By: Mikolaj Furmankiewicz
foresaid Italian 7-string guitar player was born in Rome and he is currently a
teacher at a music school there. Aside from his two solo releases which have been
recorded so far, he also published three instructional materials and cooperated with
the likes of Vitalij Kuprij, Cyril Lepizzera, Kyle Honea, Jim Horne, Christian
Pulkinen, Thomas Bressel, OSF Project, Citriniti and he has just formed KF Project.
The third act in his solo activity was recorded alongside an American bassist Kyle
Honea and Italian drummer Lucrezio De Seta as the basic line-up. Francesco came up
with an excellent idea to divide CD into two parts: "Into The Dark" and "Out Of The
Dark". The first one is much more heavy and faster, however the second part is
coming down a peg or two. Just listen to the title track on which Francesco plays
together with an Ukrainian keyboard and piano virtuoso Vitalij Kuprij in order to
encounter guitar pyrotechnics and key fireworks. They wage a kind of instrumental
warfare where speed, precision and ideal performance are the characteristics. They
easily juggle the tones, so I guess their scope are unlimited. There is also another
guest keyboardist - Bob Katsionis (Imaginery, Firewind) who plays key solos on
"Liquid World". His playing is more subdued in comparison to Kuprij's, but most
significant is the fact it fits to Francesco's parts perfectly. I am sure that their
artistic liaison is succeeded with a measureable advantage. An important role is
also played by a bass virtuoso Kyle Honea whose fingering is comparable to Billy
Sheehan's. Despite the high speed of Francesco's music, his instrumental concepts
are sheer and don't pour together into an unrecognizable plastic, haha. All fluid
chops and mad accelerations ensures us an abundance of rich solos at really fast
tempo. On the second part of "Secrets Within", Francesco unleashes all emotions out
of his mind showing an ability to express the artisitc anger and sensibility as
well. It proves that Mr. Fareri is both a professional guitarist as well as a great
keyboardist. Dividing the CD into two parts is perfect idea, since every listener
can have a rest after shredding frenzy, haha. Italian's acoustic and delicate tones
are as picturesque as Govi's soft works.
Anyway, it is necessary to mention this music is very melodic and well-arranged. A
sonic waves can cause a goose bump, and neoclassical battering ram can shred you to
pieces as well, haha. I think that classifying his style as instrumental progressive
metal with shredding arpeggios and neoclassical overtone mirrors the contests best.
Undoubtedly, he is one of the fastest and most adroit shredders on the globe.
Generally, "Secrets Within" offers an insane music for sane people, haha, so I can
heartedly recommend this CD to the fanbase of George Bellas and not only.
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