Nicolandia - Playlist No. 7 (17.11.2009)

01. Ethan Brosh - The Hit Man
02. Ethan Brosh - In A Sentimental Mood
03. Ethan Brosh - Blade Runner

This guitarist grew up in Israel, however spent most of his life in the USA where he graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music. He plays in a band Angels of Babylon. All aforesaid compositions come from his debut album "Out of Oblivion" (2009 Magna Carta) and all of them are distinguished by a great dose of melodiousness. Ethan Brosh invited some eminent instrumentalists to record their parts on the album: Mike Mangini, George Lynch, Greg Howe and Joe Stump. The first track was dedicated to a wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart.

04. Borislav Mitic - The Absolute
05. Borislav Mitic - Secret of Life

This Serbian guitar virtuoso, now living in Canada, debuted with his self-titled album in 1999. Shrapnel Records published his first release and he was the first Serbian artist signed to an American record label. The second album was titled "Fantasy" and the third one - "The Absolute" (2009 Lion Music). His guitar style is a mixture of Joe Stump, Niccolo Paganini, Joe Satriani and thrash metal aggressiveness.

06. Expedition Delta - Asunder Hearts
07. Expedition Delta - Fading Images
08. Expedition Delta - Move On

Srdjan Brankovic is a man behind this project and also comes from Serbia. He is known from a band AlogiA. "Expedition Delta" CD was released in 2008 by ProgRock Records and includes lots of guest musicians and singers, e.g. Gary Wehrkamp (Shadow Gallery), Sabine Edelsbacher (Edenbridge), Erik Norlander (Lana Lane), Alex Argento, Richard Andersson, Vivien Lalu, aforementioned Borislav Mitic and many others. The album is a perfect example of progressive virtuosity mixed with pop music!

09. Overlord's Perpetual - Perpetual
10. Overlord's Perpetual - Majesty
11. Overlord's Perpetual - I'll Never Cry Again

Kostas Varras  looks, smokes and plays like Yngwie Malmsteen, however with heavier sound. He recorded his first album under the artistic pseudonym Overlord's Perpetual. It was published in 2004 by a Greek label Sonic Age Records. A paradox is that a guest keyboardist Bob Katsionis in much more popular than Kostas himself. A clip was shot to "I'll Never Cry Again" and can be the proof that Malmsteen is Kostas' great idol. He recorded the second album, however it must wait for publishing by a record label.

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