Thanks In Advance is the second album by bassist Bryan Beller

Bryan Beller

Bryan Beller is an American bass guitarist known for his work with Mike Keneally, Steve Vai, Dethklok, James LaBrie of Dream Theater, and Dweezil Zappa.-Career:...

, known for his work with Mike Keneally

Mike Keneally

Michael Joseph Keneally is an American guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer. Allmusic says: "With his wide-ranging talents and ability to be creative in almost any musical situation, Keneally is the leading progressive rock genius of the post-Zappa era."Born on Long Island, New York, he...

, Steve Vai

Steve Vai

Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....

 and Dethklok

Dethklok

Dethklok is both a virtual band featured in the Adult Swim animated program Metalocalypse, as well as a real band created to perform the band's melodic death metal music in live shows. The band was created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. The music heard on Metalocalypse is performed by Brendon...

. The album was released in 2008 under Onion Boy Records.

Track listing

• All songs composed by Bryan Beller, except where noted.

1. "Snooze Bar" – 3:18
2. "Casual Lie Day" – 6:29
3. "Greasy Wheel" – 6:30
4. "Cost of Doing Business" – 1:48
5. "Blind Sideways" – 4:18
6. "Life Story" – 1:56
7. "Cave Dweller" – 7:52
8. "Play Hard" – 3:50
9. "Love Terror Adrenaline/BreakThrough" – 10:22
10. "Thanks in Advance" – 8:52 (composed by Bryan Beller, Mike Keneally
    Mike Keneally
    Michael Joseph Keneally is an American guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer. Allmusic says: "With his wide-ranging talents and ability to be creative in almost any musical situation, Keneally is the leading progressive rock genius of the post-Zappa era."Born on Long Island, New York, he...
    
    , Griff Peters, Joe Travers)
11. "From Nothing" – 4:39

"To Nothing" - Special Edition DVD

To Nothing is the special edition DVD companion to the Bryan Beller album Thanks in Advance. It caontains four hours of material including full-band studio tracking, interviews, overdubs, mixing, and more. Bonus features include gag reels, live concert footage, and bonus audio including rough mixes and demos.

Personnel

• Bryan Beller - Bass
• Griff Peters - Lead Guitar
• Rick Musallam - Rhythm Guitar
• Joe Travers - Drums

Extended Personnel

• Bryan Beller - Bass, Keyboards, Percussion; Guitar solo (on Track #8)
• Chris Cottros - Lead guitar (Track #1 and 2)
• Bruce Dees - Rhythm guitar (Track #1)
• Jody Nardone - Piano (Track #1 and 2)
• Clayton Ivey - Hammond Organ (Track #1)
• Marcus Finnie - Drums (Track #1 and 2)
• Ann Marie Calhoun
  Ann Marie Calhoun
  Ann Marie Calhoun is an American violinist.- Personal life :...
  
   - Violins (Track #2)
• Jim Hoke - Clarinets (Track #2)
• Steve Herrman - Trumpets (Track #2)
• Doug Moffet - Tenor and Baritone Saxophones (Track #2)
• Roy Agee - Trombone and Bass Trombone (Track #2)
• Rick Musallam - Guitars (Track #3, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 11)
• Jeff Babko - Hammond Organ (Track #3, 10, and 11) Rhodes piano (Track #5)
• Joe Travers - Drums (Track #3, 10, 11)
• Mark Niemiec - Drums, Percussion (Track #4)
• Toss Panos - Drums (Track #5 and 7)
• Griff Peters - Guitars (Track #7, 10 and 11)
• Jude Crossen - Vocals (Track #8)
• Mike Olekshy - Guitar (Track #8)
• Nick D'Virgilio
  Nick D'Virgilio
  Nick D'Virgilio is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist musician, often referred to as NDV, best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil Collins in Genesis on the Calling All Stations album...
  
   - Drums (Track #8)
• Mike Keneally
  Mike Keneally
  Michael Joseph Keneally is an American guitarist, keyboardist, vocalist and composer. Allmusic says: "With his wide-ranging talents and ability to be creative in almost any musical situation, Keneally is the leading progressive rock genius of the post-Zappa era."Born on Long Island, New York, he...
  
   - Lead Guitars and Piano (Track #9)
• Marco Minnemann
  Marco Minnemann
  Marco Minnemann is a German-born drummer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Lake Elsinore, California.-Biography:...
  
   - Drums (Track #9)
• Kira Small - Rhodes piano (Track #10)
• Scheila Gonzalez
  Scheila Gonzalez
  Scheila Gonzalez is an American multi-instrumentalist and music educator. She is best known for playing the saxophone and other instruments with artists such as Dweezil Zappa, Alex Acuña, Ray Parker, Jr., and many others...
  
  - Saxophone (Track #11)