''Tony MacAlpine'' is the self-titled tenth studio album by guitarist

Tony MacAlpine Tony MacAlpine (born August 29, 1960) is an American musician and composer. In a career spanning four decades, he has released twelve studio albums. MacAlpine is best known as an instrumental rock and heavy metal solo guitarist, although he has ...

, released on June 14, 2011 through

Favored Nations Entertainment Favored Nations Entertainment is a record label founded in 1999 by guitarist Steve Vai and Ray Scherr, former owner of Guitar Center. The first album released by the label was '' Coming to Your Senses'' by guitarist Frank Gambale in 2000. Soon ...

(United States) and King Records"Super Shredder Tony MacAlpine Set to Release New Album"
. Guitar International. 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2014-11-27. (Japan, Korea and Taiwan). The album is MacAlpine's first solo release in ten years following ''

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'' (2001), and the first to feature his extensive use of

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- and

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s—a staple of his playing which began in the days he spent with

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throughout the 2000s.

Track listing

Personnel

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(except track 2),

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– drums (tracks 1, 5, 10) *

Marco Minnemann Marco Minnemann (born 24 December 1970) is a German multi-instrumentalist and composer who primarily plays drums. Career Minnemann has released over a dozen solo albums as drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist, and performed on over 100 ...

– drums (tracks 3, 4, 8, 12) *

Philip Bynoe Philip Earl Bynoe is an American musician best known for his work with Steve Vai. He has been the bass player of Vai's touring band since 2012, a role he previously held from 1996 to 2000. He has also played on four of Vai's studio albums. Other ...

– bass (track 2) *

Ulrich Wild Ulrich Wild (born December 31, 1969), is an American record producer, engineer and mixer specializing in the rock and metal genres. Born and raised in Switzerland, Ulrich is now a naturalized citizen in the United States, living in Los Angeles. ...

– mixing (except track 6) *Geoff Allen Ambrose – mixing (track 6) *Raidar – mixing assistance (except track 6) *Dave Collins – mastering *Michael Mesker – executive production

References

{{Authority control Tony MacAlpine albums 2011 albums Favored Nations albums King Records (Japan) albums