Steve Dadaian‘s second solo album, Revenant City, featuring Jordan Rudess, Marco Minnemann, and Redvard Dolanski, drops May 9, 2025. The music video for the album’s new single, “Garden of Stars,” can be watched below.
The track is a five-minute journey through progressive metal, showcasing Dadaian‘s intricate guitar work and shredding, seamlessly blending technical lead passages with rich, neoclassical elements, enhanced by Rudess’s contributions.
“‘Garden of Stars’ featuring Jordan was one of the last songs I finished working on for the album, and when I presented it to Jordan, he added elements that not only completed but elevated the song. It’s a great representation of modern progressive metal, and the album itself has heavy riffs, technical and melodic leads, and orchestral arrangements. It opens with a unison lead between both of us to set the stage, and even in sections where the keyboard leads aren’t apparent, Jordan arranged ambient textures to follow the chord changes. The collaboration was very natural and casual as we were working on ideas in his studio; it turned out to be one of my favorite tracks on the album!” says Dadaian.
“I’ve had the pleasure to work with Steve Dadaian on a number of songs, both on my album and his upcoming release Revenant City,” Rudess offered. “Not only is his guitar playing off the charts, his songwriting and musicianship is also next level, which I really value and sets him apart. We had a lot of fun with this one; the leads are energetic, and the ambient and orchestral parts add a whole different dimension I think listeners will love. I’m looking forward to everyone hearing ‘Garden of Stars’ and all our future collaborations together!”
Pre-order Revenant City here.
Dadaian is an award-winning guitar virtuoso from New Jersey. His style combines classical, fingerstyle guitar stylings with technical and emotive lead and rhythm playing onelectric guitar. Blending elements of modern progressive rock, metal, fusion, and classical, he has become a respected player in instrumental music, pushing the boundaries of what the guitar can express, such as guitar arrangements on 9-string classical guitar.
