Richard James
Richard James is a solo heavy metal and neoclassical shred project that has been active since 2015, devoted to the intersection of classical composition and heavy guitar playing in the tradition of Yngwie Malmsteen and Tony MacAlpine. The project favors virtuosity as its organizing principle — technical proficiency deployed in service of melodic ideas that reach back to baroque and romantic influences as much as heavy metal tradition. Without a fixed location, Richard James operates in the global community of guitar-centric metal that has always transcended geography.
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Richard James Discography
12 tracks
- 1 Horizon 1:40
- 2 Find What You're After 4:37
- 3 Man of Desire 4:34
- 4 Hometown Hero 4:44
- 5 Racing Time 4:49
- 6 So Close to Heaven 4:46
- 7 Groove This 4:08
- 8 Reflections 5:28
- 9 Time 5:12
- 10 Rocket Man 4:19
- 11 Stranger to Myself 4:31
- 12 Marshmallow Squeeze 4:05
1 track
- 1 Party Starters (feat. Brother Dez) 3:44
17 tracks
- 1 Dream Destroyer 1:44
- 2 Frantic 1:58
- 3 Midnight Drive 4:42
- 4 Gemini Rising 4:59
- 5 Red Level Five 4:34
- 6 Lost in Eternity 4:36
- 7 Tiger vs Dragon 3:47
- 8 Look into My Eyes 4:53
- 9 Minor Distraction 5:16
- 10 Aftermath 4:18
- 11 Acoustic Elephant 3:20
- 12 Switch 625 3:06
- 13 Into the Fire 5:26
- 14 Revolution 4:48
- 15 Tokyo Dream 4:37
- 16 Open Your Heart 4:13
- 17 Change the World 4:12
20 tracks
- 1 Center of the Sun 2:51
- 2 Spaghetti Fingers 2:32
- 3 Artificial Stimulation 2:49
- 4 Eve of the Bells 2:10
- 5 Ticket to Euphoria 2:11
- 6 Extreme Lethal Heat 2:19
- 7 Acoustic Mirage 3:15
- 8 Motion Detector 2:40
- 9 Speed of Light 2:05
- 10 Never Too Late 2:11
- 11 Enemy in Disguise 2:51
- 12 The Battle Has Begun 2:17
- 13 Ready, Set, Go 2:16
- 14 Moment in Time 2:03
- 15 Maximum Capacity 4:50
- 16 Vision of Hope 2:45
- 17 Challenge Accepted 2:01
- 18 Infinite Obscurity 1:36
- 19 Def Leppard 3:33
- 20 I'm Just a Kid 2:33
21 tracks
- 1 Lockdown 2:58
- 2 Hyperloop 2:52
- 3 Echo Chamber 3:21
- 4 Rocked and Loaded 2:09
- 5 Halfway to Darkness 2:55
- 6 Harmonic Carnival 2:18
- 7 Love Bleeds 2:50
- 8 Chameleon 2:36
- 9 Hop, Skip, and a Jump 2:25
- 10 Down the Hatch 2:15
- 11 Finish Line 3:17
- 12 End of a Dream 2:24
- 13 Start Your Engines 2:14
- 14 Somewhere in the Distance 2:44
- 15 The Time is Now 2:48
- 16 Dusty Barn Jam 1:54
- 17 Shred Hammer 2:09
- 18 Everyone Likes You 2:11
- 19 Runaway Coaster 1:55
- 20 Sunset Wonder 2:07
- 21 Last Train Out 2:01
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