Joey Tafolla (born 1965) is an American guitarist known for his work with the heavy metal band Jag Panzer and solo instrumental releases.
Biography Born in San Diego, California, Tafolla is the son of Rosie Hamlin (1945-2017) and Noah Tafolla (1943-2019), the singer and guitarist of Rosie and the Originals, respectively. A member of the heavy metal band Jag Panzer from 1984 to 1986, Tafolla has rejoined the band several times over the years for albums and live concerts.
Tafolla joined Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records label soon after leaving Jag Panzer for the first time and released his debut album Out of the Sun in 1987, which included Tony MacAlpine, Paul Gilbert and Wally Voss. His second release, 1991's Infra-Blue, was a noticeable departure from the neoclassical metal stylings of his first album, and demonstrated an intense blues fusion feel instrumental rock-oriented sound. Tafolla returned to Jag Panzer in 1995, but left again after 1997's The Fourth Judgement and later again after The Deviant Chord. He released a third solo album, Plastic, in 2001. In 2018, he joined the Graham Bonnet Band and featured on the album Meanwhile Back in the Garage.
Tafolla has also toured or recorded with Quiet Riot, Michael Sweet, and Wolf Pakk.
Discography Solo albums 1987: Out of the Sun 1991: Infra-Blue 2001: Plastic
With Jag Panzer 1984: Ample Destruction 1997: The Fourth Judgement 2017: The Deviant Chord
With Graham Bonnet Band 2018: Meanwhile Back in the Garage
Others 1989: Guitar Masters, Roadrunner Records 1990: An Axe to Grind, Ken Tamplin, Frontline Records 1992: Guitar on the Edge, Vol. 1, No. 1, Legato Records 1995: In the Witness Box, Ken Tamplin, Brunette Records 1998: Metal Guitars - High Voltage Instrumentals, Disky Communications 2006: Guitar Odyssey, Milan Polak, Lion Music 2009: Shrapnel's Super Shredders: Neoclassical, Shrapnel Records 2009: This Is Shredding, Vol. 1, Shrapnel Records
Instructional 1993: Shredding, REH830, CPP Media Group
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JTM Merchandising (archive)