Excellent shred instrumental albums?

[Terminator X]

I am on a guitar instrumental album kick lately, and have gotten into a ton of shred albums (previously, I was not really into instrumental stuff--maybe because I am not a musician?). I can't get enough and need to be pointed in some new directions.

So far, I've gotten a lot of the Shrapnel and other neo-classical basics:
-Marty Friedman
-Jason Becker
-Vinnie Moore
-Tony MacAlpine
-Greg Howe
-Joey Tafolla

Also, a couple of more recent ones shredders:
-Ethan Brosh
-Jeff Loomis

I like the neo-classical stuff the best (my faves being Tafolla and Vinnie Moore)...

Any more albums in this vein out there I should look into?

 

[AchrisK]

Sow how is that Loomis? Is it wankery, or is it music? The guy just rules, but I prefer music to flash.

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Marty Friedman - Dragon's Kiss

 

[Eligos]

Animals as Leaders
Scale the Summit
Exivious

 

[Belligerent]

Sow how is that Loomis? Is it wankery, or is it music? The guy just rules, but I prefer music to flash.

wankmusic

but srsly the album rules, very listenable.

Animals as Leaders

fucking DOT


funny this thread was created because i was just about to make one. Im looking for more rec's.

 

[metal_wrath]

Yngwie is essential Neoclassical shred. You need to at least get "Rising Force" for the great Neoclassical instrumentals.

Gus G - Guitar Master

 

[SweptbackFlame]

Sow how is that Loomis? Is it wankery, or is it music? The guy just rules, but I prefer music to flash.

It's music, trust me it's fucking great.

 

[Merloch]

Marc Rizzo - Collosal Myopia.... Death Thrash sounding shred instrumental... good stuff.

 

[RedinTheSky]

Ron Jarzombek - SSOTC
Spastic Ink

 

[The Ozzman]

Michael Batio - No Boundaries

 

[Pessimism]

Mastery

Technical thrash without any vocals.

 

[AchrisK]

That Mastery is pretty good. It's not shred, it's just metal.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I think Yngwie's Rising Force may be the closest I could come to caring about this type of music, and that's probably more due to the neoclassical elements than the shred elements. Not that I've listened to much "shred metal".

 

[Chanakya]

Paradise Lost - David Valdes

One heck of an album. Do check it out

 

[SweptbackFlame]

Mastery

Technical thrash without any vocals.

Yeah mastery is fucking awesome. I can't wait for the full length album there writing, apparently they have a singer now.

 

[Pessimism]

That Mastery is pretty good. It's not shred, it's just metal.

True, but I felt it wouldn't do any harm to namedrop 'em.

Yeah mastery is fucking awesome. I can't wait for the full length album there writing, apparently they have a singer now.

Oh dear god, I can only hope things don't go south.

 

[harmonic_minor_shred]

I recommend anything by Michael Angelo Batio. Also check out Tom Hess - he has two albums, Opus 1 and Opus 2.

 

[AchrisK]

True, but I felt it wouldn't do any harm to namedrop 'em.

I considered it as well. They are worthy.

Oh dear god, I can only hope things don't go south.

I fear this as well. It could change everything... but then again when you listen to their songs, you almost constantly anticipate the start of the singing, so in that way, they almost seem like they meant to have a vocalist all along.

 

[Lateralus14]

Excellent shred instrumental seems like an oxymoron imo. I like some Joe Satriani or w/e from time to time but pure shred is just a snooze.

 

[Einherjar86]

How was Satch not mentioned until the previous post?

Anyway, I love this song:


Pretty good album too.