ROGER STAFFELBACH – new videoclip ‚Summer Presto‘ out now!
Taken from Antonio Vivaldi’s ‚Four Seasons – Summer in G Minor‘.
Experience the ultimate fusion of classical and metal as guitar solo artist ROGER STAFFELBACH unleashes his electrifying Heavy Metal version of Vivaldi’s ‚Summer Presto‘ from his recent album ‚The Quest‘ as video today! Get ready for a mind-blowing musical and visual adventure, combining blistering guitar riffs, thunderous drums, and pure metal intensity. ROGER STAFFELBACH, renowned for his virtuosic guitar skills, has ingeniously transformed ‚Summer Presto‘ into a symphony of metal mastery and a headbanger’s dream come true.
Quote by Roger:
„I’m a big admirer of Antonio Vivaldi’s music. I used to listen endless times to Nigel Kennedy’s version of the 4 Seasons. I also love Uli Jon Roth’s version on his ‚Metamorphosis‘ record, it was very inspiring to see what he did with it. I still listen to this album, especially to the second part, where he performs the pieces written by him as he was working on the 4 Seasons, his work of inspiration so to speak.
I always wanted to master and record the ‚Summer Presto‘. Now I did it, and I hope you enjoy my rendition of it, as much as I enjoyed working on this beautiful piece of music.“
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ROGER STAFFELBACH – teaser for new videoclip
This Friday will see a second video from ROGER STAFFELBACH’s shortly released instrumental album ‚The Quest‘, visualizing Roger’s version of ‚Summer Presto‘ from Antonio Vivaldi’s ‚Four Seasons‘.
YouTube Video Premiere
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ROGER STAFFELBACH – album out today!
ROGER STAFFELBACH’s instrumental album ‚The Quest‘ out now on Limb Music (digital) and No Dust Records (CD).
“The Quest” is the outstanding instrumental solo longplay debut of neo-classical power shred guitarist Roger Staffelbach, founder of acclaimed progressive hard rock outfit Artension.
The record delivers ten soulful melodic compositions, brilliantly captured in the studio of Masterplan mastermind Roland Grapow.
Rogers full scale band project features top notch musicians: renowned drummer John Macaluso (Symphony X), bass guitarist Steve DiGiorgio (Testament), and Argentinian keyboard virtuoso Ariel Perchuk.
Icing on the cake is the phantastic cover art of Uwe Jarling.
1995 Roger has been discovered by Bay Area pioneer Mike Varney who also discovered role models Yngwie Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine a decade earlier. Roger is on par with his idols developing his very own stylistic touch.
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ROGER STAFFELBACH – album out next Friday!
ROGER STAFFELBACH’s instrumental album ‚The Quest‘ will finally be out on Limb Music (digital) and No Dust Records (CD) next Friday (May 12th).
This album will undoubtedly become a collector’s item the moment it is released. It was created with the support of a top team and offers eight classy, colorful original compositions as well as two vivid interpretations of great compositions: Antonio Vivaldi’s ‚Summer Presto‘ from the ‚Four Seasons‘ and the Aria from Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major.
The soundscapes of ‚The Quest‘ were created in teamwork with a creative keyboardist. „I admire pianists and keyboardists for their talent and virtuosity.“ Argentine Ariel Perchuk served as arranger on Roger’s compositions from South America. „Ariel was a big Artension fan and at one point sent me some material of his. I was thrilled by his style.“
Virtual tinkering, such as with programmed drum tracks, was not an option for Roger. He consistently went the traditional route and relied on a real band line-up for ‚The Quest‘: „It was important to me to record everything as organically as possible.“ Besides Ariel, a seasoned rhythm section brought life to the album: bassist Steve DiGiorgio (Testament, Artension, Sadus) and drummer John Macaluso (Michael Romeo, Ark, TNT, Yngwie.). For the recording of his own tracks, Roger relied on the craft of colleague Roland Grapow (Masterplan and longtime guitarist of Helloween). Roland supported Roger with his expertise as an engineer. „It was a great experience. He gave me good input, and we worked out a few ideas together as well.“ Completing the overall work with mixing and mastering was Simone Mularoni (Michael Romeo, Ancient Bards, Rhapsody, DGM, Labyrinth).
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➡️ ‚The Quest‘ video on YouTube ⬅️
More about ROGER STAFFELBACH
On May 12, 2023 „The Quest“, the instrumental album by ROGER STAFFELBACH (Artension, Artlantica, Angel of Eden), will be released on Limb Music (digital) and No Dust Records (CD).
ROGER STAFFELBACH has been one of the respected exponents of neoclassical power guitar since the mid-1990s. The genre was largely defined in the 1980s by pioneers such as Yngwie Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine. 1986, Staffelbach dove into a „completely new universe“ as a 14-year-old when he first listened to Yngwie’s „Trilogy“ album, which encouraged him to switch from trumpet to electric guitar. His father, however, did not fund the purchase of an Aria Pro II Flying V unless Roger would prove him he could play something significantly melodic on a rocked-down acoustic guitar. The culmination of his years of studying was a course of study at the renowned GIT, the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles.
Over the years of his music career, he has come together with various greats of his guild, including bassist John Onder (Michael Schenker), guitarist Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), drummers Mike Terrana (Rage, Tarja) and Dani Löble (Helloween), and multi-instrumentalist Shane Gaalaas (Uli Jon Roth, Yngwie) to name a few.
Artension’s chemistry, and with it the foundation of an illustrious seven-album career, was based on Roger’s longtime partnership with pianist Vitalij Kuprij (Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and singer John West (Royal Hunt) – a perfect fit for Shrapnel Records, the label of Mike Varney, wo had discovered Malmsteen and MacAlpine.
In addition, there were two albums with Angel of Eden („The End of Never“) and Artlantica („Across the Seven Seas“) in collaboration with Italian keyboardist Mistheria (Bruce Dickinson), who also enlisted Roger for his solo albums „Dragon Fire“ and „Gemini“ as well as for the two long players of the Vivaldi Metal Project.
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➡️ Here’s the first video from the album ⬅️
ROGER STAFFELBACH – first videoclip release
Follow ROGER STAFFELBACH on his journey through space and time in the epic new video for ‚The Quest‘!
Quote by Roger:
„When the idea of shooting a video came up i was looking up Frank Kollbrunners work and spotted a trailer of a video animation which had that dystopian kinda vibe. Luckily, it was still available to me so we could build the video around that theme. I think it turned out just great and exceeded my expectations by far, it also fits the music perfectly.“
‚The Quest‘ will be released on May 12th, 2023.
CD release by NO DUST RECORDS
Worldwide digital release by LIMB MUSIC
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ROGER STAFFELBACH – teaser for first videoclip
The first single „The Quest“ by ROGER STAFFELBACH is a breathtaking musical adventure that will be celebrated with a spectacular video on next Wednesday. Viewers will be taken on a spectacular journey through space that they won’t soon forget!
‚The Quest‘ will be released on May 12th, 2023.
CD release by NO DUST RECORDS
Worldwide digital release by LIMB MUSIC
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ROGER STAFFELBACH – first single out now!
‚The Quest‘, the first outtake from the upcoming eponymous album by ROGER STAFFELBACH is out now! Listen to this outstanding melodic metal instrumental piece here.
„After all the work involved in this album I’m happy to see ‚The Quest‘ being released as a single today. I love the diversity of this album, this track pretty much stands for the more higher paced kinda tracks on this record“, says Roger.
‚The Quest‘ will be released on May 12th, 2023.
CD release by NO DUST RECORDS
Worldwide digital release by LIMB MUSIC
You find audio samples & online stores here.
Release date: June 2, 2023
Release date: May 12, 2023