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“Completely melted the faces off of the entire continent of Europe”: 13-year-old Roman Morello proves his father right – he can shred circles around him
But for the misers saying he’s just a proud parent, it turns out Roman Morello really does have red-hot chops.
The Morellos have been hitting up European festivals in the past few weeks and, as a video posted to Morello Sr.’s Instagram attests, Roman really can let it rip, given the opportunity.
Armed with a black Fender Telecaster, he shows he's been putting in his eight hours a day with a blur of bluesy turns as he fizzes across the fretboard. It isn't just mindless showboating either, there's some real flavor in the bends that break up his runs.
One witty commenter ponders how Roman will answer the inevitable “How was your summer?” question when he returns to school in September, suggesting he may nonchalantly reply : “I completely melted the faces off of the entire continent of Europe.”
Tom Morello will release his first solo rock album later this year, and it’s lead single, Soldier in the Army of Love, he says, was “co-written with my wizard son.”
It features a slew of drop D riffs and the kind of rap-infused swagger you’d expect from heavy Morello. There's also a gospel choir for good measure and the song represents the first proper taste of original music from the teenage mage.
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A freelance writer with a penchant for music that gets weird, Phil is a regular contributor to Prog, Guitar World, and Total Guitar magazines and is especially keen on shining a light on unknown artists. Outside of the journalism realm, you can find him writing angular riffs in progressive metal band, Prognosis, in which he slings an 8-string Strandberg Boden Original, churning that low string through a variety of tunings. He's also a published author and is currently penning his debut novel which chucks fantasy, mythology and humanity into a great big melting pot.
