Perpetual Burn is the first studio album by the American guitarist Jason Becker. It was released in 1988 through Shrapnel Records (United States) and Roadrunner Records (Europe).
The album was released at around the same time as Dragon's Kiss, the first album by his fellow Cacophony guitarist Marty Friedman, who also co-produced and performed on Perpetual Burn.
This is the only solo album Becker released before his diagnosis with ALS in 1989.
Music The track "Air" is played almost entirely with clean guitar tones. The track makes use of fingerprinting and counterpoint. It has drawn comparisons to Bach.
Track listing
Personnel Musicians Jason Becker – lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, producer Marty Friedman – additional guitar solos (tracks 5–7), co-producer Atma Anur – drums
Production Steve Fontano – co-producer, engineer, mixing Joe Marquez – assistant engineer George Horn – mastering at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California Mike Varney – executive producer
References
External links In Review: Jason Becker "Perpetual Burn" at Guitar Nine Records