The Aristocrats to rock Seoul in July

The Aristocrats [Music Force]

American fusion rock band The Aristocrats is headed to Korea for a concert in the country next month, notified the show’s promoter and host Music Force on Thursday.

According to a press release by Music Force, the male band composed of guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller and drummer Marco Minnemann is set for a live performance at the V-Hall of Hongdae District in Seoul on July 19 and 20.

All three members are well-established musicians individually as well starting with Govan, effectively being able to mixe fusion rock and jazz, being the former guitarist to English rock band Asia in the 80s among his other works.

He was selected the “Guitarist of the Year” by the prestigious music magazine “Guitarist” in 1993 and also appeared on the cover of the July 2008 edition of another well known guitar magazine named “Guitar Player.” He performed on Korea's EBS channel’s SPACE GONGGAM last year.

Beller, a famed bassist, too has participated in various music projects with world-renowned artists such as Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok and James LaBrie in American progressive metal band Dream Theater as well as working with Chris Wolstenhome, the bassist of English rock band Muse, whose group won this year’s Grammy for best rock album.

Marco Minnemann was a percussionist music producer to several well-known guitarists such as Paul Gilbert from hard rock band Mr. Big, and he himself made it to the cover of global drum magazine “Modern Drummer” in June 2007. He is currently acknowledged as one of the most creative drummers in the music scene.

The group is currently on a world tour which they kicked off in time with the release of their first album this year.

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