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Montreal, QC – November 5, 2019

For fans of Joe Satriani, Rush, Yngwie J Malmsteen, Steve Vai

Soar Away With Powerful Solos With ‘F-22 Raptor’ From PYRAMIDS ON MARS

Guitarist Kevin Estrella’s project Pyramids On Mars has a new album being released on December 21, 2019, entitled “Edge of the Black”. Offering an aural palette of intense instrumental rock, it’s emotional, provocative and 4-dimensional

The first single from this album is ‘F-22 Raptor’, the song soars like the jet itself, with intricate riffs set alongside aggressive chugging and the visuals are of the USAF stealth tactical fighter the song is named after.

Following up on the two previous albums from Pyramids On Mars, “Edge of the Black” was written, composed and performed solely by Keven Estrella who cites influences from musical greats including J.S Bach and Antonio Vivaldi with today’s guitar virtuosos Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani. Edge of Black pays homage to these artists while still maintaining Estrella’s own creative flair. Estrella shares his thoughts on the album:

“On Edge of The Black, I wanted to put emphasis on songwriting and telling a story. The emphasis is not just on the lead guitar melody, but on the band as a whole. Harmonic variations on repeating themes are strongly utilized; like rhyming phrases in spoken language that allows easier accurate retelling of the original story. This idea of repeating music phrases/themes so the audience can easily recall it and hum it all the way home.”

Full of determination and talent, Estrella compares his music to that of Satriani and Rush. In his own words:

“I honestly think ‘Edge of the Black’ will do for this decade what Joe Satriani’s ‘Surfing With The Alien’ did for instrumental rock back in the ’80s. It captures the same passion, energy, and melodic hooks, yet it has an updated sound. It is no secret I am heavily influenced by the band Rush. They are a part of my circuitry.”

Listen to ‘F-22 Raptor’ via its premiere on Prog-Sphere HERE.

“Edge of The Black” pre-order available on Bandcamp.

Track Listing:
1. Blood Moon 5:42
2. Nacht Waffen 6:56
3. Song of Light 5:44
4. F-22 Raptor 5:53
5. The Ambassador 4:57
6. Mercury Magnetar 4:58
7. Arcturian Rain 4:38
8. Time to Believe 4:40
9. Arioso Lullaby 4:39
10. Whale Song 4:28
Album Length: 52:40

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About:

Every once in awhile there comes along a band that is so different or unique, you would think they were dropped on Earth from another planet. Pyramids on Mars is one of those bands. What first catches you, is that they are an instrumental band. A combination of elements such as hard rock, industrial, metal and psychedelic rock: and then the lead guitar comes soaring in. Well crafted, beautiful, melodic phrases so catchy and memorable they will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day.

Pyramids on Mars is the solo project of guitarist Kevin Estrella. He wanted to do something musically different that would stand out from the crowd. Estrella’s musical style is very similar to world-renowned rock guitarist Joe Satriani, so much so that Estrella has nicknamed himself the “Satriani of the North.”

“Of course Satriani has had a huge influence on me,” he says “But he (Satriani) does more of a bluesy thing whereas I am more influenced by classical music. I absolutely love the Baroque classical composers J.S Bach and Antonio Vivaldi who are my biggest musical influences.

Estrella recorded, produced, engineered and mastered his debut album, self-titled “Pyramids on Mars” in 2013. Since then, he has been capturing music industry attention-getting international radio airplay in the U.S, Canada, South America, and Europe. He is a regular guest on Brian ‘the hammer’ Jackson radio (Los Angeles) to over 4 million listeners and a weekly speaker on Real Rock Radio (Chicago).

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For fans of Joe Satriani, Metallica, Meshuggah, Iron Maiden, Rush, Yngwie J Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Megadeth, Pink Floyd, David Gilmour

Release Date: December 21, 2019

Distribution: Indiepool

Booking: Kevin.Estrella[@]hotmail.ca

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Online Instructional Guitar lessons: https://pyramidsonmarsguitarlessons.pivotshare.com/

Artist endorsements
Neck Illusions Signature Artist Kevin Estrella:
Other Neck Illusions Signature artists include: Steve Vai (Whitesnake, David Lee Roth), and Jenniffer Batten (Michael Jackson)
http://www.neckillusions.com/Artist_Page.php
http://www.neckillusions.com/KevinEstrellaBio.php
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“Amazingly, Pyramids On Mars is the brainchild of just one man, a certain Kevin Estrella, who handles all instruments and drum programming. He truly is a virtuoso, however, unlike most virtuosos, he can write songs and play with feeling. His peers are the likes of Joe Satriani, Stevie Vai, Ritchie Blackmoor, Jimmy Page, and Randy Rhodes. Note that I said peers; he stands well on his own feet…I truly hope as many people hear this extraordinary album as possible—it truly is brilliant and deserves the widest possible audience.” – Hellbound (2015 – Echo Cosmic Review)

“If you’re a fan of talented and virtuous guitarists, it’s worth following this man. I recommend it!” – Metal Temple (2015 – Echo Cosmic Review)

“‘Echo Cosmic’ is a great trip through the immense and ever-expanding universe of guitar music.” – Merchants of Air (2015 – Echo Cosmic Review)

“Pyramids on Mars blows borders of metal and rock away and leaves you with a satisfied feeling.” – Dutch Metal Maniac (2015 – Echo Cosmic Review)

“Kevin Estrella demonstrates that not only is he a very accomplished guitar virtuoso BUT he’s genuinely multi talented playing all the instruments himself on this record.” – All About The Rock (2015 – Echo Cosmic Review)

“PYRAMIDS ON MARS is the brainchild of Kevin Estrella. I immediately forgot this was a one-man project as soon as I started listening to new album Echo Cosmic…has a sound all its own.” – Amps And Green Screens (2015 – Echo Cosmic Review)

“Pyramids on Mars have just released Echo Cosmic, which is easily the finest instrumental album since Joe Satraini’s seminal Surfing with the Alien.” – Steve Earles, Hellbound.ca

“Kevin Estrella, much like Vai and Satriani, can make his guitar truly communicate and display emotion. That’s NOT a skill that comes with practice. There’s a real passion Kevin plays with that only comes along every so often…a real magic.” – SleepingBagStudios

“Kevin Estrella is probably the most criminally unknown guitar player on the planet.” – Dutch Metal Music

“Kevin Estrella is impressively high- quality. His lead work, however is where he shines. Smooth, melodic, adapt and soaring. Kevin Estrella is in the same ballpark as David Gilmour.” – Metallian

Album Title: Edge of The Black
Release Date: December 21, 2019
Label: Self-Release
Distribution: Indiepool

Track Listing:
1. Blood Moon 5:42
2. Nacht Waffen 6:56
3. Song of Light 5:44
4. F-22 Raptor 5:53
5. The Ambassador 4:57
6. Mercury Magnetar 4:58
7. Arcturian Rain 4:38
8. Time to Believe 4:40
9. Arioso Lullaby 4:39
10. Whale Song 4:28
Album Length: 52:40

Album Credits:
• All songs performed by: Kevin Estrella
• All songs written by: Kevin Estrella *Except for
*Arioso Lullaby (BWV156) (Written by J.S. BACH, arranged by Kevin Estrella)
*Time to Believe (written by Kevin Estrella, Craig Estrella, Matt Rock and Rick Goossen)
• Produced by: Kevin Estrella
• Mixed by: Kevin Estrella
• Mastered by: Kevin Estrella
• Album Artwork by: Nadia Wityk
• Member of SOCAN
• Canadian Content (MAPL)

Album Band Line Up:
Kevin Estrella, ALL GUITARS, BASS, SYNTHESIZERS, DRUM PROGRAMMING

Live Band Line Up:
Kevin Estrella: Lead and Rhythm Guitar
Craig Estrella: Bass
Drums: TBA

Discography:
2019 – Edge of the Black
2015 – Echo Cosmic
2013 – Self Titled LP

Shared Stage with:
Felix Martin, Time Giants, The Bloody Five, Psycho Mad Sally, Lady in Black

Tours and Festivals:
2015 – Felix Martin North American Tour – Toronto
2014 – Spring Music Festival 2014 (Hamilton) June
2014 – Spring Music Festival 2014 (Hamilton) March
2013 – Bloor St Festival

Past Features:
– #5 – Top 30 albums: Aug 17 – Aug 23, 2015 – CKCU 89.1 FM (Ottawa) https://cod.ckcufm.com/charts/2015-34.html

– Canadian Musician Magazine Showcase
https://showcase.canadianmusician.com/pyramids-on-mars/

Bio:

PYRAMIDS ON MARS is guitarist Kevin Estrella who offers an aural palette of intense, emotional, 4-dimensional, melodic instrumental rock/ metal infusing a range of influences of Baroque classical composers J.S Bach and Antonio Vivaldi with today’s guitar virtuosos Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani.

PYRAMIDS ON MARS latest album name ‘EDGE OF THE BLACK’ set for release December 21, 2019, to follow 2015’s full length titled Echo Cosmic, and 2013 debut self-titled Pyramids on Mars.

“I honestly think “EDGE OF THE BLACK” will do for this decade what Joe Satriani’s ‘Surfing With The Alien’ did for instrumental rock back in the ’80s. It captures the same passion, energy, and melodic hooks, yet it has an updated sound. It is no secret I am heavily influenced by the band Rush. They are a part of my circuitry.

“EDGE OF THE BLACK sounds like if Joe Satriani/Yngwie Malmsteen joined Rush.” – Kevin Estrella.

Featuring ten tracks of emotionally high energy music that mostly seemed to write itself, coming literally from the Edge of the Black. The Edge of the Universe, where nothingness and everything exists. The album as a whole pays homage to some of Estrella’s biggest influences while still staying true to himself and his own creations.

“On EDGE OF THE BLACK, I wanted to put emphasis on songwriting. Telling a story. Each song tells a story it’s hard not to visualize as it takes you on a trip. The emphasis is not just on the lead guitar melody, but on the band as a whole. Harmonic variations on repeating themes are strongly utilized. Like Rhyming phrases in spoken language that allow easier accurate retelling of the original story. This idea of repeating music phrases/themes so the audience can easily recall it and ‘hum it all the way home.’

I set the intent of a desire to feel the story within the physical body of the audience.

Welcome to the EDGE OF THE BLACK.

0 Maelstrom Zine – Pyramids on Mars – Echo Cosmic

This entire album is the masterwork of guitarist Kevin Estrella. Estrella’s playing abilities match the interstellar theme this album has, taking the listener on a surprising journey.

Estrella isn’t reusing repetitive scales. He is an artist capable of crafting intricate works with the guitar. I highly recommend this for fans of Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

http://www.maelstromzine.com/ezine/review_iss78_6354.php

0 925 Rebellion – Pyramids On Mars – Echo Cosmic

The songs on this amazing, 11 track, album are perhaps the most esoteric pieces of genius I have heard in a long time. Songs like ‘Heaven’s Gate’ and ‘Tribute’ are the epitome of free-thinking music -it’s all futuristic images meets ancient gods and red worlds. It is glorious in its uniqueness.

http://925rebellion.com/pyramids-on-mars-echo-cosmic/