Finally It's Here!: I Am The Fire Gus G. Album Review



This album review is long overdue. Finally the highly anticipated solo album by Greek virtuoso Gus G. has arrived. Even though it’s a fresh sound from anything he’s done before, it is far from disappointing and proves that Gus is a talented and diverse musician which is rare to come by in today’s highly manufactured music industry. Even though it is different from Firewind, it does share one similarity: not one bad song is on the album. It’s perfection from start to finish and has something for everybody. “Redemption” ft. Michael Starr (Steel Panther) takes you back to 80’s metal, and songs like “End of the line”, “My will be done” “Blame it on me” and “Eyes wide open” have that hard rock edge to them. “Just can’t let go”, title track “I am the fire”, and “Long way down” have the current but not generic modern rock/metal sound, and Instrumentals “Vengeance” ft. Dave Ellefson (Megadeth) and “Terrified”ft .Billy Sheehan are Gus being… well Gus, which means shredding like a mad man on fire.“Dreamkeeper” ft.Tom S. Englund and “Summer Days” ft. Jeff Scott Soto close the album on a mellower note. 
Gus is currently on the Guitar Universe European tour with fellow shredder Marty Friedman. Hopefully he will do a U.S tour as well. I highly recommend you give “I Am the Fire” a listen, and be prepared to be blown away.

Rating: 10/10

Tour Dates:
May 09 Lizard King Krakow, Poland         
 May 10 Klub Progresja Warsaw, Poland
 May 12  Backstage Munich, Germany
 May 14  Musikzentrum Hannover, Germany
 May 15  Turock Essen, Germany              
 May 16  De Boerderij Zoetermeer, Netherlands
 May 17 Muziekodroom Hasselt, Belgium
 May 18 De Pul Uden, Netherlands
 May 20 L' Empreinte Savigny-Le-Temple, France             
 May 21 O2 Islington Academy London, United Kingdom              
 May 22 Queens Hall Nuneaton, United Kingdom
 Jun 07  PEGOROCK Pegognaga Mn, Italy              
 Jun 28  Kavarna Rock 2014 Varna, Bulgaria

I Am The Fire (ft. Devour the Day):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sddPOg1Bb8

Eyes Wide Open (ft. Mats Leven):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C__hEo697-s

For more information check out the official website!
http://www.gusgofficial.com/home.html

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