Conquering Dystopia — Jeff Loomis and Keith Merrow — Premiere "Ashes of Lesser Men" Play-Through Video
Conquering Dystopia, the new project featuring Schecter signature artists Jeff Loomis and Keith Merrow, released their self-titled debut album earlier this month.
Now you can check out a guitar play-through video of "Ashes of Lesser Men," a track off the new album, below.
Be sure to tell us what you think of this guitar-heavy instrumental in the comments or on Facebook!
Click here to watch Loomis talk about his new Signature JL-7; head here to watch Merrow discuss his new signature KM-7. Schecter says the guitars are shipping now.
For more about Conquering Dystopia, follow them on Facebook. For more about Schecter, visit schecterguitars.com.
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