Tony MacAlpine (born August 29, 1960) is an American musician and composer. In a career spanning four decades, he has released twelve studio albums. MacAlpine is best known as an instrumental rock and heavy metal solo guitarist, although he has worked with many different bands and musicians in guest appearances and collaborations.

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Oct 8, 2011 · For this week's column, I had a talk with guitar legend Tony MacAlpine about the heavy tone on his new self-titled album; and he answers some of your questions. Enjoy!

The name Tony MacAlpine is synonymous with modern musical virtuosity. Whether performing as a solo artist, band member, session player, touring hired-gun, or as a producer, Tony MacAlpine continues to prove that he truly is one of rock’s most amazing and versatile musicians.

Apr 13, 2015 · Among them, Tony MacAlpine may be the most remarkably talented musician of them all. A leader of the Shred guitar movement almost since its inception, he is perhaps even more proficient on piano and keyboards, which we’ve seen short glimpses of on most of …

Guitarist Tony MacAlpine has that and is partially responsible for the neo-classical shred boom of the 1980s. But don’t hold that against him. While guitarists have imitated his style, MacAlpine raises the bar by challenging his own abilities and compositional vision.

Tony MacAlpine has played with M.A.R.S., Vinnie Moore, Joey Tafolla and a plethora of other artists, in addition to his solo instrumental career. He is also an accomplished pianist as well as a guitarist and performs a piece by Chopin on each of his albums until 2011's Tony MacAlpine .