Jeff Loomis's solo album will be released on Sept 30!

flu boy · July 3rd, 2008, 02:29 PM

NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis will release solo debut, "Zero Order Phase", on September 30 via Century Media Records.

As a result of his invaluable contributions to NEVERMORE's trademark sound, Jeff Loomis has become one of modern metal's most recognizable guitarists and the source of many of the last decade's best riffs. Taking the classic techniques he learned from listening to legends like Jason Becker and Yngwie Malmsteen as a teen and applying his own ingenuity, he has managed to carve his own niche and create an instantly recognizable style. With the increased visibility, there has been a call by fans to record and release a solo album; an opportunity that has not presented itself with the busy schedule NEVERMORE has kept. Fortunately for those fans, the band has taken a well deserved break, leaving Loomis time to hit the studio himself to record ten blazing, instrumental metal tracks.

Robert Lang Studios played host to Loomis' first solo venture earlier this year with producer Neil Kernon and drummer Mark Arrington joining the fray. Arrington had been with NEVERMORE in 1993-94 to play on half of the songs that ended up on the band's self-titled debut, and Kernon recorded the first three NEVERMORE albums. So while there was a sense of familiarity, the reunion was refreshing and this spirit carried over into the songs themselves. Also contributing to the album are Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER), who splits solos with Loomis on "Jato Unit", Pat O'Brien from CANNIBAL CORPSE on "Rage Against Disaster", celebrated jazz bassist and solo musician Michael Manring on "Cashmere Shiv", and Kernon himself playing a fretless guitar solo on the same track.

"Zero Order Phase" track listing:

01. Shouting Fire At A Funeral
02. Opulent Maelstrom
03. Jato Unit
04. Azure Haze
05. Cashmere Shiv
06. Race Against Disaster
07. Sacristy
08. Devil Theory
09. Miles of Machines
10. Departures

ms. anthrope · July 3rd, 2008, 03:08 PM

yaaay! <3 jeffy!

Brooks · July 3rd, 2008, 03:27 PM

What a weird album title. Zero order phase correction is an implementation technique to note water-supressed spectra within spectroscopic proton imaging.

Or something like that, I have no fucking clue.

Jeff, WTF have you been reading lately?

Uneasy_Conscience · July 3rd, 2008, 07:14 PM

CAN'T.FUCKING.WAIT.

I've been waiting years for this.

Rebourne · July 3rd, 2008, 08:21 PM

WooooooooOOOOOOOO! fUCK YES!

i CAN'T WAIT!

NK · July 3rd, 2008, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brooks

Jeff, WTF have you been reading lately?

Don't ask.

Uneasy_Conscience · July 3rd, 2008, 08:54 PM

what's the final verdict, Neil? Are we in for the instrumental albums to end all others?

NK · July 3rd, 2008, 08:58 PM

Senor Loomis has outdone his latin self.

Rebourne · July 3rd, 2008, 11:07 PM

Damn, it comes out forever from now...

Hey, could you hum a little of it for us man?

wickedsensation · July 4th, 2008, 01:53 AM

I just came.

Shmu · July 4th, 2008, 03:22 PM

September 30 ? is this like the dvd or is an official release date? :P

July 3rd, 2008, 02:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
flu boy Waffle Hut Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 463	Jeff Loomis's solo album to be released on Sept 30 NEVERMORE guitarist Jeff Loomis will release solo debut, "Zero Order Phase", on September 30 via Century Media Records. As a result of his invaluable contributions to NEVERMORE's trademark sound, Jeff Loomis has become one of modern metal's most recognizable guitarists and the source of many of the last decade's best riffs. Taking the classic techniques he learned from listening to legends like Jason Becker and Yngwie Malmsteen as a teen and applying his own ingenuity, he has managed to carve his own niche and create an instantly recognizable style. With the increased visibility, there has been a call by fans to record and release a solo album; an opportunity that has not presented itself with the busy schedule NEVERMORE has kept. Fortunately for those fans, the band has taken a well deserved break, leaving Loomis time to hit the studio himself to record ten blazing, instrumental metal tracks. Robert Lang Studios played host to Loomis' first solo venture earlier this year with producer Neil Kernon and drummer Mark Arrington joining the fray. Arrington had been with NEVERMORE in 1993-94 to play on half of the songs that ended up on the band's self-titled debut, and Kernon recorded the first three NEVERMORE albums. So while there was a sense of familiarity, the reunion was refreshing and this spirit carried over into the songs themselves. Also contributing to the album are Ron Jarzombek (WATCHTOWER), who splits solos with Loomis on "Jato Unit", Pat O'Brien from CANNIBAL CORPSE on "Rage Against Disaster", celebrated jazz bassist and solo musician Michael Manring on "Cashmere Shiv", and Kernon himself playing a fretless guitar solo on the same track. "Zero Order Phase" track listing: 01. Shouting Fire At A Funeral 02. Opulent Maelstrom 03. Jato Unit 04. Azure Haze 05. Cashmere Shiv 06. Race Against Disaster 07. Sacristy 08. Devil Theory 09. Miles of Machines 10. Departures __________________ "...You-my point is, you pay the ransom-what eighty thousand bucks?-I mean, you give us half the ransom, forty thousand, you keep half. It's like robbing Peter to play Paul, it doesn't make any-" Last edited by WD : July 13th, 2008 at 03:05 AM.

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ms. anthrope i <3 thrash Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: s.f. bay area Posts: 4,418	yaaay! <3 jeffy! __________________ "I don't want to spend the rest of my life explaining myself. You either get it or you don't." - Frank Zappa "If sex played guitar, It would sound like Jeff Loomis." - Anonymous Fan TestAmenT Official MySpace Jeff Loomis Official MySpace Warrel Dane Official MySpace Auslander Official MySpace

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Brooks Eyes Wide Open Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 3,041	What a weird album title. Zero order phase correction is an implementation technique to note water-supressed spectra within spectroscopic proton imaging. Or something like that, I have no fucking clue. Jeff, WTF have you been reading lately? __________________ "I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotism." [Einstein] "Faith means not wanting to know what is true." [Nietzsche]

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Uneasy_Conscience "Build up that wall!" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 4,004	CAN'T.FUCKING.WAIT. I've been waiting years for this. __________________

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Uneasy_Conscience "Build up that wall!" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 4,004	what's the final verdict, Neil? Are we in for the instrumental albums to end all others? __________________

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Rebourne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 342	WooooooooOOOOOOOO! fUCK YES! i CAN'T WAIT!

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Rebourne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 342	Damn, it comes out forever from now... Hey, could you hum a little of it for us man?

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