Intermezzo (album)

Intermezzo is the seventh studio album by American progressive metal musician Michael Angelo Batio. Self-produced by Batio and featuring a wide range of guest musicians, it was released in November 2013 by M.A.C.E. Music.

Intermezzo
Studio album by
Michael Angelo Batio
ReleasedNovember 14, 2013 (2013-11-14)
GenreHeavy metal, instrumental rock, progressive metal, neoclassical metal
Length56:06
LabelM.A.C.E.
ProducerMichael Angelo Batio, Dan Gonzalez, Maxwell Carlisle
Michael Angelo Batio chronology
Backing Tracks
(2010)		 Intermezzo
(2013)		 Shred Force 1: The Essential MAB
(2015)

Composition

When asked about the writing and recording process of Intermezzo, Batio has claimed that his goal was to create an album which "[had his] signature MAB sound, but not rehash or repeat riffs and solo passages from the past", pointing out that he "used new riffs and new ways of putting solos together that [he hadn't] used before".[1][2] The guitarist also noted that, in writing the material for the album, he recorded "more than 200 different song parts and ideas" on his phone whilst touring, refining the ideas later.[1] Batio has also claimed that he believes Intermezzo to be his heaviest album released to date.[1][2]

Album title

Speaking in an interview in 2013, Batio explained the meaning of the title Intermezzo and its relevance to the album:

The term intermezzo is an Italian musical term which denotes a piece of music that is in between two major parts of an opera. During longer operas there would be an intermission and during that time there would be musical pieces that would be played titled intermezzos. Sometimes these works would become more popular than what was being played before and after. I have had an amazing career up [until] now and there are a lot of amazing things going on within music. I consider myself to be in that intermezzo phase with my career.[2]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intermezzo"Michael Angelo Batio4:57
2."Kaleidoscope Images"Batio5:24
3."Oceans of Time"Batio6:33
4."I Pray the Lord"Batio6:11
5."8 Pillars of Steel" (featuring Elliott Dean Rubinson, Dave Reffett, Jeff Loomis, Rusty Cooley, George Lynch, Andrea Martongelli and Craig Goldy)Batio, Marc McNally9:06
6."The Possession – A Tone Poem"Batio4:46
7."5 Four Ever" (featuring Alex Stornello and Guthrie Govan)Batio5:46
8."Juggernaut" (featuring Chris Poland, Dave Reffett, Annie Grunwald, Guthrie Govan, Michael Lepond and Michael Romeo)Dave Reffett, Jason Glick4:43
9."Overload Intro" (featuring Florent Atem)Florent Atem0:46
10."Overload" (featuring Tobias Hurwitz, Ken Burridge, Darren Burridge, Bill Peck, Peter Ema, Joe Rose, Joe Stump, Florent Atem and Maxxxwell Carlisle)Maxwell Carlisle7:54

Personnel
Primary personnel
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References
  1. Batio, Michael Angelo (2013). "Guitar Virtuoso Michael Angelo Batio Believes in Intermezzo". Guitar International (Interview). Interviewed by Robert Cavuoto. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  2. Batio, Michael Angelo (December 17, 2013). "Michael Angelo Batio talks about new album "Intermezzo"". Media Mikes (Interview). Interviewed by Adam Lawton. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
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