Tony MacAlpine

Artist:  Tony MacAlpine
Born:  August 29, 1980.  Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Jazz Fusion
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Producer
Instruments:  Guitar, Keyboards, Piano

Tony MacAlpine is an American Musician and Composer, best known as a Progressive Metal Guitar Hero and Instrumental Rock Solo Guitarist, although he has worked with many different bands and musicians.  He played guitar in a Heavy Metal Supergroup named M.A.R.S. consisted of Tony MacAlpine on Guitar, Tommy Aldridge (Drums  Ex Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy, Motorhead), Rob Rock (Vocals Ex Impellitteri), and Rudy Sarzo (Bass Ex Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Dio, Geoff Tate) and released album Project:  Driver.

Title:  Concrete Gardens (Special Edition) (2015)
Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Jazz Fusion
Label:   Sun Dog Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:  

Disc 1:  CD

 1.  Exhibitionist Blvd.  (4:28)
 2.  The King's Rhapsody  (4:45)
 3.  Man In A Metal Cage  (4:20)
 4.  Poison Cookies  (5:06)
 5.  Epic  (5:00)
 6.  Napoleon's Puppet  (5:13)
 7.  Sierra Morena  (4:52)
 8.  Square Circles  (5:12)
 9.  Red Giant  (5:10)
10. Confession Of A Medieval Monument  (5:46)
11. Concrete Gardens  (5:03)
12. Maiden's Wish (4:19)

Disc 2:  Bonus DVD:

Concrete Gardens - Live At EMG TV

Personnel:

Tony MacAlpine:  Guitar, Keyboards, Bass on Tracks:  2, 3, 5, 10
Jeff Loomis:  Guitar Solo on Track 8
Aquiles Priester:  Drums
Pete Griffin:  Bass on Tracks:  1, 4, 6, 8
Lucky Islam:  Bass on Track 9
Sean Delson:  Bass Track 11

Concrete Gardens is the twelfth studio album by Tony MacAlpine, was released on April 21, 2015 by Sun Dog.  Special Edition includes Bonus DVD features a live performance of the album by Tony and Band filmed at EMG TV.