Following the release of the blistering album opener ‘Full Throttle’, guitar virtuoso Joe Stump unleashes ‘Hyperbolic’, the second single from his forthcoming solo album Lord of the Strings, due for release this Friday via Silver Lining Music. Pre-orders available at this location
‘Hyperbolic’ showcases Stump at his most ferocious and melodically inventive: a potent combination of crushing riffs, strong hooks and high-velocity shred. The track takes a thrilling detour through Eastern-inspired, Blackmore-esque guitar wizardry before unleashing a vicious arpeggio assault. The result is a dynamic fusion of metal styles: a masterclass in virtuosity with attitude.
“‘Hyperbolic’ is one of my favorite tracks from the new record,” affirms Stump. “The best way to describe it is complete metal badassery. This one contains some of my favorite riff action to date and it combines really nicely with all of the strong melodic content of the track. The solo section starts out with some old school high velocity shred then moves into some full-on bionic Blackmore snake charmer induced eastern playing. It concludes with a vicious arpeggio bit before returning to the riff section to end it. All in all a very cool combination of various schools of metal.”
Watch/Listen to ‘Hyperbolic‘ at this location
Watch/Listen to the recently released ‘Full Throttle‘ here
Stump doesn’t just lay down the speed as he does in ‘Full Throttle‘ or revisit the classic grounds of traditional melodic heavy metal on tracks such as ‘Playing with Fire‘, on this 12-track instrumental opus, Stump takes the guitar into lyrical territory with the likes of ‘In the Hall of the King‘ and ‘Eternity of Darkness‘ with his supremely detailed licks taking the lead narrative role. Stump also exercises moments of poetic acoustic reflection on ‘Den of Vipers‘ and ‘Leipzig 1722‘, but overall, Lord of the Strings is a belting, relentless beast, and (as the man himself says) ‘a heavy metal guitar orgy’.
If you crave screaming guitars of Valhallic proportions, this one is for you. Stump is a guitarist that likes his riffs to roar and his leads to flash like lightning. Stump delivers every track with extraordinary power, precision and purpose, pushing the guitar to its limits while never holding back. From searing riffs to jaw-dropping shred, Lord of the Strings is designed to hit hard, hit fast and leave its mark. This is guitar playing at full force and you won’t want to miss it.
Joe Stump will be touring as Alcatrazz‘s lead guitarist this Autumn, joining forces with thrash metal veterans Raven and British heavy metal legends Girlschool for a run of UK dates. The tour kicks off on 25 November in Glasgow and continues across the country through to 6 December.
25 NOV – Classic Grand, Glasgow
26 NOV – Planet Rockstock, Porthcawl
27 NOV – The Brook, Southampton
28 NOV – The Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes
29 NOV – Digital, Newcastle Upon Tyne
01 DEC – The Underworld, London
02 DEC – Corporation, Sheffield
03 DEC – The Factory Live, Worthing
04 DEC – Blackbox, Hastings
05 DEC – Academy 3, Manchester
06 DEC – The Palace Nightclub, Bridgwater
Lord of the Strings will be released on standard CD digipak, special edition CD digipak, digital download, streaming and special D2C bundles. Available to pre-order at this location.
Lord of the Strings Track Listing:
1.Full Throttle
2.Hyperbolic
3.Raise Your Glass
4.Den of Vipers Intro
5.Den of Vipers
6.Playing with Fire
7.In the Hall of the King
8.Highly Combustible
9.Edge of Your Seat
10.Leipzig 1722
11.Eternity of Darkness
12.Storming the Castle
All Guitars and Bass Guitar by Joe Stump
Keyboards and all Drum Programming by Francisco Palomo
Produced by Joe Stump and Francisco Palomo
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Francisco Palomo at the Dungeon
All Guitars recorded at the Dragon’s Den
Joe Stump Links:
instagram.com/joestumpofficial / https://www.youtube.com/@joestump1443/ spotify.com/JoeStump
Joe Stump’s Tower of Babel Links:
facebook.com/TOBRock / instagram.com/towerofbabelrock / x.com/JSTowerOfBabel
youtube.com/@TowerOfBabel-TV / spotify.com/JoeStumpsTowerofBabel
Alcatrazz Links:
facebook.com/alcatrazzband / instagram.com/alcatrazz_official / x.com/AlcatrazzReal / https://www.youtube.com/@alcatrazzofficial / spotify.com/Alcatrazz
