FLAMETAL guitarist Benjamin Woods is gearing up to release his latest masterpiece, Vision, on Flametal Records. This defies all expectations of an instrumental metal guitar album.

"I've always thought of Flamenco guitar music as kind of like acoustic progressive metal, so with this album I really expanded upon that idea." says Woods. In a world of clones and 'guitar shredder' albums, this goes way beyond the beaten path.

This Flamenco-Metal masterpiece features Marc Rizzo (SOULFLY, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY), Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH, ex-KING DIAMOND), Sean Reinert (CYNIC, ex-DEATH), Steve Stevens (BILLY IDOL), Uriah Duffy (ex-WHITESNAKE) and more. Check out an audio trailer below:

Woods is a new breed of virtuoso and a speed metal guitarist from the start. By a twist of fate Woods' gear was stolen by a junkie, leaving him with only a Spanish guitar to practice on. This was the defining moment that ignited a passion for flamenco guitar. After spending years studying and performing authentic flamenco, Woods created the genre-bending group Flametal, earning him an international reputation as the master of flamenco and metal. Playing metal without a pick, or distortion would seem impossible to most, but through his training and creativity, Woods is the first and only musician to successfully combine real flamenco and metal. Here he pays tribute to some of his favorite metal tunes, played in the Flamenco idiom, with traditional accompaniment.

Woods' raw energy combined with exotic and sophisticated acoustic playing and the talent of a new-generation shred-master is a much needed breath of fresh air to the instrumental rock genre.

For more information go to www.flametal.com. Check out audio samples from Vision here.