Concrete Gardens
| Concrete Gardens | ||||
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| Studio album by Tony MacAlpine | ||||
| Released | April 21, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Instrumental rock, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 59:16 | |||
| Producer | Tony MacAlpine, Michael Mesker | |||
| Tony MacAlpine chronology | ||||
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Concrete Gardens is the twelfth studio album by guitarist Tony MacAlpine, released on April 21, 2015.[1] The album was first announced by MacAlpine on his official website in October 2013,[2] with more details in February[3] and December 2014.[4] An official release date was announced in March 2015, along with the cover art, different editions of the album, and a U.S. tour schedule.[5][6] To further promote Concrete Gardens, a series of live studio performances of several songs were filmed for EMGtv,[4][7][8][9][10] featuring guitarist Nili Brosh, drummer Aquiles Priester and bassist Pete Griffin. Guitarist Jeff Loomis is featured as a guest soloist on "Square Circles".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Exhibitionist Blvd" | 4:28 | |
| 2. | "The King's Rhapsody" | 4:45 | |
| 3. | "Man in a Metal Cage" | 4:20 | |
| 4. | "Poison Cookies" | 5:06 | |
| 5. | "Epic" | 5:00 | |
| 6. | "Napoleon's Puppet" | 5:13 | |
| 7. | "Sierra Morena" | 4:52 | |
| 8. | "Square Circles" | 5:12 | |
| 9. | "Red Giant" | 5:10 | |
| 10. | "Confessions of a Medieval Monument" | 5:43 | |
| 11. | "Concrete Gardens" | 5:03 | |
| 12. | "Maiden's Wish" | 4:19 | |
Total length: |
59:16 | ||
Personnel
- Tony MacAlpine – guitar, keyboard, bass (tracks 2, 3, 5, 10), production
- Jeff Loomis – guitar solo (track 8)
- Aquiles Priester – drums
- Pete Griffin – bass (tracks 1, 4, 6–8)
- Lucky Islam – bass (track 9)
- Sean Delson – bass (track 11)
- Adair Daufembach – mixing
- Seva – mastering
- Michael Mesker – executive production
References
- ↑ ""Concrete Gardens" - Out Now!". tonymacalpine.com. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ MacAlpine, Tony (2013-10-05). "New Solo Album Update". tonymacalpine.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "New Southern California Dates!". tonymacalpine.com. 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MacAlpine, Tony (2014-12-31). "Happy New Year 2015: "Concrete Gardens" live at EMGtv". tonymacalpine.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "New "Concrete Gardens" North American tour dates! [Updated"]. tonymacalpine.com. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ MacAlpine, Tony (2015-03-17). "Pre-order "Concrete Gardens" Now!". tonymacalpine.com. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ ""Sierra Morena" live at EMGtv". tonymacalpine.com. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ "Poison Cookies" live on EMGtv!". tonymacalpine.com. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ ""The King's Rhapsody" live on EMGtv!". tonymacalpine.com. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-26.
- ↑ ""Square Circles" live with special guest Jeff Loomis on EMGtv!". tonymacalpine.com. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
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