The Professor of Shred Joe Stump returns with the pedal firmly to the metal on his new solo album, “Lord of the Strings”, set for release on October 16th, 2026, via Silver Lining Music.
The first single taken from “Lord of the Strings”, aptly titled “Full Throttle”, kicks off the album in blistering style. An unfiltered blast of riff-driven firepower and shreddery, the track sets the tone for what’s to come, delivering a relentless introduction to the electrifying virtuosity that runs throughout the record.
“‘Full Throttle’ is a high-velocity track incorporating all the elements you’d expect to hear from me on one of my solo records”, Joe Stump affirms. “Fierce Metal riffage combined with strong classically influenced melodies and of course the usual absurd amount of highly technical blazing shred guitar pyrotechnics. All of it is executed with a modern-day Ritchie Blackmore badass rock attitude. If you’re a guitar enthusiast or a metal fan, there’s certainly plenty of action on this one”!
Watch the official video for new track “Full Throttle” below.
Stump doesn’t just lay down the speed as he does in “Full Throttle” or revisit the classic grounds of traditional melodic heavy metal on tracks such as “Playing with Fire”, on this 12-track instrumental opus, Stump takes the guitar into lyrical territory with the likes of “In the Hall of the King” and “Eternity of Darkness” with his supremely detailed licks taking the lead narrative role. Stump also exercises moments of poetic acoustic reflection on “Den of Vipers” and “Leipzig 1722”, but overall, “Lord of the Strings” is a belting, relentless beast, and (as the man himself says) “a heavy metal guitar orgy”.
If you crave screaming guitars of Valhallic proportions, this one is for you. Stump is a guitarist that likes his riffs to roar and his leads to flash like lightning. Stump delivers every track with extraordinary power, precision and purpose, pushing the guitar to its limits while never holding back. From searing riffs to jaw-dropping shred, “Lord of the Strings” is designed to hit hard, hit fast and leave its mark. This is guitar playing at full force and you won’t want to miss it.
“Lord of the Strings” will be released on standard CD digipak, special edition CD digipak, digital download, streaming and special D2C bundles. Available to pre-order here.
Tracklist:
1. Full Throttle
2. Hyperbolic
3. Raise Your Glass
4. Den of Vipers Intro
5. Den of Vipers
6. Playing with Fire
7. In the Hall of the King
8. Highly Combustible
9. Edge of Your Seat
10. Leipzig 1722
11. Eternity of Darkness
12. Storming the Castle
Album credits:
All Guitars and Bass Guitar by Joe Stump
Keyboards and all Drum Programming by Francisco Palomo
Produced by Joe Stump and Francisco Palomo
Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Francisco Palomo at the Dungeon
All Guitars recorded at the Dragon’s Den
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