Derek SHERINIAN: Blood of the snake CD PROMO Dream Theaters’ John Petrucci, Slash, Billy Idol, Malmsteen. Check video & samples

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PROMO CD Derek Sherinian, featuring Billy Idol and Slash.

Keyboard maestro Derek Sherinian continues to keep himself busy-fresh off his tour with Yngwie Malmsteen comes the follow-up to 2004’s Mythology, titled Blood of the Snake. Featuring an amazing list of musical guests, as is always the case for each Sherinian solo album, Blood of the Snakes is a musical feast of prog, fusion, and metal styles that is sure to please any longtime listener of the eclectic keyboard player. Dream Theater guitar player John Petrucci joins his former bandmate on the Jeff Beck influenced opener “”Czar of Steel””. Seriously, this tune could have easily been a leftover from Beck’s Wired or There and Beck albums, with Tony Franklin and Simon Phillips providing the tight, funky rhythms and Petrucci and Sherinian blasting off into space with rocket fire melodies and searing chops. Zakk Wylde lends his guitar and vocal talents, along with violin legend Jerry Goodman, Franklin, and drummer Brian Tichy, on the mix of metal and prog that is “”Man With No Name””. Check out Sherinian’s monster solo here, which is pretty mind-blowing, which then segues into a molten lead break from Wylde. Sax player Brandon Fields and bassist Jimmy Johnson join Sherinian and Phillips for the upbeat jazz number “”Phantom Shuffle””, a different sort of piece than we are used to from the keyboard player, and pretty refreshing actually. Maybe we will hear more in this style at some point in the future? “”Been Here Before”” is a moody and melodic rocker along the lines of Speed of Sound era Ronnie Montrose, with some smouldering guitar work from Brad Gillis and Wylde, while the rampaging title track sees Wylde again at the helm, this time trading crazy spots with Yngwie Malmsteen as well as Sherinian. Fans of Sherinian’s band Planet X will love the mix of insane metallic chops and melodic fusion on this one. Gillis returns for “”On the Moon””, a sedate and somber jazz piece also featuring Fields on sax, Sherinian on piano, and the rhythm section of Phillips and Franklin. Metal is center stage on the crushing “”Monsoon””, a song that once again pairs up Wylde and Malmsteen, with Zakk providing the brutally heavy riffs for Malmsteen, Sherinian, and himself to blow blazing leads over. “”Prelude to Battle”” has a strong Middle Eastern feel, and features a myriad of musicians, including Goodman, who adds some soaring violin, while Malmsteen steals the show on “”Viking Massacre””, a rampaging metal thumber highlighted by plenty of dark guitar riffs and neo-classical solo excursions. Billy Idol and Slash join the fun for the closer “”In the Summertime””, a cover of the Mungo Jerry classic. It’s a fun version, and the guys sound like they had a blast recording it. Once again, Derek Sherinian has come up with a solo album of varied styles and textures, assisted by an all-star line-up of veterans of the progressive, fusion, and metal scenes. He’s consistently put out solid material time and time again, and after each release the listener looks forward to the next one, anticipating what exciting sounds and guest musicians he will unearth. On top of everything though, Sherinian just sounds like he is having fun, which is what it should be all about anyway.

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Inside Out Music ‎– IOMCD 253
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1 Czar Of Steel
2 Man With No Name

Featuring – Zakk Wylde

3 Phantom Shuffle
4 Been Here Before
5 Blood Of The Snake
6 On The Moon
7 The Monsoon
8 Prelude To Battle
9 Viking Massacre
10 In The Summertime

Featuring – Billy IdolSlash

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Issued in a cardboard sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 6 93723 40872 9
  • Barcode (String): 693723408729
  • Label Code: LC 01414
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Matrix / Runout: [`Sonopress Arvato’ Logo] 51894120/408702 21
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI LP 73
  • Mould SID Code: IFPI 0723

Running time 53:05

PROMO CD

Songs like “Czar of steel” seem to be influenced by Jens Johansson, Shawn Lane and Liquid Tension Experiment. Czar of Steel was influenced by Jeff Beck.

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