Guitarist Chris Schiermann’s self-titled solo album, SCHIERMANN is a journey of adventurous, infectious melodies and intelligent grooves topped off with a large dose of virtuoso lead work inspired by many players across the decades. Chris’ first love Randy Rhodes’ style is very present, along with the grit of Van Halen, finesse of Steve Vai and the inventiveness of Tosin Abasi. Many amazing musicians make special appearances on this LP. Matt Garstka (Animals As Leaders), Grammy winner Adrian Terrazas-Gonzales (Mars Volta), Acle Kahney and Amos Williams (TesseracT), Navene Koperweis (Entheos), Mike Malyan and Jakub Zytecki (DispersE), Chris Maresh (Eric Johnson), Joe Lester (Intranaut), Ashe O’Hare (Voices from the Fuselage), and Zach Schiermann (Chris’ son) – making this not only a celebration of his work, but the progressive /tech metal scene as a whole.