TOMMY VITALY – BIOGRAPHY
Tommy Vitaly was born on May 3, 1974 in Florence, Italy.
He started playing guitar at the age of 15. His early influences were bands like Iron Maiden and Metallica.
A few years later Tommy started studying the styles of the greatest rock and metal guitar players like Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and his favourite musician, Yngwie J. Malmsteen.
Besides rock music Tommy studied classical music. He plays piano since he was 7 years old and also plays clarinet.
Tommy´s gear :
Fender Stratocaster USA Vintage '70, Fender Stratocaster USA Y.J. Malmsteen-signature-model, Schecter Hellraiser USA, Epiphone "Chet Atkins" by Gibson, ENGL Fireball amplifier.
He works as a private guitar teacher nowardays and besides playing his original music, Tommy also plays in a Helloween-tribute-band called MR. EAGLE.
So far he has relased 2 albums with his Power Metal band SEVEN GATES and now IceWarrior Records proudly present his 1st solo album "Just me"
TOMMY VITALY - Discography:
w/ SEVEN GATES: "Unreality" (2002, MegaHard)
w/ SEVEN GATES: "The Good And The Evil" (2009, IceWarrior Records)
TOMMY VITALY: "Just Me" (2010, IceWarrior Records)
"Just Me" is a Neoclassical Power Metal-album featuring many well-known musicians from Europe and the USA.
The line-up :
Tommy Vitaly (SEVEN GATES) – Guitar
Thomas Vikström (Stormwind, Candlemass, Audiovision, Brazen About, Therion) – Vocals
Rhino (ex Manowar) – Drums
David Shankle (ex Manowar, DSG) – Guitars
Andrea Torricini (ex Vision Divine, Wonderland) - Bass
Vitalij Kuprij (Artension, TSO, Adagio, Ring Of Fire) – Keyboards
Giuseppe "Maestro Mistheria" Iampieri (Bruce Dickinson, Rob Rock) – Keyboards
The album was mixed and mastered by Frank Andiver (Labyrinth, Synthphonia Suprema, Vision Divine, Wonderland, Seven Gates and more)
Track list:
1. Just Me
2. The Raven Attack
3. Fly High, Touch The Sky
4. Air (Theme By J.S. Bach)
5. Storm Of Fire
6. Passion
7. Ready To Die
8. Finally Free
9. The Fury
10. Eternal
11. Just Me (Orchestral Version)
The Special IceWarrior Edition is featuring Japanese-translation (in booklet) and only a few copies come with a signatured guitar-pick (plectrum) and a lesson-DVD for free.
Release date: 10.September 2010.
Don't miss it!!!
Promo trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy27DQ2ZTzM...player_embedded
