In the mid 1980s, Shrapnel Records and Mike Varney unleashed guitar phenom Vinnie Moore on an unsuspecting world. His instrumental albums Mind’s Eye and Time Odyssey immediately established him as a lasting presence in the world of rock guitar virtuosos. Over the years, his tenure has included stints with Vicious ...

    In the 2000s, former Roxx Gang guitarist Stacey Blades became better known to the world when he took on the seemingly impossible task of replacing Tracii Guns in LA Guns. These were some big shoes to fill, but Blades rose to the occasion and continued to record alongside ...

  Periphery, originally the brainchild of Misha Manor, who has worked with Animals As Leaders, is at the forefront of modern progressive metal. Boasting a triple guitar attack that includes John Petrucci’s nephew (how’s that for some prog cred?), Periphery has just unleashed Juggernaut, which they released as two albums, ...