BILO 3.0

Thanks to advancements in digital technologies and globalization, the means of producing and distributing music have been essentially democratized. Aspiring musicians from anywhere in the world can, with only a minimal monetary investment, record, mix, produce, and distribute professional records without ever stepping out of their own bedroom. As a result, the 2010's have seen an explosion of these "bedroom guitar virtuosos," young men and women who absorbed the music of the last era of guitar virtuosos, most notably Dream Theater's John Petrucci, and took their craft to the next level.

Though lacking the technical chops of some his peers, Serbia's own bedroom guitar virtuoso David Maxim Micic has proven to be an exceptionally skilled composer and mixer. On Bilo III, Micic offers up a salad of beautiful, well arranged, and, of course, heavy progressive metal. On this record, the performances and arrangements follow the demands of the composition, not, as is usually the case with rock, the other way around. This neither an instrumental album or an album with vocals. It simply utilizes the best means available for conveying the message.

This record invites you to remember the warmth of your childhood while staring into the uncertainty in your future adult life. With the help of the music of Bilo 3.0, this is a worthwhile exercise.