A New Jersey band built on Chris Impellitteri's guitar work and shifting vocalists.
For a quick sense of their thing, try 'Fly Away' or 'Wicked Maiden'. They're both pure Impellitteri.
Impellitteri matters because they delivered a specific kind of melodic metal that never let up on speed. Songs like 'Wicked Maiden' show how they balanced strong vocals with that relentless guitar foundation. They kept at it through lineup changes, putting out records from 'Stand in Line' to 'System X' without losing that core sound.
The band formed in 1987 and released 'Stand in Line' with Graham Bonnet the next year. They followed with albums like 'Grinning Like a Devil' in 1992 and 'Screaming Symphony' in 1996, incorporating different elements while musicians like Rob Rock and David Ellefson came and went.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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