For any artists out there that are feeling down, feeling like you not moving forward, feeling like you should give up; I have been there. I fight every day not to stray from my path. The struggle will never go…

For my birthday I would like you to

Hug your cat, pet your dog, kiss your significant other, remember something you love to do and do it until you ask yourself why you ever stopped doing it. Try to empathize…

Music is Self Enrichment More than it is Entertainment

It just hit me. Music should not be categorized as entertainment. It does so much more for the spirit of a person. Music heals, it inspires, it unites, it provides us…

Ibanez RGR5221 Prestige, I am in Love yet again!

Anyone who knows me knows that I love the sound and feel of Ibanez Prestige guitars.  I just checked my email and saw they are releasing this beauty; what do you…

Dracarys is likely the most ambitious musical piece on Path to Transcendence.  Read below for more insight into the song and its intro "The Sleepless".

The Sleepless and Dracarys were written together as a story. 
When I was writing The…

Pat "The Panther" Reilly is a New York-based guitarist and songwriter whose work spans multiple genres and projects. From melodic prog to Mongolian folk to industrial gothic metal, Pat Reilly has seen and done it all. With Tengger Cavalry, he…

It has been a long road, oohhhh such a long road.

It all started when my Tengger Cavalry​ bandmate Nature G said, "If you put out a full length I will fund half of it".  That was enough to

I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me.

Oh boy, the last day and still sooo many albums I could mention! With that being said, this isn't…

I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. 
I introduced to Vinnie Moore's music many years ago. My favorite thing about Vinnie's playing is not that he…

Day 7 
I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. 
Ahh it's after midnight and I missed yesterday so here I come with 2 albums again! 

Album…

I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. 
Since I missed yesterday, I am going to include Two albums today! 
This gives me a great opportunity to…

I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. 
Of all the bands I have ever listened to, I would probably be lying to myself if I said…

I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. 
Sepultura! I remember having this album on blast for weeks in my disc man, yea thats right my discman…

Day 2 
I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. 
I must have been 13 when I first heard this album. Master of Puppets not only had…

Day 1 
I have been nominated by Dino Alden to post 10 albums in 10 days that really made an impact on me. The first one may or may not be known or popular to many people. Some of you…

Being a bit of a loner, I don't often take the opportunity to vent or share my thoughts. Lately I have been going through moments of feeling completely lost, sometimes even helpless as I continue to traverse this life as…

I really thought that Soundcloud was going to be different that all the others.  For months I kept seeing advertisements about music monetization coming. Yesterday I saw them pushing this on a Facebook ad.  When I took a deeper look…

I stumbled upon an article today saying that the U.S copyright royalty board is submitting to have songwriter streaming royalties increased by 44 percent.  If all goes our way (our way meaning the way of artists) this would be huge…

So I started working on another new song, for now lets call it Vampire wedding.  Today as I was conjuring up ideas, I started playing with the songs tempo, now I am torn!  Check out this video and tell me…

Dead Eyes has been released since February 24th and the response has been amazing!  I invested a lot of time and resources in this song, so I am extremely thankful to everyone that purchased the song and showed support!  I…

Every day, mainstream news outlets and social media feeds bombard us with imagery that tickles our conflict bone.  Stories of cruelty, murder, hate and lost innocence greatly outweigh stories of inspiration and goodwill.  As human beings, most of us cannot…

In the past couple of years, I have really grown to love the tone and feel of high end Ibanez Guitars.  They feel great in my hands and they just have a tone that fits who I have become…

The Mind/Ego will try to convince you, based on habits and values you learned during your developmental years that you should take the safe route in life and do what societies norms dictate; go to school, find a career, settle…