Track Listing

1. Shouting Fire At A Funeral
2. Opulent Maelstrom
3. Jato Unit
4. Azure Haze
5. Cashmere Sky
6. Race Against Disaster
7. Sacristy
8. Devil Theory
9. Miles of Machines
10. Departures

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18911 in Music
• Released on: 2008-09-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Album Description
The first solo album from one of the best guitar players in the metal world - NEVERMORE's Jeff Loomis! Recorded with Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer Neil Kernon (QUEENSRYCHE, JUDAS PRIEST, NEVERMORE, CANNIBAL CORPSE, DEICIDE) Feat. guest musicians: Ron Jarzombek (Watchtower), Pat O'Brien (Cannibal Corpse), Jazz solo musician Michael Manring and Neil Kernon himself.

Customer Reviews

Amazing - really - just too good
Okay, first of all - I am a guitar player for over 18 years. Raised on Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, etc. Here comes this guy who I never heard of, playing a Schecter (I never touch em - sworn Ibanez devotee) and just tearing down everything in his way. Okay - not just speed - he has clarity and tone. You can hear every note, he annunciates very clearly even at the speed of light. As far as metal guitarists go I don't think anyone can touch him - nobody. And this disturbs me at times because of the Satriani & Vai influences, but damn... Jeff Loomis is just that good. People have said that Chris Broderick (Megadeth) and Jeff Loomis are the new Jason Becker & Marty Friedman. Yes, I would agree, but come on - "Miles of machines" I don't think even Malmsteen could touch that one. Amazing! This whole album is amazing - just wish it were longer/more songs. Jeff Loomis definitely one of my favorites now due to this album.

Impressive intrumental Prog Metal
This is a unique album in this genre. Jeff Loomis takes all his guitar skills from Nevermore and puts them in an instrumental work, that is full of rhythm, melody and a complexity not found very often.
There are many instrumental recordings out there, but I don't know of any that is this heavy (let me know if you do).
The songs in this album are complex, and that makes them very interesting to study, but the rhythm sections, melody and soli sections intertwine perfectly and smoothly.
I recommend this album to anyone who appreciates complexity in music, and to instrumental metal fans.
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No one should be this good
Wow. I'm sitting here after my second listen, still wondering what just happened. Is it POSSIBLE for someone to be this good, this tasteful, yet also this over-the-top? Jeff Loomis is simply amazing. Why does this album have to end? Please Jeff, PLEASE make some more solo stuff (but not if it means no more "Nevermore"!).