Promised Land

Promised Land Artist: Ferrigno Leal Kuprij
Label: Avalon
Category: Music


Buying details


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4527516003654
ASIN: B00008PT7R


Release Date: 2003-05-01

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Tracks:

  1. Promised Land
  2. The Prisoner
  3. Death & Illusions
  4. Inner
  5. Ethiopia
  6. Eternal
  7. Visilance
  8. The Prophecy

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Awesome........2003-11-05

had no idea what to expect when I put "Promised Land" into the CD player. It was pretty obvious that it was going to be instrumental music as I could see no credit given to a vocalist. Also, I had a vague idea about virtuoso keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij's role in Artension, but hadn't heard his playing in any manner, shape, or form (oops, I was wrong - I've heard Kuprij on James Murphy's "Feeding The Machine"). Of course, it goes without saying that I'd never heard of the two feature guitarists on "Promised Land" either; Marco Ferrigno and Javier Leal were complete unknowns to me.

Regardless of the players, one spin of "Promised Land" will have your head spinning if you are a fan of the neoclassical style of instrumental metal. Often this style is associated with one guitarist (Vinnie Moore, Tony MacAlpine, Yngwie J. Malmsteen) or occasionally two guitarists (Marty Friedman/Jason Becker). But to hear three virtuosos sharing inspiration, pushing each other, and adding their distinctive musical voices to the performances herein was quite a trip. The music veers more to the style of Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine than anyone else I've mentioned so far.

Guitarist Javier Leal gives off vibes like a possessed mix of Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine as he struts his six-string histrionics. Guitarist Marco Ferrigno has a more diverse approach to his sections. All the while, keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij is laying down a melodic foundation for the music to take flight as well as taking a number of opportunities to solo and give the proceedings a non-guitar explosion into instrumental heaven.

5 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing........2003-11-05

had no idea what to expect when I put "Promised Land" into the CD player. It was pretty obvious that it was going to be instrumental music as I could see no credit given to a vocalist. Also, I had a vague idea about virtuoso keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij's role in Artension, but hadn't heard his playing in any manner, shape, or form (oops, I was wrong - I've heard Kuprij on James Murphy's "Feeding The Machine"). Of course, it goes without saying that I'd never heard of the two feature guitarists on "Promised Land" either; Marco Ferrigno and Javier Leal were complete unknowns to me.

Regardless of the players, one spin of "Promised Land" will have your head spinning if you are a fan of the neoclassical style of instrumental metal. Often this style is associated with one guitarist (Vinnie Moore, Tony MacAlpine, Yngwie J. Malmsteen) or occasionally two guitarists (Marty Friedman/Jason Becker). But to hear three virtuosos sharing inspiration, pushing each other, and adding their distinctive musical voices to the performances herein was quite a trip. The music veers more to the style of Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine than anyone else I've mentioned so far.

Guitarist Javier Leal gives off vibes like a possessed mix of Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine as he struts his six-string histrionics. Guitarist Marco Ferrigno has a more diverse approach to his sections. All the while, keyboardist Vitalij Kuprij is laying down a melodic foundation for the music to take flight as well as taking a number of opportunities to solo and give the proceedings a non-guitar explosion into instrumental heaven.

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