Perpetual Burn

by Jason Becker

Perpetual Burn cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 December 1988
  • Label: Shrapnel
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:50
  • Community rating: 3.39/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded when the guitar prodigy was only eighteen, this instrumental virtuoso showcase blends classical composition techniques with blistering metal shredding. It remains a deeply influential text for neoclassical guitarists, tragically marking his only solo album before his battle with ALS ended his playing career.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, technical, complex, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Altitudes (5:38)
  2. Perpetual Burn (3:32)
  3. Mabel's Fatal Fable (4:50)
  4. Air (5:30)
  5. Temple Of The Absurd (4:45)
  6. Eleven Blue Egyptians (5:45)
  7. Dweller In The Cellar (6:13)
  8. Opus Pocus (5:37)

Credits

  • Atma Anur - drums
  • Dave Stephens Graphics - graphics

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