Axis Shift

Rob Metz is the next generation of instrumental rock guitarists making music today. His album, Axis Shift, is a 10 track alchemy of compelling instrumentals, masterfully produced that offers a rich, distinct sound charged with emotion.
Stylistically, Axis Shift digs deeper into combinations of rock, metal, shred, jazz and world elements with Metz's primary focus on allowing the listener to experience their own introspection and spirit through this self described musical shaman. Axis Shift was also an open invitation to great musicianship from the other players who compliment Metz's vision for this album. You can hear Michael Swan play soulful saxophone, Byron Nemeth and Mike Risko add their over the top guitar chops to a couple of solos, Mike Dolsen and John Gall on Synthesizers and piano along with Jared Lees on the bass and auxiliary percussion.
"Axis Shift is another step in my evolution as a player and song writer. This album has a wide array of guitar tones and stylistic leanings. Much more diverse than previous works. The album has numerous instrumentation additions, Piano, Saxophone, Orchestral strings, choir and djembe with a much more evident volume dynamic. I hoped to make the music more accessible stylistically than Legion of Dreams was. It has rock songs, ballads and some eccentric guitar tones that will appeal to the emotions." - Rob Metz

Lineup

Rob Metz - Guitars/Synthesizers

Guests

Mike Risko - Guitars
Byron Nemeth - Guitars
Jared Lees - Bass
Bill Cioce (Neil Zaza) - Drums
Jay Tucker - Drums
John Gall - Synthesizers
Mike Dolsen - Synthesizers
Michael Swan - Saxophone