Jason Becker

 

Artist:  Jason Becker
Birth Name:  Jason Eli Becker
Born:  July 22, 1969.  Richmond, California, USA
Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Neo-Classical Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter, Composer
Instruments:  Guitar

Jason Becker is an American Musician, Songwriter and Composer.  At the age of 16, he became part of the Shrapnel Records-produced Duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman, they released the albums Speed Metal Symphony in 1987 and Go Off! in 1988.  They broke up in 1989 and he began doing Solo Work and released the first album Perpetual Burn in 198.  Later, he joined David Lee Roth's band.  His performing career was cut short by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).  In 1996, he lost the ability to speak, and he now communicates with his eyes.  Despite his disability, he continues composing by using a computer.

Title:   Perpetual Burn  (2021)  

Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Neo-Classical Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock

Label:   Shrapnel Records

Rating:    *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Attitudes  (5:40)

 2.  Perpetual Burn  (3:30)

 3.  Mabel's Fatal Fable  (4:52)

 4.  Air  (5:39)

Side 2:

 1.  Temple Of The Absurd  (4:42)

 2.  Eleven Blue Egyptians  (5:44)

 3.  Deweller in the Cellar  (6:15)

 4.  Opus Pocus  (5:39)

Bonus Track:

 5.  Solos  (0:37)

Personnel:

Jason Becker:  Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Bass, Keyboards

Marty Friedman:  Additional Guitar Solos on Track 1-3 Side 2

Atma Anur:  Drums

Perpetual Burn is the first solo studio album by Jason Becker, originally released on August 1988 by Shrapnel Records, remastered and reissued on July 30, 2021 by Shrapnel Records, featuring Marty Friedman the fellow from Cacophony, with previously unreleased Solos by Jason Becker.