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Point Of No Return
Released1989
Genre Heavy Metal
KindLargely Instrumental Guitar
Tracks9
Running42:09

Point Of No Return

Hideaki Nakama
Sold through Guitar Nine thru 2012

Hideaki Nakama, a neo-classical and metal guitarist who gained fame with the hard rock band Hurry Scuary released a mostly instrumental showcase album in 1989 called Point Of No Return. The CD features seven instrumental tracks, along with two vocal numbers sung by bassist Norio Sakai. Other band members contributing include 44 Magnum drummer Satoshi Miyawaki, keyboard player Fumiaki Ogawa and Hiroshi Kondo on bass. Tatsuya Umehara from 44 Magnum also makes an appearance on backing vocals. In addition to the nimble fingered guitar work found on his solo album, Nakama's other credits include the 1989 Paul Raymond Project album "Under The Rising Sun" and Raymond's 1994 CD "Raw Material", as well as Anthem's 1990 album "No Smoke Without Fire".

The record
1 Inquisition Instrumental Guitar 4:13
2 In 2040, On The Beach 5:04
3 Wings Of Destiny Instrumental Guitar 4:19
4 El Giza Instrumental Guitar 5:01
5 Requiem Instrumental Guitar 3:53
6 Stranger To You 4:08
7 Smiling Landscape Instrumental Guitar 4:52
8 A Short Piece For A Guitar And Strings Instrumental Guitar 2:02
9 Point Of No Return Instrumental Guitar 8:37