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░ ██ ██ Artist: Michael Angelo Batio ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Shred Force 1 █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2015 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2016-02-08 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Instrumental Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Rat Pak Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Compilation ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ Considered to be a pioneer of the ôshred guitarö █
█ genre, Michael Angelo Batio is set to release his █
█ first-ever career retrospective entitled, Shred █
█ Force 1: The Essential Michael Angelo Batio. The █
█ new album is slated for release on April 14th via █
█ Rat Pak Records. Shred Force 1: The Essential █
█ Michael Angelo Batio not only highlights MichaelÆs █
█ best work to date, but also brings together many █
█ nationally renowned musicians from the hard rock █
█ and heavy metal genres. The album features some of █
█ MichaelÆs most memorable performances including a █
█ dynamic version of RushÆs ôWhat YouÆre Doing,ö █
█ which features Queensr che vocalist Todd LaTorre, █
█ Metal Church guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof, Alice █
█ Cooper bassist Chuck Garric, Metal Church/TSO █
█ drummer Jeff Plate and guitarist Craig █
█ Blackwell.There is also a cover of Deep PurpleÆs █
█ öBurnö with Queensr che vocalist Todd LaTorre and █
█ Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti. The album █
█ also consists of MichaelÆs tributes to Eric █
█ Clapton (ôSlowhandö), Randy Rhodes (ôRRRö) that █
█ features Rudy Sarzo on bass, and a new version of █
█ MABÆs unique tribute (ôDiamondö) to the late great █
█ Darrell ôDimebagö Abbott of Pantera, that features █
█ guitarist Michael Wilton of Queensr che. The album █
█ also includes some of MABÆs most notable █
█ instrumental tracks such as, ô8 Pillars of Steelö █
█ with guest appearances by Elliott Dean Rubinson, █
█ Dave Reffett, Jeff Loomis, Rusty Cooley, George █
█ Lynch, Andrea Martongelli and Craig Goldy, █
█ ôJuggernautö showcases ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris █
█ Poland, Dave Reffett, Annie Grunwald, Guthrie █
█ Govan, Mike Lepond, and Michael Romeo. Michael █
█ Angelo BatioÆs ôShred Force 1ö is a must have for █
█ all fans of the shred guitar genre! ôI feel that █
█ Shred Force 1 is the culmination of my best █
█ musical work,ö exclaims Batio. ôThese are some of █
█ my personal favorite performances along with an █
█ army of featured guest stars pulled together by an █
█ amazing record company to bring it all into █
█ focus!ö Official release date is April 14, 2015. █
█ █
█ 01. Hands Without Shadows (featuring Bobby Rock █
█ and William Kopecky) █
█ 02. Burn (featuring Todd LaTorre and Mark █
█ Tremonti) █
█ 03. Juggernaut (Featuring Chris Poland, Dave █
█ Reffett, Annie Grunwald, Guthrie Govan, Mike █
█ Lepond, and Michael Romeo) █
█ 04. What YouÆre Doing (featuring Todd LaTorre, █
█ Kurdt Vanderhoof, Chuck Garric, Jeff Plate and █
█ Craig Blackwell) █
█ 05. 8 Pillars of Steel (featuring Elliott Dean █
█ Rubinson, Dave Reffett, Jeff Loomis, Rusty Cooley, █
█ George Lynch, Andrea Martongelli, Craig Goldy) █
█ 06. Call To Arms (featuring Dan Lenegar, William █
█ Kopecky and John Mrozek) █
█ 07. 2X Again █
█ 08. Slowhand (Featuring Warren Dunlevy Jr.) █
█ 09. Diamond (featuring Michael Wilton, Elliott █
█ Dean Rubinson) █
█ 10. Rainforest █
█ 11. Gotta Run (featuring Dan Lenegar, William █
█ Kopecky and John Mrozek) █
█ 12. No Boundaries █
█ 13. RRR (featuring Rudy Sarzo and Bobby Rock) █
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░ 1. Hands Without Shadows 5:27 ░
░ 2. Burn (Deep Purple cover) 5:31 ░
░ 3. Juggernaut 4:38 ░
░ 4. What You're Doing 4:32 ░
░ 5. 8 Pillars of Steel 9:11 ░
░ 6. Call to Arms (C4 cover) 4:37 ░
░ 7. 2X Again 5:43 ░
░ 8. Slow Hand (Tribute to Eric Clapton) 6:10 ░
░ 9. Diamond (Tribute to Dimebag Darrell) 5:08 ░
░ 10. Rainforest 5:25 ░
░ 11. Gotta Run 3:53 ░
░ 12. No Boundaries 3:50 ░
░ 13. RRR (Tribute to Randy Rhoads) 6:06 ░
░ 70:11 ░
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