http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/soundcheck.html http://www.guitarnine.com/image/g9soundcheckrss.jpg http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/soundcheck.html 144 22 Featured here are the latest releases added to the Guitar Music 9 division of the Guitar Nine Records site in the guitar-oriented with vocals category. 180 en-us Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:07:45 EST Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:07:45 EST music http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss guitarnine@guitar9.com guitarnine@guitar9.com 2012, Guitar Nine Records http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/sinsofanation.html Born from the fires of Chicago, Illinois, Sins Of A Nation, a hard charging modern metal band, is on its way to being a new sensation in the music scene. Formed in 2007 by its original members Frank "Hammer" DePinto and Ralph "Riff" Sorce they began developing a clash of sounds to create the perfect lineup with pro players from the Chicago area. Each member has had a big part of the music scene and has played in front of some incredible acts. They have been at work in the studio at Farview Recordings where famous guitarist David Shankle former guitarist of Manowar does all of his recordings for his projects and have made some noise with their release of three new songs. Sins Of A Nation are currently endorsed by AMT Electronics, Spectraflex cables, and Strociek Music to name a few. They have traveled to three different states and handed out copies of their latest EP, to give you an Idea of the determination of their members. ($13.50 includes US shipping) Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/sinsofanation.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/anewdayarch.html Georgia Bootsali at HeavyMetalCosmos.com had this to say about Arachnes' 2011 CD A New Day, "A New Day is a twelve track album with a Deep Purple cover as a last track ("Fireball"). The musical style is a progressive/power metal married with neoclassical elements. If time travel was possible I guess that Arachnes could easily provide the soundtrack to this experience under their jazz, blues, operatic oriented arrangements and their unique technic to move from one musical style to another without being too pushy or hard on your ears and mood. Solid, powerful, sensitive, delicate full of musical exploration and soul searching. A New Day is a perfect title for this optimistic and virtuoso release. A must have!" ($12.00 includes US shipping) Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/anewdayarch.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/songsforpervs.html Pervadelic's Songs For Pervs disc is filled with modern rock would-be hit singles from the minds of guitarist Jeff Kollman and drummer Jono Brown. Singer songwriter stuff. Lyrics are quite Pervy. Style of Jet, U2 , Beatles, Maroon 5 and Sting. Not for the closed-minded guitar shredders whom only dig instrumental stuff - these are written for pervs! ($12.00 includes US shipping) Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/songsforpervs.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/thelotuseffect.html With two critically acclaimed albums behind them in the 2003 self titled debut and 2007's follow up Artemisia, Sun Caged took time to work on the material that makes up The Lotus Effect. Musically their album is the most diverse effort yet from Sun Caged, containing both the heaviest and most mellow things the band has done. Moments of complex poly-rhythm contrast with very groove based melodic parts, and of course brilliant solo sections, and singable choruses all which give the band their own distinctive sound. Lyrically the album tries to find themes in specific stories and circumstances that can be extracted and turned into universal and relatable feelings and ideas. Politics, relationships, personal reflection, intertwined with modern interpretations of concepts found within ancient eastern philosophies. In short, the lyrics try to find deep meaning in simple everyday truths, without preaching or sounding grandiose or pretentious or telling anyone what to do or think. ($14.00 includes US shipping) Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/thelotuseffect.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/beyondthepillars.html James Byrd is a name synonymous with some of the finest guitar work committed to tape. Beyond The Pillars is a unique release any fan of the former Fifth Angel guitarist will have been longing to hear and serves as a reminder of just how good a songwriter and musician Byrd is. Comprised of 14 never before heard performances and 7 new songs, Beyond The Pillars is literally a lost album. The material's origins date to when James Byrd began writing and recording with vocalist Freddy Krumins within days of departing Fifth Angel in the summer of 1987, with much of the music material Byrd had originally intended for the second Fifth Angel album. Beyond The Pillars sounds like no other album from an American group before or since. The combination of European influences by groups and musicians such as Scorpions, UFO, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Uli Jon Roth, and James Byrd's decidedly classical influences, is such that Beyond The Pillars captures the energy of a newly formed group ready to take on the world. ($14.00 includes US shipping) Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/beyondthepillars.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/progxprimetal.html Lion Music are proud to introduce the debut release ProgXpriMetal from Vargton Projekt, a new band based around some of the finest musical talents to have emerged in recent years from Sweden in guitarist Mats Hedberg, Grammy winning drummer Morgan Ågren and vocalist Bjorn Jansson. ProgXpriMetal as the title may suggest is a varied and special release that will satisfy the extremist metal and hard rock fan and Zappa freaks too with its wide ranging sound. Stylistically, ProgXpriMetal is high output heavy guitar and drum oriented music with modern nods to the likes of King Crimson and Mahavishnu Orchestra. Yet there are also deft moments of subtlety and atmospheric passages all of which manages to sound open and inviting to the casual listener. Vargton Projekt have produced an intoxicating blend of progressive thinking and intelligent design and make ProgXpriMetal not only one of the most original releases you will hear in 2011 but one of the most musically satisfying. ($14.00 includes US shipping) Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/progxprimetal.html http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/tango.html Mattsson is a name that has become synonymous with melodic progressive metal fused with symphonic, neo-classical and ethnic touches. This direction is continued and taken to a higher level for Tango, the fifth album to be released under the Mattsson banner. Led by guitarist/composer Lars Eric Mattsson, Tango sees the collaboration between Mattsson and vocalist Adrienn Antal who first paired up on 2008's "Dreamchild" release build upon its predecessors impressive foundations for this overall heavier release. Yet Tango is arguably more accessible for the first time listener with tracks such as "Believe", "I'll Find Another Way" and the title track epitomising this commercial aspect. To add another voice to the album Mattsson has called upon Status Minor vocalist Markku Kuikka who darker style contrasts nicely with Antal's. Tango is 11 tracks clocking in at close to 73 minutes of some of the heaviest riffs and most complex musical passages to date from Lars, yet within the musical virtuosity there is a common theme of melody with the albums lyrical inspiration coming from everyday life and the state of the world. ($14.00 includes US shipping) Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:00:00 EST http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/tango.html