Recorded over 10 years ago and released during the height of the grunge era. Guitar Dominance was the one that started it all for me. The press thought I was nuts making this kind of record back then, outdated and unfashionable. But trends come and go and I'm still here shredding and haven't let up one bit. The album was made on an old 16 track 1/2 inch tape machine in my old buddy Ducky Carlisle's first studio. I recorded the album using two full Marshall stacks (early 70`s non master 50`s) and a very early model Fender Yngwie Malmsteen signature stratocaster (my main guitar during that time period). I've long since retired the white ruffle shirt and fringe leather you see in the cover photos, but many of the musical elements you hear in this debut solo effort have remained constant throughout my career. The heavy neo-classical speed metal of Paganini's Revenge, In For The Kill and Survival Of The Fastest. The old school thrash and Euro-metal of The Ultraviolence. The full-on shred assault of Strat Attack and the emotional note wrenching playing in the ballad Jetaime. I look back on this record and it really holds up quite nicely . The band I had back then had been together for awhile and we had a significant amount of live shows under our belt . I think that brought a certain honesty to the recording. In fact that was the name of the band Joe Stump's Guitar Dominance ( I know a bit long and pretentious) Many of the tracks -Paganini, In For The Kill, Behind The 8 Ball and Jetaime are still staples during many of my live shows. Also I still play sections of Strat Attack during my live solo. It's hard believe an entire decade of shred has passed since the making of that record.