Also proficient at the keyboard, Donati has performed with Jack Jones (Irwin Thomas) in a Van Halen tribute band in Melbourne known as Hans Valen prior to the bands The State and Southern Sons.
On his brand new album, Ruination, once again, Virgil brings together extraordinary young talent from all parts of the globe, that delivers intensely searing, heartfelt music.
Blurring the boundaries between fusion and progressive, instrumental and vocal, Virgil's most recent touring band is featured on this record - Andre Nieri guitar, Junior Braguinha bass, Chris Clark keys, along with many special guests, including Anton Davidyants and Evan Marien on bass, Julian Lage, Marco Sfogli, Carl Mörner Ringström, and Matteo Mancuso on guitar, Steve Hunt (Allan Holdsworth), Alex Argento, and a reunion of sorts, Joe Chindamo (Loose Change) on keys, and vocalist/guitarist Irwin Thomas, aka Jack Jones (Southern Sons).
1. 'Castle Bastards'
2. 'Back to Me'
3. 'Ruination'
4. 'The Crack'
5. 'Eleven Pt. 2'
6. 'The Quiet Place'
7. 'The Last Night That I Lived'
8. 'Time Is a Lie'
9. 'Pinprick'
10. 'Out of the Dirt'
11. 'If There Were None'
The album begins with funky drums meshed with aggressive guitar chord work on 'Castle Bastards' which then melds into the storytelling of 'Back To Me,' the rockier title track 'Ruination,' and then both the frenetic 'The Crack' and the playful skip and bounce of 'Eleven Pt. 2.'
The aggressively soaring 'The Quiet Place' is next and is followed by the beautifully sonic 'The Last Night That I Lived.' 'Time Is A Lie' is then backed by the speed drumming showcase 'Pinprick,' the keyboard and bass guitar prog delight 'Out Of The Dirt,' and then the album rounds out with the quietly atmospheric 'If There Were Nothing.'
“I’ve had the fortune to work with some outstanding talent for this record, and this is a testament to the incredible musicians who were able to pull off the challenging playing I was demanding of them,” Donati says.
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