Carmine Appice United States

"One of the highlights of the year 2006 for me. The sheer number of guest stars here is amazing, and what's even better: the collaboration really works. It's not at all an album for guitarists (as the title suggests) or drummers (as it's by the amazing Carmine Appice). There are vocals in every track, and the overal style can be described as a combination of Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, King's X The Black Crowes ... and then all the influences of the guest stars which include Steve Morse, Brian May, Slash, Yngwie Malmsteen (!), Ty Tabor and many more."