Universe was originally conceived by Bulgarian guitarist Dimitar Nalbantov in 2004, as a totally solo project. It developed into much more, as Dimitar gained the support of four others over the next two and a half years. The evolution began when Dimitar met John Mayes online, in the Spring of 2004. John, a fan of melodic rock guitar music, became an instant fan of Dimitar's music and the two quickly became good friends. Dimitar shared with John, his vision for Universe - an album which musically represented his feelings and views of the world around and beyond him. Dimitar received John's pledge of full support for the project. Session drummer John Wooten provided drum tracks for nine songs, the CD was mixed by Dimitar with assistance from Peter Konstantinov and mastered by Fc Bester. Fans of Nalbantov's influences (Jimi Hendrix, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai) need to check out this heavyweight release. Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy)/Hard Rock/Shred), total running time, 48:16 - Dimitar Nalbantov @ iTunes!