History Scale the Summit

Generally speaking, progressive rock bands aren’t known for their

efficiency — but SCALE THE SUMMIT, who have released four albums in 7 years, have never exactly played by the rules.

First, consider their chosen genre of music, which is perpetually

unfashionable by mainstream standards. Then consider that, in the true

spirit of prog, they decided to take things one step further — which

in their case meant forging ahead without a vocalist. One can only

imagine the shaking heads of friends, family members and faculty at

Hollywood’s Musicians Institute (where the band formed while its

members were students) and their many attempts to dissuade the group

from attempting to make a living as an instrumental progressive

rock/metal band.

Luckily, they didn’t listen — and after hearing “The Migration,”

SCALE THE SUMMIT’s most recent Billboard-charting album, you’ll wonder why anyone in their right

minds ever doubted the band in the first place. Produced and

recorded by Jamie King (Between The Buried and Me), it’s another

adventurous, thrilling helping of atmospheric, evocative soundscapes

that aptly showcase the band’s many talents — the greatest of which

might just be their ability to combine virtuosity with tastefulness.

As always, the group includes several of their trademark,

fleet-fingered “tapping” passages, which are an even greater joy to

witness live. Indeed, the live stage is where SCALE THE SUMMIT have

earned considerable fans over the past several years, whether touring

with progressive royalty such as Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa and

Cynic, supporting neo-prog masters Periphery, Protest The Hero and

BTBAM, performing at high-profile festivals (YEStival, Cruise to the Edge, Make Music Pasadena,

SXSW, Prog Day, the MetalSucks “Suckfest”) or headlining their own tours. Buckle up, as SCALE THE SUMMIT’s

odyssey is just beginning.