Steve Bello has never seemed particularly interested in following trends. For more than twenty years, the New Jersey guitarist has quietly built a catalogue of instrumental rock that values melody, emotion and individuality over expectations. Inspired by everyone from Joe Satriani and Steve Vai to Prince and Simon & Garfunkel, Bello continues to create music on his own terms. His forthcoming tenth studio album, Down to the Metal, represents not only another release, but a personal journey back to the reasons he started making music in the first place.