Following his December announcement of the high-priced single 'Ride the Serpent,' former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent has warned he will shelve the full Guitarmageddon album unless fans commit to buying 1,000 signed CDs per track at $200 each by January 2026.
Vinnie Vincent has doubled down on his unconventional release strategy for Guitarmageddon, stating the album—boasting 18 listed tracks and more—will remain unreleased without sufficient pre-sales under the same model introduced with his first single.
Each track requires 1,000 pre-orders of signed and numbered CDs at $200 plus shipping before shipping proceeds, potentially totaling at least $3,600 for fans seeking the complete set. Vincent set a January 2026 deadline, noting low expected support. 'If the fan support is not there which it does not appear to be, this record will not be released,' he wrote on Facebook. 'Am I fine with that? Absolutely. 100%.'
He blames illegal downloading and industry shifts for necessitating the approach, declaring, 'There's no money releasing a record like this with bootlegging thieves at my door. Unless I get compensated for my work, the album stays unheard.' Vincent frames non-release as fans' loss: 'It will be the greatest album of all time, never to be heard... If people want my music, and think they're punishing me by not buying it because of the price, it matters not to me. They're the ones who will lose out.'
Vincent rates Guitarmageddon alongside classics like The Beatles' Meet the Beatles, Led Zeppelin II, and Jimi Hendrix's Are You Experienced for its 'immediate impact and perfection from start to finish.'