Guitar Dominance Review
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Album |  Guitar Dominance |
| Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
| Released | 1993 |
| Genres | Heavy Metal, Neoclassical Metal |
| Labels | Lion Music |
| Length | 52:44 |
| Ranked | #172 for 1993 , #8,839 all-time |
Album rating : 74 / 100
Votes : 3 (2 reviews)
Votes : 3 (2 reviews)
February 8, 2022
Ultimately, Neoclassical Metal (specifically instrumental solo shred albums) had completely stagnated by the 90’s. Not that they stopped coming out, but it had long since stopped being interesting, and Metal had already started evolving in so many ways that 40 minutes of guitar soloing began to sound simple and boring no matter how technical and impressive it was.
Unfortunately, Joe Stump’s debut album does not break any of those conventions. It’s a totally fine album with some very impressive playing. However, it carries the same weaknesses most shred albums have; weak songwriting, weak backing band, samey material for it’s runtime. I can remember one great riff, and that was the beginning of the last track “Farewell to Truth.” That aside, it’s just very competent but vanilla guitar playing.
If you really like guitar heroes, this will be another treat for you; otherwise, there’s no reason to hear this album.
Unfortunately, Joe Stump’s debut album does not break any of those conventions. It’s a totally fine album with some very impressive playing. However, it carries the same weaknesses most shred albums have; weak songwriting, weak backing band, samey material for it’s runtime. I can remember one great riff, and that was the beginning of the last track “Farewell to Truth.” That aside, it’s just very competent but vanilla guitar playing.
If you really like guitar heroes, this will be another treat for you; otherwise, there’s no reason to hear this album.
2 likes
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Prince of Darkness | 1:08 | 60 | 1 |
| 2. | In for the Kill | 6:00 | 75 | 1 |
| 3. | Paganini's Revenge | 5:22 | 80 | 1 |
| 4. | Strat Attack | 3:08 | 70 | 1 |
| 5. | The Ultraviolence | 6:38 | 80 | 1 |
| 6. | Jetaime | 5:22 | 75 | 1 |
| 7. | Behind the 8 Ball | 6:15 | 75 | 1 |
| 8. | Survival of the Fastest | 7:21 | 70 | 1 |
| 9. | Breakneck Boogie | 5:01 | 75 | 1 |
| 10. | Farewell to Truth | 6:28 | 80 | 1 |
Line-up (members)
- Joe Stump : Guitars
- John Risti : Bass
- Darrel Maxfield : Drums
5 reviews
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▶ Guitar Dominance Review (1993)
SilentScream213 65/100Feb 8, 2022 Likes : 2
Ultimately, Neoclassical Metal (specifically instrumental solo shred albums) had completely stagnated by the 90’s. Not that they stopped coming out, but it had long since stopped being interesting, and Metal had already started evolving in so many ways that 40 minutes of guitar soloing began to sound simple and boring no matter how technical and impressive it was.
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