Joe Stump - Virtuostic Vendetta - 2009 - Heavy Metal/Shred

Joe Stump

Genre(s)

Heavy Metal/Shred

Lyrical theme(s)

Mostly Instrumental

Origin Formed in Current label Status

United States of America (New York City, New York) 1993 Leviathan Active

Current line-up

Joe Stump - Guitar (Shooting Hemlock, The Reign of Terror, MVP, HolyHell, Obsession (US), guest in Ethan Brosh)

James Francis Simpson - Bass (Shooting Hemlock)

Jeff Tortora - Drums (Belladonna, Shooting Hemlock)

Joe Codi – Keyboards



Joe Stump - Virtuostic Vendetta



Full-length, Lion Music

April 17th, 2009

*Artist: Joe Stump

*Album: Virtuostic Vendetta



*Year: 2009

*Genre: Neo-Classical Speed Metal/Shred

*Country: United States

*Format: mp3CBR320kbps

*Size: 151MB



Tracklist:

1. Chasing The Dragon

2. Pistol Whipped

3. The Dance of Kashani

4. Fire and Brimstone

5. The Beacon

6. Blackmore's Boogie

7. Old School Throwdown

8. Allegro #2 in A Minor

9. Trigger Happy

10. Symphonic Pandemonium

11. The Witching Hour





Total playing time: 1:05:58

Joe Stump is one of the most intense and over the top guitarists on the planet. His maniacal guitar driven releases are amazing displays of power and jaw dropping technical command . He was named by Guitar One Magazine as "one of the ten fastest shredders of all time" and by Guitarist as "one of the top 20 shredders of all time." The American guitar hero returns with his most diverse and complete solo effort to date with Virtuostic Vendetta. Not only a killer shred record but also a great all around guitar driven release, blending neo-classical speed metal, European influenced shred and old school hard rock into a great combination of playing and tracks that will appeal to a wide range of guitar enthusiasts and metal fans worldwide . Great melodies, killer riffs and from the heart emotionally drenched playing are combined with all the insane shredding you..d expect making this the most exciting record of Joe's career. Proclaimed by many music experts as the ultimate guitar monster you'll hear why words like Godlike, shred master, brilliant and many more have been used to describe the Shredlord's unparalleled playing style.



Joe Stump has Joined up Jay Rigney (bass) REIGN OF TERROR, EVENT and Rhino drum's (ex-Mano-war drummer) and ,aria Breon (vocal's) and none other than Francisco Palomo (master of the keys) from Mexico, to form a kick ass new band called HOLY HELL.