Formed from the ashes of prog-rock-goth Fields of the Nephilim following the demise of that band in 1991, Rubicon were, some say, cursed from the outset by virtue of the strong identity and image of their former incarnation. FOTN vocalist Carl McCoy having departed to immerse himself in other projects, the remaining members of the band formed Rubicon with new vocalist Andy Delany, who was much more of a prog-rock singer than Carl McCoy was, complete with a clean, dramatic style which *should* have worked well with the music but somehow didn't. Still, there is much to commend Rubicon. Their ...
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