Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "The Quest," a new song by Gus G, who shares the cover of the all-new September 2015 issue of Guitar World with Chris Broderick.
The song is from the Ozzy Osbourne/Firewind guitarist's new solo album, Brand New Revolution, which will be released July 24. It's the followup to his 2014 solo debut, I Am the Fire.
"'The Quest' is the only instrumental of the album and it's a heavy, high-energy, technical track," Gus says. "You hear lots of sides of my playing, not only the technical leads and heavy riffing, but melodies and even acoustic. Lots of stuff jam-packed into this song, but somehow it all comes together nicely."
"The rest of the album features collaborations with some awesome singers/songwriters such as Jeff Scott Soto ('Gone to Stay,' 'Generation G'), Mats Levén ('Come Hell or High Water,' 'If It Ends Today,' 'The Demon Inside'), Jacob Bunton ('Brand New Revolution,' 'Burn,' 'We Are One,' 'Behind Those Eyes,' 'One More Try') and Elize Ryd of Amaranthe ('What Lies Below').
"Let's face it, getting to be on the cover of Guitar World is every guitar player's dream," Gus adds. "I'm fortunate enough to grace GW cover for the second time; the first time with Ozzy in 2010) together with one of the best metal guitarists of our time, Chris Broderick. It's such a big honor. We had a great time doing the photo shoot with Chris and also hanging and jamming. He's a monstrous player and I'm glad to see him forging his own path with his new band, Act of Defiance."
Brand New Revolution was recorded with Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Anthrax, Steel Panther) and mixed by Mike Fraser (Metallica, AC/DC, Van Halen, Aerosmith). The core of Gus' recording group consists of Jo Nunez (Firewind) on drums and Marty O' Brien (Lita Ford) on bass.
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Brand New Revolution Track List:
01. The Quest
02. Brand New Revolution
03. Burn
04. We Are One
05. What Lies Below
06. Behind Those Eyes
07. Gone to Stay
08. One More Try
09. Come Hell or High Water
10. If It Ends Today
11. Generation G
12. The Demon Inside
Brand New Revolution will be released via Century Media Records in Europe, Australia and South America, Dismanic/eOne in North America and King Records in Japan.
Damian is Editor-in-Chief of Guitar World magazine. In past lives, he was GW’s managing editor and online managing editor. He's written liner notes for major-label releases, including Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'The Complete Epic Recordings Collection' (Sony Legacy) and has interviewed everyone from Yngwie Malmsteen to Kevin Bacon (with a few memorable Eric Clapton chats thrown into the mix). Damian, a former member of Brooklyn's The Gas House Gorillas, was the sole guitarist in Mister Neutron, a trio that toured the U.S. and released three albums. He now plays in two NYC-area bands.
