Perpetual Burn
Perpetual Burn is the first studio album by the American guitarist Jason Becker, released in 1988 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe). The album was released at around the same time as Dragon's Kiss, the first album by the fellow Cacophony guitarist Marty Friedman, who also co-produced and performed on Perpetual Burn.
| Perpetual Burn | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1988 | |||
| Studio | Prairie Sun Recording Studios in Cotati, California | |||
| Genre | Neoclassical metal, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 42:01[1] | |||
| Label | Shrapnel | |||
| Producer | Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Steve Fontano, Mike Varney | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[3] |
| Rock Hard | 7.0/10[4] |
Track listing
All music is composed by Jason Becker, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Altitudes" | 5:40 |
| 2. | "Perpetual Burn" | 3:30 |
| 3. | "Mabel's Fatal Fable" | 4:52 |
| 4. | "Air" | 5:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Temple of the Absurd" (Becker, Marty Friedman) | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Eleven Blue Egyptians" (Becker, Friedman) | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Dweller in the Cellar" | 6:15 |
| 8. | "Opus Pocus" | 5:39 |
| Total length: | 42:01 | |
Personnel
- Musicians
- Jason Becker – lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, producer
- Marty Friedman – additional guitar solos (tracks 5–7), co-producer
- Atma Anur – drums
- Production
- Steve Fontano – co-producer, engineer, mixing
- Joe Marquez – assistant engineer
- George Horn – mastering at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
- Mike Varney – executive producer
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References
- Perpetual Burn (CD edition "RR 9528 2").
- Hinds, Andy. "Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
- Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- Kupfer, Thomas (1988). "Review Album: Jason Becker - Perpetual Burn". Rock Hard (in German). No. 28. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
External links
- In Review: Jason Becker "Perpetual Burn" at Guitar Nine Records
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