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  ‘No Writer’ is a guitar-centric instrumental metal project from renowned social media guitar duo Pete Napper and Vinnie Minotto (aka ‘Pete & Vinnie Play’). The London based pair are fearlessly bringing back the 90s golden era of iconic shred guitar duos, with their own unforgettable style of guitar playing that consists of equal parts crushing riffs, blazing shred, and blissfully intertwined harmonies. Hailing from different corners of the world, Pete & Vinnie Play are social media’s most notorious guitar duo. They met at music university in 2017, where they instantly clicked because of their love of metal music and shred guitar. Their YouTube channel, alongside their Instagram and TikTok have propelled them to online notoriety due to their unique chemistry and entertaining guitar content. Currently at 145k+ followers across their social media platforms, it’s an exciting time for Pete & Vinnie as they begin to launch their No Writer material. No Writer’s sound is...

  Young mexican guitarist Leo Romero has released his debut instrumental EP, a guitar driven effort with roots onprogressive and extreme metal as well as djent.For fans of Nick Johnston, Animals as Leaders, Alluvial, Sergey Golovin. Tracklist1.- Epigenesis 2.- Prometheus 3.- Gargantua 4.- Apophis 5.- Eros Leo Romero launches his solo project in 2016 combining the instrumental style byguitarists such as Sergey Golovin, Emil Werstler, Wes Hauch among others andmixing it with an aggressive Death, Djent and Progressive metal style, the mainsubject in his music, despite not having lyrics, is based on futuristic themes, astronomyand dystopian futures as well as having an artwork that reflects this in his releases. Leo also filmed a music video for four out of the five tracks of the album. https://youtu.be/iHEioHgWxLM Leo Romero began playing guitar on and off at the young age of 8, but this changed completely at 15/16 years old when he spent countless hours practicing and working on hi...

  Black 7, the new instrumental metal project from Germany has released its first official video "Lift Up“.  The song "Lift Up" is from the album Look inside which was released on October 8, 2021. Powerful riffs, catchy melodies, orchestral arrangements and a lot of variety can be expected from Black 7 on this album. Influences like Satriani, Dream Theater but also Iron Maiden and Incubus can be found in the music. Black 7 is a project by Lars Totzke, a guitarist from Hanover, Germany. After a break of several years, Lars processed a lot of influences with his first solo album. From hard rock, heavy metal to acoustic and atmospheric parts with voices and unusual instruments. "Melodic Instrumental Heavy Rock - that's the best way to describe the music of Black 7. Rooted in the 80s and 90s of rock and metal, a musical language of its own was developed." Check out the video for "Lift Up": Official Website: https://www.black-seven.net All streams: h...

  Instrumental progressive metal duo THE BLUE PRISON have filmed their first ever official music video and are premiering "Kaleidoscope" from their upcoming self-titled album. Watch and listen to "Kaleidoscope" here or below: https://youtu.be/_P18gwjicIY Slated for release September 17, 2021 on Metal Assault Records; The Blue Prison will be available on digipack CD and on all digital music platforms along with exclusive merch bundles. Pre-orders for the anticipated debut launched today and can be accessed on THE BLUE PRISON bandcamp page now at: theblueprison.bandcamp.com . All pre-orders include an instant download of "Kaleidoscope." Signaling a bold leap forward in their artistic evolution, the exceptional duo unveil the next chapter in their creative story with the release of The Blue Prison. The ten track album features four brand new songs, newly mastered versions of two singles and one song from all four EP’s previously released by the band. Mixed ...