Tremonti: Dust Review - 10 Phenomenal Tracks Reviewed & Ranked

5. The Cage

Following an intro that has a slight nod to Judas Priest's Painkiller, the dynamic completely changes as Tremonti decides to upend all your expectations, singing in a higher vocal register for the whole track.

It's things like this that prove he'll never be content releasing too much similar-sounding material, and I find it immensely refreshing to hear an artist genuinely challenge themselves.

This ethos transfers across into one of the more unique solos on the album, too. Featuring a complex escalating pattern that leads into an onslaught of hammer-ons and pull-offs, it ends by combining what sounds like a finger-tapped lick with another go-round of the same pattern played on two strings.

In short, it's a total standout, and no doubt fans will be eagle-eyeing Tremonti's fingers live, to see how it's really done.