Virgil Donati "Ruination"

Country: Australia/USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 24, 2019 (digital), November 8, 2019 (CD)
Tracklist: 
1. Castle Bastards (4:50)
2. Back To Me (5:30)
3. Ruination (5:03)
4. The Crack (3:57)
5. Eleven Pt. 2 (6:38)
6. The Quiet Place (5:10)
7. The Last Night That I Lived (7:41)
8. Time Is A Lie (5:20)
9. Pinprick (4:01)
10. Out Of The Dirt (2:57)
11. If There Were None (5:36)

Total Time 56:43

Line-up: 
Virgil Donati: drums, keyboards
Andre Nieri: guitar
Junior Braguinha: bass
Chris Clark: keyboards
   With
Anton Davidyants, Evan Marien: bass
Julian Lage, Marco Sfogli, Carl Mörner Ringström, Matteo Mancuso: guitar
Steve Hunt (Allan Holdsworth), Alex Argento, Joe Chindamo (Loose Change): keyboards
Irwin Thomas: vocals, guitar

Description/Reviews: 

On Ruination, once again, Virgil brings together extraordinary young talent from all parts of the globe, that delivers intensely searing, heartfelt music. Blurring the boundaries between fusion and progressive, instrumental and vocal, Virgil's most recent touring band is featured on this record along with many special guests.

Media/Samples 
Deezer
Samples

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Virgil Donati "The Dawn of Time"

Country: Australia/USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic, Classical
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 15, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. The Dawn Of Time. (10:37)
2. Concerto For Drums. (14:30)
3. Requiem For Humanity. (5:45)
4. The Winds Of War. (6:58)
5. Prelude No 1. (2:19)

Total time 40:09 

Line-up: 
Virgil Donati: drums, piano
    With
Katisse Buckingham: flute
Erik Rynearson: viola
Larra Wickes: oboe, english horn
Artyom Manukyan: cello
Aaron Smith: trumpet
Dylan Hart: french horn
Rob Roy McGregor: trumpet
John Tegmeyer: clarinet
Leah Zeger: violin
John Yoakum: oboe, english horn
Pete Jacobson: cello
Jimmy Johnson: bass
Hadrien Feraud: bass

Description/Reviews: 

Virgil Donati's latest musical offering, placing the drums at the center of a monumental, contemporary orchestral production.

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Virgil Donati "In This Life"

Country: Australia/USA
Sub Genre: instrumental, Fusion, Progressive Metal
Release date: July 23, 2013
Tracklist: 
01 - Rhythm Zero
02 - Eleven
03 - In This Life
04 - Red Air
05 - Paradise Lost
06 - The Fall Of Dreams
07 - Iceland
08 - Trinity
09 - Voice Of Reason
10 - The Empire

Line-up: 
Virgil Donati
   With
Doug Shreeve, Marco Sfogli, Dennis Hamm, Alex Argento, Brett Garsed, Irwin Thomas, Alex Machacek, Paul Sherman, Anthony Crawford, Tom Kennedy, Jeff Babko, Rafael Moreira, Simon Hosford

Description/Reviews: 

Being an album by Virgil Donati one can easily anticipate some of the most breathtakingly articulate rhythms with enough energy to fuel a rocket ship and enough force to demolish a building. With musicians of this caliber we’re talking about compositions that change how we look at music.

In This Life is a challenging progressive metal work of art filled with dark, moody chords and melodies that give the feeling that you’re floating in space. The guitars lock in tightly with Donati’s drums, and the lead solos range from melodic and spooky to finger bending and mind blowing.  Here we have a compilation of music that pushes the boundaries of human capability, not just in what Donati himself has proven capable of, but also what the league of primed and exemplary musicians that accompany him throughout the album. ( guitar-muse.com)

Media/Samples 
Red Air

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