Static Impulse

Studio album by James LaBrie

Released

September 28, 2010

Recorded

2009-2010

Genre

Progressive metal, melodic death metal, power metal

Length

50:44

Label

InsideOut, Century Media

Producer

Matt Guillory, James LaBrie

James LaBrie chronology

Elements of Persuasion
(2005)

Static Impulse
(2010)

Static Impulse is the second solo album and fourth solo project by Dream Theater lead singer James LaBrie released on September 28, 2010.^[1] In late August 2010, LaBrie released two songs from the album titled "One More Time" and "I Need You".^[2]^[3]

This album features a more melodic death metal approach while still keeping the progressive elements from the previous albums. The album features screaming vocals by drummer Peter Wildoer, while James LaBrie performs his usual clean vocals. In addition to the screaming vocals, and clean vocals, the album also feature backing vocals by keyboardist Matt Guillory making this the first (and so far only) album to feature his voice. Guillory also sang on the demo versions of all the album tracks.

1 Track listing ^[4]
- 1.1 Standard Edition
- 1.2 Limited Edition Digipack Bonus Tracks
2 Reception
3 Personnel
- 3.1 Production
4 References

Track listing ^[4]

Standard Edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One More Time" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	4:16
2.	"Jekyll or Hyde" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	3:46
3.	"Mislead" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	4:18
4.	"Euphoric" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	5:09
5.	"Over the Edge" (Guillory, Sfogli, LaBrie)"	4:20
6.	"I Need You" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	4:11
7.	"Who You Think I Am" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	3:57
8.	"I Tried" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	3:58
9.	"Just Watch Me" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	4:18
10.	"This Is War" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	4:30
11.	"Superstar" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	3:32
12.	"Coming Home" (Guillory, LaBrie)"	4:29

Limited Edition Digipack Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Jekyll or Hyde" (Demo)"	3:48
14.	"Coming Home" (Alternative mix)"	4:23

Reception

Static Impulse was met with generally favorable reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Metal Express Radio ^[5]	(6.5/10)
Danger Dog ^[6]
The Music Cycle ^[7]
About.com ^[8]

Personnel

James LaBrie - lead vocals
Marco Sfogli - lead & rhythm guitars, programming, additional bass, mixing
Matt Guillory - keyboards, programming, background vocals, additional screams, Lead vocals on "Jekyll or Hyde (Demo)"
Ray Riendeau - bass
Peter Wildoer - drums, screaming vocals

Production

Arranged & Produced By James LaBrie & Matt Guillory
Engineered By Matt Guillory, Johan "The Ant" Ornborg, Ray Riendeau & Marco Sfogli
Pre-Production By Matt Guillory & Marco Sfogli
Vocal Editing By Alex Durand
Mixed By Jens Bogren & Marco Sfogli
Mastered By Jens Bogren