterday" (and listen at the end to "Dangerous Curves") from Perpetual Night (2025), "Broken Glass and Disappointment" from Thoughts and Scares (2022), and "The Earth is B Flat" from Lifting the Curse (2019). Intro: The title track from Wonders of the Invisible World (2020). More at darrenboyd.com.

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