Elias "E.vil" Viljanen the Scandinavian guitar sensation gifted with Concord-fast fingers returns with the follow up to his successful debut album "Taking The Lead" with twelve new, all instrumental blazing hard rock tracks on The Leadstar. Lightning speed, spark flying chops, flashy moves, and supreme melodies that rise from below and expand beyond the heavens is one way to sum up Elias Viljanen`s guitar work on The Leadstar. A simpler way would be kick-ass guitar with a great sense of melody.
Edward Box is an amazing UK guitarist who has released a melodic and tasteful, all instrumental album entitled Plectrumhead. Offering fiery technical brilliance, Box can stand toe-to-toe with the finest melodic rock players in the world. More sensitively composed electric tracks such as "Blue Skies Above" display the depth of his playing abilities. When the situation demands it (such as on high energy tracks such as "130R" and the title track, Box trots out his contemporary arsenal of techniques - which feature an extensive vocabulary of expressive devices.
