The Red Masque

The Red Maque is an original avant rock band from the Philadelphia area. Part art, part alchemy, the group's experimental songwriting style is both angular and eerie, accented by freeform space rock improvisations, intricate acoustics, dark atmospherics and chunky riffs. Unconventional and eccentric in musical form, the sophisticatedly sinister The Red Masque fuses together such disparate musical references as horror movie soundtracks, rock-in-opposition, progressive rock, experimental, zeuhl, heavy rock, gothic, psychedelia, space rock, and kraut rock.

Founded in February 2001 by bassist / keyboardist Brandon Lord Ross and vocalist / lyricist Lynnette Shelley, the Red Masque went through several lineup changes over the years, but its intent and integrity has always remained the same. The band's goal was, and is, to create original music that pushes the envelope of the listener's expectations. With such influences as Magma, King Crimson, Hawkwind, Gong, Pink Floyd, Bauhaus, Art Bears, and Van Der Graaf Generator, The Red Masque's compositions are as intense as they are unique.

Connecting to an audience within the underground progressive and psychedelic music communities for their uncompromising and intense style of music, The Red Masque have released to date one single, two EPs, two live albums, and five studio albums.

In March 2024, The Red Masque started recording sessions for a new album at Orion Studios in Baltimore. This new album, All the Wolves Are Fed, was released independently on January 16, 2026.