Pyramids on Mars

cosmic angels

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“If you think that the work encompasses individual exhibition with an appeal to technique, you are wrong. Behind the album's compositions is a true lover of music in the whole work, bringing his characteristics and identity, which are very striking. Makes him a differentiated instrumentalist.”
ROADIE MUSIC
“From guitar solos, which are the guiding thread, with simpler melodies at times and more intricate in others, the work is also exquisite in the rhythm section, which brings great cohesion, emphasizes the weight, in addition to dictating the rhythm. A diversified work.”
ROADIE MUSIC
“Cosmic Angels focuses on the element of storytelling through the guitar melodies and motifs. The artist values the harmonic relationship and equality between the guitar, bass, and drums and how they don’t overshadow one another. The songs are very rich, and the sound has layers and textures that can almost be touched”
ROCK ERA MAGAZINE
“Bach, Vivaldi, and Paganini. His discovery of their sounds and techniques led him to adopt an approach of making his guitar sound like a violin or a harpsichord, leading him to new technical skills and developing a different approach to his instrument.”
ROCK ERA MAGAZINE
“What’s quite unusual about its sound, is how the guitar takes on the role of the vocals, singing its melodies and taking the lead without overshadowing the sound of the other instruments. A technique and specialty that Kevin Estrella, the man behind Pyramids on Mars is famous for.”
ROCK ERA MAGAZINE
“I was really impressed by this album, a very high-quality musical work demonstrating great compositional skills of Kevin Estrella, the architect behind this fantastic project. The solos are intricate, sinuous and the chord progression is never predictable and banal. The rhythmic and melodic nuances are brilliant and make it clear how much Kevin Estrella knows music and has mastered it in every detail.”
EDGAR ALLAN POETS
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About the Album

Genre – Melodic Instrumental Rock, Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Metal
Album Length – 9 songs – 44 minutes

Album Influences: Joe Satriani, Rush, Tool, Type O Negative, Pink Floyd

CD Track Listing:

Interstellar 4:51
Phoenix From The Ashes 4:48
Cosmic Angels 5:01
On Dragon’s Wings 4:15
Luftpanzer [Air Tanks](Nacht Waffen Part II) 4:32
Echoes of Peter Steele
Thaylee 5:15 
A Dolphin’s Paradise (Theera’s Theme) 4:29
Arcturian Sunset 4:27

*Released on CD, digital and streaming. 

quote from the artist

“On Cosmic Angels or any of my albums, the emphasis is on songwriting and storytelling.  I am more influenced by power trios like Rush, Tool, and Led Zeppelin.  Not one instrument is more important than the other.  There is a symbiotic relationship between guitar, bass, and drums.  The emphasis is not just on the lead guitar melody but on the band as a whole.  Lead melody harmonic variations on repeating themes are strongly utilized, like rhyming phrases in spoken language that allow easier, accurate retelling of the original story.  This idea of repeating music phrases/themes so the audience can easily recall it and hum it all the way home.”
Kevin Estrella

About the songs

Interstellar is a song about flying past the stars to new worlds.  Inspired by the movie of the same name

Phoenix from the Ashes is a song about being at the lowest time of your life and breaking through to your highest potential.  Born from the ashes

Cosmic Angels –  Don’t you think flying saucers look like Cosmic Angels?

On Dragon’s Wings – A song about riding on the back of your dragon

Lufpanzer (Air Tanks) – Did you know Nazi Germany reverse-engineered extraterrestrial technology and had their flying saucers?  The secret World War II history they don’t want you to know 😉

Echoes of Peter Steele – A song dedicated to the late Peter Steele of the band Type O Negative.  

Thlaylee is a song about the world’s end and throwing our hands up, begging extraterrestrial nations to rescue us from our peril.

A Dolphin’s Paradise is a song about dolphins playing.  If you listen to the guitar melody, it’s two dolphins singing.

Arcturian Sunset – I pictured being on a blue and white crystal planet somewhere around the Arcturus star.  I was on a beach, and this song is what I heard.

Releases

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2019

Edge of the black
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2018

echo cosmic
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2017

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My visits started with the P’nti. Then, I started finding different handprints in my apartment. I now have regular visits from many Star Nations. Thank you for dropping by last night and bumping the back of my couch 🙏. Makes me happy

Kevin Estrella Tweet

To be clear, that is not blood. It was liquid that drained from my ear. And my consciousness was enhanced after 7 days. The procedure was repeated one month later. The P’nti helped my telepathic projection. As ‘gardeners’. That stain is ET technology. It is evidence

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Tk tk dear Nee, Kevin too. "Gardeners of Intellect!" When we look w/in & rightmindedly assess our character, I believe we can actually recognize where our P’nti friends have put in a bit of gardening! Love, love, love to you, dear ones. You teach me, love me & crack me up! oxoxox

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Testimonials

"To say Edge Of The Black is a sublime piece of work doesn’t even convey what you hear. I guess, magical, mesmerizing and majestic come close. Not only is Kevin Estrella a understated multi instrumentalist but he can write some amazing pieces of music that have influences of Bach and Vivaldi whilst marrying the best guitar virtuosos of today."
All About The Rock UK
“EDGE OF THE BLACK” shines with psychedelic rock sounds and offers a unique sound that is bursting with diversity. Changes from hard distortion sounds to rather light overdrives and is led by emotionally sounding rhythm guitar chords and strong melodic lead guitar riffs. A true guitar masterpiece for the new year."
Moshpitpassion.de
"The whole album Edge of the Black leaves a lingering sense of both existentialism and awe at Kevin Estrella’s musical talent and ability. He fully allocates all the elements of the band equal respect to create a holistic and visceral thrill that emotionally charges the whole album."
Originalrock.netDesigner
There is a great emphasis on songwriting. It tells a story without using even a single word by offering the listener an opportunity to visualize each chapter of the trip. With such a deep, diverse record full of variety, Edge of the Black promises to be one of 2020's best instrumental works."
Puregrainaudio.com
"Intensive guitar playing that holds the attention by being layered with varied tempos, melodies and hooks. It’s not guitar ‘wankery’ as it isn’t always pushed front and center.”
gbhbl.com
"Estrella’s passion that has been woven into his work, successfully illustrates and reinvents what it means to undergo an immersive experience."
Originalrock.net
"It almost seems impossible that one man alone can create a sound so unforgettable whilst have the ability to conjure up such a strongly visual experience from the audio."
Originalrock.net
“Edge of the Black has the ability to lift you up as you listen. Heavy footsteps feel that little lighter and the shoulders become less slumped. It’s an encouraging listen and Kevin Estrella can be proud of what he has achieved here.”
gbhbl.com
"Kevin Estrella, much like Vai, and Satriani, can make his guitar truly communicate and display emotion. That's NOT a skill that comes along with practice. That comes purely from a connection between a musician and the instrument to what we know as 'true love'. There's a real passion that Kevin plays with that only comes along every so often. ... a real magic."
SleepingBagstuidios.com
"With the likes of Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and David Gilmour. You would say 'wow, that's a great guitar player!' If you would have known him. Shamefully, that's the thing. Kevin Estrella is probably the most criminally unknown guitar player on this planet."
Dutch Metal Music
"Kevin is impressively high-quality. His rhythms are solid and gritty. His constant and non-stop lead work, however, is where he shines. Smooth, melodic, adapt and soaring. Kevin Estrella is in the same ballpark as David Gilmour."
Metallian
"You're the best damn guitarist I’ve heard in years. And I consider Vai/Satriani/Petrucci gods. Each new song just blows me away.. more and more like the first time I heard 2112 (Rush) back in ‘76’."
Lee Woolsey
"You're the first guitar player that can play superior to a lot of guitarists. You are like the new Joe Satriani!!!" -
David Hiegel
"You've just pushed away Vai from my Top 20 guitar players."
Norberta Lacarriere89.5 FM Matamoros, Tamaulipas
"Just four words for Satriani, Malmsteen and Vai...'They better watch out!!!"
Jeff Markise
"Pyramids on Mars™ have released Echo Cosmic, which is easily the finest instrumental metal album since Joe Satriani's seminal Surfing With The Alien."
Steve Earles
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