Planet X (band)
Planet X | |
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General information | |
Genre (s) | Progressive metal , jazz fusion |
founding | 1999 |
Website | www.xplanetx.com |
Founding members | |
Derek Sherinian | |
Tony MacAlpine (until 2004) | |
Virgil Donati | |
Current occupation | |
Keyboard |
Derek Sherinian |
Drums |
Virgil Donati |
Rufus Philpot | |
former members | |
guitar |
TJ Helmerich |
Guest musician | |
bass |
Philip Bynoe |
bass |
Riccardo Fierrabracci |
bass |
Jimmy Johnson |
bass |
Tom Kennedy |
bass |
Dave LaRue |
bass |
Billy Sheehan |
guitar |
Allan Holdsworth |
guitar |
Brett Garsed |
Planet X is an American fusion metal band.
history
Derek Sherinian and Virgil Donati worked together on Sherinian's 1999 solo album Planet X and decided that same year to form a band . They found Tony MacAlpine as a regular guitarist . Bass has been played live and on albums by many different guest musicians over the years, and since MacAlpine left the band in 2004, Sherinian and Donati have remained the only permanent members of the ensemble. According to Sherinian, his intention was to found a group whose members “ have mastered their instruments so much that they bring fear into the hearts of other musicians through their playing ”.
According to Sherinian, Planet X is the first "Metal Fusion" band to be based in Southern California.
The new CD Quantum was released in German-speaking countries on May 18, 2007.
style
Planet X's music is exclusively instrumental. Dissonances and crooked bars are often used. Also polyrhythms is more common, for example in the piece Midnight Bell in the places keyboards and drums in a different time signature play than the guitar.
Discography
- 2000: Universe
- 2002: Live From Oz
- 2002: MoonBabies
- 2007: Quantum
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the band on the official website ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.