
Chris Impellitteri is heralded as one of the world’s greatest guitar shredders.
He has won the Best Rock Guitarist Award for his guitar soloing. He is the first guitarist to be branded as the fastest guitarist in the world by the international media.
(Recently and without self promotion Impellitteri was Officially voted 2nd fastest guitarist in the world by “Guitar One” magazine; and “Guitar World” magazine recently listed Chris Impellitteri within their top 50 fastest guitarists of all time). In addition to the fast crazy guitar soloing, Chris Impellitteri places a strong emphasis on metal fused with shredding guitar solos, harmony, and creating catchy inspiring guitar riffs.
Critics have stated, Impellitteri started the shred metal movement with the Impellitteri Black EP featuring songs like Lost in the Rain. The band inginited fast tempos, shredding guitar solos, screaming vocals, and a brutal rhthym section.
Impellitteri are also well rounded musicians who enjoy playing all styles of music, from metal to classical.
Rob Rock is one of the most exciting and energetic singers in heavy metal. Rock can sing virtually any style of music.
His vocal range has often been compared to legendary metal singers Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden), and Rob Halford (Judas Priest). Rob Rock possesses a unique ability to scream in the stratosphere, all the while singing in a very melodic overtone.
His Vibrato and use of Harmonies has created a signature vocal style. Lastly, Rock has an innate ability to write lyrics that have depth and meaning.
He is definitely an original lyricist.
Bassist James Pulli is known for his Driving Bass lines reminiscent of Black Sabbaths Geezer Butler. He creates a strong foundation for the band with his signature style.
His bass is deep, punchy, and supports the crazy guitar lines and drumming insanity of Impellitteri. In fact, it is Pulli’s Bass line’s that hold the rhythm section together.
The new Record: “Wicked Maiden” Wicked Maiden is Impellitteri’s metal masterpiece.
The band challenged the boundaries of conventional metal by utilizing music theory, technique, innovation, technology, and creative story telling. The result is an intense guitar driven metal album that will satisfy the appetite of any true metal fan.
Wicked Maiden features memorable guitar riffs, fast shredding guitar solos, amazing screaming vocals, exciting lyrical content, and a mean heavy rhythm section..
Albums
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Stand in Line
- January 1988
- Relativity Records
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Live in Tokyo 1988
- January 1988
- 777 Records
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Grin and Bear It
- January 1992
- JVC Records
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Answer to the Master
- January 1994
- JVC Records
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Screaming Symphony
- January 1996
- JVC Records
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Eye of Hurricane
- January 1998
- JVC Records
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Live ! Fast ! Loud !
- January 1998
- NEME
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Crunch
- January 2000
- JVC Records
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System X
- January 2002
- Metal Blade Records
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Faster Than the Speed of Light : the Very Best of Impellitteri
- October 2002
- JVC Records
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Pedal to the Metal
- January 2004
- JVC Records
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Wicked Maiden
- February 2009
- Victor Entertainment
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Venom
- March 2015
- Frontiers Records