Katholicus

Katholicus (pronounced: Ka-thÓ-li-kus) provides a guitar-dominated commercially oriented rock sound of both Christian rock-praise music and music to edify and motivate, and features catchy power-pop melodies over top strong power chords with ripping guitar solos and lots of double guitar leads. Katholicus has just released its second CD. It is entitled "Upon This Rock" and it brings back the melodic hard rock/pop-metal sounds of the 1980s and early 90s with a modern twist and lyrics that are ...

Katholicus (pronounced: Ka-thÓ-li-kus) provides a guitar-dominated commercially oriented rock sound of both Christian rock-praise music and music to edify and motivate, and features catchy power-pop melodies over top strong power chords with ripping guitar solos and lots of double guitar leads. Katholicus has just released its second CD. It is entitled "Upon This Rock" and it brings back the melodic hard rock/pop-metal sounds of the 1980s and early 90s with a modern twist and lyrics that are good for the soul. Katholicus is Adam Miller and friends. The lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for Katholicus, Adam Miller, was formerly the lead guitarist and song writer for numerous unsigned bands including: Iron Cross (1975), Wanted (1976-78), Atom (1978-79), Wysh (1980-82), Shockwave (1985, 1986-1990), Both Worlds (1985-86), RPM (1991-94), and now Katholicus (2005-). Miller studied guitar formally (both classical and jazz-fusion) for five years. In the past he has recorded in a number of studios along the East Coast, and has toured from the Atlantic to the Rockies. Miller has been influenced by such guitar greats as Phil Keaggy, Michael Schenker (Scorpions, UFO), Uli Jon Roth, Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple, Rainbow), Vinnie Moore, and Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs, Steve Moorse Band), but his music sounds like none of them. It is in his solos where you can hear such influences. He also has been told that in some of his songs his guitar solos sound like those of Stratovarius guitarist, Timmi Tolkki. In the solos of other songs you can hear the influence of the other guitarists mentioned. This means that those who may not be inclined to listen to the Christian rock genre, but appreciate these and other guitar greats, will also enjoy the music of Katholicus. Miller’s hard rock group of the 1980’s, Shockwave, was offered an opportunity to sign by a Geffen A & R rep back in 1987, but they turned it down. Says Adam, "We would have been 'raped,' both financially and of our honor, had we accepted and submitted to their conditions… We decided to keep our integrity and our souls." Miller has written hundreds of songs and has recorded more than seventy of them in various studios along the East Coast.