TONY MACALPINE – Death Of Roses

Death Of Roses is the 15^th instrumental release from Tony MacAlpine. MacAlpine hit the shred guitar scene in 1986 with his first release, Edge Of Insanity, on the much vaunted Shrapnel Records label. Playing both guitars and keyboards, MacAlpine quickly rose through the ranks of shredders, recording not only his solo shred material, but working with many of the top musicians of the era on their projects, as well as one-off supergroup type records, and touring extensively with them, and as a member of Steve Vai’s band The Breed.

In short, Tony MacAlpine is no slouch. Highly regarded as one of the most influential Shred/Neoclassical guitarists of the era, MacAlpine was also one of the first to embrace 7 and 8 string guitars.

Death Of Roses is a comeback of sorts, since MacAlpine was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2015. Having undergone successful treatment, he returns to the Instrumental Progressive Rock, Shred, Neoclassical forefront with Death Of Roses. As expected, the 7 songs on the record are chops-laden, musical monsters, and sure to please fans of Instrumental Rock, Progressive Rock, Neoclassical and Shred Metal. MacAlpine is a master of the craft, both as a guitarist and keyboardist. To the average listener, the absence of vocals is always a downfall. But the songs on Death Of Roses have much to offer in their stead.

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