Pathway to Oblivion
The Red Opera
COMPOSERS
Drake Mefestta
Composer / Writer / Guttural vocals
Spencer Creaghan
Co-Composer
CURRENT LINE-UP
Markus Johansson
Rhythm/Lead Guitars
Michael LePond
Bass Guitar
Giampaul Andrianopoulos
Male Opera Vocals
Armenia Sarkissian
Female Opera Vocals
Alina Gavrilenko
Female Opera Vocals
GUEST GUITARS
Michael J. Romeo
Produced by Drake Mefestta and Spencer Creaghan
Mixed at Empathia Studios, Toronto , Canada
Additional production by Alexandru Oprea
Mastering By: Joao Carvalho Mastering
Electric Gathering
Featured Track from Knapp/Johansson: “Patient Zero” by Markus Johansson ft. Toby Knapp.
Survivalist
Produced by Micael Vafiotis and Markus Johansson
All music written by Micael Vafiotis and Markus Johansson
All lyrics written by Markus Johansson
Mixed and Mastered by Matt Hyde – London, UK
Guitars, Bass and Vocals recorded at Cobra Island Studios – Chicago, IL
Drums recorded at Scarred Studios – Melbourne, VIC
Unborn Spirits Immortal
Collaborative instrumental shred album between guitarists Toby Knapp (Onward, Waxen, Where Evil Follows) and Markus Johansson (Sylencer, 4Arm).
Tracks 1-4 written, performed and produced by Toby Knapp at Electric Green Studios, Big Horn, Wy.
Tracks 5-8 written, performed and produced by Markus Johansson at Cobra Island Studio, Chicago, IL.
Mastered by:
Markus Johansson at Cobra Island Studio, Chicago, Illinois. Summer 2014
A Lethal Dose of Truth
Markus Johansson – Lead Vocals/Lead Guitar
Kevin Talley – Drums (Daath, SixFeetUnder, DyingFetus)
Featuring:
Larry Tarnowski – Lead Guitar (IcedEarth)
Guest Appearances:
Gene Hoglan – Drums (Dethklok, FearFactory, ZimmersHole, Death)
Brendon Small – Lead Guitar (Dethklok)
Andy LaRocque – Lead Guitar (KingDiamond, Death)
Michael Angelo Batio – Lead Guitar (MAB, Nitro)
Roland Grapow – Lead Guitar (Helloween, Masterplan)
The Heathen – Vocals (ZimmersHole)
Emil Werstler – Lead Guitar (Daath, Chimaira, Levi/Werstler)
Rob Caggiano – Lead Guitar (Anthrax)
Metal Mike Chlasciak – Lead Guitar (RobHalford, SebastianBach)
Steve DiGiorgio – Bass Guitar (Sadus, Death, Testament, IcedEarth)
Sean Reinert – Drums (Cynic, Death)
Jordan Rudess – Keyboards (DreamTheater, LiquidTensionExperiment)
Steve Smyth – Lead Guitar (Forbidden, Testament, Nevermore)
Christian Lasegue – Lead Guitar (Jag Panzer)
Marco Minnemann – Drums (Necrophagist, PaulGilbert, Kreator)
Production:
Christian Olde Wolbers – Vocal Production (Arkaea, Fear Factory)
Wesley Seidman – Vocal Engineering
Orlando Villasenor – Mixing
Maor Appelbaum – Mastering (Cynic, Halford, Yngwie Malmsteen)