Thank you all so much for the love and support guys! Mega appreciated. I case anyone didn’t see my video on this EP. It’s basically a result of multiple requests to compile the songs I’ve written for my gear demos. These are demos and as such I used my electric kit and superior drummer to play in the drums. I used Darkglass Electronics pedals for Bass, and I used a combination of guitar gear. All recorded with my TwoNotes Torpedo Studio and Universal Audio Apollo 8p It has to be said that the mixdown was pretty fast too, as I said these are demos, and I do plan to do a proper solo EP of songs and sounds. Although this is technically a solo record, it’s not the one I had in mind and personally I want to show you all what I can do with that goal in mind! In any case, I love you all, thanks for listening, purchasing this and supporting me! 👊❤️🙌🙏
Gotta hand it to ya Rabea, you’re a monster player and this ep is fantastic. Definitely one of my biggest inspirations in my own playing and a guitar hero of mine
Thank you Rabea for sharing your talent and personality with us, trough this awsome music! It makes me glad, and help to form my taste of music more colorful. I appreciate a lot!!!
You probably have no idea, but you're such a MASSIVE influence to a lot of your fans who are guitarists themselves; it's unreal. I'm not lucky enough to speak to you in person, so i'll just say whatever here. This ain't news to you, but you're a revolutionary guitarist; I don't particularly know what your influences are but the way you play is so new and refreshing. You bring the conventionality to the unconventional; your riffage is outta this world and your chord choices shouldn't work but somehow they do, it's like you know the secret to the most insane chord progressions lmaoooo not to mention your shredding is way too godly to comprehend, and then there's your ambient clean stuff, straight from the heart, and i'm sure lots of others will agree with me that it touches us too. My fangirling is kinda intensifying so i'll stop here, but I consider you among the greats, even though you may yourself not consider yourself so highly, you seem like such a humble man. You've heard this thousands of times, but please keep doing what you do, it's absoluetely mind-blowing and you're a legend mate. Also, while I'm at it, I'm starving for new Toska material pls feed me and the rest of us :))) We all love you loads Rabea
Straight from the heart indeed, so glad there are other folks out there that feel the same. After almost a decade of collecting dust this EP made me pick up my guitar again :)
So I'm killing time on TH-cam and come across some guy named Leo Moracchioli. BOOM! I'm blown away and spent the next hour listening to his music. I'm thinking great find, then I come across Rabea Massaad and I just can't believe the talent on this guy. I had my whole office listening to Grinding Gears and it's just fantastic. Reminds me of old school Joe Satriani mixed with a little Dream Theater. Subscribe guys because this kind of talent doesn't come around too often.
I'm glad you uploaded it here so I can comment on it. I usually get VERY TIRED VERY FAST with this style of music... Kind of progressive instrumental metal it's not my type, but I gave it a try because I know amazing you are at playing guitar. I was SHOCKED to find how much I love this. I can't stop listening to it. I believe it has to do with the lenght of the songs. When guitar instrumentals get lenghty I check out, but here, the songs are just the perfect lenght to convey every idea, I'm really in awe with how good the songwriting is. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do, but I'm really really glad there are guitar players as good at both playing and creating songs.
Bea is a Beast!....One of the most creative versatile Guitarist period. Glad him and Leo hooked up. They compliment each other so well. Gotta have more.
Best tone in the game. The clarity is immense. Your work has changed the way I play, the gear I use and my direction with music. Thanks for what you do!
Man, been listening to this a lot. It's absolutely boss. The amount of little variations and moves in each piece is MAD! Also massively pushed me to finally invest in a Two Notes Studio & Superior 3! Can't wait!
Dude, it's incredible how your music/riff writing makes me want to pick up my guitar and leave it on the wall for dust to permanently settle on at the same time. I can imagine companies are lining up for you to demo their gear. Awesome tunes and playing as always.
I've been lusting after Siggy Pop since the video of you playing your signature baritone came out. Such an epic song. I've been learning it on my bari jazzmaster, so wonderfully dynamic. Thanks for being such an amazing influence! I'm sad I missed your performance at NAMM, I'll have to catch it next year. Can't wait!
Rebea, If I may be so bold to use your first name, I found your TH-cam channel & discovered the release of "Grinding Gears". It blew me away! It wasn't guitar masterbation it was bold & heedful of the structure of each song. It was a joy to listen to. I've been listening to metal since 1980 & it's rare for me to hear something new from an artist I'm not familiar with & love it of the bat! I've already downloaded it from Apple Music & have listened to it straight through, twice. Well done! I'll keep an ear out for future releases. Again, thank you! Something fresh was just what I needed!
Only now really discovering your solo stuff after watching your videos for a while. I'm hearing Mastodon vibes mixed with Djent phrases, classic rock and your own spin on heavy. Highly impressive stuff man. So impressed I picked up a Chapman Baritone. Thanks for the inspiration.
Many of us will remember this moment of discovery. Thank you to all involved as well as Captain and Chappers who brought this immense talent his initial visibility.
I get tired of instrumental music pretty fast, but this masterpiece has been playing almost non-stop for 3 weeks now. Keep up the good work, Rabea! Also, setting 20:18 as a reminder. That part's heavy.
DUDE! This is soooo gawdamn good!! I've not heard such an enjoyable instrumental collection like this, since passion and warfare.. or Plaid (Blues Saraceno). Seriously. I LOVE this EP. It will be in regular rotation. More please.
The heavy driving metal interspersed with epic hooks that touch gentle jocularity-infused positive-emotion inducing rifts, then back to heavy driving metal, all in a unique sequence I can tell is simply flowing through you, Rabea, as you enjoy the sheer bliss of your creation process. The whole vibe is a great one I want more of. Thank for doing what you love and sharing it with us, Bro. Much love.
I recently went down the TH-cam metal musicians rabbit hole (you, Rob Scallon, Jared Dines, Pete Cotrell, etc), and I stumbled on to this on Spotify a couple of weeks ago. Since then, I've had it on repeat. I absolutely love your sound and your style, and I'm looking forward to the next EP!
Dude hell yeah!!! Been waiting for that Horizon song for a while, played the demo about a million times! Great EP: amazing tones, original approach to riff and song writing... Love it.
Thank you for this and thank you for putting it out for free. Haven't heard something THIS good in a long while. The variety of styles and genres amazes me. Much love ♥
@Rabea Massaad - in the few short months that I have come to know you and your amazing creations through TH-cam and other media, you have quickly become my all-time favorite instrumentalist and also my #1 source of inspiration as a complete novice instrumentalist myself. Please, keep churning out this amazing music and please, for the love of all that is sacred, release FbtS soon! We can’t wait!
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Thank you all so much for the love and support guys! Mega appreciated.
I case anyone didn’t see my video on this EP. It’s basically a result of multiple requests to compile the songs I’ve written for my gear demos.
These are demos and as such I used my electric kit and superior drummer to play in the drums. I used Darkglass Electronics pedals for Bass, and I used a combination of guitar gear. All recorded with my TwoNotes Torpedo Studio and Universal Audio Apollo 8p
It has to be said that the mixdown was pretty fast too, as I said these are demos, and I do plan to do a proper solo EP of songs and sounds. Although this is technically a solo record, it’s not the one I had in mind and personally I want to show you all what I can do with that goal in mind!
In any case, I love you all, thanks for listening, purchasing this and supporting me!
👊❤️🙌🙏
Awesome work! Your playing can do no wrong to my ears
I can hear a bit of Flying in a Blue Dream in that first track. Great play Bea. You are musical maestro. Fly far.
Gotta hand it to ya Rabea, you’re a monster player and this ep is fantastic. Definitely one of my biggest inspirations in my own playing and a guitar hero of mine
Thank you Rabea for sharing your talent and personality with us, trough this awsome music!
It makes me glad, and help to form my taste of music more colorful.
I appreciate a lot!!!
AFRO!!! POWER!!!!BABY!!!!
You probably have no idea, but you're such a MASSIVE influence to a lot of your fans who are guitarists themselves; it's unreal. I'm not lucky enough to speak to you in person, so i'll just say whatever here. This ain't news to you, but you're a revolutionary guitarist; I don't particularly know what your influences are but the way you play is so new and refreshing. You bring the conventionality to the unconventional; your riffage is outta this world and your chord choices shouldn't work but somehow they do, it's like you know the secret to the most insane chord progressions lmaoooo not to mention your shredding is way too godly to comprehend, and then there's your ambient clean stuff, straight from the heart, and i'm sure lots of others will agree with me that it touches us too. My fangirling is kinda intensifying so i'll stop here, but I consider you among the greats, even though you may yourself not consider yourself so highly, you seem like such a humble man. You've heard this thousands of times, but please keep doing what you do, it's absoluetely mind-blowing and you're a legend mate. Also, while I'm at it, I'm starving for new Toska material pls feed me and the rest of us :))) We all love you loads Rabea
You read my mind in a comment. 😁
totally agree with you !
Absolutely agree with this!
that's true! Rabea is my favourite modern guitar hero!
Straight from the heart indeed, so glad there are other folks out there that feel the same.
After almost a decade of collecting dust this EP made me pick up my guitar again :)
RABEA........ONE OF THE BEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW......🤘✌
One of the best metal players
What do you mean, "one of"?
Sly-Sound well he's not THE best. It's all a matter of preference so nobody can ever really be the best at music
John Snow name one better guitarist than bea....
John and Michael, I'm with both of you.
Been listening to this EP for four years and the monstrosity i experience hasn't dropped even a bit.
Smashed it man
6:53 THERE IT IS
This is all kinds of beast dude.
Cheaah, can you please not be in a TH-cam video where I am visiting? Every single video i click on, there is your comment!
Cheeeeeaaaaa
you have the same taste then
So I'm killing time on TH-cam and come across some guy named Leo Moracchioli. BOOM! I'm blown away and spent the next hour listening to his music. I'm thinking great find, then I come across Rabea Massaad and I just can't believe the talent on this guy. I had my whole office listening to Grinding Gears and it's just fantastic. Reminds me of old school Joe Satriani mixed with a little Dream Theater. Subscribe guys because this kind of talent doesn't come around too often.
I'm glad you uploaded it here so I can comment on it. I usually get VERY TIRED VERY FAST with this style of music... Kind of progressive instrumental metal it's not my type, but I gave it a try because I know amazing you are at playing guitar.
I was SHOCKED to find how much I love this. I can't stop listening to it. I believe it has to do with the lenght of the songs. When guitar instrumentals get lenghty I check out, but here, the songs are just the perfect lenght to convey every idea, I'm really in awe with how good the songwriting is. I didn't expect to like it as much as I do, but I'm really really glad there are guitar players as good at both playing and creating songs.
Tomás Cullen I'm some dude you don't even know, but we connect a bit here in this idea. Live it up brother 👊
the hint of blues that lays over the top of this is fucking unreal, you're a legend man
amazing ep
cant wait for new toska and dorje to come out
The homie Rabea killing it with the tasty riffs.
Those unique chords are insane.. Just brutal
I freaking love this. so badass. killer riffs. rhythmic af. no ballads no bullshit. please, more stuff like that!!
Keep it up. my 18 year old son who started playing guitar about two years ago turned me on to Dorje, Toska and Karnivool. I'm 52 and still rocking.
It's groovy, dirty, heavy... One of the best EP Ever. I love your music.
True inspiration!
Bea is a Beast!....One of the most creative versatile Guitarist period. Glad him and Leo hooked up. They compliment each other so well. Gotta have more.
Rabea, great tone and phrasing. The songs don't fatigue the ears. Just enough flash without over doing it. Awesome!
Heavy AF, love it
OMG! That first song! The Riff is just INSANE!
Rabea is on another level! 🍃
Man, you're a monster. Amazing work!
one of the best instrumental prog metal releases
Best tone in the game. The clarity is immense. Your work has changed the way I play, the gear I use and my direction with music. Thanks for what you do!
Damn,its impossible to listen to this EP without headbanging!
Sunset is my favorite one! Well done Rabea!
I bought this when it came out - listen to it all the time at work and when I'm out running.
This made geyying ready for school so much better
Man, been listening to this a lot. It's absolutely boss. The amount of little variations and moves in each piece is MAD!
Also massively pushed me to finally invest in a Two Notes Studio & Superior 3! Can't wait!
This is some good music to listen to while riding the train after work.
Me👏want👏physical👏copy
So freakin good man
Ace Kiser Rabea if you make physical copies, I will buy one.
This is amazingly orchestrated!
Dude, it's incredible how your music/riff writing makes me want to pick up my guitar and leave it on the wall for dust to permanently settle on at the same time. I can imagine companies are lining up for you to demo their gear. Awesome tunes and playing as always.
Also, tip: ALT-135 for ç (c-cedilla) in "ça". ALT-128 for the capital version.
I love the groove on Old Guard.
damn son, you are a true djentleman for making this!
I've been lusting after Siggy Pop since the video of you playing your signature baritone came out. Such an epic song. I've been learning it on my bari jazzmaster, so wonderfully dynamic. Thanks for being such an amazing influence! I'm sad I missed your performance at NAMM, I'll have to catch it next year. Can't wait!
Definitely one of my Favorite guitarist
Love your playing brotha
You’re an inspiration
Wow! How did I not discover this before now? 😮 Simply outstanding. Thanks for sharing, Rabea.
absolutely the best riffs ever...salute to rabea 🤘🏽🤘🏽👌🏻👌🏻
Monstrous, tasty, beyond the regular crap, love it. DUDE you are awesome, keep releasing albums
Great tones as well man. Keep the music coming Rabea.
Feelings of Blackwater Park. I can envision Mikael Åkerfeldt singing to this. Very enjoyable indeed. Very well done, Rabea.
Man, that just ripped my face off.
Rebea,
If I may be so bold to use your first name, I found your TH-cam channel & discovered the release of "Grinding Gears". It blew me away! It wasn't guitar masterbation it was bold & heedful of the structure of each song. It was a joy to listen to.
I've been listening to metal since 1980 & it's rare for me to hear something new from an artist I'm not familiar with & love it of the bat! I've already downloaded it from Apple Music & have listened to it straight through, twice. Well done! I'll keep an ear out for future releases. Again, thank you! Something fresh was just what I needed!
Dude...there ain't much I can add to the already voluminous and vociferous exclamations of the aural excellence THIS IS!
This is dope! So many powerful, rich and colorful riffs! How it's even possible to be so creative? And the sound it's just... massive!
deep … dark... and awesome … Rabea is flawless …
Vai-esque licks, Djent, Blues, Hard Rock Metal exhibition.
Pretty much boils everything I love to hear on guitar into one EP.
Only now really discovering your solo stuff after watching your videos for a while. I'm hearing Mastodon vibes mixed with Djent phrases, classic rock and your own spin on heavy.
Highly impressive stuff man. So impressed I picked up a Chapman Baritone. Thanks for the inspiration.
RABEA........ONE OF THE BEST GUITAR PLAYERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW....
I think you're a GREAT composer!
Hey man! Thats amazing, maybe the best riffs I ever heard! There is a lot of creativity and soul in your music! You get a new fan! Brutal!
Biggest Inspiration on Guitar Rabea Massaad!!!
i love the class he keeps mixed with the crushing feel
Many of us will remember this moment of discovery. Thank you to all involved as well as Captain and Chappers who brought this immense talent his initial visibility.
Very very good. The only thing better is watching the man play the music I am hearing. But I can't complain if I get to stream it free.
❤ Siggy Pop the Vai is strong with this one! Amazing
I get tired of instrumental music pretty fast, but this masterpiece has been playing almost non-stop for 3 weeks now. Keep up the good work, Rabea!
Also, setting 20:18 as a reminder. That part's heavy.
00:00 - Brute Force
02:29 - Sunset
06:11 - Horizon
07:31 - Old Guard
09:50 - Comme Ci Comme Ca
13:29 - The Rags
15:58 - Siggy Pop
18:50 - Pork Chops O’ Chunky
21:00 - True Grit
DUDE! This is soooo gawdamn good!! I've not heard such an enjoyable instrumental collection like this, since passion and warfare.. or Plaid (Blues Saraceno). Seriously. I LOVE this EP. It will be in regular rotation. More please.
Awesome music !!!
Damn Rabea, this is absolutely awesome. Thank you!!
I have been jamming this EP on repeat ever since you released it! Excellent work Rabea!
Such an amazingly insane album!! Just finished it start to finish in 1 go!
This is pure awesomeness. I Love it!
Good god Rabea, I love your style so much. This is fantastic music!
You sir are a legend.Hearing this wakes me back up to what I've been missing.
Dig the riffs.. Leads are on point...The bass is thick which is killer too !! Go BEA !!!
Fantastic harmonies and melodies.
GREAT player and from what I gather from what I have seen in his vids, SUPER nice guy!!!
I cant get enough of this. Thanks afro man.
Had to buy this. Love the Strat tones in Old Guard.
The heavy driving metal interspersed with epic hooks that touch gentle jocularity-infused positive-emotion inducing rifts, then back to heavy driving metal, all in a unique sequence I can tell is simply flowing through you, Rabea, as you enjoy the sheer bliss of your creation process. The whole vibe is a great one I want more of. Thank for doing what you love and sharing it with us, Bro. Much love.
Brilliant! And its friday!!!
Amazing, Rabea.
truly one of the best guitar players out there right now. I see a lot of periphery, intervals and animals as leaders in this :)
Definitely one of my Top 5 Guitarists.
This blows my mind
dem riffs, dem grooves. superb
I recently went down the TH-cam metal musicians rabbit hole (you, Rob Scallon, Jared Dines, Pete Cotrell, etc), and I stumbled on to this on Spotify a couple of weeks ago. Since then, I've had it on repeat. I absolutely love your sound and your style, and I'm looking forward to the next EP!
Dude..this is massive! Great album and great playing as always! it is always good to see someone talented as you just gets better and better!
The cover art is awesome, funny and serious at the same time.... great sounds here
Masterclass!!
Dude hell yeah!!! Been waiting for that Horizon song for a while, played the demo about a million times! Great EP: amazing tones, original approach to riff and song writing... Love it.
Goes so hard! I've listened to it at least 10 times now
Awesome tracks Bea, listened to it all in one sitting.
Brilliant !! Far King Brilliant!! Must say... I like your old stuff EVERY BIT as much as the new stuff.. Thanks Man 🙏🤙
the music I've always been looking for ... Drums/Bass/Riffs so Great
Very talent and excelent taste! So angry and melodic at the same time
LUV IT !!!!- will be played at my skate ramp parties...uhh - daily....lol
truly a musical genious
afrotastic greatness . thanx Bea
That bass tone 😍❤
Thank you for this and thank you for putting it out for free. Haven't heard something THIS good in a long while. The variety of styles and genres amazes me. Much love ♥
Lowered Grunge, Stylin' Making!!!
I absolutely love your approach to the genres you grind through. Thanks for sharing!!!!!
Love this guy!! My idol,and influence since 2010 :D
Brilliant guitarist and not a bad drummer, and a hell of a nice guy to boot, i'm a big fan
@Rabea Massaad - in the few short months that I have come to know you and your amazing creations through TH-cam and other media, you have quickly become my all-time favorite instrumentalist and also my #1 source of inspiration as a complete novice instrumentalist myself.
Please, keep churning out this amazing music and please, for the love of all that is sacred, release FbtS soon! We can’t wait!
Instant buy. My new commute soundtrack :D
Grinding gears all day son, luvn it! Definitely gonna be my new drivin 2 work (& home again) jams