Gustavo Di Padua - The Stairs (2008)

This great guitarist comes from Rio de Janeiro and this album has been composed and produced...and whatever...all by himself! Honestly this guy is really really good and i love his style! though he plays mainly hard rock / heavy metal, he goes thru a sh%tload of style...whether it is funk, fusion, jazz, ballads..it's easy to see he has loads of influences perspiring through his playing...a brilliant release that i highly recommend! don't miss it! \m/

Gustavo Di Padua - The Stairs (2008)
Genre: Instrumental / HM
Tracklist:
1 Insight
2 The Stairs
3 Hopeful
4 The Chalenges
5 That's Al
6 Second Floor
7 Spiritual Lesson
8 Rach
9 2008
10 The Harvest
11 Next Stage

Gustavo

Andreas Kisser - Hubris I & II (2009)

I guess there's no need to present the lead guitarist of Sepultura...Here's is first solo album and a rather good one IMHO....you'll feel a certain sense of familiarity with the melodies at some point...well it's Andreas Kisser playing! 2 CD with a brazilian feel and of course a metal/rock one...actually these 2 CDs (electric and acoustic) are pretty ecclectic (ethnic, "ambiant" metal, stoner, heavy metal, bossa-nova, oriental music, classical..and so forth!)...one thing that struck me are the reviews about this album...overall they are far from welcoming! ^^ I can understand a bit as this album is, just like Kisser and his leads in Sepultura, pretty experimental (lots of whammy bar and sqealing sounds!), which means that you'll need several listenings and an open-mind to get into it... so I leave it up to you to give this one its chance or not... I'm glad I did! \m/

Andreas Kisser - Hubris I & II (2009)
Genre: Rock / HM
Tracklist:
Disc 1
01 Protest!
02 Euphoria/Desperation
03 Eu Humano
04 The Forum
05 Virgulândia
06 God's Laugh
07 R.H.E.T.
08 Em Busca Do Ouro
09 Lava Sky
10 A Million Judas Iscariotes

Disc 2
01 Sad Soil
02 Worlds Apart
03 Breast Feeding
04 Page
05 Domenicana
06 Vivaldi
07 0120
08 Armonia
09 Hubris
10 Mythos

Andreas Kisser

Jorn Lande & Russel Allen - The Battle 2005

After A bro made the 666th post on the 1st of junuary 2008 ...weird it was done by the Antigöd indeed...i sure some dark scientists would glady study the phenomenon!^^... i now play "the neighbour of the beast" album, number 667th (which also happens to be the title of a DM album incidentally!...and as all these wars cause me to have a very bad memory i hope you don't know about it already! however i am sure you all know about these guys better than i do!lol so to cut a long story short i must say that this album impressed me at all levels ... despites i am not a fan of that genre ... but vocals, guitars, bass, drums, pianos...everything fits in perfectly and it all has been very well produced ... not a single weak track in my view! well ... that's what we call a killer album from beginning to end!! the battle in 2008 is gonna unfold just fine my broz! enjoy \m/

Jorn Lande & Russel Allen - The Battle 2005
Genre: Hard Rock, Progressive Metal
Tracklist:
01 Another Battle
02 Hunters Night
03 Wish For A Miracle
04 Reach A Little Longer
05 Come Alive
06 Truth Of Our Time
07 My Own Way
08 Ask You Anyway
09 Silent Rage
10 Where Have The Angels Gone
11 Universe Of Light
12 The Forgotten Ones

Riding forgotten winds!

VA - Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas

Before X-mas is over in TW i must hurry to play that one!lol no big description needed, just very good axeman playing the famous x-mas tune. in order of appearance you have kenny wayne sheperd, eric johnson, jeff beck, the brian stezer orchestra, joe satriani, steve morse, steve vai, joe perry, alex lifeson, richie sambora and finally hotei! As you can see not the worst people they could find! i think it's cool to listen to how they revamped those songs in their manner...besides the title though it is appropriate for that period of the year, also befits any warriors..since not everyone call "axe" the same thing! ah ah! ...so hope you enjoy! ...and Merry Axe-Mas to you broz!

VA - Merry Axemas - A Guitar Christmas
Genre: Guitar!
Tracklist:
01 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
02 First Nowell
03 Amazing Grace
04 Jingle Bells
05 Silent Night/Holy Night Jam
06 Joy to the World
07 Christmas Time Is Here
08 Blue Christmas
09 Little Drummer Boy
10 Cantique de Noel (O' Holy Night)
11 Happy Xmas (War Is Over)

Slashing santa's bag open! ^^

BOOK OF REFLECTIONS - Chapter II: Unfold The Future 2006

BOOK OF REFLECTIONS - Chapter II: Unfold The Future 2006
Genre: Progressive Metal, Hard Rock

Björn Jansson (vocals)
Martin LeMar (vocals)
Anand Mahangoe (guitar)
Mistheria (keyboards)
Lars Eric Mattsson (guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals)
Eddie Sledgehammer (drums)

Progressive is not my style at all, but i must tell this is nevertheless a very good album, ...and actually i find it doesn't really sound like most of the stuff we (or i) call progressive!lol...of course it's lyrical and technical but to me, this band sounds closer to stuffs more or less like Iron Maiden! and if you like guitarist, Anand Mahangoe from Sphere of Souls is a fine musician who know how to stay original while playing very cool melodies and powerfull riff...or nice ballads! =)

Tracklist:
1 Unfold the Future
2 Bringer of the Torch
3 Free My Soul
4 Heal Me
5 Uncover the Lie
6 Ashes to Ashes
7 Make Sure You Don’t fall
8 Deep Inside
9 Blink of an Eye
10 Got to Get Low
11 Love Conquers All

Let my ears bleed!