Eager to share the splendor of his talent, Moribund asked Toby about his intentions with this new release; "On "Blizzard Archer" my main focus was to create a vintage sounding guitar album where the guitars sound like guitars. I wanted melodic instrumental songs that were more than a display of over the top "tough guy" brutality, because I introduced and mastered that sound decades ago on Shrapnel Records."
The result is a carefully crafted soundscape that seems it could have been dreamed up by Malmsteen or Blackmoore, but only in their most feverish strokes of triumph. Toby Knapp has a style all his own, filled with melodies that hearken to moments of glory and reflection, steeped in ancient themes of magic, darkness and light.
OBY KNAPP "Blizzard Archer" CD
02.08.19 Street Date
TRACK LISTING:
1. All Hands Planted
2. Midnight in Guyana
3. 13 Astral Gateways
4. Cold Warrior
5. The Eye of Providence
6. Bear 141
7. Blizzard Archer
8. To the Pavilion
In closing his comment, Toby Knapp states, "this album is for those who love 80's era guitar and album production. The musical inspiration was everyone from George Lynch to Yngwie Malmsteen to Loudness's Akira Takasaki. That is the sound I was shooting for, a time capsule." He has successfully done so!
Knapp has recorded albums with Onward, Waxen, Where Evil Follows, Necrytis, Affliktor & Darken, is a full time guitar teacher, as well as session studio and live musician for many world class national artists including Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Godless Rising, Fetid Zombie, Abhor & more! Knapp is one of the most productive and prolific career musicians in rock and heavy metal and does NOT seem to be slowing down any time soon! Moribund Rockers! official street date for this scintillating record of guitar wizardry is set for February 8th, 2019.
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