Crimes Of Virtuosity Special Edition - Release Information.
Lion Music will be
releasing a special edition of Crimes Of Virtuosity on June 22nd. The
album sees all new artwork by James as well as the addition of 2 bonus
tracks previously unavailable on the original European release. The
bonus tracks are "Shot Down In Flames", one of the hardest driving and
politically biting pieces of heavy metal ever recorded by the Atlantis
Rising band and a symphonic performance recorded just before the COV
sessions in the same studio: "Bolero - No. 46 Mvt. 3". Known in the
neo-classical rumour mill as "Byrd's Bolero", this melding of technical
electric guitar virtuosity, with symphony, predated later similar
hybrids by guitarist and long-time friend Yngwie J Malmsteen by more
than a year. Always on the cutting edge, Byrd unleashes a soaring blend
of neo-romantic Mediterranean melody and dynamics that are unsurpassed
for beauty and unique to this day.
Fans that discovered Byrd's music
via the Flying Beyond The 9 or Anthem albums can expect a less
orchestrated sound (in the symphonic sense) but plenty of Byrd's
virtuoso guitar work and the superb vocals of Kendal Torry through
tracks that are if anything more socially relevant today than when they
were recorded.
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