Beyond The Pillars

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.