Blue Lightning is the first solo album of guitar virtuoso Evan K, released 2016 by FC Metal Recordings in Europe and King Records in Japan. It consists of 6 instrumental titles and 3 songs (the Japanese version includes two additional bonus tracks) and features some famous guests from the Power-Progressive Metal Scene like Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire, Angra, Vision Divine), Bob Katsionis (Firewind, Serious Black, Outloud), Markus Johansson (4ARM, Sylencer) and Jimmy Pitts (Marco Minnemann, Christian Münzner).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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| Released | July 15, 2016 (Europe) July 27, 2016 (Japan) |
| Recorded | Epsilon Studio, The Prophecy and Music Factory Studios [[[1]]], Kempten, Germany |
| Genre | Power metal |
| Length | 44:40 |
| Label | FC Metal Recordings, King Records |
| Producer | Evan K |
Track listing
edit- "Rising" (Instrumental) - 1:16
- "Into The Light" (Instrumental) - 5:04
- "Skies Of Shred" (Instrumental) - 4:49
- "Picking The Stars" (Instrumental) - 4:06
- "Orchestra Of Withered Clouds" (Instrumental) - 8:18
- "Blue Lightning" (Instrumental) - 5:33
- "Edge Of The Sky" (vocals Fabio Lione) - 5:04
- "One Last Time" (vocals Fabio Lione) - 6:20
- "Everything Is Coming Up Roses" ( Black Cover / vocals Markus Johansson) - 4:10
- "Far Beyond The Sun" (Yngwie Malmsteen Cover) *** Bonus track - Japan release
- "Edge Of The Sky" (Instrumental) *** Bonus track - Japan release
Personnel
edit- Evan K - Guitars
- Fabio Lione - Vocals on "Edge Of The Sky" & "One Last Time"
- Bob Katsionis - Keyboards
- Markus Johansson - Vocals on "Everything Is Coming Up Roses"
- Jimmy Pitts - Keyboards on "Everything Is Coming Up Roses
- Jim C. - Bass
- Danny Joe Hofmann - Drums
Credits
edit- All music and lyrics written by Evan K.
- Produced and recorded by Evan K at Epsilon Studio in Mannheim, Germany.
- All keyboards arranged and produced by Bob Katsionis (Firewind, Serious Black, Outloud) at Sound Symmetry Studio in Athens, Greece.
- All vocals recorded by Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire, Angra, Vision Divine) in Pisa, Italy.
- Vocals on Track 9, "Everything Is Coming Up Roses" recorded by Markus Johansson (4ARM, Sylencer, THEM) in Chicago, USA.
- Keyboards on Track 9, "Everything Is Coming Up Roses", recorded by Jimmy Pitts (Marco Minnemann, Christian Münzner) in Missouri, USA.
- Mixed and Mastered by R.D. Liapakis (Mystic Prophecy, Devil's Train) and Christian Schmid at The Prophecy and Music Factory Studios [11] (Mystic Prophecy, Suicidal Angels, Devil's Train, Steel Prophet, Eldritch etc.) in Kempten, Germany.
- Logo concept, design, album artwork and layout by Abstrata - The Art of Gustavo Sazes.
References
edit- ^ The Prophecy and Music Factory Studios
- ^ "Evan - Blue Lightning |CD Kritik|CD Review|DVD Kritik - whiskey-soda.de | Musikmagazin fuer Metal, Rock, Gothic, Indie, Punk, HC, EMO und Alternative Musik". Whiskey-soda.de. 2016-07-15. Archived from the original on 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Kennt ihr schon ... EVAN? | Story/Artikel - whiskey-soda.de | Musikmagazin fuer Metal, Rock, Gothic, Indie, Punk, HC, EMO und Alternative Musik". Whiskey-soda.de. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Evan – Blue Lightning - Recensione". MelodicMetal.it. 2016-07-13. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Lords of Metal ezine". Lordsofmetal.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Review: Evan – Blue Lightning – FC Metal Recordings - Release: 15-07-2016 - www.LiveReviewer.com". Wp.livereviewer.com. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Blue Lightning | metalinside". Metalinside.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Evan K on Twitter: "Great 5/6 review, in June's issue of @screammagazine (Norway)! Check it out! "". Twitter. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-07-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Rock ' N ' Roll Monuments - EVAN – Blue Lightning (FC METAL RECORDINGS)". Rocknrollmonuments.gr. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ Mike Langer. "EVAN – Blue Lightning". Ffm-rock.de. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ The Prophecy and Music Factory Studios