dean cascione neoclassical shred guitarist
Bio

Dean Cascione is an American Neoclassical Shred Guitarist who is an Innovative force in today's Shred Guitar Scene. Dean was born in Bronx, New York and raised in a small suburban town right outside of Worcester MA. He began playing guitar at the age of 10 and built his first electric guitar when he was 15. His Neoclassical Roots stem from his early training with Master Jazz /Classical Guitarist Steven Cancelli. "It was Steve who exposed my love for Baroque Music”.


   
Dean is a pupil of the legendary Shred Lord Joe Stump ( 6th top Shredder in the world - Voted by: Guitar One Magazine) Joe Stump is a true mentor. He's an amazing player, and my best friend. His inspiration has been key in helping me find my own unique sound and identity. It is Joe who unleashed my creativity and assisted me in expanding my guitar vocabulary . During the days when Shred was dying and Grunge was the rave, it was my Mentor Joe Stump who carried the Neoclassical torch high and proud - His strength and passion inspired me to continue writing, playing and recording the music I love".

     Metal Express Radio states: "This guy is freakingly dangerous with a guitar!" HARDROCK HAVEN has described Dean Cascione's Guitar Chop Shop as "It's possibly one of the best in years in the solo instrumental guitar world" and "Is a "top" candidate for album of the year in 2008.

    Dean's debut CD “Guitar Chop Shop” was released March 2008. Guitar Chop Shop" merited the #1 chart ranking for the week of May 24th and an overall ranking of #2 on the Guitar Nine Records Top Sellers Chart: Neo-Classical Metal for the month of May 2008.

    In Honor of one of Metal’s Greatest Legends, Dean Cascione was personally invited to join Manowar, HolyHell and MetalForce to record “Magic – A Tribute to Ronnie James Dio” . Straight from the heart, each artist embraces Dio's legacy with their own interpretations of his work. The  tribute cd was released June 2010.

     “Neoclassical Fire”  was released May 2011, which mixed " A blend of fierce fret board assault with strong, powerful melodic phrasing". "Cascione plays with passion and shatters decades of shred stereotypes". For this album, Dean joined forces with Drummer Paul Wandtke (Kill Hannah) and The Mighty Shred Lord Joe Stump (Holy Hell, Joe Stump Band) to deliver a second installment of Pure Neoclassical Power Metal!! Neoclassical Fire merited the #1 chart ranking in sales during the weeks of July 31st, August 6th and August 13th, and has held a strong 7 weeks in the top 10 for Neoclassical Metal / Shred / Instrumental Rock Genre - Guitar Nine.

      Experts have described Dean Cascione's command of the instrument as "Dangerous with a Guitar" , "Vicious, High Tech & Aggressive "....."Jaw Dropping"... "Channeled the Spirit of Rhoades" and "...A Bright Star on the International Guitar Scene".

DDiscover Dean Cascione today and witness PURE NEOCLASSICAL POWER METAL!

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Your music is very enjoyable to listen to. The song "Sun Razor" really spoke to my soul...." - George Bellas 2007