Ethan Brosh
Ethan Brosh is a heavy metal guitarist from Boston, Massachusetts. Ethan is best known for his solo work and for his work as the lead guitarist in the band Angels of Babylon. Growing up in Israel, at a very young age Ethan took piano lessons briefly after being inspired by classical music and classical composer Bach. He later became intrigued by hearing his brothers cassette tape of Iron Maiden album Number of the Beast at the age of 11 and picked up classical and electric guitar at age 12. Ethan moved to the United States in 2001 where he became a student at the Berklee College of Music.[1] He graduated with honors in 2004 and then returned as a teacher in 2008 and 2009. Ethan is currently signed to Magna Carta Records which released his debut instrumental album "Out of Oblivion" and distributed it worldwide on March 24, 2009. The album features Mike Mangini (Dream Theater, Extreme, Steve Vai) on drums and guest appearances by George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob), Greg Howe (Michael Jackson) and Joe Stump (Holy Hell).The album was mixed and mastered by Chris Tsangarites (Judas Priest, Yngwie Malmsteen). Additionally he is the guitar player of the band Angels of Babylon along with Rhino (Manowar, Holy Hell), David Fefolt (Forgotten Realm, Valhalla) and David Ellefson (Megadeth). The debut album, "Kingdom of Evil" was released on January, 29th 2010 on Metal Heaven Records in Europe, In May 2010 on Hydrant Records in Japan, And on July 29 on BurnHill Union Records in America and the rest of the world. Angels of Babylon was featured in several magazines including Burrn! magazine in Japan and as a result Ethan was interviewed/featured in the June issue of Young Guitar magazine in Japan.[10] Ethan is known for his love of vintage 1980s amplifiers and guitars such as the Washburn EC36, BC Rich Gunslinger and ADA MP1 Preamp. In June 2012, Brosh released a music video for his song "Downward Spiral" off of his "Out of Oblivion" album. The song and video feature George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob.[12][13] Later that same year, in November, Ethan appeared as a guest soloist on the Maxxxwell Carlisle album "Visions of Victory". .On April 24, 2013 Ethan started taking on a 25 city US/CANADA tour as direct support of Yngwie Malmsteen. Ethan is scheduled to release a new solo album on March 4, 2014 on Rocker Records. The album was mixed by Max Norman in Stamford, Connecticut. The album was mastered by legendary mastering engineer Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering in Portland, Maine, and has an appearance by bass player David Ellefson of Megadeth. The album artwork is an original painting done by artist Joe Petagno.