Rob Johnson

Columbus · 2009–present · active
Neoclassical MetalProgressive Metal
Rob Johnson
Columbus guitarist Rob Johnson has been developing his craft since 2009 at the crossroads of neoclassical shred and progressive metal, where technical velocity meets compositional ambition. His solo work draws on the lineage of players like Malmsteen and Petrucci but filters it through a distinctly contemporary sensibility focused on melodic clarity alongside precision.

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Rob Johnson Discography

Upon A Painted Ocean
Upon A Painted Ocean 2009 · LP
14 tracks
  1. 1 Point The Gun And Pull The Trigger 0:51
  2. 2 Monster Eats The Pilot 2:57
  3. 3 555-0134 1:10
  4. 4 Cloak + Dagger 2:28
  5. 5 Maimed Titles 5:18
  6. 6 End Credits 2:10
  7. 7 Bipolar 3:14
  8. 8 In Cahoots 3:13
  9. 9 Milo's Revenge 2:12
  10. 10 Enough Is Enough 3:41
  11. 11 10:24 3:33
  12. 12 The Goodbye Ledger 4:14
  13. 13 Hello Magda 2:29
  14. 14 Amy G. Dala 5:37
Throw The Sun Into The Sea
Throw The Sun Into The Sea 2012 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 The Wasp and the Flame 3:41
  2. 2 Hurricane 2:37
  3. 3 The Beginning of the End 2:32
  4. 4 Throw the Sun 1:26
  5. 5 Eve 4:17
  6. 6 Monsters 4:07
  7. 7 Anchors Hold onto Hope 3:43
  8. 8 The Real 3:20
  9. 9 Into the Sea 2:09
  10. 10 The Be All and The End All 3:15
The Wasp And The Flame
The Wasp And The Flame 2012 · Full-length
Other Futures
Other Futures 2018 · EP
4 tracks
  1. 1 Back From The Dead 1:59
  2. 2 Empires 4:05
  3. 3 There Are Other Futures 5:21
  4. 4 Everything For Everyone 6:12
mind, body and soul – vol. one
mind, body and soul – vol. one 2019 · LP
11 tracks
  1. 1 Inward Gaze 5:18
  2. 2 Let Go 7:11
  3. 3 Journey of the Self 5:16
  4. 4 Embrace Change 5:14
  5. 5 Life is Waiting 7:07
  6. 6 How Far You've Come 7:09
  7. 7 We Meet Again 7:17
  8. 8 Peace in the Pose 7:09
  9. 9 Gratitude Stone 5:44
  10. 10 Be Still 3:08
  11. 11 I am that I am 5:16
I AM A MACHINE
I AM A MACHINE 2019 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 d e m e n t o r 3:28
  2. 2 radical empathy 4:52
  3. 3 your sandcastle has no windows 5:02
  4. 4 god is laughing at your plans 5:03
  5. 5 b u l l e t p r o o f 2:35
  6. 6 e x i l e 4:14
  7. 7 you know who you are 5:06
  8. 8 with eyes that are willing to see 5:22
  9. 9 let go of what is dead 6:00
  10. 10 this is where the end begins 5:46
SOS
SOS 2019 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 Atlantis I 7:15
  2. 2 (Hubris) A Seed of Doubt 1:10
  3. 3 How Wide are Your Wings? 4:09
  4. 4 Americant 2:10
  5. 5 There is Nothing New Under the Sun 1:28
  6. 6 Atlantis II 3:58
  7. 7 The River Dances in the Rain 2:44
  8. 8 Mountains of the Moon 1:47
  9. 9 The World is Quiet Here 2:43
  10. 10 Atlantis III 4:16
radical empathy
radical empathy 2019 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 radical empathy 4:52
How Wide are Your Wings?
How Wide are Your Wings? 2019 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 How Wide are Your Wings? 4:09
god is laughing at your plans
god is laughing at your plans 2019 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 god is laughing at your plans 5:03
you know who you are
you know who you are 2019 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 you know who you are 5:06
Acoustic
Acoustic 2020 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 Sea of Skeletons 3:20
  2. 2 Untitled 4:38
  3. 3 Eve 3:52
  4. 4 Cloak & Dagger 3:02
  5. 5 The Heart Restarts 4:42
  6. 6 Anchors 3:43
  7. 7 The Real 3:31
  8. 8 Massachusetts 4:25
  9. 9 Hello Magda 2:37
  10. 10 Astro 2:30
the future, or a glitch?
the future, or a glitch? 2020 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 magnificent desolation 5:22
  2. 2 blue on blue on blue 4:49
  3. 3 bulletproof II 3:54
  4. 4 massachusetts 4:26
  5. 5 save yourself 3:52
  6. 6 time machine 4:27
  7. 7 the heart restarts 5:27
  8. 8 painkiller 3:34
  9. 9 upon a painted ocean 2:34
  10. 10 the future, not the past 5:41
time machine
time machine 2020 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 time machine 4:27
blue on blue on blue
blue on blue on blue 2020 · Single
1 track
  1. 1 blue on blue on blue 4:49
hi
hi 2022 · LP
10 tracks
  1. 1 i decided to stay quiet and let it pass 3:39
  2. 2 sea of skeletons 3:26
  3. 3 you will wonder 4:41
  4. 4 fading orange soon 7:59
  5. 5 pick your battles 5:28
  6. 6 …as natural as gravity 5:28
  7. 7 bulletproof III 1:54
  8. 8 god is laughing at your plans too 6:02
  9. 9 the future, or a glitch? 2:54
  10. 10 my battery is low and it is getting dark 8:19
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