Review from Guitar9.com
Pictures Of A Dream is a fantastic home studio,
instrumental guitar creation by Swedish guitarist/keyboardist/producer
Mathias Holm. Holm rates Al Di Meola, Vinnie Moore and Mike Oldfield as his
biggest influences, and his compositional style definitely favors Moore.
Holm graces each cut on the CD with dizzying solos, Pentium-speed passages
and the aggression and passion his energetic music deserves.
Pictures Of A
Dream features a total of sixteen (count 'em, sixteen!) instrumentals
showcasing Holm's command of the guitar particularly "Voyage" and "Day Of
Silence." Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy)/Shred), total running
time, 72:29
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Mathias Holm (Born 19701007)
Sweden is quite well-known for it..s many high quality-guitarists. Prepare yourself to add yet another high quality-bender to that list - MATHIAS HOLM.
Just don..t expect a full-time shredder that knows nothing about feeling and subtlety. Mathias has been brought up listening to players like Al Di Meola, Vinnie Moore and Mike Oldfield, giving him quite a broad perspective of influences.
He picked up the six-string at the age of 13 and has with great self-determination and ambition though himself to handle the guitar with great skill.
In 1995 Mathias decided to put his songs on record and knowing how hard it is for an unknown solo-guitarist to get a deal, he decided to record the album on his own. With the aid of drummer Mats Eriksson-Wigg he created the outstanding platter "Pictures Of A Dream" (he even made the cover himself).
Mathias has been compared to the likes of Vinnie Moore, Yngwie Malmsteen and Al Di Meola and when listening to Mathias album, you can..t but see why. This is also why Japanese label Shinseido/Sound Treasures picked Mathias album as one of their first foreign releases.
Mathias mixes smooth, sensitive notes with fast fret-board runners in a highly intriguing mix. This and the fact that he has the ability write great listenable music makes him a respectable musician.
If someone gives this guy the break he deserves, he can go far, very far!
Janne Stark Author of "The Encyclopedia Of Swedish Hard Rock And Heavy Metal"
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Today... ...I'm working on a project called MindSplit, it's Progressiv Metal/Hard Rock with influences from Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Symphony X, Al Di Meola, etc...
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31th mars 2008 I joined the band and I'm now the bands guitarist. It feels great and It's an honour for me. Francis is an awesome singer so it's great to work with him and his other kick ass musicians. Check it out!!!
Check out our album teaser! It's a cover of hold the line by toto, just go give a fague idea of how our own stuff is gunna sound! any feedback would be awsome! :)
Rock'N'Roll! It's almost the weekend? Any BIG plans? I got a motocross/dirtbike race Sunday and working up till them. Still adding names on my guitar for $10 and just sent out a care package to the troops. http://www.heather-williams.com/blog
Hej Mathias, allt väl i regnrusket? Vill bara säga att Slipovers album ligger på Spotify! http://open.spotify.com/album/0xaQlXfAK5sMILOEOJ1EN9 Och om man vill kan man köpa albumet på t ex iTunes ;)
Good morning, Mathias. I just posted a brief comment at MindSplit and saw that your light was on ... I figured I should say hello here as well. :-)
Not much to tell, I've been really busy getting my life together and trying to concentrate on school ... it's really kind of strange to be back in college at my age.
At any rate, I just wanted to let you know I'm still here, I'm still kicking, and I've still got plans in place for world domination *evil laugh*
Ein neuer Freund, ist wie ein toller Joint! Fengs 4 @, Das war nett.. Werd mir jetzt nen 6peck kaufen, und mich auf Dich/Euch besaufen! http://www.allaboutrock.de
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Hallå Mathias ! Jag var tvungen att pluppa in på din sida tidigare idag för att hitta inspiration till en ny låt...Fan vad ideér man får när man hör en duktig gitarrist. Ha en bra dag och hälsa familjen. //B
Hallå Mathias ! Kul att höra att det bara återstår mastering av plattan ! =) Jag trodde rusningen var över för min del men det ser ut att öka i tempo igen nu, vilket bara är kul. Ha en bra dag och ha det gott ! //B
November 9, 2009 - Monday Saturday at Corina's Rocked! Current mood: stoked Thanx 2 all who came to see Glitch at Corina's Pub open mic on Sat. Nov 7th. The band had a blast looking forward to doing it again soon. THANX CORRIE & HOLLY!!
My pleasure man. How long have you been playing by the way?
-Debut album out: The Tablets of Gilgamesh ...The myth has awakened once more using the art of Progressive Metal with Symphonic Elements and Emotional Piano.- Regards, Dan Johansen
Emma Mae has released her first CD on itunes. Nashville is being invaded by people from everywhere for the CMA Award Show this week here, so there are even more people then usual singing and playing all over town.
Tjena moss Mathias ! Hoppas helgen varit bra och att det flyter på som det ska med Mind Split och allt annat som är på "G". Ha en fortsatt trevlig Söndag och hälsa familjen. Ha det gott ! //B
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