MAXXXWELL CARLISLE Album To Feature Guest Appearance By MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO

"Speed Force", the new instrumental shred album from Los Angeles-based metal guitarist Maxxxwell Carlisle, will be released on November 19 via Power Dungeon Music. The full-length CD is the follow-up to Maxxxwell's previous solo album, the vocal-based "Ramming Speed". Michael Angelo Batio (NITRO) melts his fretboard on the seven-minute shred-epic "Axis Accelerator" and Tina Guo plays an eargasm inducing electric cello solo on "Duet for Electric Guitar and Electric Cello in A Minor" (currently available on iTunes). The majority of the tracks also feature top L.A. session drummer Anton Peterson.

"I'm really honored to be working with such high-caliber musicians on this album," says Maxxxwell. "Tina brings a really elegant classical vibe, which I've always been a fan of, and Michael's playing is just flat-out face-melting. The project came together very quickly thanks to their pro-level playing and attitude."

Michael Angelo Batio and Maxxxwell Carlisle previously worked together on a track off Batio's most recent album, "Hands Without Shadows II - Voices".

For more information, visit www.maxxxwell.com.