Swiss guitar artist Roger Staffelbach (Artension) has been one of the respected exponents of the neo-classical power guitar play since the mid-1990s. Over the years, he has worked together with various greats of his guild, including vocalist John West (Artension, Royal Hunt), Keyboard virtuoso Vitalij Kuprij (Artension, TSO), bassist John Onder (Michael Schenker), guitarist Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and drummers Mike Terrana (Rage, Tarja) and Dani Löble (Helloween) to name just a few. As with all his band releases since the strong 1996 Artension debut "Into the Eye of the Storm", Roger is on par with his idols with his first instrumental album "The Quest" (May 12, 2023) - from precise shred riffing and seamless melodic leads to soulful concert guitar passages. In doing so, he develops his very own stylistic touch. "The Quest" was created with the support of a top team: Ariel Perchuk on keyboards, Steve DiGiorgio (Testament, Artension, Sadus) on bass guitar and drummer John Macaluso (Michael Romeo, Ark, TNT, Yngwie Malmsteen). Guitars were recorded with Roland Grapow (Masterplan, ex-Helloween). The album was mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni (Michael Romeo, Ancient Bards, Rhapsody, DGM, Labyrinth).