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Back To My Roots is the third chapter in Vincenzo Grieco's artistic journey, following the vocal albums Misleading Lights of Town and Outer Space.
Here the guitar returns as the absolute protagonist, in a work that blends technique, heart, and powerful atmospheres, ranging from the most adrenaline-filled hard & heavy to the most intimate blues, up to cinematic nuances.
“If you like various types of guitar albums, especially those focused on heavy shredding, this release is entirely for you. The musician has packed almost all the best of this direction into this work... The album is full of magnificent tracks, containing inspiration drawn from over a dozen world-famous guitarists... Joe Satriani, Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen... Everything is played with such penetrating grace that your soul will want to rejoice and cry at the same time... It's been a long time since the last time an album came out in the guitar world that I wanted to listen to again and again... Recommended to all those who simply love the good and the true.”
(translation by Anastasia Ignatova)
The Italian and international press agree:
•Metal Shock Finland calls it “a masterpiece... an album that will totally overwhelm you! For those who love the six-string, it really is an album that cannot be missing from your collection.”
•Fano24.it: “For those who love the 6-string, Back To My Roots is an album that cannot be missing from your personal collection.”
•Italia di Metallo: “It sounds very Eighties... the opening of ‘Back To My Heavy Roots’ is a clear tribute to Steve Vai... sweeps during the solo of fine workmanship... the very slow ‘Mama’ is very passionate and touching... ‘Nilufar’ seems perfect as the soundtrack of a mid-80s American film.”
Back To My Roots is a declaration of love for the guitar: powerful riffs, solos sculpted with precision, melodies capable of speaking directly to the heart. A sonic journey that brings back the roots of epic and uncompromising guitar playing.