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Blue Lightning (Evan K album)

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Blue Lightning
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2016 (Europe)
July 27, 2016 (Japan)
RecordedEpsilon Studio, The Prophecy and Music Factory Studios [[[1]]], Kempten, Germany
GenrePower metal
Length44:40
LabelFC Metal Recordings, King Records
ProducerEvan K

Blue Lightning is the first solo album of guitar virtuoso Evan K, released 2016 by FC Metal Recordings in Europe and King Records in Japan. It consists of 6 instrumental titles and 3 songs (the Japanese version includes two additional bonus tracks) and features some famous guests from the Power-Progressive Metal Scene like Fabio Lione (Rhapsody Of Fire, Angra, Vision Divine), Bob Katsionis (Firewind, Serious Black, Outloud), Markus Johansson (4ARM, Sylencer) and Jimmy Pitts (Marco Minnemann, Christian Münzner).[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Track listing

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  1. "Rising" (Instrumental) - 1:16
  2. "Into The Light" (Instrumental) - 5:04
  3. "Skies Of Shred" (Instrumental) - 4:49
  4. "Picking The Stars" (Instrumental) - 4:06
  5. "Orchestra Of Withered Clouds" (Instrumental) - 8:18
  6. "Blue Lightning" (Instrumental) - 5:33
  7. "Edge Of The Sky" (vocals Fabio Lione) - 5:04
  8. "One Last Time" (vocals Fabio Lione) - 6:20
  9. "Everything Is Coming Up Roses" ( Black Cover / vocals Markus Johansson) - 4:10
  10. "Far Beyond The Sun" (Yngwie Malmsteen Cover) *** Bonus track - Japan release
  11. "Edge Of The Sky" (Instrumental) *** Bonus track - Japan release

Personnel

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  • Evan K - Guitars
  • Fabio Lione - Vocals on "Edge Of The Sky" & "One Last Time"
  • Bob Katsionis - Keyboards
  • Markus Johansson - Vocals on "Everything Is Coming Up Roses"
  • Jimmy Pitts - Keyboards on "Everything Is Coming Up Roses
  • Jim C. - Bass
  • Danny Joe Hofmann - Drums

Credits

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References

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  1. ^ The Prophecy and Music Factory Studios
  2. ^ "Evan - Blue Lightning |CD Kritik|CD Review|DVD Kritik - whiskey-soda.de | Musikmagazin fuer Metal, Rock, Gothic, Indie, Punk, HC, EMO und Alternative Musik". Whiskey-soda.de. 2016-07-15. Archived from the original on 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  3. ^ "Kennt ihr schon ... EVAN? | Story/Artikel - whiskey-soda.de | Musikmagazin fuer Metal, Rock, Gothic, Indie, Punk, HC, EMO und Alternative Musik". Whiskey-soda.de. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  4. ^ "Evan – Blue Lightning - Recensione". MelodicMetal.it. 2016-07-13. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  5. ^ "Lords of Metal ezine". Lordsofmetal.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  6. ^ "Review: Evan – Blue Lightning – FC Metal Recordings - Release: 15-07-2016 - www.LiveReviewer.com". Wp.livereviewer.com. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  7. ^ "Blue Lightning | metalinside". Metalinside.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  8. ^ "Evan K on Twitter: "Great 5/6 review, in June's issue of @screammagazine (Norway)! Check it out! "". Twitter. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2016-07-23.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Rock ' N ' Roll Monuments - EVAN – Blue Lightning (FC METAL RECORDINGS)". Rocknrollmonuments.gr. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  10. ^ Mike Langer. "EVAN – Blue Lightning". Ffm-rock.de. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
  11. ^ The Prophecy and Music Factory Studios