CHECK IT OUT: New Guthrie Govan ‘Late Night Sessions’ Jam package from jamtrackcentral.com
February 6, 2012
He’s a very busy man but Guthrie Govan has managed to find some time to create a new fantastic jam package for jamtrackcentral.com.
The last drunk has ambled home to bed, the bartender is waiting to clear the tables, but you just have to jam one more tune. What are you going to play?
We think the mighty Guthrie Govan has the answers, and we recorded him playing five stunning solos with a chilled small-hours vibe. The five tracks cover a range of sophisticated soul, blues and relaxed funk styles, perfect for your next date in a smoky New York club!
These tracks have been created by some of the greatest musicians available too, including Paul Harvey on Guitar/Bass, Lyndon J Connah on Keys/Bass and Marc Parnell on Drums and Percussion. A real feast of incredible talent with admirable CV’s!
This audio only series comes with the full length solo track, a solo backing track, an extended jam track and full Tab for each amazing improvised solo.
Take this opportunity to listen and learn from one of the finest guitar improvisers in the world!
Package includes:
5 full length solo tracks in MP3
5 solo backing tracks in MP3
5 extended jam tracks in MP3
Completely accurate TAB in PDF and Powertab format
Available NOW from jamtrackcentral.com for just £13.99
CHECK IT OUT: FREE live Guthrie Govan tracks!
February 28, 2011
Ed Yoon, of Suhr guitars, has been very graciously sharing some live audio from Guthrie Govan’s Gig recorded on Jan 21 at a club called Biscuits & Blues in downtown San Francisco.
Tracks that have been posted:
Of interest is the fact that Guthrie is playing through an all Suhr rig here, playing his signature Suhr through a Suhr Badger 30 and Suhr 1×12.
Ed has mentioned that some video footage is on the way!
CHECK IT OUT: Black Country Communion offer 2 exclusive digital downloads
February 23, 2011
Just in, something rather cool for BCC fans!
Black Country Communion have joined forces with “Planet Rock”, the UK’s leading classic rock radio station, to offer rock fans the opportunity to download two exclusive free “live” Black Country Communion tracks.
The tracks, “Black Country” and “One Last Soul,” were originally recorded live in front of a specially invited audience at John Henry’s, London on 20th September 2010. The live recordings have been exclusively mixed for Planet Rock by BCC’s producer, Kevin Shirley.
To be eligible to download the live tracks, rock fans are being asked to become VIP members of Planet Rock’s website by signing up to www.planetrock.com/vip. Once free membership has been activated, fans will have access to the free download, along with other VIP offers. Additionally, fans will also be able to order tickets for Black Country Communion’s forthcoming UK summer concerts in July.
Don’t forget BCC will be touring the UK this summer:
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Leeds O2 Academy (July 26)
Newcastle O2 Academy (July 27)
Glasgow O2 Academy (July 29)
Manchester Academy (July 30)
Click here for more info about BCC’s July 2011 UK concerts – http://www.noblepr.co.uk/Press_Releases/blackcountrycommunion/tour.htm
Steve Vai’s top 10 favourite instrumental guitar songs
August 23, 2009
Spotted on his twitter, Steve Vai reveals his top 10 instrumental guitar songs on the AOL Radio Blog.
The blog page has the full length songs, so have a listen to what tickles Mr Vai’s guitar fancy!
The top 10 runs down as:
10 ) The Champs: ‘Tequila’
9 ) Yngwie Malmsteen: ‘Black Star’
8 ) Stevie Ray Vaughan: ‘Lenny’
7 ) Allan Holdsworth: ‘Devil Take The Hindmost’
6 ) Frank Zappa: ‘Black Napkins’
5 ) Mashavishnu Orchestra: ‘Meeting of the Spirts’
4 ) Joe Satriani: ‘Is There Love In Space’
3 ) Jimi Hendrix: ‘Midnight’
2 ) Jeff Beck: ‘Cause We Ended as Lovers’
1 ) Santana: ‘Europa (Earth’s Cry Heaven Smile)’
Download new Dream Theater Single for Today Only!
May 6, 2009
Looking forward to the new Dream Theater album and this morning it was great to see:
Dream Theater fans, it’s time. Black Clouds & Silver Linings is out June 23rd. Get an exclusive FREE download of “A Rite of Passge” from that album right now!
Fill in your info below, click “Submit My Details” and you’ll get a nice, red link to click and download your copy. Enjoy! In a few days we’ll email you to tell you where to watch the brand new video for “A Rite of Passage.”
Grab it from here.
Marco Sfogli posts up demo of new song
April 30, 2009
Spotted over on truthinshredding, Marco Sfogli is working on his next solo album and has posted up a demo of a new song called ‘The Reaction’ on his myspace page.
Hi folks, I just posted one of the new songs from the next Sfoley solo record…still in its demo form but hey, sounds good to me already:) Hope you’ll enjoy it!
Sounds fantastic, can’t wait to hear more!
Sacred Mother Tongue “The Ruin Of Man”
April 23, 2009
I’ve finally bought myself Sacred Mother Tongue‘s latest album “The Ruin Of Man
I’ve been looking forward to this album as Andy James, UK guitar virtuoso and ‘the future of shred’, is now the guitarist in the band. I’m a big fan of his playing and particularly his solo CD ‘In The Wake Of Chaos‘.
I love a good bit of Metal and from the crunching riff on the opening track, ‘The End‘, I was moshing away \m/… albeit in my chair 
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The album is littered with fantastic riffage and a really tight rhythm section. Particular fave riffs are the main riff to ‘Two Thousand Eight Hundred‘, the double kick assault of ‘The Suffering’ and ‘Numb‘.
Of course we’re talking about Andy James here, no big surprises that, overall, the guitar work on the album is exceptional. From his trademark fast alternate picking licks to those fantastic wide intervallic tapping ideas, it’s all here but all working with the song and band dynamic. The musical ideas and solos here are used to complement the songs rather than dominate. In saying that the album does end with a kick ass instrumental track called ‘Hour Glass‘ which showcases the man’s incredible talents.
Vocals are an area that can put alot of people off Metal, there is a fair bit of screaming on this album which may not be for some, but it is mixed in with some great melodic choruses/sections. So it’s horses for courses really, personally I like a mix of the two for the contrast.
It’ll be interesting to see how ‘Britain’s Most Promising Metal Act’ the band do commercially. They’re playing the festival circuit this summer, so if they cut it live I’m sure they are destined for big things!
If you like your modern Metal riff laden and guitar playing nice and scary it’s definitely an album to check out!
