By: Ted Drozdowski
his underground indie-metal guitar legend wins no points for imagination on these nine power-trio instrumental improvs. But so what? Whether tippling through a bluesy tribute to AC/DC, blowing Jimi Hendrix's fire on "Dancing With The Devil's Mistriss" or ladling cooler heat on the fusiony "Keeper Of Tomorrow", Chastain sounds damn good making a Kramer and an overdriven amp bark. It's impossible to resist the determined intensity of Chastain's legato power melodies, classic sweep arpeggios, whammy slams and hairy chords.
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