| Pretissimo |
| What can I tell you;
it's just a little guitar symphony (2 movements). Totally
absurd and even more pretentious, extremely intense and
classical. This one was a lot of fun recording (If you
don't know what pretissimo means look it up and then the
title will make perfect sense). |
| Facemelter |
| I really love this
tune; it's a cool mix of heavy rhythms and solos, and
the melody is really haunting and pretty at the same time.
Plus the whole first solo section is harmonized and extremely
European sounding. |
| Night
Of The Living Shred |
| The title track to
this disc. By far, the sickest, most intense thing I have
ever played. My head almost exploded recording this one.
I love the grrove at the end; it's great to solo over;
and heavy as hell. |
| Never Forgotten |
| This track is dedicated
to the memory of my grandparents, with whom I was very
close. They passed away some tume ago, and in remembering
them, I am also showing appreciation to the rest of my
family. Since day one they have totally loving and supportive.
|
| The Sorcerer's
Apprentice |
| A total Euro-Metal
extravaganza. Some of the best sounding stuff during our
live shows is when I'm locking in with the guys and just
playing heavy rhythms and power grooves. This track definitely
has a lot of that. Plus the melody is really nicely put
together. For the solo, I had no idea what I was gonna
play, and the one we ended up keeping was a total "seat
of your pants" kind of take. |
| The Jimi Stomp |
| Hendrix ruled the
universe back then as he still does. As my friend "Big
Guy" always says, Jimi is the King of Rock. He was
also cool as shit. |
| Chasing The
Jack |
| A high velocity double
kick track. I love playing over this type of groove and
I've got to have at least one of these on each record.
I tried to make this one a bit less classical by adding
some souped up bluesy stuff. Also the unison guitars and
bass parts add quite a bit to the track. |
| Heavy Handed |
| I love a lot of thrash
and power metal music, but many times don't care for the
vocals. On this one, my focus was much more on the heavy
rhythm guitars. The idea was an instrumental with no melody,
no main theme, just a serious of ultra-violently heavy
grooves with plenty of insanely fast lead guitar strategically
placed. |
| Texas Chainsaw
Boogie |
| My own personal take
on the Texas Blues "thang". I tried to hold
back and play a bit more traditionally on this one (well
for me anyway). What more can you say about Stevie Ray;
he had so much in his hands, it was ridiculous. |
| Timeless |
| This track has three
different sections. It's similar to Paganini's Revenge
from Guitar Dominance in that I wanted to have some extremely
classical playing followed by a slower section set up
for more emotional playing. The title comes from the fact
that strong melodies and great chord sequences hold up
quite well, regardless of what today's writers and critics
say is fashionable. |
| Chop Shop Serenade |
| A neo-classical lover's
wet dream. I really could care less when the guitar magazine
writers say that this kind of playing is dated and out
of fashion. It is a style of guitar I've been playing
for a very long time and will continue to play. If I wanted
to be fashionable I would grow a goatee, stick a sock
on my head, and forget how to tune and play my guitar.
No thanks. |
