Milan Polak

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Management Germany: polak@suefish-promotion.de
PRESS:
"Polak's ability is topnotch. The riffs are catchy and the heaviness is infectious. Anyone that appreciates Hard and Modern Rock guitarists will recognize Polak's skill. Hard rockers should take note of this release. This is an edgy album and more than worthy of your attention." (8/10)
- RUDI HAUPTMANN, WWW.METALEXPRESSRADIO.COM
"Torn is one of the best songs I've heard all year and gives bands like Gotthard and Europe a run for their money! For fans of Milan's early instrumental albums fear not as he still plays some enjoyable solos.
If you like melodic hard rock with some neat musical twists then what are you waiting for go grab this album." (****1/2)
- JASON RITCHIE, WWW.GETREADYTOROCK.COM
"Another superb album from Mr. Polak and one that showcases perfectly just what a real talent the man is."
- LITTLE LINDA, WWW.THEMAYFAIRMALLZINE.COM
"Milan Polak's fourth release and second vocal album, Murphy's Law, is straight melodic hard rock made more interesting by clever innovation from rock, prog, jazz fusion, and Polak's own novel guitar work. There's nothing conventional about Murphy's Law, and we're better for it. Recommended! (4/5) "
- CRAIG HARTRANFT, WWW.DANGERDOG.COM
"On Murphy's Law you'll find a honest piece of straight Hard rock like you didn't hear for a while. (8.6/10)"
- DICK DIJK, WWW.FURYROCKS.COM
"Great song writing, great guitar, great musicianship and great vocals are the simplest way to sum it all up. "Murphy's Law" represents a refreshing slice of quality modern rock that should give the market leaders something rather big to worry about. (97.5%)"
- ANDY CRAVEN, WWW.VIRTUOSITYONE.COM
"What I most enjoy about Milan is his ability to allow his guitar play and songwriting to co-exist without coming off as self-indulgent or excessive. Two winners in a row - I'd much rather hear this material spilling forth on all rock radio stations than the same 20 song tight play list. (5/6)"
- MATT COE, WWW.IMHOTEP.NO
"This is a great CD with a lot of attitude and shows Milan Polak to be a complete musician – much more than just another six-string phenomenon. (9/10) "
- JOE MIS, WWW.HARDROCKHAVEN.NET
"If you go in this direction musically and you're a bit fed up with the crop of musicians being pushed States side, MILAN POLAK is definitely one to watch." (7,5/10)
- JONATHAN SMITH, HTTP://WWW.METAL-OBSERVER.COM



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Throughout his career guitarist extraordinaire Milan Polak has already played with Falco, members of Guns n' Roses, Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, Steve Vai), Marty Friedman (Ex-Megadeth), Dimebag Darrell (Pantera) a.m.o.
He was featured in "Guitar for the Practicing Musician" as well as on several CD samplers of the world's best guitarists such as M. Varney's "Guitar On The Edge – The World's Hottest Guitarists" (with the likes of Steve Vai, Greg Howe and Marty Friedman). His two instrumental albums "Dreamscapes" and "Guitar Odyssey" received overwhelming praise & great reviews worldwide and stayed in the top seller charts of guitar9 for months. The jazz/fusion CD "J.A.M." reached number 2 in the UK Jazzwise Charts.
His album "Straight" featuring Milan Polak on vocals as well, was recorded with high-class musicians (who played with the likes of Malmsteen, Dreamtheater, Vai, Steve Lukather, Glenn Hughes, George Lynch) in NY and received great feedback worldwide, e.g. "Album of the Year" (Netherlands) and "Album of the Month" (Italy). Other nominations were "Top 10 Albums of the Year" (Italy), "Top 30 releases of 2007" (UK) and "Best Guitarist of 2007" (UK). The renowned English "Fireworks Magazine" voted the song "The Glowing Of A Cigarette" no. 2 of the "Top 200 songs of 2007".
Milan Polak also co-wrote and played all the guitars on the album "Bastard" (Nuclear Blast) for the German band Subway To Sally in 2007, which entered the German album charts at 7 and was voted "Album of the Month" by Germany's biggest metal magazine "Metal Hammer". Above all, their song "Auf Kiel" won the German "Bundesvision song contest 2008".
In May 2008 Milan Polak was voted one of the world's 50 fastest guitarists by "Guitar World Magazine".
In June 2009 Milan Polak released his new vocal album "Murphy's Law" which immediately entered the Guitar9 "Most Popular Vocal" charts at no.1 and stayed there for several weeks. So far the album has received great feedback.
Milan is also the author of the series "Guitar Heroes - Real Technique" and annually teaches master classes and band coaching at the University of Music & Art, Vienna.
LEGAL downloads of Milan Polak's music at Legal Download
All CD's at one glance: Guitar Nine
Buy the CD Murphy's Law
Buy the CD 'Straight' at Guitar Nine or order at Amazon
Buy the CD Dreamscapes
Buy the CD Guitar Odyssey
Buy the CD J.A.M.
Buy the CD Warmth In The Wilderness II - A Jason Becker Tribute
Buy the CD The Alchemists II
Buy the CD The Alchemists
Buy instructional book Guitar Heroes - Real Technique