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May 2008 - UPDATE Hey, once again sorry it’s been quite awhile between updates. The European tour back in Feb/March went extremely well. I played 15 dates in 20 days combining shows and clinics. A sincere thanks goes out to all that attended. A bunch of the footage was recorded in both audio and video format, so I’m sure that a bunch of that will surface in the form of bonus tracks and quite possibly a new bootleg concert DVD with concert and clinic footage combined. I played a nice combination of solo stuff, Reign of Terror material, and quite a bit of Rainbow and Deep Purple so the bootleg DVD will be completely filled with tons of guitar. I’m currently recording my new solo record, the long awaited follow-up to Speed Metal Messiah, and it should be released later on this year (late fall). I’ve got a bunch of the guitar tracks completed and I’m very pleased thus far. It’s a very diverse collection of tunes with a bunch of blazing neo-classical tracks, of course, a nice Gary Moore style ballad, an evil speed metal/thrash metal bit, and some retro Hendrix/Blackmore induced tunes. While all the tracks are titled, I have several working titles for the record that I’m still tossing around. While there’s, of course, a ton of over the top guitar stuff going on as usual, this one will be my best record song/composition-wise. I feel really good about the selection of tracks. For all you European fans, I’m featured in the new Shred issue of Gitarist magazine (www.gitarist.nl). There’s an interview with me, plus I’m mentioned as one of the top 20 Shredders of all time. I’ll be going to Europe next month for some festival dates with HolyHell, and as usual, I’m really looking forward to getting out and doing more damage. After returning from Europe, I’ll get back to work on the new record, which should be completed by late July/early August. That’s it for now. I’ll try to make updates more frequent in the future, but what can I tell you, I like playing guitar way more than typing at the computer!
January 2008 - UPDATE Hey, Happy New Year to everyone! Hope you guys had a great holiday. As usual, new stuff to report. It’s looking like this year should be very busy. I just came back from Bulgaria where HolyHell played a New Years Eve show opening for Saxon (3 band bill, we were in the middle). Believe it or not, it was an outdoor show, and fuck yeah it was cold. They had bionic heaters on stage but it was still quite chilly to say the least. However that didn’t affect the show as the Bulgarian fans were wonderful, the band played a killer set, and it was great to see the fans really enjoying themselves. The show was taped for Bulgarian national television, so it was fun to be a part of their version of Dick Clarke’s Rocking Eve. When it comes to being true metal fans, the Bulgarian people don’t fuck around and I can’t wait to go back later on this year. The new instructional DVD is out, so thanks a ton to you guys (and gals) that have picked it up. If you haven’t it’s available at www.ShredAcademy.com. I also have a new audio instructional program coming out in a few weeks. This will be out through www.guitarassault.com (a sister company of the Shred Academy). It’s a very cool program entitled “66 Licks.” What it is is 66 one bar licks grouped into 3 categories: easier, intermediate, and advanced. All the licks are played at the same tempo with 3 different grooves to play them over included. I play various examples using combinations of many of the licks showing how when strung together it’s a great way to formulate soloing ideas. The licks are in the European neo-classical/shred vein and these are phrasing ideas and technical portions of my playing vocabulary. It’s not like I came up with outside ideas just for the program. These are things that are a part of my actual playing vocabulary. Touring-wise I’ll be playing at the NAMM show this week, Thursday Jan 17th - Sunday Jan20th. I’ll be playing at the US Masters Guitarworks booth. They’ve released a killer amp that I’ll be demoing, (very Blackmore-ish tone to it) so needless to say, I’ll be hard to miss if you’re attending the show. I’ll also be playing a European solo tour in Feb/March, the dates will be posted in the tour dates section, and it will be updated regularly with dates being added. I’ll be playing solo instrumental stuff, Reign of Terror material, and a bunch of Deep Purple and Rainbow. I’m playing shows and clinics, and I’m really looking forward to getting out and doing more damage.
November 2007 - UPDATE Well, sorry for the long layoff as far as posting my recent activities, but I’ve been quite busy with a bunch of cool new stuff in the pipes. First off, I’m very excited because I’m going to appear on a record with the famed London Philharmonic Orchestra. Magic Maestro Music is a company that produces books/CDs for children and adults. The book/CD package is a story based from a famous work of music. The orchestral pieces are performed by the London Philharmonic. On each disc they feature a track with a work from the classical piece done in a non-traditional classical format. I’ve recorded a speed metal neo-classical version of Tchaikovsky’s “Enchanted Lake” from Swan Lake. It was a great experience and the track came out killer. I’ve also finished my 5th instructional DVD entitled “Advanced Hard Rock/Metal Soloing Techniques.” This one will be a 2 disc set and will be released by the Shred Academy in late November. I also recorded additional footage for the re-release of the Sweep Picking/Arpeggio DVD. That will also be a 2 disc set available through the Shred Academy in several weeks. As you’ve seen in the last update, my entire instrumental back catalogue has been released through Magic Circle Music. It’s only available in digital format for now, but they’ll be re-releasing cool re-mastered products with many extras and bonus materials next year. I’m back at work on the follow up to “Speed Meal Messiah” that will be released in the early portion of next year. Thanks.
October 2007 - UPDATE
Magic Circle Music releases Joe "Shredlord"
Stump's back catalog!
June 2007 - UPDATE Hey, just a quick update, to report some of the stuff I’ve got in the pipes. First off, HolyHell will be playing two festivals in Europe, the Kaliakra Rock Fest in Kavarna, Bulgaria on June 30th, and the Magic Circle festival on July 7th. The Magic Circle fest is going to be killer with a bunch of great bands on the bill, so go over to www.magiccirclemusic.com to get all the details. I’ll also be shooting another instructional DVD for the Shred Academy within the next few weeks. This one will be entitled Hard Rock and Metal Advanced Soloing Techniques. I’ll be playing several solos from my recordings, breaking them down content- and concept-wise, and detailing all of the techniques used. The Shred Academy will also be reissuing the Sweep Arpeggio DVD and I’ll be shooting additional footage to be offered as a bonus DVD that’ll be packaged along with it. The footage will include transcriptions and demonstrations of some of the most challenging arpeggio sections I’ve recorded. There’s also a few US dates in the touring section, so check out those as well. I’m currently rehearsing for my next solo record that depending on my touring schedule I should be gearing up to record quite soon. That’s it for now.
April 2007 - UPDATE Once again, sorry for the lengthy delay in between updates but when I’m touring, I’m not much of a computer guy. I’ve just returned from Europe and the Demons, Dragons and Warriors tour was a truly great experience. The venues were massive, the crowds were great and all and all it couldn’t have gone better. HolyHell was very well received at all the shows and it was killer seeing how people responded so amazing well to a brand new band. Of course the kings of metal, Manowar, destroyed every night of the tour; it’s amazing seeing over 10,000 people packed into an arena with their fists in the air night after night. When those guys fire up live and throw down, they don’t fuck around. During the tour, HolyHell released an EP/single (it’s referred to as a single in Europe) on March 23rd; it contains 4 tracks plus additional video material containing interview segments and live concert footage. You can download the entire EP/single at www.HolyHell.com. On May 19th and 20th, I’ll be playing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on a G3 type of bill with Angra’s Kiko Loureiro and George Bellas. It’s gonna be a killer guitar show and I’m really looking forward to it. After all the dust settles from touring, I’ll get back to work rehearsing the band for the recording of my next full-on solo album. All the tunes are written and it’s just a matter of getting the guys prepared before we get into the studio to bang it out. I guess that’s it for now.
February 2007 - UPDATE Hey, sorry it’s been awhile in between updates, but I’ve been quite busy lately. Right now, I’m just getting ready for the upcoming Manowar/Rhapsody of Fire/Holy Hell tour. Rehearsals start up soon and I’m really looking forward to getting back out there and doing some serious damage when the tour starts up in March. As far as the Holy Hell thing goes, there will be a release fairly soon but I’m not at liberty to break any of that news until the label issues the official word. But get ready because it’s coming and I’m sure everyone’s going to be floored by the great work we’ve done. I also have some guest appearances on several releases coming up. I played solos on ex-Manowar/fellow shred demon David Shankle’s upcoming DSG record, guitarist Ethan Brosh’s solo record (great player -- one of my former students -- George Lynch and Greg Howe are guesting on the disc as well, so needless to say, I’m in good company), and my buddy Sean Baker’s next release (who’s another killer player). Also, I just signed on with Dean Markley strings. They are a great company, and I’m really looking forward to working with them as two of my all time heroes, Gary Moore and Yngwie Malmsteen, are Dean Markley guys. So, it’s nice to be among some full-on guitar royalty. In addition, lots of other things are in the pipes for this upcoming year. I will be recording and releasing my next solo record but the time frame really depends on my Holy Hell touring schedule. I’ll also be doing at least one more Neo-Classical DVD for the Shred Academy this year. A few solo tours are also in the works for this year as well as some other surprises, so things will continue to be busy. I’ll try to keep the site updated more often.
October 2006 - UPDATE Sorry for the delay in updating the site, but as usual, I’ve been fairly busy lately. Neo-Classical Guitar 3 is now available through the Shred Academy. They’re offering it in two formats; a single disc package containing only the instructional DVD itself plus a performance of The Red Priest or a two disc package. The second disc contains some short instructional footage and performances of four tunes from the Speed Metal Messiah record -- Eastern Beast, Unleashing the Fury, Weapon of Choice, and Psycho Shred Suite’s 2nd Movement Presto. All and all a cool package with tons of instructional info combined with quite a bit of playing footage. There should be a video teaser of the DVD up at the Shred Academy site and JoeStump.com shortly. I’ve got a few shows lined up before the end of the year, Reign of Terror will be doing two shows in Mexico; one in Cihuahua at the El Craneo and one headlining the second stage at the Monterrey Metal Festival. I’m really looking forward to returning to Mexico as the fans there are some of the best I’ve played for. There are some solo shows as well, so check the touring section of the site for updates. I’m currently rehearsing the material for my next upcoming solo record. I’ll start recording later this year with the record being released early next year after the Holy Hell record comes out. It’ll be a kind of return to some of my earlier releases like Supersonic Shred Machine with a variety of material. Some retro hard rock Hendrix and Deep Purple inspired stuff, a few heavier tracks, and of course some blazing classically influenced speed metal. No title as of yet, that’s the toughest thing, composing and playing all that stuff is much easier than coming up with a cool, pretentious title for the record. Also some exciting news in the pipes about the re-releasing of my back catalogue, I’ll have more about that next update.
July 2006 - UPDATE
The Uli Jon Roth Sky Academy concerts out in LA were a blast with a ton of cool players involved (Roy Z, Chris Impellitteri, Warren DiMartini, Tony Franklin, Jeff Scott Soto -- to name just a few). And it was a tremendous treat to play and spend some time with Uli and it was extremely inspiring to watch him play 3 nights in a row. I played all three nights and was also one of the few artists to get a short spot myself performing my instrumental version of the Rainbow classic Still I'm Sad (yes, I know it was originally done by the Yardbirds). I had Uli's band backing me and none other than the webmaster himself, Joe Hart, fulfilling the bass duties, which itself was a ton of fun. My favorite part came on the final Saturday show when I played Rainbow's Lost In Hollywood and Love's No Friend with Graham Bonnet. Uli joined us on these tunes and we had a great extended jam at the end of Love's No Friend. So needless to say, I was in the presence of real hard rock royalty. I'm looking forward to being involved in future Sky Academy events.
I just finished all the guitars on the Holy Hell record and it sounds killing. I played a ton of solos, many of them quite lengthy, so trust me when I say everyone's going to get their money's worth when this thing comes out. While it's not quite as guitar heavy as a full-on Joe Stump release, I'm still doing plenty of damage on this record. It was also a great experience working with producer Joey DeMaio (Manowar bassist and power metal kingpin). He really pushed me to be on top of my game and it really shows in the performances.
I finished recording Neo-Classical Guitar 3 and it'll be released very soon through the Shred Academy. Along with the Neo-3 DVD there will be a bonus 2nd DVD included with me performing several of my tunes from various recordings.
May 2006 - UPDATE Joe has just checked in with the following news... Work continues on the debut Holy Hell record and will continue as I'll be back in the studio tracking guitars for it in both May and June. In addition to the Holy Hell disc I've also got a new solo record in the pipes , with all of the material composed. I'm preparing to start work on that after the guitars are finished with Holy Hell. I've also recorded another new instructional DVD Neo-Classical guitar 3. This DVD focuses on Baroque style classical pedal point and linear playing. As with the previous DVD it contains quite a bit of instructional content, performance footage and yes plenty of gratuitous shredding. It should be released by the Shred Academy in June sometime. In late
May I'll be participating in a series of concerts in Los Angeles
with Uli Jon Roth at the Ralph Freud Theater . Since Uli is one
of my all time heroes and of course a great artist and innovator
in the world of Neo-Classical / European hard rock guitar I'm
extremely excited to have been asked to play at this event.
March 2006 - UPDATE
"Neo Classical Guitar 2"
DVD Out Now
Guitar Clinic At
Alpha Music, Virginia Beach, VA - 24th April 2006
February 2006 - UPDATE Joe’s new DVD, “Neo-Classical Guitar 2,” will be released by a new internet instructional site called the Shred Academy. The new DVD will be in full-on DVD format (not DVD-R like previous releases). Production has already begun on it so it should be available in two weeks. Sorry about the delay, but the alliance with the new company pushed back the release date a bit. The links to purchase the new DVD will be posted as soon as it’s available.
January 2006 - UPDATE We just got this info from Virtuosa Magazine: "Just a quick message for you to put on your web site. You have been selected from among the finest guitarists in the world to appear courtesy of LION MUSIC on the free SHRED CD which will be given out with VIRTUOSA MAGAZINE with issue 11 (out January 10th). You can buy the magazine from www.lionmusic.com at the shop section or for more information contact Nick the Editor on Nick.J.Hinton@btinternet.com." So, be sure to check it out! Also, there is a cool video clip of Joe shredding here.
December 2005 - UPDATE Hey everyone, hope all is well out there. Sorry it’s been a little bit in between updates, but we have a lot to report! Joe’s been very busy tracking guitars for the debut Holy Hell CD. He says the tone is massive and promises it’s going to be a monster of a record -- pure unadulterated metal like your mom used to make. And yes, of course, there will be plenty of cool ass guitar stuff on the disc. New dates for the Demons, Dragons and Warriors world tour have been confirmed and are posted in the touring section of the site. The first leg starts early next year and there will be many more dates to come. It’ll be a full-on world tour with the kings of metal -- Manowar, the mighty Rhapsody and Holy Hell -- with dates throughout a good portion of 2006. The new instructional DVD, Neo-Classical Guitar II, is finished and edited. It should be available for purchase very soon! It’ll contain a ton of cool instructional stuff, plenty of gratuitous shred footage, and several live play-along performance tracks. It should clock in at over 90 minutes and I’m certain everyone’s really going to enjoy it. Also in the press, in the new Shred issue of Guitar One, with Yngwie Malmsteen and Buckethead on the cover, has a feature with Joe along with several of his totally over-the-top guitar runs recorded on the CD ROM and transcribed in the magazine -- a very cool issue!
September 2005 - UPDATE Well, I’ve been out playing and touring for most of the summer and I’m now home for a period of time. Between playing solo shows, clinics, and master classes for Berklee in Boston and LA, and the Manowar, Rhapsody, Holy Hell - Demons Dragons and Warriors tour in the States and some festival dates in Europe, it was great to have the last several months filled with so much live playing. I’m currently writing tunes for the Holy Hell release and will start work on the band’s debut record in a few weeks. In addition to recording the Holy Hell disc, I’ll be shooting the next instructional DVD, Neo-Classical Guitar II. The disc will feature a massive amount of classically tinged instructional material, plus a fair amount of performance footage as well. I think all the fans are going to be quite pleased. I’ll be doing some solo shows and clinics periodically in upcoming months, so please check the tour dates section of the site.
April 2005 - UPDATE The new DVD entitled Neo-Classical Guitar I is now available; all the tablature for the DVD will be available to download from the site. The next more advanced DVD, Neo-Classical Guitar II will be shot after Joe returns from touring at the end of April/early May. Also Joe appears in back to back issues of Guitar World magazine. In the May 2005 issue there is a cool review of the newly released “Shredology/Midwest Shredfest” double CD, and in the June issue, Joe’s doing the “Betcha Can’t Play This” feature. Video footage at both warp speed and slow speed of the lick are on the Guitar World CD-ROM. Joe will be playing both nights at the Shredfest in Rochester on May 20th and 21st. However, due to scheduling conflicts, the full band will be playing on only the Friday, May 20th show. Joe is the headliner at that show and plans on playing a very lengthy set. On Saturday, May 21st, Joe will play a totally different set of material but will be doing that solo with backing tracks (ala guitar clinic style) Also, Joe is playing with power metal band Holy Hell. The band includes vocalist Maria Breon, Jay Rigney on bass guitar, Jay Gates on drums, (both from Joe’s solo band and Reign of Terror) and guitarist Tom Hess. They will be touring with metal legends Manowar and symphonic metal masters Rhapsody. Shows will start in the US and Canada in early June as well as the Masters of Rock festival in the Czech Republic and Germany’s Earthshaker festival in July. All tour dates will be posted.
January 2005 - UPDATE Some new sound clips will be featured on the site shortly, these will be exclusive to JoeStump.com. These are live recordings from the last European tour, which ended in Oct., featuring live versions of several instrumentals and also Joe tearing into a bunch of Deep Purple, Hendrix, and Gary Moore stuff. As Joe puts it, "a show of gratitude to the fans, it's the least I can do for all the great support I get." So feel free to burn, download, and do whatever you like with the tracks. I thought it would be a cool thing to put up for everyone to enjoy. Also we just got done shooting the Neo-classical Guitar I DVD and expect a quick release after editing. The DVD will clock in at around 90 minutes and covers a whole variety of techniques.
December 2004 - UPDATE Sorry for such a lengthy period in between updates, but I've been quite busy. First off, the official live bootleg DVD will be available in a a matter of days, so webmaster Joe Hart should be able to start taking orders very soon. As promised, it will include an entire Reign of Terror show, an entire guitar clinic from the same European tour, plus additional solo footage from several shows earlier this year. I'm going to reshoot neo-classical guitar 1 around the same time that I'm going to shoot 2 (the 2nd more advanced DVD). I had hoped to finish these sooner, but I just moved into a new house and that set me back a little. But I promise those will be completed and available very soon. I've got all of the material ready to go, and I assure you guys that it'll be worth the wait. Also tab booklets will be included in both instructional DVDs. Leviathan Records will release Shredology - a compilation of select tunes from my entire Leviathan instrumental catalogue. The disc will come in at close to 80 minutes and all the older tracks will be remastered. Also included will be some bonus tracks and the Midwest Shredfest live record will be included as a second bonus disc. If you recall, that was originally only available in very small quantities on Diginet Music thru MP3.com a few years ago. Vote now for your Shredology song list, just email me the tunes you'd like to see appear on the record. I'll check everybody's list and make the track listing dependent on the results. So I'm waiting to hear from you guys. thanks, and happy holidays to everybody.
September 2004 - UPDATE The new record, “Speed Metal Messiah,” is currently available at all the posted sites and webstores. We’ll post additional webstores and outlets in the upcoming weeks. Joe has just starting to do a bunch of press for the new record, so we’ll be posting interviews and reviews as they start to come in. An article and full review of the new album will appear in the upcoming issue of BWBK. As far as the new instructional DVDs go, the first one is still being edited and we’ll be shooting the second one sometime in the next several weeks - before Joe heads off to Europe for the hard rock/blues tour. But they both should be available by late Oct. early Nov. We’ll also be selling an official Joe Stump live bootleg 2 DVD set exclusively on the site. The first DVD will include a lengthy full concert from the last Reign of Terror European tour as well as additional clinic footage. Another DVD will include a compilation of several live instrumental shows from recent tours. So we’re talking HOURS worth of live footage! And since it’s more of a live bootleg type of recording, it’ll be offered at a great price. Plenty of guitar close-ups and gratuitous shred footage! That one should be available within the next few weeks, prior to the neo-classical instructional DVD coming out.
July 2004 - UPDATE New Record, New label - Joe has just signed a deal with Lion Music for his new record Speed Metal Messiah. Lion is a European based company and has an impressive roster of guitarists on it’s label - James Byrd, George Bellas, Marcel Coenen, Alex Masi , Lars Eric Mattson, Rusty Cooley, Kelly Simonz, Ritchie Kotzen, Tony Macalpine - just to rattle off a few. The disc will be released in Sept. (a slight delay due to the change in labels) Joe will be releasing 2 instructional DVDs in the upcoming months as well. Neo-classical Guitar 1 which has already been shot and is being edited now will feature some technique building exercises incorporating diatonic scale patterns and a six part neo- classical workout with each section demonstrating a different technique. (Scale patterns, multi string arpeggios, single string picking phrases, rhythm playing, etc) The second one, Advanced Neo-Classical Guitar, will be loaded with many transcriptions to some of Joe’s most demanding works as well as a ton of other Baroque induced fret frying. Both DVDs will feature lengthy guitar cadenzas as well as several full tunes with Joe playing with various backing tracks. Also included in the performance tracks will be several tunes from Speed Metal Messiah. Joe has also been busy contributing guitar work on ex Virgin Steel guitarist Jack Starr’s new album which is being produced by Manowar bassist Joey DeMaio for Magic Circle Music and will be released on SPV.
May 2004 - UPDATE FROM JOE The European tour was a blast and I just want to thank everyone for making it such a success -- the DDA Agency, tour manager Dick Stam and my buddies Louie Van Aalst, Ruud and of course all the fans that attended the shows and guitar clinics. There will be plenty of pics from the tour to be posted. I’ll be back out on the road in June in the States so check the tour dates section which will have dates and cities posted soon.
New Record – Yes,
the new record is all finished and it’s a monster of a guitar
record, my best playing to date. The official title is “Speed Metal
Messiah” and it contains the following track listing: Before the tour in June begins, I’ll also start shooting my new advanced neo-classical instructional DVD.
March 2004 - UPDATE
FROM JOE "As far as new record news goes the brand new Joe Stump instrumental album is nearing completion. With several working titles in the pipes (no confirmed title to the record as of yet) here`s a partial track listing"- Weapon of Choice ------------------------------------------------------------------- Januray 2004 - UPDATE
FROM JOE ------------------------------------------------------------------- 25th November 2003 ~
UPDATE FROM JOE Also I’ll be recording my 7th instrumental album during December 03 and January 04 to be released early next year. I promise it will be my finest recorded guitar work to date. It’s been awhile since I’ve done a full on studio instrumental record and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed. I’ll also be doing a third instructional DVD, the second one to be released right here at JoeStump.com. This one will be an advanced Neo-classical DVD covering difficult excerpts from some of my more demanding tracks, Classical pedal point and arpeggio sequences as well as some blazing right hand alternate and economy picking material. I’ll also be doing a clinic tour in December 03. going to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and parts of China. So there will be plenty of new Joe Stump products available early next year. Thanks to everyone for all the much appreciated support. Joe ------------------------------------------------------------------- 20th June 2003 ~ NEW
RELEASE: ARMED & READY Joe has also started doing an instructional column for the Rhino Amps website entitled Joe Stump's Shred Academy. Every month there will be tabbed out examples, an explanatory text, and sound clips of the instructional material as well as bonus sound clips recorded by Joe specifically for the site. Needless to say, all the featured clips are recorded using Rhino amplification exclusively. Joe will be be out on the road at various points during the summer starting at the end of this month, so make sure to check the touring schedule for venue info. Also a ton of photos from March's Tour of Mexico to be posted very soon in the photo section of this site. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th February 2003 ~ TOUR
DATES IN MEXICO
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2nd February 2003 ~ ARPEGGIO LESSON VOLUME 1 DVD - ON SALE NOW! 
Exclusive to JoeStump.com! New Instructional DVD for
sale, "Arpeggio Lesson - Volume I." Click Here The sweep-picking instructional DVD is now available. The cost is $20.00 plus shipping. It's a great learning tool for players on all levels. Joe Stump.com is also taking credit card orders for the DVD as well. Joe's first instrumental album, the classic "Guitar Dominance," has been reissued and remastered. It's available now at LeviathanRecords.com and will be available at all the usual CD sources (Guitar 9, CDnow, Amazon, etc.) later this month. Joe's instrumental tour of Mexico is scheduled for March14-18th. It will include several live shows and guitar clinics. Exact venues for all events will be posted within the next week. After the Mexico tour, Joe plans on doing another run of Reign of Terror shows starting in late March, so check the site for tour dates. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 20th December 2002 ~ NEW
GUITAR MASTERS CD GUITAR DOMINANCE
REMASTER AND RE-RELEASE Reviews and articles about Joe and the new Reign of Terror release, Conquer and Divide, can be found in the new BWBK issue 66 and in the newest copy of the Feb. 2003 Guitar One mag. METAL CHOP
BUILDING BERKLEE PRESS DVD ------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th December 2002 --------------------------------------------------------- 15th November 2002 |
"Leviathan/Diginet has remastered and reissued the first Guitar Master
cd and it's available at the 
The
Reign of Terror European Tour was a ton of fun
and the shows went very well. We’re hoping to go back sometime
early next year (April). More pics from the tour to be posted
very soon. We recorded one of the shows and are also recording
the Nov. 29th show in Rochester N.Y. and might use a combination
of both shows for a live album. 
Well,
quite a bit has gone on since the last update. Joe has a new record
entitled Armed and Ready that is now available
through Leviathan. This is a remixed and remastered rendition
of the last Guitar Masters CD. Since the disc turned out so well,
and was only previously available in a very limited format, Leviathan
decided to do a full on printing of the disc. It contains some
of Joe's most inspired improvised solo playing and a huge amount
of over the-top-shredding. Copyright © 2003 The material on this website is copyrighted to Joe Stump, as well as to the original contributing sources of all visual, audio and printed materials. Copying and reproduction of any material on this site is restricted to individual visitors' computer use only. Any public copying, printing, reproduction or distribution of the materials on this site, either online or in printed format is expressly forbidden without written or electronic consent of the original contributor's or author's permission. This site works with Joe Stump's approval and authorizations. Email the webmaster of this site for more information.