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. The second album, ''Chalk Lines'', includes

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, and Dave Kerzner of

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. The third, a digital-only release titled ''The Age of Entitlement'', came out in 2014. McStine plays guitar with In Continuum, a prog/symphonic rock group that includes Dave Kerzner (keyboards, vocals), Gabriel Agudo (vocals),

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. McStine continued his collaboration with Porcupine Tree's frontman,

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, performing on the latter's 2025 album, '' The Overview'', and joining his live band for the subsequent tour.

Discography

Solo

* ''Guitarizm'' (2005) * ''Official Bootleg Vol. I – Live at Black Bear Winery'' (2012) * ''Anachronism'' (2016) * ''Blank'' (2017) * ''CDR EP 2019'' (2019) * ''Idle'' (2019) * ''Rising'' (live, 2019) * ''Live in Henniker, NH – First Night'' (2019) * ''Live in Henniker, NH – Second Night'' (2019) * ''Adopted Son – Live in Vancouver'' (2019) * ''Live in Los Angeles'' (2023) * ''Unintentional'' (2023) * ''Mutual Hallucinations'' (2024)

Lo-Fi Resistance

* ''A Deep Breath'' (2010) * ''Chalk Lines'' (2012) * ''The Age of Entitlement'' (2014) * ''L'Olympia'' (live, 2015)

The Great Conniptions of Saint Ignatious

* ''The Great Conniptions of Saint Ignatious'' (2012)

Red Spring

* ''Inside'' (EP, 2012)

The Fringe

* ''The Fringe'' (2016)

In Continuum

* ''Acceleration Theory'' (2019) * ''Acceleration Theory Part Two: Annihilation'' (2019)

McStine & Minnemann

* ''McStine & Minnemann'' (2020) * ''II'' (2020) * ''Any Kind of Light'' (EP, 2021) * ''III'' (2025)

Steven Wilson

* '' The Overview'' (2025)

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* ''Transmutation'' (2025)

References

External links

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Lo-Fi Resistance
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