Impellitteri discography

Impellitteri is a heavy metal band from USA formed and led by guitarist Chris Impellitteri. Since inception, the band has released numerous albums to critical praise, mainly due to Chris Impellitteri's speed/shred style of playing. The band's style is often compared to Racer X, while Yngwie Malmsteen can be compared to Chris.

Impellitteri's line-up has varied through its career, featuring three lead singers: Rob Rock, Graham Bonnet, and Curtis Skelton (2003-2008). In 2009 Impellitteri released their new album Wicked Maiden with Rob Rock back on vocals.

Chris Impellitteri formed Impellitteri together with Rob Rock in Los Angeles, California. They released an EP simply titled Impellitteri. The self-titled EP featured highly energetic heavy metal with fast, shredding guitar solos, and a powerful vocal performance by Rob Rock. The colloquially-dubbed Black EP was well-received and gained Chris Impelliteri international attention.

After the EP the band regrouped, this time with Graham Bonnet as lead singer, and released A semi-tribute album to the more famous metal vocalists of the era titled Stand In Line. MTV played Impellitteri's music video for Stand In Line in its rotation, and Chris Impellitteri was a guest host on MTV's Headbanger's Ball. The fans voted Impellitteri a smash on MTV's Smash or Trash show featured during the release of the album. The album charted in Billboards top 100 and remained there for over 5 months. However, Impellitteri stated The Black EP was Impellitteri's style of music, and Stand in line was only intended to be a tribute to the legendary vocalists of the past's music, and not as a traditional Impellitteri metal shred record. Impellitteri has submitted copyright claims to YouTube for postings of live footage from this era.

After some touring and label deals, Impellitteri returned (again with Rob Rock on vocals). They recorded and released the popular EP titled Victim of the System, which was produced by Mike Tacci who was the assistant engineer on Metallica's Black album. In late 1994, they released Answer to the Master.

In 1996, Impellitteri released Screaming Symphony, which featured the legendary instrumental titled 17 Century Chicken Pickn. The record was mixed by highly-reputed producer Michael Wagner who had produced Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne in the past. The next year, they released another record titled: Eye of the Hurricane. In 2000 Impellitteri released Crunch.

Shortly after Crunch, Rob Rock decided to pursue a solo career and Impellitteri again recruited Graham Bonnet and began working on their next album. In 2002 they released System X. That year they also released a compilation of hits called The Very Best of Impellitteri: Faster Than the Speed of Light.

The reunion with Bonnet would be short-lived as they parted ways some time shortly thereafter. Impellitteri recruited Curtis Skelton, releasing Pedal to the Metal in 2004, displaying some of their most aggressive music to date.

In May 2008, it was announced that Rob Rock was, once again, back in Impellitteri. They collaborated on a new album called Wicked Maiden with a working title of Good and Evil.

Wicked Maiden was released on February 24, 2009, followed by the Impellitteri shredfest tour.



Tracklist:

1. Lost In The Rain
2. Play With Fire
3. Burning
4. I'll Be Searching

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Tracklist:

1. "Stand in Line" Chris Impellitteri, Graham Bonnett Impellitteri, Bonnett 4:34
2. "Since You've Been Gone" Russ Ballard Ballard 3:58
3. "Secret Lover" Impellitteri, Bonnett Impellitteri, Bonnett 3:26
4. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" (instrumental) Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg 5:22
5. "Tonight I Fly" Impellitteri, Bonnett Impellitteri, Bonnett 3:51
6. "White and Perfect" Impellitteri, Bonnet, Chuck Wright, Pat Torpey Impellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey 4:23
7. "Leviathan" Impellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey Impellitteri, Bonnet, Wright, Torpey 3:51
8. "Goodnight and Goodbye" Impellitteri, Bonnett Impellitteri, Bonnett 3:12
9. "Playing with Fire" (instrumental) Impellitteri 2:38

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Tracklist:

1. "When the Well Runs Dry" – 3:58
2. "Ball and Chain" – 3:29
3. "Wake Up Sally" – 5:24
4. "Power of Love" – 4:17
5. "Under the Gun" – 4:02
6. "Endless Nights" – 4:21
7. "City's On Fire" – 4:37
8. "Grin and Bear It" – 4:27
9. "Dance" – 4:50

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Tracklist:

1. Warrior
2. Fly Away
3. Glory
4. Hold The Line
5. Victim Of The System

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Tracklist:

1. "The Future is Black" — 3:42
2. "Fly Away" — 4:03
3. "Warrior" — 4:04
4. "I'll Wait" — 5:09
5. "Hold the Line" — 4:01
6. "Something's Wrong With the World Today" — 3:44
7. "Answer to the Master" — 3:25
8. "Hungry Days" — 3:10
9. "The King is Rising" — 3:33

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Tracklist:

1. "Father Forgive Them" – 3:28
2. "I'll Be With You" – 3:39
3. "Walk Away" – 4:04
4. "Kingdom Of Light" – 4:09
5. "Countdown To The Revolution" – 3:58
6. "17th Century Chicken Pickin'" – 2:29
7. "Rat Race" – 4:11
8. "For Your Love" – 4:21
9. "You Are The Fire" – 2:43

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http://rapidshare.com/files/402903525/1996_Screaming_Symphony.rar.html



Tracklist:

1. "Fuel for the Fire" – 4:26
2. "Stand or Fall" – 4:37
3. "Paradise" – 6:01
4. "Tears in the Eyes of the World" – 3:11

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Tracklist:

1. "Eye of the Hurricane" – 4:31
2. "Shed Your Blood" – 3:23
3. "Fuel for the Fire" – 4:25
4. "Race Into the Light" – 2:02
5. "Bleed in Silence" – 4:34
6. "Master of Disguise" – 4:38
7. "On and On" – 3:24
8. "Everything Is You" – 4:57
9. "Kingdom Fighter" – 4:08
10. "Halloween" – 2:36
11. "Paradise" – 6:02

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http://rapidshare.com/files/402903911/1998_Eye_Of_The_Hurricane.rar.html



Tracklist:

1. "Beware of the Devil" – 3:54
2. "Turn of the Century" – 4:33
3. "Speed Demon" – 3:19
4. "Wake Me Up" – 4:56
5. "Spanish Fire" – 3:33
6. "Slay the Dragon" – 4:39
7. "Wasted Earth" – 4:15
8. "Forever Yours" – 3:29
9. "Texas Nuclear Boogie" – 2:58
10. "Fear No Evil" – 3:48

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http://rapidshare.com/files/402904149/2000_Crunch.rar.html



Tracklist:

1. "Freakshow" – 5:16
2. "Victim of the System" – 3:26
3. "Beware of the Devil" – 3:54
4. "Rock and Roll Heroes" – 4:39
5. "Perfect Crime" – 4:22
6. "Spanish Fire" – 3:34
7. "Rat Race" – 4:11
8. "Warrior" – 4:02
9. "Cross to Bear" – 5:00
10. "Stand in Line" – 4:34
11. "When the Well Runs Dry" – 3:57
12. "Power of Love" – 4:16
13. "Shed Your Blood" – 3:24
14. "17th Century Chicken Pickin'" – 2:30
15. "Hungry Days" – 3:08
16. "Lost in the Rain" – 2:57
17. "Anti-Social Disease" – 3:39
18. "Texas Nuclear Boogie" – 2:58
19. "Cyberflesh" – 3:32

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Tracklist:

1. "United We Stand" – 3:04
2. "Perfect Crime" – 4:23
3. "End of the World" – 5;05
4. "She's a Nighttime Lover" – 4:30
5. "Slow Kill" – 4:57
6. "Why Do They Do That" – 3:53
7. "Rock & Roll Heroes" – 4:38
8. "Gotta Get Home" – 3:20
9. "What Kind of Sanity" – 3:26
10. "Falling in Love With a Stranger" – 3:34

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Tracklist:

1. "The Writings on the Wall" – 4:12
2. "Crushing Daze" – 2:34
3. "Destruction" – 3:39
4. "Dance with the Devil" – 3:40
5. "Hurricane" – 4:19
6. "Judgment Day" – 3:19
7. "The Iceman Cometh" – 3:37
8. "Punk" – 3:36
9. "Propaganda Mind" – 4:10
10. "Stay Tonight" – 3:53
11. "The Fall of Titus (American Metal vs. Swedish Metal)" – 3:27

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Tracklist:

1. Wicked Maiden
2. East Of A Dying Breed
3. Weapons Of Mass Distortion
4. Garden Of Eden
5. The Vision
6. Eyes Of An Angel
7. Hi-Scool Revolution
8. Wonderful Life
9. Holy Man
10. The Battle Rages On

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