Metal Heaven Sign Impellitteri For The European Territory
"Wicked Maiden" is the newest incarnation of IMPELLITTERI. The lead guitarist and his band have created at least 9 great metal heavy metal records to date. IMPELLITTERI have built a strong fan base throughout the world selling over 1 million records.
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 has been branded one of the fastest guitarist's in the world by "Guitar One" magazine; and "Guitar World". In addition to the fast crazy guitar soloing, Chris Impellitteri places a strong emphasis on melody, harmony, and creating catchy inspiring guitar riffs. He is a well rounded musician who enjoys playing all styles of music, from metal to classical.
"Wicked Maiden" took 3 years to complete from the writing stage through the mixing and mastering stage. Engineer and co-producer Greg Reely worked tirelessly to create a sonic freight train. The record was recorded at the following studios: Village Recorders in Santa Monica CA; Impellitteri Studios in Thousand Oaks CA; Redroom Audio in Orlando Florida, and mixed at the Green Jacket in Vancouver Canada. Mastering was handled by legendary engineer George Marino in New York City.
Impellitteri are: Chris Impellitteri - Lead Guitar , Rob Rock - Lead Vocals , James Pulli - Bass , Brandon Wild - Drums
release of "Wicked Maiden" scheduled for April 24th, 2009!