Artist: Apocrypha
Genre(s):
Rock
Metal: Heavy
Discography:
The Eyes Of Time
Year: 1988
Tracks: 9
The Forgotten Scroll
Year: 1987
Tracks: 12
Like legion bands gestural by California's Shrapnel label, Las Vegas-based Apocrypha were scant on songs but long on showy guitar playing. Formed by vocalist Steve Plocica, guitar player Tony Fredianelli, bassist Al Rumley, and drummer Mike Poe, Apocrypha released 3 shred-intensive heavy metal albums: 1987's The Forgotten Scroll, 1988's The Eyes of Time (having added regular recurrence guitarist Chip Chrovian), and 1990's Country 54 (with a new musical rhythm section of bassist Breck Smith and drummer Dave Schiller). All of these were dependably threatening, if kind of mediocre in terms of songwriting, and were distinguished by Plocica's operatic screams (frequently remindful of Queensrÿche's Geoff Tate) and, of track, Fredianelli's positively fulgent latticework.
Gratuitous to say, Apocrypha's life history died along with the age of guitar heroes, just Fredianelli continues to perform in many capacities and a diversity of styles. Following his 1993 debut as a solo creative person (named Breakneck Speed, naturally), he worked as a session participant on Run-D.M.C.'s Crown Royal LP, and, most recently, became a fellow member of alternative rockers Third Eye Blind.
