Ian.
If you haven't already, you should check out 'Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders'.
It's instrumental prog metal. A good mix of both styles. Nothing too heavy mind.
The guitarist is a fella called Tosin Abasi, he plays an 8 string guitar and he's astoundingly good (some good clips on Youtube). 'Animals As Leaders' is basically his solo project.
The more I listen to it, the more I like it. I'm sure it'd be right up your street.
If you haven't already, you should check out 'Animals As Leaders - Animals As Leaders'.
It's instrumental prog metal. A good mix of both styles. Nothing too heavy mind.
The guitarist is a fella called Tosin Abasi, he plays an 8 string guitar and he's astoundingly good (some good clips on Youtube). 'Animals As Leaders' is basically his solo project.
The more I listen to it, the more I like it. I'm sure it'd be right up your street.