· ANDY JAMES - In The Wake Of Chaos (GYR035) ·

::T R A C K S::

01. In The Wake Of Chaos
02. Broken Ballerina
03. Shine On Through
04. Devils Day
05. Tapt
06. Revelation
07. Lost Without You
08. Octavia
09. Chaos Theory
10. Against The Gods
11. Gates of Heaven
(((Hidden Bonus Track)))


FORMAT: Audio CD / Jewel Case
GYR035 - $12.99

"In The Wake Of Chaos", the phenomenal new studio disc from British axemaster Andy James, features 11 tracks (62 minutes) of amazingly brilliant, powerful, mind-blowing, world-class instrumental heavy guitar shred madness. An impressive full-frontal, heavy-duty, aggressive, hi-tech instrumental guitar disc that will set the Guitar World on it's ear. Make no mistake, Andy James is the REAL deal and "In The Wake Of Chaos" is a true virtuoso modern day metal shred guitar classic.

Hailing from Norfolk, England Andy James is the U.K.'s latest and best exponent for serious shred guitar music. James is without a doubt one of the most incredible instrumental guitarists we have heard in a long time and takes the throne as the number one British guitar god. With flawless, highly developed, speed-induced, muscular chops and super-human two-handed sweep picking madness his guitar playing is beyond brilliant and sets new standards. "In The Wake Of Chaos" is an explosive shred-filled, dazzling display of high-powered aggressive instrumental guitar riffage that will leave you speechless. Not since Satriani, Malmsteen or Shawn Lane have we heard such an amazing, gifted guitar master. Those are big words, however one listen to "In The Wake Of Chaos" and you'll get the picture. Andy James is on the same page as those players and he is also the best Shrapnel guitarist you have never heard of.. period. What sets Andy James apart from 99% of the other guitar shredders out there is his strong sense of melody along with an ability to write strong, dynamic, memorable songs that showcase his phenomenal guitar playing. On "In The Wake Of Chaos", Andy James has achieved true greatness on all levels and plays for the song opposed to a "shred for the sake of shred" guitar masturbation excercise which is so painfully obvious with most instrumental guitar discs. He has set a new standard for shred guitar music on "In The Wake Of Chaos". Andy James is a guitar giant and guitar fans worldwide will be awed by his six-string magic. Based on his vast musical accomplishments strongly evident on "In The Wake Of Chaos", if Satriani is looking for a legit, 3rd key player for his next G3 tour and if rock vocal gods aka Ozzy and Dio are looking for a new six string heavy metal guitar wizard, look no further than Andy James.

"In The Wake Of Chaos" is an amazing instrumental heavy guitar shred-fest that is HIGHLY recommended to fans of killer axemasters like JOE SATRIANI, STEVE VAI, EDDIE VAN HALEN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, SHAWN LANE, GREG HOWE, JASON BECKER, PAUL GILBERT, ZAKK WYLDE, MICHAEL SCHENKER, VINNIE MOORE, DOUG ALDRICH, GEORGE LYNCH, JOHN PETRUCCI, MICHAEL ANGELO, DIMEBAG DARRELL, MATTIAS EKLUNDH, BUCKETHEAD, AKIRA TAKASAKI, CHRIS POLAND, AL ESTRADA, RANDY McSTINE, JEFF KOLLMAN, JOE STUMP & GUS G. and other incredible guitarists who have taken the guitar to new levels. As an added bonus, "In The Wake Of Chaos" features an incredible 8 minute epic track called "Against The Gods" which is dedicated to brother Dimebag Darrell (RIP). An amazing, jaw-dropping, deep heavy guitar statement and "musical tribute" that is worth the price of admission alone. This is the stuff heavy guitar deams are made of.

When was the last time you heard a guitarist who really had something to say on the guitar? Andy James takes the guitar to new levels of insanity and has raised the guitar game on "In The Wake Of Chaos", recorded exclusively for Grooveyard Records, a label dedicated to outstanding TOTAL GUITAR music. "In The Wake Of Chaos" is a highly-impressive, well-educated (smart), interesting heavy guitar disc from an important guitarist; a balance between composition, virtuoso sophistication and tone mastery that together achieve perfection. An absolute must-have for any fan of top-shelf guitar-driven shred and quality guitar music. Even non-guitar playing music heads will heavily dig this mind-blowing, awesome heavy guitar monster. Trust us, shred ain’t dead.. Andy James is here to save the day.

Get ready to unleash the heavy guitar beast. Andy James has arrived.


MP3 Sample Clips

01. In The Wake Of Chaos
02. Broken Ballerina
03. Shine On Through
04. Devils Day
05. Tapt
06. Revelation
07. Lost Without You
08. Octavia
09. Chaos Theory
10. Against The Gods
11. Gates of Heaven
(((Hidden Bonus Track)))

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· reviews ·

The aptly titled "In The Wake Of Chaos" reveals Andy James as a master of what I'll call "chaotic flow". The incredibly intense delivery of his dense musical vision belies a clarity of focus - an "eye of the storm" calm, if you will - centered within this diverse sonic assault. Through it, he achieves one of the most elusive musical goals - the cohesive and seamless meld of "The Big Six" - innovative compositions, stylized arrangements, amazing technique, ferocious grooves, emotional depth and memorable melodies.

Even great players, at best, usually only get three out of six (tops) and, in the big picture, that's not bad at all. That said, getting - and balancing together - all six at once (achieving "chaotic flow") is musical nirvana, reserved only for a very small, highly adept and incredibly gifted minority. In the face of this supreme creative challenge, Andy deftly delivers the goods. There's so much happening on "In The Wake Of Chaos" that a "blow by blow" summary would fill a library, so - in the spirit of the "chaotic flow" on exhibition here - a random list of temporal impressions is in order. Feel free to embellish these observations after one or two listens to this release:

Labyrinthine, interwoven structures dominate the musical landscape, like a three-dimensional spider's web... incredibly complex intervallic flurries reminiscent of the late, great Shawn Lane... armor-piercing magnum machine gun grooves juxtaposed between soaring, emotive and lyrically melodic excursions... eardrum-rupturing hyper-shred tearing through timespace like a quantum chainsaw, covering technical territory reserved for only a handful of Ascended Masters... a relentless, bone crushing groove machine that's the musical equivalent of a tactical nuclear weapon - powerful, destructive and surgically precise... fractal arrangements analogous to a musical Rubik's Cube...sublime and contemplative alphawave passages that drift and float away into nothinglessness. I think you get the picture. As you can see - and hear - achieving "chaotic flow" is rare. Many aspire; few achieve. Mr. James falls into the later category, moving from the confines of mere craft into the domain of true art. Andy succeeds (gloriously) where most fail (miserably) - proving once and for all that it is indeed possible for order to be extracted from the wake of chaos which the "perfect storm" of "The Big Six" creates. It's obvious. Just listen.

JIMMY RYAN (TRUTH SQUAD) (1.08)
 


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