The new outfit is led my multimedia creative Scott Milligan and includes bassist Mark Hamon, guitarist Dan Baker, pianist Chris Baldwin and drummer Rob Redfern.

Ball tells Prog: "Scott called me up and asked if I was familiar with The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman. It just happened that a DVD was sitting on my coffee table waiting for a re-run, so I said, 'Yes. So what? Have I won a prize?'

"He said no, but that Kitten Pyramid would really like me to come and play the Grim Reaper in their video. 'Ah,' I thought. 'This could be my big break!'