March 24, 2014, CHICAGO -- M.A.C.E Records has officially released the new Michael Angelo Batio music video,"8 Pillars of Steel."

The song was written by Michael Angelo Batio and longtime friend Marc McNally and features guest solos by music icons George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob, KXM), Elliott Dean Rubinson (Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker), Jeff Loomis (Conquering Dystopia, Nevermore), Craig Godly (Dio), Dave Reffett (Shredding The Envelope), Andrea Martongelli (Arthemis), Rusty Cooley (Day Of Reckoning) and drum virtuoso Joe Babiak.

Check out the video for "8 Pillars of Steel" at this location.

"8 Pillars Of Steel" is the first single from Batio's new album Intermezzo, which features 10 tracks of brand new, original music. It is filled with Batio's signature virtuoso guitar playing, mixed meters, great melodies, superb arrangements, world class production and features an amazing list of some of the best guitarists on the planet. This is the first album that the shredder recorded using his new Dean signature MAB 7 "Warrior" 7-string guitar.

The complete list of guest guitarists on Intermezzo includes: George Lynch, Guthrie Govan, Michael Romeo (Symphony X), Jeff Loomis, Craig Goldy, Dave Reffett, Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth, OHM), Rusty Cooley, Mike Lepond (Symphony X), Elliott Dean Rubinson, Joe Stump (Holy Hell), Andrea Martongelli, Alex Stornello, Bill Peck, Max Carlisle, Florent Atem, Annie Grunwald (Formless), Tobias Hurwitz, Joe Rose and more!

Artwork and track listing for Intermezzo are posted below. The album is available at:

http://angelo.com/cds.html

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1. Intermezzo
2. Kaleidoscope Images
3. Oceans of Time
4. I Pray the Lord
5. 8 Pillars of Steel (featuring Elliott Dean Rubinson on Bass with solos, in order, by    Dave Reffett, Jeff Loomis, MAB, Rusty Cooley, George Lynch, Andrea Martongelli and Craig Goldy
6. The Possession - A Tone Poem
7. 5 Four Ever (featuring Alex Stornello from 2:34 to 3:07 and then Guthrie Govan from 3:22 to 4:08)
8. Juggernaut (featuring solos in order by MAB, Chris Poland, Dave Reffett, Annie Grunwald, Guthrie Govan, Mike Lepond and Michael Romeo
9. Overload Intro (featuring Florent Atem)
10. Overload (featuring solos in order by Tobias Hurwitz, Ken and Darren Burridge, Bill Peck, Peter Ema, Joe Rose, Joe Stump, Florent Atem, Maxxxwell Carlisle and MAB)

Photo Credit: Dan Machnik

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