SHEER CEREBRAL POWER is a 4-Piece progressive-Rock outfit based in Munich, Germany but with members coming from as far and wide as Detroit and Pakistan. Having recently released their debut album ‘Sucker Punch’d, SHEER CEREBRAL POWER have just unveiled a music video for the song ‘JAB’ taken from the Muhammad Ali inspired album. Watch the music video for ‘Jab’ HERE The band says this about the track “Written in 9/8 time. This is an agile floating tune with a very strong King Crimson/Robert Fripp vibe, since the riff is played with nearly mathematic precision. At the same retaining the free flowing, organic,poetic and tender mood of the tune. The guitar motive is reminiscent to gentle clock ticking on a mantlepiece. Bass and Guitar are very much weaving their parts into one musical cohesive statement, mutually complementary. They give each other relevance and are constantly supporting their counterparts. Inspired by the soft tapping of the boxer’s feet while attempting to starting the fight.” The full album ‘Sucker Punch’d is now available for streaming via THIS LINK. This music is a reverence of the progressive rock of the 70s/80s/90s/00s. Strongly influenced by King Crimson, Genesis of the early 70s, Allan Holdsworth, Bill Bruford, John Wetton, Eddie Jobson, Rush, Tool as well as a healthy dose of Zappa. 
Another video the band released was ‘Skip, inspired by the rhythm of rope skipping and the band have unleashed a new music video for the track now. WATCH MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘SKIP’ HERE Azhar says this about the track “Written in 5/4 time. This tune was inspired by rope skipping. We transcribed the rhythm of a boxer skipping while warming up. The skip was medium fast and basically in 5/4. The whole song is very light and easily accessible especially due to Jay Jay’s very inspired and pristine vocal deliverance. A song you could also enjoy prior to a fight or afterwards when you are cooling down in the icebox. Features sixpart guitar harmonies run through an old vintage Electro Harmonix Microsynth, A Moog Ring Modulator and the Sustainer in my homemade electric guitar.” All of SCP’s tracks are thematically inspired by Muhammad Ali and his great 1974 fight in Zaire. Azhar began the writing process in 2021 when he sat down and wrote the 15- minute suite “Sucker Punch`d” Opus 1 in E-flat in 5/8 time. It forms the context of the content of this band. All the songs have irregular meters, as the rhythms of nature do not use regular beats. The music was not recorded in a copy/paste process, but within a given framework. All musicians played their voices throughout. 
Tracklist 1. Sucker Punch’d Op. 1 Eb
2. Skip
3. S.L.A.B (Sting like a Butterfly)
4. Jab
5. Hero
6. Boma Yè
7. Blow ABOUT SUCKER PUNCH’D The music is muscular, exciting, invigorating to play. The Songs are a result of the successful writing partnership of John, born in Detroit, USA and Azhar, born in Karachi, Pakistan. The music was written first, and then the lyrics and melodies were created. Azhar presented John with tracks, titles and lyrical snippets to which John crafted corresponding lyrics and vocal melodies. Azhar wrote finished arrangements that the musicians brought to life in the spirit of the framework set by the composer. SHEER CEREBRAL POWER had come to life! All the music on “Sucker Punch’d” was created with the core instrumentation. Guitar, bass, drums. The only keyboard instrument is the celesta, an instrument whose timbre the composer loves very much. All solos are dedicated to Allan Holdsworth, whose style inspires Azhar and whose great Influence on the musician is surpassed only by John Mclaughlin, who has been like a lighthouse of inspiration for Azhar since 1982. The music of SHEER CEREBRAL POWER sounds complex and accessible at the same time due to the organic combination of Irregular Meters (Odd time signatures) and harmonically very accessible chord structures. It attempts to push the boundaries of the building blocks of what constitutes pop music, taking the listener on a journey of discovery that always brings new aspects to light. SHEER CEREBRAL POWER’S album “Sucker Punch’d” is a progressive rock symphony and is out now. Credits
Mixed by Mario Thaler
Mastered by Guido Hieronymus
Artwork by Milan Bettermann SHEER CEREBRAL POWER IS
Azhar Kamal – Guitar, Celesta, Percussion,Vocals
Tommy Eberhardt – Drums
Horst Polland – Bass
John Jones- Vocals | 
