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0 Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes New Shredding Playthrough “Life By Fire”; Debut EP “Cellular Damascus” Out Now!

  • May 16, 2019
  • by Asher
  • · Frankie C. · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – May 16, 2019

For fans of Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Buckethead, Tony MacAlpine

Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes New Shredding Playthrough “Life By Fire”

Debut EP “Cellular Damascus” Out Now!

Frankie C., known for his guitar work in Canadian symphonic death metal band Vesperia recently released his side project entitled “Cellular Damascus” this past March. An instrumental solo project that came to light after he was crowned champion of season one of “Shredders of Metal” presented by Banger TV. The EP is technical, groovy and energetic, and lets the listener focus on the guitar work that he takes great pride in orchestrating.

Posting his next playthrough video in support of his debut, Frankie C. explains ‘Life By Fire’:

“This song is quite a lot of fun to play. There are many exciting melodic themes as well as head banging sections and a lot of notes! To me this song is evil but fun.”

Watch ‘Life By Fire’ at the following link: https://youtu.be/-t8wzZ2aNe8

Previous playthroughs:
‘Fall of The Hammer’: https://youtu.be/ScxRxFp-QUs
‘Cellular Damascus’: https://youtu.be/aCocz8CQCso

Frankie C. adds:

“I want fans to have fun listening to ‘Cellular Damascus’. I wanted to create interesting melodic phrases, but still have heavy riffs to headbang along with, shred hard, but not lose sight of the music and try to have a clear mix where things aren’t overly processed but all instruments/parts are still clear and audible.”

All four tracks on this debut flow together and show off excellent musicianship. Excited to be focusing on more solo work in the future, Frankie C. has confirmed another release in the future.

“Cellular Damascus” is now out as of March 13, 2019, and available for stream and download on Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube, iTunes.

Track Listing:
1. So It Begins (1:06)
2. Fall Of The Hammer (2:55)
3. Cellular Damascus (3:14)
4. Life By Fire (3:19)
EP Length:

For more info:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankiecshred

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/arps7 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankiecshred

Bio:

Cellular Damascus is the instrumental solo project from Vesperia’s Frankie Caracci. Looking to try something new and forge his wide array of influences together to make something that is uniquely his own.

The first release, the self-titled EP (2019), introduces fans to the melodic and technical headbanging music on which Caracci solely wrote, performed and produced. Influenced but guitar mavericks such as Jeff Loomis, Joe Satriani, Jason Becker, and Michael Romeo and genres such as modern and classic heavy metal thrash, prog and death metal there is an assortment of features in each track that keep the listener on their toes and attentive to the music.

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0 Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes His Next Shredding Playthrough “Cellular Damascus”

  • May 1, 2019
  • by Asher
  • · Frankie C. · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – May 1, 2019

For fans of Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Buckethead, Tony MacAlpine

Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes His Next Shredding Playthrough “Cellular Damascus”

Debut EP “Cellular Damascus” Out Now!

Frankie C., known for his guitar work in Canadian symphonic death metal band Vesperia recently released his side project entitled “Cellular Damascus” this past March. An instrumental solo project that came to light after he was crowned champion of season one of “Shredders of Metal” presented by Banger TV. The EP is technical, groovy and energetic, and lets the listener focus on the guitar work that he takes great pride in orchestrating.

Posting his next playthrough video for his EP’s title track “Cellular Damascus“, Frankie C. comments:

“‘Cellular Damascus’ is the title track of the EP. I’m pretty sure this song took me the longest to write and definitely has the most changes/parts. This song is a lot of fun to play but a damn hard one to remember! Riddled with intervallic arpeggio sections, fast alternate picking runs, and tasty melodic lines.”

Watch “Cellular Damascus” at the following link https://youtu.be/aCocz8CQCso

Previous playthrough “Fall of The Hammer” at the following link: https://youtu.be/ScxRxFp-QUs

Frankie C. adds:

“I want fans to have fun listening to ‘Cellular Damascus’. I wanted to create interesting melodic phrases, but still have heavy riffs to headbang along with, shred hard, but not lose sight of the music and try to have a clear mix where things aren’t overly processed but all instruments/parts are still clear and audible.”

All four tracks on this debut flow together and show off excellent musicianship. Excited to be focusing on more solo work in the future, Frankie C. has confirmed another release in the future.

“Cellular Damascus” is now out as of March 13, 2019, and available for stream and download on Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube, iTunes.

Track Listing:
1. So It Begins (1:06)
2. Fall Of The Hammer (2:55)
3. Cellular Damascus (3:14)
4. Life By Fire (3:19)
EP Length:

For more info:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankiecshred

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/arps7 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankiecshred

Bio:

Cellular Damascus is the instrumental solo project from Vesperia’s Frankie Caracci. Looking to try something new and forge his wide array of influences together to make something that is uniquely his own.

The first release, the self-titled EP (2019), introduces fans to the melodic and technical headbanging music on which Caracci solely wrote, performed and produced. Influenced but guitar mavericks such as Jeff Loomis, Joe Satriani, Jason Becker, and Michael Romeo and genres such as modern and classic heavy metal thrash, prog and death metal there is an assortment of features in each track that keep the listener on their toes and attentive to the music.

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ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
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0 Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes His Shredding Playthrough “Fall of The Hammer”

  • April 18, 2019
  • by Asher
  • · Frankie C. · Music News

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – April 18, 2019

For fans of Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Buckethead, Tony MacAlpine

Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes His Shredding Playthrough “Fall of The Hammer”

Debut EP “Cellular Damascus” Out Now!

Frankie C., known for his guitar work in Canadian symphonic death metal band Vesperia recently released his side project entitled “Cellular Damascus” this past March. An instrumental solo project that came to light after he was crowned champion of season one of “Shredders of Metal” presented by Banger TV. The EP is technical, groovy and energetic, and lets the listener focus on the guitar work that he takes great pride in orchestrating.

Posting his latest playthrough video for his track “Fall of The Hammer”, Frankie C. comments:

“‘Fall Of The Hammer’ was the main inspiration for the intro, ‘So It Begins’. The idea was to come out of the intro and keep building and building. You will notice this song gets darker and heavier as it goes. There are an array of melodic passages, driving grooves as well as fast picking and arpeggio sections. This song will keep you headbanging throughout the tune.”

Watch the shredding power of “Fall of The Hammer” at the following link: https://youtu.be/ScxRxFp-QUs

Frankie C. adds:

“I want fans to have fun listening to ‘Cellular Damascus’. I wanted to create interesting melodic phrases, but still have heavy riffs to headbang along with, shred hard, but not lose sight of the music and try to have a clear mix where things aren’t overly processed but all instruments/parts are still clear and audible.”

All four tracks on this debut flow together and show off excellent musicianship. Excited to be focusing on more solo work in the future, Frankie C. has confirmed another release in the future.

“Cellular Damascus” is now out as of March 13, 2019, and available for stream and download on Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube, iTunes.

Track Listing:
1. So It Begins (1:06)
2. Fall Of The Hammer (2:55)
3. Cellular Damascus (3:14)
4. Life By Fire (3:19)
EP Length:

For more info:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankiecshred

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/arps7 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankiecshred

Bio:

Cellular Damascus is the instrumental solo project from Vesperia’s Frankie Caracci. Looking to try something new and forge his wide array of influences together to make something that is uniquely his own.

The first release, the self-titled EP (2019), introduces fans to the melodic and technical headbanging music on which Caracci solely wrote, performed and produced. Influenced but guitar mavericks such as Jeff Loomis, Joe Satriani, Jason Becker, and Michael Romeo and genres such as modern and classic heavy metal thrash, prog and death metal there is an assortment of features in each track that keep the listener on their toes and attentive to the music.

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ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
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#.514.581.5780 | asher@ashermediarelations.com
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0 Out Now! Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes His Shredding Debut EP “Cellular Damascus”

  • March 13, 2019
  • by Asher
  • · Frankie C. · Music News · Vesperia

(contact info below)

NEWS RELEASE

Montreal, QC – March 13, 2019

For fans of Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Buckethead, Tony MacAlpine

Out Now! Guitarist Frankie C. (Vesperia) Unleashes His Shredding Debut EP “Cellular Damascus”

Frankie Caracci, known for his guitar work in Canadian symphonic death metal band Vesperia, has been simmering a side project entitled “Cellular Damascus” and is now ready to give listeners around the world a taste of what he’s been doing on March 13, 2019.

“Cellular Damascus” is an instrumental solo project that came to light after Caracci’s win on season one of “Shredders of Metal” presented by Banger TV. Technical, groovy and energetic, “Cellular Damascus” lets the listener focus on the guitar work that he takes great pride in orchestrating.

“I want fans to have fun listening to it. I wanted to create interesting melodic phrases but still have heavy riffs to headband along with, shred hard but not lose sight of the music and try to have a clear mix where things aren’t overly processed but all instruments/parts are still clear and audible.”

Working consciously on each track, the scene for the album is a suspenseful set with “So It Begins” and concludes majestically with “Fall Of The Hammer”. All four tracks on this debut flow together and show off excellent musicianship. Excited to be focusing on more solo work in the future, Caracci has confirmed another release in the future.

“Cellular Damascus” is now out as of March 13, 2019, and available for stream and download on Bandcamp, Spotify, Youtube, iTunes.

Track Listing:
1. So It Begins (1:06)
2. Fall Of The Hammer (2:55)
3. Cellular Damascus (3:14)
4. Life By Fire (3:19)
EP Length: 10:36

For more info:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frankiecshred

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/arps7 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankiecshred

Bio:

Cellular Damascus is the instrumental solo project from Vesperia’s Frankie Caracci. Looking to try something new and forge his wide array of influences together to make something that is uniquely his own.

The first release, the self-titled EP (2019), introduces fans to the melodic and technical headbanging music on which Caracci solely wrote, performed and produced. Influenced but guitar mavericks such as Jeff Loomis, Joe Satriani, Jason Becker, and Michael Romeo and genres such as modern and classic heavy metal thrash, prog and death metal there is an assortment of features in each track that keep the listener on their toes and attentive to the music.

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ASHER MEDIA RELATIONS
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0 EPK – AZP – A New Beginning (EP)(2018)

  • August 29, 2018
  • by Asher
  • · AZP · EPKs

AZP – A New Beginning (EP) (2018)

Release Date: TBD

DISTRIBUTION: Bandcamp

For Fans of Marty Friedman, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, Andy James, Jason Richardson, Marco Sfogli

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A New Beginning (EP) (2018)

Release Date: TBD
Label & distribution: Bandcamp

Track Listing:

01. Don’t Contradict The Fates
02. In The Shadow Of A Crumbled Fort
03. Scratch The Surface
04. Colorblind
05. Don’t Turn Away
06. Diversion
07. The Siren Song
08. Hideout
09. Obituary of Common Sense
10. Lint
11. Recoil

Album Credits: 

  • All Music Written/Composed/Co-Produced By Alex Zubair 
  • Mixed/Mastered/Produced By Alex Rise 
  • Artwork By Alex Rise 
  • Logo By Christopher Horst 

Album Recording & Live Line Up:
Alex Zubair (Guitar)

Discography:

DEBUT – A New Beginning (EP) (2018)

L-R –  Alex Zubair (founding members and guitarist)

SHORT BIO:
Alex Zubair has been playing guitar for years and since the disbandment of his two previous acts (Burn to Black and Nephelium) he has channeled his skills into a solo, instrument, self named project. This effort was kicked off in 2015 and showcases plenty of intricate melodic/oriental styled solos that are climatic, groovy, futuristic and intense.

The first release for the Alex Zubair Project is “A New Beginning” a 5 song EP expected at the end of 2018. “This is a new chapter in my life and a new beginning and a collaboration of all my hard work and experience from the past and now. Every track has a unique story to tell.”

LONG BIO:
Alex Zubair has been playing guitar for years and since the disbandment of his two previous acts (Burn to Black and Nephelium) he has channeled his skills into a solo, instrument, self named project. This effort was kicked off in 2015 and showcases plenty of intricate melodic/oriental styled solos that are climatic, groovy, futuristic and intense.

Citing musical influences such as Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Testament and Megadeth, Alex maintains that he is focused on something modern and different: “I hate comparing cause every band or musicians brings different types of art to the table but this project is unique; it’s all about the shred!”

The first release for the Alex Zubair Project is “A New Beginning” a 5 song EP expected at the end of 2018. “This is a new chapter in my life and a new beginning and a collaboration of all my hard work and experience from the past and now. Every track has a unique story to tell.”

 

Highlights:

Shredders of Metal (Banger TV) (2018)
Nephelium – lead guitarist (1999 – present)

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