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NORTH VANCOUVER rock group Nitevigil will be playing at the Town Pump April 27. Pictured from left to
right are band members Robyn Hughes, Phil English, Kris Ellis and Chris Wright.

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15 - Friday, April 24, 1987 - North Shore News

Local rock group
promises energy

THE NORTH Vancouver metal
band Nitevigil will play the Town
Pump on April 27.

“I'd like to say we're original
sounding but there’s always
cliches,’’ said vocalist Phil English,
18. ‘‘We're hard rock; it’s music
that's high energy.”’

Formed in high school and
together for the past two years,
Nitevigil has just finished recordi-
ng a four-song EP, State of
Emergency, due to appear in June.

“We started off doing talent
shows and stuff,’ he recalled.
“Our big break came at Spotlight
"85 — out of the 400 bands we

* were picked for the top 18.

“We ended up finishing up third

-overall in

that (local talent
showcase).”’

Two earlier television spots on
CBC and CKVU are now a source
of much hilarity and amusement
with members Chris Wright, Kris
Ellis, Robyn Hughes and English.

Despite the band members’
self-declared hard rack label,
Nitevigil does not want to be dub-
bed a heavy metal group. ‘I don’t
like to be classed as heavy metal,”
said English. ‘‘We’re more of a
classy act than trashy or raunchy.

“‘We’ve opened up the metal
scene in North Van.

Nitevigil will start to play at
about 10 p.m. Tickets available at
the door.

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