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 If you like your metal with plenty of guitar, Jim Papadatos' Judgement Day should give you enough to work with. The Greek guitarist's debut solo album is built around eight tracks of progressive metal, metalcore and modern guitar music, with riffs, leads and solos taking the place normally occupied by a vocalist. Papadatos is obviously a guitarist first, but Judgement Day isn't simply a collection of exercises. The heavier parts have the tightness you'd expect from modern progressive metal, while the lead guitars bring in more melody and atmosphere. Keyboards are used as well, adding another layer to the arrangements without taking the guitar out of the centre. “Priest & Poltergeist” is my favourite track here. Gus Drax appears on the song with a guest solo, but the solo isn't what makes the track stand out for me. The melodies do. There is an emotional quality to the guitar lines that gives the song more character, and that's something I always appreciate ...