Rusty Cooley?? Yes, the superb guitarplayer of US progband Outworld (see Archive CD Reviews). On the Cdemo of Outworld it was already clear; this guy is a real guitargod!! Rusty received his first guitar on his 15th birthday from his parents and never looked back. Unsatisfied with local instructors, he began teaching himself with the help of various instructional video's and books. Rusty name as main influences; Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Joey Tafolla, Marty Friedman and a lot of other guitarplayers and classic composers like: Paganini and Bach. Rusty played in several bands (Revolution, Dominion) before he joined Outworld in 1997, that time a fully instrumental band. Soon after, Outworld decided to take their music to a higher level and added singer Kelly Carpenter (also the new singer for Beyond Twilight; see Archive Interviews).

This solo CD of Rusty Cooley contains 10 instrumental tracks and has 2 bonus songs with Kelly Carpenter on vocals. The album reminds me to the debut albums of Joey Tafolla and Vinnie Moore. Fully musical but not boring for one second! Great album for people that adore guitar solos all the time!! Check this album out!!!

Visit his website: http://www.rustycooley.com/
Promotion The Netherlands: http://www.bertus.nl
Recordlabel: http://www.lionmusic.com