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Project Steiger - "Defiance"
[Steiger Productions, 2003]
Project Steiger - Defiance
Tracklist:

01. Prince of Souls
02. Rock-it
03. Run 4 Cover
04. Vertical Integration (V.I.)
05. Child of the Storm
06. Neutron Flux
07. Edge of Forever
08. KT Boundary Event
09. Persuasion
10. Anti-gone
11. Here comes the Heroes

I've always believed that instrumental albums, especially those based on the guitar, are created by musicians and they mostly refer to musicians without having much to offer to the average metalhead. But the American guitarist Ken Steiger, with his latest release called "Defiance", comes to prove me wrong and makes me re-evaluate things.

Here we're also dealing with a "guitar hero", but his main advantage is that he manages to keep our attention from the beginning to the end. You won't get bored after the first 2-3 tracks and have this "solo headache", which is a known symptom for all instrumental albums. With "Defiance", Ken Steiger proves that he is a mature and "non-chatty" musician, whose play won me over from the very first moment. The high quality of the compositions is also emphasized by the very good and polished sound that was produced by Ken Steiger and Derek Sherinian, with the help of Sharon Farias.

A special reference must be made to the guest musicians that are performing on this project. These are: drummer Virgil Donati (Steve Vai, Planet X, Freak House), bassist Tony Franklin (Jimmy Page, The Firm, Blue Murder) and keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Malmsteen, KISS, Alice Cooper). Now don't tell me that these aren't enough for you to go out and search for this excellent release!!!

Before closing I'd like to mention that the artwork and the design of "Defiance", made by Ken Steiger himself, could be better, but it's fine as it is and this note of mine shouldn't discourage you from a possible purchase. After all, music is all that counts. Unfortunately I don't know if you can find this cd on the stores and how much it costs so you'd better check it out on Ken's official website, www.projectsteiger.com.

Rating: 7/10 Reviewer: Andreas St. Syrmos Rating Guide
Band info

Genre:
Heavy Metal

Country:
U.S.A

Official Website(s):
www.projectsteiger.com

Label's Website(s): -

Current Line-up
Ken Steiger (Guitars)

Guest Musicians

Derek Sherinian (Keyboards)
Virgil Donati (Drums)
Tony Franklin (Bass)
Yolen Farias (Bass on tracks 4 & 9)
Gene McEwen (Drums on tracks 4 & 9)
Gary Hoey (Lead Guitar on track 9)
Michael T. Ross (Keyboards on track 7, courtesy of Frontier Records Italy)

Discography
Defiance [2003]
 
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