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News 2012-01-16 - New song out, and some other news Time for this year's first update! First of all I would like to announce that I have a new song out called "Cthulhu Whisper". The song is all played on my Vigier Fretless guitar, and is available to purchase in the shop section of the website. To read more about the song, please click here. The cover art was made by the incredible artist Dan Verkys (www.gardenofbadthings.com). If you ever need  a professional cover art for your music, Dan is your man! Cthulhu Whisper is also available at  iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, CdBaby etc. However, if you buy the song from my website you will also recieve a special booklet and a high resolution .jpg image of the cover art. Shred Knowledge did an interview/review with yours truly due to the new release. Click here to read the review There is also a review in German by BabyBlaue Prog-reviews. Click here to read the review The work on the new In Focuz album has begun. Me and Christian are currently writing songs, and so far we're very satisfied with the oucome. Some of the songs will include vocals from a great singer named Isabel José. Click here to listen to some of her previous work. I will most likely also be working with Isabel on a few other projects. More about this later on. I'm also in the process of recording a new song, that will be available soon (including a version with a full detailed transcription in notation & tabulature). Below is a YouTube video of me practicing some segments of the song. I think 2012 is going to be a busy, but creative and challenging year for me musically. Wishing you all the best for this year, Fredrik 2011-11-02 I am happy to announce that Silhouettes got reviewed in Italian guitar magazine "Axe Magazine". They wrote some nice words about my album and also transcribed some parts of the songs. Thanks to Guglielmo Malusardi for providing the scanned pictures. You can read a translation in English here. I'm currently planning some new musical projects including various people. One of them being my long time friend and fellow guitar player Christian Johansson. It's been exactly ten years since me and Christian first met, and we figured it was about time to do an album together. We are currently discussing what musical direction to aim for, and we will incorporate some more great musicians in the process. As soon as things have been confirmed I will reveal the names. Me and Christian are really looking forward to begin our work with the album. Stay tuned for more info. Besides that I will continue doing my own thing. Time is my enemy at the moment with lot's of things going on, but when you least expect it there will be new music available. Until then... Fredrik 2011-08-17 Skype lessons available. Click here for more info. Lick of the week on my YouTube channel, with a new lick added every week. Due to lack of time I won't be able to transcribe the licks, however I will play them through really slow so everyone should be able to figure out what's happening. Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel during your visit. 2011-07-18 There is an official Fredrik Pihl artist site available on Facebook. Check it out here. Dont forget to click the "like button".  I have just uploaded some tuitions in the lessons area. All of the lessons are available for immediate download once the payment has been done. So far I've done tuitions on Triad Creativity, Church modes mystery and a full note by note transcription of my song Shrediculous (a real technique workout!).  Check them out and let me know what other tuitions you would like to see in the future. There's an excerpt from a new song entitled "Holly Hatten" in the music section. The full song will be posted later on. Finally, below is a video with my new guitar. A Vigier Excalibur custom HSS. A small improvised jam. Enjoy! Wishing you all a great summer! /Fredrik 2011-05-23 Simon Hermansson's new single "A funny confusion" is now available on iTunes and Spotify. I play two guest solos and some additional licks on the song. Make sure to check it out.