Insignia is a progressive heavy metal project that was born in the early part of 2003, out of Toronto, Canada. The project saw its humble beginnings as a three man effort working on songs out of a basement.

With a different mix of influences and musical approaches Carlos Vides (composer/vocalist), Mr. P (guitars/producer) and Oscar Azahar (saxophone) joined forces to create a type of heavy metal that steps away from the mainstream metal scene.

Carlos (former vocalist/composer for short-lived "Eternal Blasphemy") contributed most of the work he originally intended for his former band, while Mr. P contributed his guitar playing, song editing and computer recording skills to the project. Oscar (originally playing for bands like "The Sauce", "Dominicanada", "Mambo Urbano", etc.) added his music writing skills and many complex saxophone playing talents to make this a very original sounding act.

The purpose of Insignia is to explore heavy music from all its possible angles, to add to it and make it grow, and expand it to heights it has not yet envisioned. To achieve this, influence has been borrowed from every other possible music style, and no effort has been made to hold back from the inevitable. In this way, more variety has been added, more venues have been explored and more choices for exploration have been created. To date six songs have been released. These illustrate the project's unique direction and taste. However, at this very moment, more material is being written, and fresh new recordings should be available soon.

Insignia has been joined by Joaquin Arcila (from Senorbac) on bass.  To hear sound samples of the current Insignia recordings click on the music section. Please feel free to contact Insignia  at the following e-mail address: insigniametal@gmail.com