Speed Metal Symphony
by Cacophony
- Type: Album
- Released: 1987
- Label: Shrapnel
- Country: United States
- Length: 45:10
- Community rating: 3.1/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Serving as a masterclass in highly technical guitar shredding, this debut brings together the prodigious talents of Marty Friedman and Jason Becker. The dual-lead onslaught intertwines rapid-fire heavy metal intensity with complex neoclassical scales, setting a demanding new standard for virtuosity within the underground shred community.
Genres
Descriptors: technical, melodic, progressive
Tracklist
- Savage (5:48)
- Where My Fortune Lies (4:32)
- The Ninja (7:24)
- Concerto (4:37)
- Burn the Ground (6:50)
- Desert Island (6:24)
- Speed Metal Symphony (9:32)
Credits
- Jason Becker - primary artist, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
- Cacophony - primary artist
- Guilty And Innocent Productions - artwork [backdrop]
- Guy Aitchison - artwork [backdrop]
- Laurie Sato - artwork [logo concept]
- Atma Anur - drums
- Maarten De Boer - lacquer cut by
- Peter Marrino - vocals