God bless keyboardist Derek Sherinian! On Black Utopia he matches up his amazing talent with some of the greatest guitarists in the world. Where else will you hear Al DiMeola and Yngwie Malmsteen on the same cut ("The Sons Of Anu") or Zakk Wylde and Malmsteen playing on the same track ("Axis Of Evil")? Sherinian comments, "Black Utopia is the evil cousin to my CD "Inertia." There is a much heavier, darker vibe to Black Utopia. I brought in a new writing partner named Brian Tichy. Brian is a drummer who has toured with Billy Idol, Ozzy, and Foreigner, but he also plays guitar and is a great songwriter. The two of us are hard core into Randy Rhoads, Eddie Van Halen, AC/DC, Aerosmith. It was the 20 year anniversary of Randy Rhoads' death-so we were constantly paying homage to Randy in the writing. You can hear this in the songs "Nightmare Cinema" and the title track." Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy)/Progressive/Rock), total running time, 45:00 - Derek Sherinian @ iTunes!