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• 03 Jul 2009 12:47

  July 03 July 03

  Friday, July 03, 2009 STEVE LUKATHER HITS THE ROAD AGAIN:Steve Lukather is about to come to your town! Here at you the summer tour dates in support of his latest solo album Ever Changing Times: 07 July 2009 Plaza Calderon de La Barca , Lorca (Spain) 09 July 2009 Plaza Del Auditorio, Santa Cruz (free concert) , Tenerife (Canary Islands) 10 July 2009 Plaza De Santa Ana , Las Palmas (Canary Islands) 11 July 2009 Sala Heineken , Madrid (Spain) 12 July 2009 Rockstar Live , Bilbao (Spain) 13 July 2009 Luz de Gas , Barcelona (Spain) 15 July 2009 Spirit 66 , Verviers (Belgium) 16 July 2009 De Nieuwe Pul , Uden (Holland) 17 July 2009 Patronaat , Haarlem (Holland) 18 July 2009 Eisenbahnhalle , Losheim (20 km fromTrier) (Germany) 20 July 2009 Colossaal , Aschaffenburg (Germany) 21 July 2009 Club A38 , Budapest (Hungary) 23 July 2009 Becker Brau Live Music , Bucharest (Romania) 24 July 2009 Sofia Live Club , Sofia (Bulgaria) 25 July 2009 Free Festival , Zajecar (Serbia) 30 July 2009 Rockefellers , Oslo (Norway) 31 July 2009 Prima , Vasteras (Sweden) 02 August 2009 House of Culture , Helsinki (Finland) Frontiers Records On Twitter!twitter.com/FrontiersRecSHY CANCEL LIVE COMMITMENTS - STATEMENT: A press release from Shy and for the followers of lead guitarist, Steve Harris: "Shy were due to play various concerts in the UK and Spain / Gran Canaria during the second half of this year, but due to the illness of Steve, we have decided it was best to cancel these commitments. Steve is in good hands and the band plan to recommence their activities when Steve has convalesced. As Steve has completed his work on the new Shy album, the album will be re-commenced and completed; hopefully this year. Steve Harris and Shy hope to perform for their fans again in 2010. Many thanks for the support from all the fans and friends of Steve Harris."AEROSMITH DRUMMER PENS HARD-HITTING BOOK: From Billboard.com: Gary Graff, Detroit / Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer says he wrote his new book, "Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top," in order "to be entertaining, but at the same to...help people." Kramer tells Billboard.com that "Hit Hard," which publishes today (June 30), is the result of a four-year process with writers William Patrick and Keith Garde. The book, which includes a foreward by Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx, chronicles the drummer's substance abuse problems, his psychologically scarring relationship with his father and a similarly tumultuous, "co-dependent" battle with Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler. Kramer hopes that by sharing his experiences the book will shed some light for those dealing with the same issues in their lives."My desire to help people plays a strong part in my character," Kramer says. "Because I've been allowed to do what I've done via Aerosmith, I'd like to be able to carry it on as I get older, on another level. Whatever that may be is really unbeknownst to me -- maybe some sort of a lecture series or circuit or whatever -- but I know that it will come." Kramer says that Tyler -- whose own autobiography, "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?," has been pushed from an October publication date to the summer of 2010 -- was supportive during his bandmate's book process. "When I was trying to tell him about some of the stuff that was in the book, his comment was...'Hey, man, as long as it's the truth, I don't care,' " Kramer recalls. "And that's pretty much where Steven is at. He's about the truth." Bassist Tom Hamilton, who Kramer portrays in "Hit Hard" as perhaps his closest friend in Aerosmith, calls his rhythm section partner's tome "pretty amazing. It's a really hard hitting book...but there's also a lot of neat references to people that we knew when the band started and things that happen that I forgot about. So it has some real entertainment value, too." Though Aerosmith as a band collaborated with author Stephen Davis on 1997's "Walk This Way: The Autobiography of Aerosmith," Hamilton says he does not anticipate each member of the Boston quintet bringing out his own book in the future."Right now my passion is expressing myself through music," Hamilton says. "I think the thing to do is to be the last one to write a book. That way you can let everybody else put things in their book that are gonna make you mad, and then you can answer back and (have) the last word."Aerosmith is on the road with ZZ Top until mid-September and playing its 1975 album "Toys in the Attic" during the shows. The group plans to return to working on its next album with producer Brendan O'Brien after the tour.JAYHAWKS ANTHOLOGY DUE JULY: The Minneapolis-based Jayhawkswww.myspace.com/thejayhawks) are set to release Music From the North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology, their first ever compilation, on July 7 on American/Legacy Recordings. It's a collection of 20 signature songs and album tracks that span from their 1989 debut, Blue Earth, to 2003's Rainy Day Music. Formed in Minneapolis in 1985 around the songwriting duo of Mark Olson and Gary Louris - along with bassist Marc Perlman - the Jayhawks brought together the best elements of country, folk, and rock. After four studio albums (including Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow The Green Grass) and numerous U.S. tours, Olson parted company in 1995, leaving Louris to carry on with a revolving lineup of bandmates, releasing the critically acclaimed albums Sound Of Lies, Smile and Rainy Day Music. Olson and Louris are currently on the road performing both new songs and classic Jayhawks tracks. Their official homecoming reunion gig will be the Basilica Block Party outdoor festival in Minneapolis on Friday, July 10.MELODIC BRIEFS:Thin Lizzy's current line-up is down to just one - guitarist Scott Gorham after John Sykes walked away from the band last week. It has to be Blue Murder time now surely??The Galactic Cowboys have reformed and are playing 3 shows in Texas - www.galacticcowboys.comMR-X UPDATE: has been updated with the following new features: Feature Album: Gerard McMahonNo Looking Back Feature Demo: Ben OrrSolo Unreleased (8 Tracks) Feature Live: Sammy HagarBakersfield 1982 (10 Tracks) And the following new Video Clips: Jeff Scott Soto - Gin And Tonic Sky -and Hey; Shakra - AshesWhy MelodicRock.com would not be here if not for the valued support of readers via MelodicRock-Xtra! Membership DetailsCOMING UP...: Well folks....another week down and another set of missed deadlines. I'm just getting over my cold now, but in the meantime passed it onto my wife, so my schedule again went out the window this week. So....for the third week running I will announce that next week (pending any unforeseen acts of God) you will see updates for: ReviewsChickenfoot, Praying Mantis, Vindictiv, Magnum); the and a host of new CD Showcases covering July and August melodic rock releases.MRCD5 IMPORTANT NOTE!: Due to some delays in finalizing artwork and audio mastering, the final masters only hit the plant this week, so the official release date is unfortunately going to be pushed back until Monday July 20. But - the masters sound fabulous and the artwork looks spectacular! My sincere apologies for this delay - all pre-orders made will be shipped prior to this date and I will accept pre-orders now for just one more week. Any orders placed after next week will not receive the additional bonus track downloads.Pre-Order Now.

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• 02 Jul 2009 06:28

  July 02

  Thursday, July 02, 2009 Outloud is a brand new Hard Rock band featuring unique vocalist Chandler Mogel (Talon), Bob Katsionis (Firewind) on guitars and keyboards, Mark Cross (Firewind, Helloween, Kingdom Come) on drums, Tony Kash on guitars and Jason Mercury on bass. Produced by Bob Katsionis and mixed and mastered by Tommy Hansen (Helloween, Pretty Maids, Jorn, TNT, etc.) at Jailhouse Studios in Denmark! is proud to announce the release of such masterpiece on August 28 in Europe and September 13th 2009 in the USA. Get ready for the ride of the century!! And here we go with the video from the lead single from the album - We RunOutloud's lead single We Run is also available as a special advance preview on MRCD5. Download a MP3 preview now and pre-order the compilation here More Out Loud audio previews to follow! SWIRL TO TOUR WITH RATT AND EXTREME ON THE EAST MEETS WEST TOUR '09: Los Angeles, CA, July 1, 2009- As their explosive singles "Adrenaline", "Controlled Emotions""Sleepwalker " are already on over 80 Rock and Metal Internet stations, Swirl is hitting the road supporting RattExtreme on the East Meets West Tour 09."We are honored to be included on the East Meets West Tour 2009. It is no surprise to our existing fan base how much respect and admiration we have for both Ratt and Extreme. In Ratt we have true friends in the industry. Carlos Cavazo produced the first Swirl release; Bobby Blotzer and Stephen Pearcy have been particularly supportive throughout the years. The incredible harmonies and lead vocals in Extreme's music have always been an influence on the Swirl writing process and something we strive to emulate whether it be on stage or in the studio. To be included on this tour as direct support for Extreme is both humbling and very exciting!" The "Timeline" CD will be available during the tour prior to the records fall release. Singles "Andrenaline" and "Sleepwalker" are currently on iTunes. Fred Coury (Cinderella), Matt Thorr (Rough Cutt)Carlos Cavazo (Ratt) have producer credits on the album. Swirl is guitarist Duane "DT" Jones, drummer Brian " Bam Bam" Jones, lead vocalist Al Ramirez and bassist Shane Carlson. A complete list of Ratt, Extreme and Swirl dates is below: 12-July Amarillo, TX Midnight Radio 13-July San Antonio, TX Scoutbar 14-July Odessa, TX Dos Amigos 16-July Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre 17-July Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre 18-July Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock Hotel Outdoor Pool 19-July Anaheim, CA House of Blues 22-July Denver, Colorado Ogden Theatre 23-July Kansas City, MO Crossroads KC 24- July Chicago, IL House of Blues 26-July Cheswick, PA Ches-A-Rena 28-July New York, NY Nokia Theatre 30-July Westbury, NY The Capital One Bank Theatre 1-August Cleveland, OH House of Blues* 2-August Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock 6-August Sayreville, New Jersey Starland Ballroom 7- August Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino *Ratt & Swirl OnlyPROGPOWER SCANDINAVIA UPDATE:ProgPower Scandinavia is extremely proud to announce that we have secured sponsorship deals with some of the biggest Worldwide companies for our 2009 edition.Marshall Cabinets, Mark BassMusikpartner will deliver the backline, Carlsberg Beer, Coca-Cola, Jack Daniels, Cult Energy DrinkJaegermeister will make sure no one goes thirsty, and Metalized MagazineBT Newspaper will be supplying great media coverage of the festival."We can't tell you how much it really means to us with such great support from all those big companies. We're thrilled beyond words to see them have such belief in ProgPower Scandinavia." The festival, taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark September 24-26 will see 13 of the best international metal bands perform over 3 days. Headliners will be Pretty Maids and Candlemass, supported by such great bands as Freak Kitchen, Mercenary, Textures and 8 more.Pre-Party – The Rock, Copenhagen, Denmark – September 24th Anubis Gate (Denmark) Fairyland (France / Italy) Leprous (Norway)Main show Day 1 – Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark – September 25th Candlemass (Sweden) Freak Kitchen (Sweden) Textures (Holland) Iron Fire (Denmark) Pathosray (Italy)Main show Day 2 – Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark – September 26th Pretty Maids (Denmark) Mercenary (Denmark) Eyefear (Australia) Saint Deamon (Sweden) Loch Vostok (Sweden) Tickets are now available at www.billetlugen.dk More information: www.progpowerscandinavia.comwww.myspace.com/progpowerscandinaviaSTEVE PERRY TALKS MJ:Steve Perry talks Michael Jackson and the charity single We Are The Worldfanasylum.com/steveperrySOLO FUNNY MONEY: Former Funny Money/Gastem/CenterfoldRob Galpin has just announced that he will be releasing an album of solo material on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Rhapsody, Napster, Limewire Pro and more. The album, tentatively slated to be titled "Home Away From Home" will be released, one song at a time, between now and December, with each track being released 3-weeks apart. The tracklist starts now with a pre-cursor to the album called 24/7 which Galpin did in late 2005 while vacationing in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It's a rare look into this Van Halen fanatic's softer side, which shows his appreciation for The Beatles and Enuf'z'nuff. Head over to: www.amazon.com/24-7/dp/B002FR47A0/ref=sr_f3_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1246491097&sr=103-1 to grab a copy for the low price of only 89-cents. New tracks will be available every three weeks and promise to be a full culmination of his varying influences which range from Van Halen, Phil Keagy, The Beatles, Enuf'z'nuff, Y&T and many others.BRET MICHAELS STILL CONFIRMED FOR DAKOTA ROCK FEST: Fractured nose won't stop Michaels from tearing up the Dakota Territories for the second annual Dakota Rock Fest July 24-25 in Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls, S.D. (July 2, 2009) — Despite any post-Tony Awards injury speculation or other festival false claims of exclusivity, Bret Michaels—who is currently on the triple-bill tour of Poison, Def LeppardCheap Trick—will headline Dakota Rock Fest in July."I've spoken to Bret's management and he's looking forward to playing in Sioux Falls again", said Kevin Leisinger, Dakota Rock Fest organizer and promoter. With the overwhelming success of music festivals like Rocklahoma proving that Rock and Metal fans will come out in droves if you provide the right mix of great music and an appropriate venue, Dakota Rock Fest is aligned to build on their success of last year. Featuring multi-platinum acts like Dokken, Skid Row and Bret Michaels, Classic Rock legends like Head East and April Wine, and upcoming rock acts like Bombay Black (crowd favorites from 2008), Paisty Jenny and Far Cry, there's something for everyone at Dakota Rock Fest."You don't have to drive 10 hours or even three hours to catch one of the nation's best Hard Rock festivals", said Leisinger. "With gas prices sure to spike and the economy being what it is, we want to provide Sioux Falls that get away' experience without having to break the bank or even leave town." Camping facilities are conveniently located within a short walking distance of the concert site, for those out-of-towners or even for Sioux Falls' residents who want to rough it for a weekend. Dakota Rock Fest is also operated with a family-friendly mindset, a festival generations of music lovers can come together and experience a safe and clean concert experience. Dakota Rock Fest also fills the void in Sioux Falls for fans who crave a great Hard Rock outdoor concert but in the past only had Jazzfest and LifeLight to choose from. Returning from last year to Dakota Rock Fest are Jukebox Zeroes, Escape (Journey tribute band), Appetite for Deception (GNR tribute band), Paisty Jenny, Bombay Black, Skid Row, and L.A. Guns Coming to Dakota Rock Fest for the first time are Head East, April Wine, Draw the Line (Aerosmith tribute band), Tango Down, Far Cry, Talon, Enuff z'Nuff, Dokken, and the aforementioned Bret Michaels Tickets for Dakota Rock Fest are still available. If you purchase in advance, tickets are $20 for Friday, $35 for Saturday, or $50 for both days. If you buy the day of the show, tickets are $25 for Friday, $40 for Saturday and $60 for both days. VIP tickets can be purchased for $150, which covers both days and all you can eat and drink at the VIP tent. Tickets can be purchased at the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds or at any Ticketmaster outlet.www.dakotarockfest.comDEE SNIDER TALKS: frontman was recently reviewed at Sleaze Roxx. Dee states, "One thing that I'm really excited about is the musical based on the Christmas album, that thing has taken a life of its own. The musical incorporates most of the Christmas album, select Twisted Sister songs both famous and infamous, but it needs another 8 to 10 new songs to help to tell the story, so we have been writing at the present time. The new material will be for a new record that will be a companion piece to the Christmas record." WebLink: www.sleazeroxx.com/interviews/deesnider.shtml

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• 01 Jul 2009 08:55

  Wednesday, July 01, 2009 No update sorry folks.....got myself a cold and have been in bed most of the day. Back tomorrow, although losing a day out of the working week may make some promised updates harder to deliver. I know...always an excuse. Thanks for your understanding.

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• 30 Jun 2009 05:39

  June 30

  Tuesday, June 30, 2009 DANNY VAUGHN TRAVELLS AN ACOUSTIC ROAD:HardRockHouse is proud to announce the release of The Road Less Travelled, the new live album from Danny Vaughn. Recorded live in Newcastle on December 13, 2008 “The Road Less Travelled” marks a first for Vaughn, a vocalist recently described by Classic Rock magazine as “one of the top voices of the melodic hard rock genre”, in that it sees Vaughn & his band performing a full set of unplugged classics. Although no stranger to acoustic shows, most notably touring the UK alongside Journey in support of his Traveller album, the Newcastle show is one of only two that Danny has played acoustically with his full band and, judging from the ecstatic reaction of the crowd on the album, it was something that was long overdue. Mixed by Pete Coleman, the man behind the desk for the Traveller album “The Road Less Travelled” is the perfect snapshot of what was a perfect gig. From the Tyketto classic Lay Your Body Down to newer numbers Visions & Making Waves, “The Road Less Travelled” truly evokes the spirit & atmosphere of what was a remarkable live performance & showcases Danny Vaughn at his very best. As Danny says: “This album was made by and for my friends – the friends that were behind the scenes encouraging me to do it, the friends on the stage that worked so hard to make it happen and the friends in the audience that came to celebrate and have fun along with us. Even if you weren't there, you're a part of it too. Singing is the best way I know to express myself. It s the skill I use for digging deep. Thank you for listening. Thank you for cheering. Thank you for coming along for the ride”.The Road Less TravelledTraveller; Making Waves; Soldiers & Sailors On Riverside; Restless Blood; Damn; Jenny Doesn't Live Here Anymore; Visions; Nothing At All; Lifted; A Million Miles Of Road; When You Walk Away and Lay Your Body Down. The Road Less Travelled is available now exclusively from www.hardrockhouse.com & www.myspace.com/vaughnband. For more information, to hear samples from the album or to order please visit www.hardrockhouse.com/TheRoadLessTravelled.htm TONY MARTIN USA TOUR POSTPONED BRIEFLY: Due to a few problems getting the visas in time to get the band out to the USA, the tour dates for are currently being rescheduled, to start a couple of weeks later than planned. Here is the link to the Headless Cross tour MySpace site, so that fans can check back day by day to see what dates have been added. www.myspace.com/headlesscrosstour2009. More info can be found also at: www.jamiemallender.co.ukNEW RELEASE OF HYBRID ICE THIRD CD TITLED "MIND'S EYE" JUNE 2009: Press Release / Hybrid Ice captivated audiences for years with their style and musicianship. And now they are doing it again. The Pennsylvania-based rock group toured endlessly playing cover songs and originals in clubs and concert halls across the Eastern Third of the United States. Their 1982 debut album was heralded as nothing short of 'amazing' and spawned the hit "Magdelene" which garnered them considerable airplay. A follow-up album entitled "No Rules" was released in 1988. Years later, the national recording group 'Boston' re-recorded “Magdelene" and released it on their "Walk On" album. In 1998, Hybrid Ice stopped performing as a band. Then in 2000, a British label re-released the 1982 debut album on compact disc. The release and subsequent website fed a hungry fan-base wanting more from the group. In 2002, a Reunion tour was organized with the five original recording members of the band Chris Alburger, Rusty Foulke, Rick Klinger, Robert RichardsonJeff Willoughby and it was a huge success. Today, they are touring in support of their new CD release and looking to expand geographically. On the road again!hybridice.net/page6/page6.html MORE SAD NEWS FROM HAIRBALL JOHN: Dear Hairball Nation, It deeply saddens me to announce the passing of The Acid Chimp. He passed quickly in his home of a heart attack at the young age of 37 on June 22nd. Given the birth name of Alan Schafer, he was known by most of his friends as "Big Al", but in the world of music that he loved so much he was adored as "The Acid Chimp". In the coming weeks I will decide about the future of The Hairball John Radio Show but at this time I morn the loss of a very close friend and genuinely good man. Comments and memories are encouraged at: hairballjohn.blogspot.com/ and they will be passed on to family and friends. Please note that the official site of www.hairballjohnradioshowcom is currently NOT functioning and all news will be posted at http://hairballjohn.blogspot.com/ Thank you for your support. Hairball John.JOHN WAITE LIVE IN LA: Story by Gerry Gittelson Photo by Rhonda Woodfine / By Gerry Gittelson Melodicrock.com Los Angeles correspondent. Anaheim, Calif. – Last time we checked in with John Waite a couple of months ago, he was fourth-billed on an arena show in Las Vegas headlined by Rick Springfield. This time, the British singer was the main attraction at House of Blues, and Waite came through with an impressive, hard-working 60-minute set that included most of his greatest hits along with a few rare chestnuts. Slickly attired as always in a charcoal sport coat, Waite started off with three of his most well-known selections, “Change” from his first solo album, “Back on my Feet Again” from the Babys and “When I See You Smile” from Bad English. It took a few minutes for Waite to warm his voice – he later said he has been battling a cold – but once he found his groove the set moved forward in spectacular fashion. There are few men on Earth who can sing as well as John Waite, and he possesses a confident stage presence that is loose and carefree but determined and spirited at the same time.“All Along the Watchtower” proved an interesting cover, and “How Did I Get by Without You” was a song Waite rarely performs live, but it went over well. The proceedings gained steam toward the end with “Midnight Rendezvous,” “Missing You,” “Isn't it Time”“Head First.” Overall, this was a performance geared toward optimal audience enjoyment, and that's always the way it should be on the classic-rock circuit. Waite and his band recently returned from a short European tour, so perhaps he had a bit more bounce in his step than usual. Bass player Tim Hogan was particularly impressive, but the one complaint about Waite's four-piece backing band is they missed a fair share of backing vocals – not sure why. Afterward, Waite was in good spirits. Backstage, he even reacquainted himself with a woman who said Waite had visited her in the hospital 30 years ago back when the Babys were still trying to make a name for themselves. That reunion was a genuine feel-good moment. In related news, I thought I would pass on this cool report of John Waite recently in the UK, which was e-mailed to me by Matthew from Purley, Surrey. Matthew wrote: "Felt I had to send this message as I am sure you will empathise with the situation. Spent last night at The Twist in Colchester, Essex in the company of the awesome John Waite. What was amazing and baffling all at the same time was that the audience consisted of no more than 30 people and this included the support. John's only reference to the size was when he asked us to 'make yourselves at home!' It felt like a private show. Totally, gobsmacking and surreal. John had his full US band and despite their potential disappointment at such a dismal turn out, they gave us lucky few one of the greatest live performances I have personally witnessed for many years. He covered his entire career and ended the evening with a rousing cover of Rock and Roll when he was joined on stage by Loran the lead singer from the support band, Torn Asunder. Brilliant. The hardest part for us was making enough noise to encourage an encore. I was at the Lynyrnd Skynyrd concert in Brixton the night before and as good as that was, I enjoyed John and co even more. What a voice, what a delivery! The other great part about the night was being able to spend so much time with John at the meet and greet after the show. I can't imagine ever again having such a unique opportunity to see an artist of John's standing and brilliance in such an intermit setting. I would just like to thank John and his Band for a great night's entertainment and for not pulling out when it was clearly not going to be a profitable night. Lesser artists would no doubt have done so."SAD CAFE UPDATE: News from Sad Cafe: "The U.S. CD of Sad Café (4th album) came out in April '09, just a few weeks ago. A British label (Edsel) has taken up an option on some Sad Cafe albums and they have put out 2 two CD sets. The first has the UK version of Misplaced Ideals and Fanx Tara. The second has the UK version of Facades and a couple of B-sides on Disc One and Sad Café on the other. The U.S. label (Renaissance) will release Ole in the Summer. I think that this will be around July / August time. Remastered versions of the tracks from that one and also a studio recording of 'Rat Race' added as a bonus track. Sad Café Live will probably follow in the Autumn if sales of 'Ole' go well. After that they may do a compilation of bits 'n' pieces and rare tracks just to round up all the bits that are not yet out on CD..." WebLinks: www.sadcafe.co.uk / www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk / www.cdthen.net/sadcafe.html CAGE USA LIVE DATES:Cage has lined up the following Southwest U.S, tour dates during July and August, 2009: July 3 - Nicholby's - Ventura, California (California Music Fest showcase) Bands: Cage, H8X9 and other bands July 17 - The Aruba Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada Bands: Cage, Seventh Calling , H8X9, SIC July 18 - Club Red - Tempe, Arizona (Destruction in the Desert Metal Fest) Bands: DC-4, Warrior, Cage, Razer and other bandsADELITA'S WAY READY TO ROCK: The anticipated debut album from modern rockers Adelita's Way will feature the following tracks when released July 14:1. Invincible 2. Scream 3. Dirty Little Thing 4. Last Stand 5. Hate Love 6. So What If You Go 7. Closer To You 8. Just A Little Bit 9. All Falls Down 10. My Derailment 11. Brother. Soundbytes at: www.amazon.com/Adelitas-Way-Edited/dp/B002EX8POY/ref=dm_ap_alb2 Please come join us in an attempt to break the Guinness Worlds Record™ for the Largest Guitar Ensemble. This year guitarist James Burton and The James Burton International Guitar Festival will attempt to break the record and we need YOUR help. We will be playing the same song – an Elvis song – at the same time in front of the Historic Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport Louisiana. WebLink: www.james-burton.net/worldrecord A new interview with Rick Nielsen regarding The Latest can be found at: stratoclay.wordpress.com/2009/06/24/the-latest-from-cheap-trickStryper's to Appear on Katet's New Studio LP, due Aug. 11th! On August 11th, 2009, Versailles Records will issue Boston-area rockers' Katet's new studio LP, Quantum Journey, which features Stryper/Boston vocalist Michael Sweet on co-lead vocals on 'Still Forgiven.' In the past, the band has appeared on tributes to Kiss and Guns N' Roses, as well as the forthcoming 'Wicked Garden: A Millennium Tribute to Stone Temple Pilots' this summer. Visit the band online at www.myspace.com/katettheband" It looks like Wounded Bird Records in the USA will re-issue the long OOP Wildlife LP on CD for the first time in July. The band featured Steve Overland before his FM days. www.woundedbird.com A new melodic rock radio show can be heard Saturday nights @ 8pm EST or the repeat on Thursdays @ 7pm www.getthepointradio.com. There's also a Facebook page for it: www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Metallic-Blue/107612311088 Vote for Eden's Curse to play the Hard Rock Hell Festivalwww.hardrockhell.com) via: www.hardrockhell.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1780 Check out this EXCLUSIVE footage and photos by Backstageaxxess.comDef Leppard's appearance at Rich's Music Exchange in Hamburg NY. www.backstageaxxess.com/index.php/concertreviews/60-deflep The recent NYC MSG appearance that include Leslie West was covered at: piercingmetal.com/wordpress/?p=1604 Extensive Rock Eyez photo coverage of the recent M3 Festival featuring Twisted Sister, Extreme, Dokken, Keel, Jetboy, Y&T, Gilby Clarke, XYZ, Ratt, Jani Lane, LA Guns and Slaughter is now up at: www.rockeyez.com/live_reviews/m3-2009/liverev-m3-2009.html.Thunder's Luke Morley has previewed his next project with vocalist Peter Shoulderwww.musicglue.com/lukemorleyandpetershoulder Another 4 hour melodic rock show can be heard Friday morning UK time...12 noon till 4pm at: www.hardrockradiolive.comMUSIC'S ZOMBIECONOMY: Interesting reading that some folks might like to think over....Michael Jackson and the Zombieconomy / From: blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/06/jackson.html "...Sales of his recordings through Sony's music unit have generated more than $300 million in royalties for Mr. Jackson since the early 1980's." Want to know why we have a zombieconomy? Because the beancounters killed the incentives to create real value. Let's use MJ's tragic death as a mini case-study. $300 million over, for example, 25 years? That's $12 million a year. I'm deliberately leaving out ads, endorsements, concerts, etc., to focus on the structural problems in one industry: music. If the world's biggest pop star only made $12 million a year from his recordings, why would anyone make serious music? Where did the rest of the money go? Why, straight into record labels' pockets. Did they make better music with it? Nope — they made Britney and Lady GaGa. And that's how they killed themselves: by underinvesting in quality, to rake in the take. Wait a second — that sounds familiar. You can add back in the endorsements, etc. now — they only double the figure: to about $25 million. If the world's biggest pop star only made $25 million a year in total, something's very, very wrong. Where's the rest of the money? Why can't a resource as scarce as the King of Pop capture more value? After all, that's not even mega-rich. The world's top hedge fund "managers" regularly pull in hundreds of millions. That's an order of magnitude difference. No wonder everyone wants to be a banker, investor, or [insert beancounter here]. There's no money left in anything else. That's the big problem behind the zombieconomy. We don't reward people for creating, growing, nurturing, or even remixing assets. We just reward them for allocating the same old assets. That 's not an economy: it's just a game of musical chairs. Hence, no new finance, healthcare, educational, auto, or, yes, music, industry — for decades. "...Darkness falls across the land, The midnight hour is close at hand, Creatures crawl in search of blood, To terrorize y'alls neighborhood." Indeed. Everytime you look at today's economic landscape — you should see the Thriller video playing in your head. Because what we've built is a zombieconomy, where little net value is created. And MJ's death-by-financial-desperation should be a case study in that zombieconomy if ever there was one. Yes, he spent money on absurdly ludicrous stuff. But if top hedge fund managers can do it — why couldn't the world's most famous singer? PS — The ultimate irony? I can't even link to the Thriller video. It's unavailable on YouTube in the UK..."due to copyright restrictions".PREVIEW NEW LOVEHAMMER RELEASE:Lovehammers will release their much anticipated third studio album July 21, Heavy CrownCara Carriveau premiers several songs from it during this 20 minute episode. She talked with the guys in their dressing room before their show at the House Of Blues in Chicago recently. You'll eavesdrop on close friends goofing around and sharing the behind-the-scenes story of making of the album at: www.CarasBasement.com Lovehammers have a strong following worldwide thanks to the exposure Marty Casey received when he was on Rockstar Inxs a few years ago, but if you aren't yet familiar with them take this opportunity to discover one the greatest bands ever to hail from Chicago. "Heavy Crown" showcases their supreme musicianship and songwriting skills. They also have quite a reputation for putting on stellar live shows. In a nutshell...they really ROCK!BOSTON'S COVER MAN SPEAKS: MySpace profiles can be a lot of fun, but for Tommy DeCarlo, the online social network set him on a path to the job of his dreams – singing for Boston, his favorite band. Tommy recently sat down for an interview Matt Becker for Melodic Rock Concerts, and shared some of the remarkable experiences and situations he has encountered since he first stepped on stage singing “Smokin'” at the Brad Delp tribute concert. He may have been nonchalant about first putting his Boston cover tunes out onto the web, but if he had only known who would go on to hear them. According to DeCarlo, “ Had I known that I was putting the songs out there for [Boston founder] Tom Scholz to hear, I probably would have been a little skeptical about it, and maybe I would have second guessed it. But never thinking in a million years that his ears would come upon my Boston cover tunes, I really didn't think twice about it.” The entire audio conversation with Tommy DeCarlo can be heard at: melodicrockconcerts.com/?p=1053TIGERTAILZ CONFIRMED FOR GLAM FEST 3!:Tigertailz have been confirmed to appear at this years edition of Glam Fest, due to take place at the venue, Estragon in Bologna on Saturday November 7th. This marks the band's third trip to Italy in as many years, following on from their Gods of Metal appearance in 2007, and last year's special guest spot with Whitesnake. This year's Glam Fest looks set to be a thoroughly European affair with Swedish street metal outfit, Hardcore Superstar set to headline the event with Tigertailz filling the main special guest slot. Other acts will be announced shortly.'We're so pleased to announce another stellar date in a country that's really been kind to us in recent years' says Tigertailz guitarist Jay Pepper. 'The Gods of Metal show was immense, and the welcome we received at last years Padova show with Whitesnake was simply jaw dropping. I'm over the moon we'll be playing with Hardcore Superstar again - we both enjoy the heavier side of things, and our London show together earlier this year was a perfectly executed exercise in loud, filthy fun. It's great we get to do it all over again.'

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• 29 Jun 2009 02:45

  June 29

  Issue 36 Out Now £4.50 + Shipping Feature Interviews: Chickenfoot, Steve Augeri, Thunder, Ted Poley, Heaven & Hell, Ian Gillan, Joe Lynn Turner, Shinedown, Johnny Lima, Edguy, Jess Harnell, Herman Frank, Michael Kiske, Stratovarius, Tigertailz and more. ISSUE 36 Fireworks Showcase 36 Monday, June 29, 2009 INTRODUCING GRIMMSTINE:Grimmstine is a new release that features the vocals of Steve Grimmett. Steve has a history that is nothing short of incredible, having what is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and original voices in rock & metal. As vocalist with the legendary Grim Reaper Steve accomplished major success during the 80*s with three highly acclaimed studio albums, along with single releases, MTV airplay, & extensive touring in the States. Grim Reaper videos can often still be seen on some of the major music channels. After Grim Reaper Steve spent a brief period with Onslaught and again enjoyed commercial success, including a single that charted in the UK. More recently Steve's success came in the form of Lionsheart, a powerful melodic metal band whose debut album reached number one in the mainstream Japanese chart. Steve Grimmett now joins forces with guitarist extraordinaire Steve Stine and the rhythm section of the us metal band Sons of Poseidon Dave Johnson on drums and Hat on bass. Tracklisting: 1 Memory 2 911 3 Supernatural 4 Got Nothing but Time 5 To Catch a Killer 6 You'll Never Know 7 It's Over 8 Prisoner 9 You Give Me Love 10 Straight As An Arrow 11 'Til They Take My Wings 12 Take This Air 13 Afraid of the Dark 14 This Don't Look Like Love to Me 15 To Sing a Lullabye (Immy's Song). Tour Dates: 23rd June - Inferno Club (solo show) Sao Paulo, São Paulo 24th June - UK Brasilia Pub (solo appearance) 27th June - Riffs Bar (with Steve Grimmett Band) Swindon, Southwest 4th July - The Garage (with Steve Grimmett Band) Swansea, Wales 8th Aug - Not Guilty Ralley (with Steve Grimmett Band) Durham, Midlands 26th Sept - Play it Loud Festival (with Steve Grimmett Band) Bologna, Bologna WebLinks: www.myspace.com/grimmstine / www.myspace.com/stevegrimmett / www.stevegrimmett.co.uk. JSS TALKS MJ:Jeff Scott Soto reflects on the death of pop legend Michael Jackson: "Every day the World mourns over the loss of a loved one, a relative, even a pet...but it's not every day the whole World mourns over a single person like they were a loved one or blood relative. Thu, June 25, 2009, WE lost an icon, a legend, a superstar named Michael Jackson. I don't think there is a man, woman or child over 5 years old in the World who doesn't know the name Michael Jackson, THIS in itself is an achievement that is rarely attainable anymore but it shows this man was known for better or worse (in my book, always better, the negative side of his life was always something I always chose to ignore as the MUSIC blanketed this) by EVERY person in the 21st century, and he will be remembered through his music & his legend. Of all my childhood memories, many of them included buying my 1st 45 Single (yes, that would be a small 8" vinyl platter called a 'record'!) of the Jackson 5ive's 'I Want You Back' to standing in front of a mirror at the ripe age of 5 with a spoon in my hand, pretending it was a microphone & singing at the top of my lungs to every word little Mike was belting out. When my brother Joey & I were about 7 & 8, we would draw crowds at the local Boys Club of NY as the song Rockin' Robin would be blast on a record player, Joey would pound on benches/tables as they were percussive instruments while I crooned along to the alto notes of Michael's version. They called us the 'Tweet Tweet Brothers', if you know the song, you'd understand why. Last night, I was witnessing the birth of a new supergroup, an amazing incarnation called Chickenfoot (featuring the eternally youthful Sammy Hagar, the baddest bass pounder Michael Anthony, the untouchable Joe Satriani & the mischievous Chad Smith) performing in London, an energetic & amazing evening only to be flattened by the news of what was happening in Los Angeles simultaneously....a night to remember indeed! Today & forever, I celebrate the music & the influence of Michael Jackson, long live the King Of Pop, long live 1 of my few mentors of the mic, RIP Michael!" - Jeff. And from the archives, some interesting background on Steve Lukather's involvement in the recording of the Thriller LP - www.stevelukather.net/Session.aspx?id=33.SANTANA / JOURNEY FOUNDING MEMBER GREGG ROLIE RELEASES LIMITED EDITION LIVE CD: 6/26/2009 - Houston, TX - Legendary Santana / Journey founding member, and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Gregg Rolie has released a limited edition CD of his band in concert in 2007. On this 12-track CD, the Gregg Rolie Band whip up a blistering performance featuring all the beloved Santana hits, as well as tracks from his 2001 critically acclaimed solo CD 'Roots' and a few new songs. Songs include "No One To Depend On", "Jingo", "Evil Ways". "Black Magic Woman", "Soul Sacrifice" and others. The final track on the CD, "Bailamos El Son", was taken from Gregg Rolie's performance on the PBS special Trini Lopez Presents The Legends of Latin Music. Filmed at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles last October, the program will be aired in June 2009. Celebrating its 40th Anniversary, this year Warner Home Video's will be releasing a Blu-ray and DVD Ultimate Collector's Edition with high definition picture and sound of 'Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music', which will also feature two hours of bonus material, some of it newly-discovered. Much to the elation of fans worldwide, extra footage of Santana's historic Woodstock performance will be included. Held at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas on March 23rd, along with Santana alumni Michael Shrieve, Gregg resided on20a discussion panel of performers, filmakers and key technicians who helped create the timeless music classic and Oscar winning 'Best Documentary' Woodstock. Also, the Gregg Rolie band recently performed at the Hard Rock Cafe New York for the premier of the new 'Woodstock' DVD / Blue-ray release. Audience members were treated to a guest appearance by drummer Michael Shrieve during the set."The first time I played with Gregg everything just clicked. In a humble way, it was very much like McCartney and Lennon. You know when there's chemistry there. Drummers came and went; congeros came and went, but his feeling and my feeling...sometimes it was hard to tell who was the needle and who was the thread." - Carlos Santana. Gregg Rolie is responsible for co-founding two phenomenally popular, multi-platinum super groups - Santana and Journey. In 1998, the world class keyboardist/vocalist/producer was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame as part of the original Santana band. Formed in San Francisco in 1969, the multi-cultural ensemble produced three groundbreaking hit albums which yielded several FM staples. You've heard Gregg's voice and keyboards on such classic Santana hits as "Black Magic Woman", "Evil Ways", "No One To Depend On", "Everybody's Everything" and "Oye Como Va". "There's one unique ability of the band," Gregg told music critic Ben Fong-Torres, "and that was that it created music that there is no name for... Santana's music is such a jell of different material that there just is no name for it, and there's no one that plays it like Santana does." Departing after the pioneering jazz fusion offering 'Caravansarai' in 1972, both band members Gregg Rolie and Neal Schon went on to form quintessential 1980s hit-makers Journey. After co-writing and producing the band's first 7 albums, along with constant touring, Gregg decided to leave Journey once the hugely successful 1981 live double LP 'Captured' was issued. During the '80s Rolie wrote, produced and played on the Santana albums 'Shango' and 'Freedom', and released his debut, self-titled 1985 solo album and its 1987 follow-up 'Gringo', before co-founding the all-new Journey-esque rock group The Storm at the tail end of the decade. The Storm released two albums: '92's eponymous disc that yielded the #13 Billboard Hot 100 hit "I've Got A Lot To Learn About Love" and '96's 'Eye Of the Storm'. That same year, Rolie, along with five other original Santana members, formed Abraxas Pool, a spirited collaboration that resulted in the 1997 critically acclaimed album of the same name. Thirty-five years after Gregg and Carlos met in San Francisco, 2001 marked the release of Rolie's third solo album 'Roots'. The first-ever release on Bay-Area based Tower Records' new proprietary label 33rd Street, 'Roots' finds Gregg revisiting the incredible brew of sounds he helped conjure up in the late 60's. Rolie calls Roots' twelve original selections "Latin rock plus"; the instrumentation is Latin percussion, with organ, guitar, horns, and lots of great solo work and songwriting", adding that "I really wanted to go all the way back to my Santana roots".The Gregg Rolie Band consists of founding Santana member Michael Carabello on Congas, Adrian Areas (son of original Santana percussionist Jose Chepito Areas) on Timbales, drummer Ron Wikso (who was also in The Storm), Kurt Griffey on guitars, internationally acclaimed bassist, Chapman Stick artist and Santana alumni Alphonso Johnson and former Jean Luc Ponty keyboardist Wally Minko. "If you are having a good time at anything you do, you are going to do a good job at what you do," Gregg recently told music critic Jim Harrington. "That's really where the key to this band is. We really just enjoy each other a tremendous amount and have a lot of fun with this. We will get up to playing about 50 dates a year, and really that's about all I want to do." The Gregg Rolie Band will be performing throughout 2009 with tour dates listed on his official website. For more information: www.GreggRolie.com.PRIMAL FEAR - NEW INTERVIEW WITH RALF SCHEEPERS AVAILABLE: By Rob Rockitt Dated: Jun 18, 2009 PRIMAL FEAR vocalist Ralf Scheepers spoke to Hard Rock Hideout in Kentucky about the band's recently released album 16.6: Before The Devil Knows Your Dead, new guitarist Magnus Karlsson, as well as Ralf's history with the band, Gamma Ray.HRH: A lot of singers' voices start to deteriorate as they age, but that doesn't seem to be the case at all with you. On your last couple of releases New Religion and 16.6, you are singing better than ever. Your voice hasn't lost anything over the years. If anything, it has only gotten stronger. What are you doing to keep your voice in such great shape? Ralf Scheepers: Thank You! I ask myself that too. I try to be healthy. I am 44 of years of age now. I need to warm up voice a lot more than I did twenty years ago. It is a pretty tough way we are singing. With the heavy metal singers belting it out every night. They really harm their vocal chords with the stuff they are doing. Everyone mostly sings too loud. That is the same with me. I really scream like hell. Nowadays the technique is really good when recording in the studio. I am really happy that I can record my stuff at home. When I am recording at home, it doesn't mean that I have technical stuff which helps me. I take my time because I am a perfectionist. I don't leave stuff on the hard disc. Maybe five years we would have left it on the hard disc. This way it it sounds better and more and aggressive the way I want it. Read the rest of the review at this link: hardrockhideout.com/2009/06/18/hrh-interview-with-primal-fears-ralf-scheepers/.SWEET LIVE IN AMERICA NOW AVAILABLE IN EUROPE: Official distribution of the new Sweet CD Live in America for Europe and Germany is being handled by melodic retailer Rock Papas. Sweet's First Live Album in Over 20 Years was recorded Live on their 2008 "Are You Ready Steve?" Tour, This CD Features all the hits and more played how they were meant to be heard - Loud And Proud! Track Listing: 1 - Action 2 - Fox On The Run 3 - Hell Raiser 4 - Love Is Like Oxygen 5 - Blockbuster 6 - Windy City 7 - Wig Wam Bam 8 - The Six Teens 9 - Sweet Dream 10 - Sweet F.A. 11 - Turn It Down 12 - Teenage Rampage 13 - Little Willy 14 - AC/DC 15 - Set Me Free 16 - Ballroom Blitz. WebLink: www.rockpapas.de. RYAN CUNNINGHAM EIGHT YEAR OLD ROCKLAHOMA FAN CYSTIC FIBROSIS SURVIVOR:Ryan Cunningham is an 8 yrs old little bundle of fun from Dunedin, Florida. Ryan is a huge fan of 80's music... he can't stand hearing any other. He is really quite the rocker! Ryan was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a horrible disease that attacks the lungs, preventing them from clearing out mucus and disturbs the digestive track. Ryan is forced to take more than 30 pills a day and is often forced to drinks protein shakes. Ryan has frequent stays at the hospital and has to go through daily respiratory therapy. Ryan dreams of attending Rocklahoma and meeting all his favorite rock heroes.Catch the Fever Music Festivals, Bigg Time Entertainment, Inc., Just Having Fun Productions, Great White, Nelson & Keel are going to make this happen. Bigg Time Entertainment, Inc. is proud to be coordinating this venture. Just Having Fun Productions, Great White & Nelson is graciously providing the airlines tickets for Ryan and his parents Dave & Cathy. Catch the Fever Music Festivals is kindly providing the hotel accommodations and all access passes. Keel spoke with their endorsers Dean Guitars and convinced them to donate for a guitar for auctioning. We are auctioning a guitar signed by Great White, Nelson, Kix & Keel as well as others performing at Rocklahoma to raise money for miscellaneous expenses of Cunningham's journey to Rocklahoma as well as Cystic Fibrosis Foundation www.cff.org. The auction is available for biddings at: cgi.ebay.coM The guitar was generously donated by DEAN GUITARS as per Keel's request. If you wish to donate towards Ryan's dream of attending Rocklahoma and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation you can Paypal your donations to RocklahomaForRyan@att.net.THIS IS NOT THE GREATEST GIG IN THE WORLD, THIS IS JUST A TRIBUTE: This year sees Music Live, the UK's favourite music-making event celebrate its 10th anniversary. And with metal (specifically tin or aluminium, for those that are interested) the traditional material used for gifts to mark such an occasion, Music Live is to present its own metal gift to visitors. On Sunday 8 November, the event's Live Stage will be given over to a recreation of the classic Donington Monsters Of Rock line-up from 1988 (featuring Iron Maiden, Kiss, Dave Lee Roth, Megadeth, Guns n Roses & Helloween). The 'Titans Of Tribute' gig is to showcase the talents of the UK's finest tribute acts – Hi-On Maiden, Dressed To Kill, Megadeth UK, UK Guns n' Roses and Hulloween – to relive the glory days of 80s metal. Music Live show manager Jason Hunt said, “We're very pleased to have been able to pull the 'Titans ' line-up together for this year's show – it'll be a lot of fun. While much of Music Live is about creating original music, many of our visitors are in bands who pay tribute to their heroes in their sets. The Titans Of Tribute will show all of us how it's done properly – and doubtless inspire the audience to nail the riffs to Welcome To The Jungle, Aces High or Detroit Rock City when they get home ” Tickets for Music Live (which include access to the Live Stage all weekend, including the Titans Of Tribute show) are priced at £16 in advance and are available from www.musiclive.co.uk or from the box office on 0844 581 1109. Music Live is the UK's favourite music-making event. Celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2009, the show is held at the Birmingham NEC each November, the show regularly attracts in excess of 22,000 visitors over three days. Designed to both educate and inspire visitors in their musical endeavours (however serious), Music Live showcases the world's biggest guitar, amplification, drum and music production brands from Fender and Gibson to Roland and Yamaha. Seminar content regularly covers topics as diverse as making a career in the music industry to how to record the perfect demo. Artists from some of the world's biggest bands regularly visit Music Live for Live Stage performances and signing sessions. Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver, Guns n' Roses), Matt Tuck (Bullet For My Valentine), Rick Parfitt (Status Quo), Stone Gods, Joe Bonamassa and Kerry King (Slayer) are amongst those who have appeared at Music Live in the last three years. MELODIC BRIEFS: Congratulations to Eddie Van Halen who married girlfriend Janie Liszewski, his girlfriend of three years over the weekend. People magazine have a blurb here: www.people.com/people/article/0,,20288147,00.html. Moonstone Project shot a video of Shooting Star off the new album Rebel On The Run in the north of Italy a few weeks ago while James Christian was there for business. The result is a cool video clip, for all to see on: www.youtube.com/v/zoA9pW9MRG4. A new Paul Gilbert interview can be found at: stratoclay.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/the-united-states-of-paul-gilbert.

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• 26 Jun 2009 03:49

  June 26 June 26

  Friday, June 26, 2009 TED POLEY SHOWS OFF HIS GREATESTITS:Big things are coming July 14Ted Poley fans have something to get excited over with the self-financed release from Ted of a 2CD compilation titled Greatestits The set features over 30 songs taken from all of Ted's NON-D2 work and includes re-masters of some of Ted's most popular songs from his solo CDs - Bonemachine, Melodica, Prophet, plus songs done with other artists such as JK Northrup, Jack Frost, Jun Senoue, Vic Rivera and rare unreleased stuff like original song demos - hard to find rare tracks including the impossible to find Xmas song, the Japan exclusive Takoyaki Rock and new stuff too! This CD includes 2 BRAND NEW song demos from his new forthcoming solo CD, due out in 2010. This is a must have double CD for all fans of Ted. The "Boobs" cover will be re-printed and the title changed to Greatest Hits after the first printing is sold out. The awesome "Ted Poley" Kiss "Unholy" parody bonus track will also only be included on the first printing! Cover art below and the full track listing also. Click on rear cover for larger view and to read track listing. Pre-orders open now at: www.tedpoley.com/code-bin/preorder.html Preview the two new demo tracks via 1 minutes samples here - You Won't See Me Cryin' and Tokyo Nights KIVEL RECORDS START DAMAGE CONTROL FOR TANGO DOWN: This week's is revealed. It was Kivel Records recording artist Tango Down, from their upcoming album Damage ControlDownload: Tango Down Press Release / Tango Down - New Look...New Attitude...New Album to accompany their upcoming release, Damage Control (Kivel Records). Tango Down has been honing the new material and line up the past few months, by opening for such acts as Tyketto, La Guns, Stephen Pearcy, Firehouse and Dokken. All to positive crowd response. Guitarist Scott Miller says, "I'm excited as the new material is guitar crunchy , drenched with big vocal melodies. Also we have been doing a lot of playing out live road testing the songs. So far the feedback has been thumbs up on all of it. Which has been a lot of fun for us. Ty Sims has been doing a bang up job on producing our cd. We loved what he did with Farcry, that there was no argument from me when the label said they wanted him behind the board."Ty Sims had this to say about the new album. "Its shaping up to be a really good disk. It should please fans of the melodic rock genre, as it has elements of bands like Firehouse mixed in with the crunch of bands like Lynch Mob. This is a new band in every sense from the first release. I think it will surprise a lot of people." Tango Down is also set to play the main stage at this years South Dakota Rockfest with Bret Michaels, Skid Row, Dokken, Firehouse, La Guns, Enuff Z nuff, Bombay Black, FarcryTalon. You can pre-order Damage Control which is due July 21st, at www.kivelrecords.com. All pre-orders made by July 1st will get a signed 14x20 poster from the band.www.myspace.com/tangodown Here is a peak at the bands album cover and band photos which was designed and photographed by Award winning designer and photographer Stephen Jensen of F3 Studios. xx R.I.P. MICHAEL JACKSON: The news certainly shocked us all and gave us pause to remember the best parts of Michael Jackson's life and his contributions to pop culture and the entertainment world. Not to mention the amazing masterpiece that was Thriller Whatever you made of Michael's personal controversies, he was a once in a lifetime performer and character. May he rest in peace."THE TOUCH - SAM'S THEME" IS UP ON ITUNES: Praised as a world-class rock singer, Stan Bush is best known for his song "The Touch" featured in the Transformers Movie. An anthem for Transformers fans around the world, "The Touch" has just been released as a download for Guitar Hero WT on May 29, 2009! Stan was the featured performer at the Transformers convention (BOTCON 09) at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Also Hasbro has just released two new Transformers 2 ROTF toys featuring "The Touch"."The Touch" is available on Stan's latest album, "In This Life," named 'Album of the Year' for 2007 (Rockunited.com). StoreLink: itunes.apple.comINTERVIEW BRIEFS:Derrick LeFevre of Lillian Axe checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about this new studio release Sad Day on Planet Earth; why they chose this song/theme as the title; playing at Rocklahoma alongside legends like Twisted Sister and their world tour; and even what Blaze would rate the new release if he was a music critic! The guys called in while on the tour bus on their way to Lincoln, Neb., so this is as real as it gets. To listen to the audio interview, head to: hardrockhaven.net/online/2009/lillian-axe-interview/ Now available to listen online, is a new interview with Neil BuchananSteve Dinwoodie of Marseille who chatted this past week with Paul Anthony of 106.1 Rock Radio Manchester about the recent reformation of the band that were actually right at the forefront of the NWOBHM scene until the untimely demise of their label, whilst the band were touring the USA in 1980.www.rockradio.co.uk Part Two of an in-depth interview with Todd SuchermanLawrence Gowan of Styx is now playing at: www.wewillrockyoublog.com/2009/06/26/interview-with-lawrence-gowan-and-todd-sucherman-of-styx-part-two/Ted Poley interviewed right now at: www.rockeyez.com/interviews/int-ted-poley-2009.htmlCOMING OUT IN JAPAN: A few upcoming Japanese releases of note and pre-order links to each title should you wish to purchase:Def LeppardPyromania [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]Deluxe Edition [SHM-CD] [Limited Release] Release Date:2009/08/26 - Cardboard sleeve reissue from Def Leppard featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players) and 2009 remastering. Part of three-album Def Leppard SHM-CD cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring albums "Pyromania," "Hysteria," and "Adrenalize." Includes bonus disc with unreleased 15 tracks from the 1983 concert. Pre-OrderDef Leppard / Hysteria [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]Deluxe Edition [SHM-CD] [Limited Release] Release Date: 2009/08/26 - Cardboard sleeve reissue from Def Leppard featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players) and 2009 remastering. Pre-OrderDef Leppard / Adrenalize [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)]Deluxe Edition [SHM-CD] [Limited Release] Release Date:2009/08/26 - Cardboard sleeve reissue from Def Leppard featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players) and 2009 remastering. Pre-OrderWinger [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)] [SHM-CD] [Limited Release] (CDA) Release Date: 05-Aug-2009 - Cardboard sleeve reissue from Winger featuring the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players) and the 24-bit digital remastering. Part of two-album Winger SHM-CD cardboard sleeve reissue series featuring albums "Winger"Pre-Order) and "In The Heart Of The Young." (Pre-Order)BUCKCHERRY SCORES #1 MOST ADDED TRACK AT ACTIVE ROCK: New York, NY (June 25, 2009) --- Eleven Seven Music has announced that Buckcherry, dubbed the next great American rock band will now be distributed through EMI Music domestically and internationally through The Eleven Seven Music Group's new global deal. Eleven Seven Music was sole home to the band leading into their hit Crazy Bitch which, along with their smash hit Sorry spurred their album 15 to sell over a million copies. Following a brief upstream deal, the band returns wholly to the Rock Label of The Year (2008, FMQB) and #1 Independent Rock Label (2008, Mediabase) with an enhanced version of their current CD, Black Butterfly which Entertainment Weekly called Album of the Year and iTunes critics picked as Best Rock Album. This release includes a new track, Highway Star, the TNT Nascar theme, added to Black Butterfly beginning on Tuesday, June 30 on iTunes and other digital service providers. This week also sees the band's latest single, Talk To Me grab the position of #1 most added at active rock radio immediately following its release. See the video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1c5nhxPW-c The band will be performing their version of Highway StarTalk To Me on the infield at the Coke Zero 400 in Daytona on July 4th (6:30 pm ET on TNT) in conjunction with their promotional partnership with Turner Sports Nascar programming. Turner Sports previous musical pairings include The Rolling Stones (Nascar), Hinder (Nascar), Bon Jovi (MLB), and many others. The video for Buckcherrys Nascar theme can be seen at: www.nascar.com/promos/tnt/buckcherry/2009/. This fall, Buckcherry joins Kiss on their fall tour which is being routed through www.eventful.com/KISS, allowing fans to vote at the website through June 30th to demand what cities they want to see the tour hit. More than 8,000 cities and towns are already represented on the fan-submitted list. Black Butterfly debuted at #8 on the Top 200 chart as the highest debuting rock album and has produced four multi-format hits including the latest rock track, Talk To Me. Buckcherry scored its first Top 10 single, Sorry, on the Hot 100 Billboard Chart in 2008, and in its 12-year career been best known for writing and performing anthemic rock songs. Just two updates to MR-X today, but good ones! Chickenfoot's interview appearance on Rockline last week is there to check out as is the first audience recording from Mr. Big's current Japanese tour - Mr. BigLive In Japan - Alsok Hall, Hiroshima, June 17, 2009.MR-X Membership Details.COMING UP ON MELODICROCK.COM: I had to deal with sever issues this week which put a clamp on the amount of work I had intended to get done. I have a stack of e-mails to catch up on, but next week I still plan on bring reviews of the new Chickenfoot, Magnum, Vindictiv & Praying Mantis releases; plus the . And at this stage it looks like I am running about a week behind with the planned release of MRCD5. I'll update folks properly next week, but pre-orders (with 10 bonus tracks) are still open! .. ( and .... and

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• 25 Jun 2009 10:28

  June 25Fireworks Showcase: June 25

  Thursday, June 25, 2009 FRONTIERS REVEAL CAIN'S OFFERING:Frontiers Records is excited to announce the release of the newest addition to its roster of Artists. Ladies and Gentlemen, from Finland, please welcome Cain's Offering debut album Gather the Faithful to be released on August 28 in Europe and September 11 in the USA. The band is the new artistic creation of Jani Liimatainen, the guitarist/songwriter formerly of Sonata Arctica and Altaria. In 2007 Jani parted ways with Finnish Power Metal act Sonata Arctica, a band he has contributed to found in 1996 and to which he devoted his full time and energy for more than 10 years. Following his departure from one of Finland's biggest music exports in recent years, all eyes were set upon his newest creation: Cain's Offering. “After parting ways with Sonata Arctica, I took "a leave of absence" from the metal circles, feeling that I had not much to offer at the time and that I needed a break to charge my batteries” states Liimatainen. “After a year or so the hunger to play metal returned with a vengeance, and so I decided to put together a new group of my own. I gave a call to a few friends, and voila: Cain's Offering! Cain's Offering is a collaboration of a world-class musicians and one of the best singers in the world of Heavy Metal. All of these guys are handpicked from the very best the Finnish metal scene has to offer and I'm very proud to have them join me in this band”. Joining Jani in his quest for world domination - or rapid success, whichever comes first - are vocalist Timo Kotipelto (Stratovarius, Kotipelto), keyboardist Mikko Harkin (Solution.45, Mehida, ex-Sonata Arctica, ex-Wingdom, ex-Kenziner), bassist Jukka Koskinen (Norther, Wintersun) and drummer Jani "Hurtsi" Hurula (Paul Di'Anno). Drawing its musical influence from both the classic Hard Rock scene, the fast-paced European Power Metal and a very modern Heavy Metal sound, Cain's Offering is, just as expected, a perfect example of today's living and breathing Finnish music scene. “To me Cain's Offering is a perfect combination of the things I value in music: beautiful melodies, emotions, top-notch musicianship and some kick-ass Metal! Basically it represents music as I like to hear it; every element is in its rightful place. I feel that what we came up with has all the traditional values, that so many metal-heads, myself included, hold so dear, but with a fresh new twist to it” says Jani. “Lyrically the songs deal with very basic, almost primal emotions and subjects most people will be able to relate to and there are absolutely no dragons allowed ” So, this is a tour-de-force of who's-who in the Finnish heavy metal scene, and yes, this does sound like a wet dream come through for all fans of melodic metal. And guess what - the product exceeds all expectations! With the debut album, "Gather The Faithful", ready for a summer 2009 release, Cain's Offering waste no time, and backed up by such a strong record label as Frontiers Records and their management Intromental, there's no doubt that 2009 will be the year where the Finnish metal scene finds a new hot exponent.“Gather The Faithful” includes the following songs: My Queen Of Winter; More Than Friends; Oceans Of Regret; Gather The Faithful; Into The Blue; Dawn Of Solace; Thorn In My Side; Morpheus In A Masquerade; Stolen Waters; Elegantly Broken. WebLinks: www.cainsoffering.com / www.myspace.com/cainsoffering / www.frontiers.it / www.myspace.com/frontiersrecords. xx Regretfully Tesla have been forced to pull out from the forthcoming Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen. The band would like to invite all the fans to attend their other upcoming shows in Germany. 06/30 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix 07/01 - Hamburg, Germany - Knust 07/07 - Aschaffenberg, Germany - ColosSaal 07/08 - Munich, Germany - Metropolis TESLA have been however replaced by another Frontiers roster band: Pink Cream 69!FIREWORKS #36 DIGITAL DOWNLOAD & SHOWCASE AVAILABLE NOW: 100 page full colour new issue of Fireworks available now. Interviews with Chickenfoot, Steve Augeri, Thunder, Ted Poley, Heaven & Hell, Ian Gillan, Joe Lynn Turner, Shinedown, Johnny Lima, Edguy, Jess Harnell, Herman Frank, Michael Kiske, Stratovarius, Tigertailz and many, many more. Free CD featuring Impellitteri, Bai Bang, Bloodbound, Eruption, ColdSpell, Johnny Lima, Covered Call, Lion's Share and ten others! 80 minutes of hard-hitting melodic rock!Digital Release and Fireworks Issue 36 Showcase AVAILABLE NOW. Check It Out Now. Magazine also available from all UK branches of Borders Bookstores, as well as ST Records and Destiny Records, and AOR Heaven in Germany. Or direct using PayPal, payable to fireworks.mag@ntlworld.com at the following prices (all including postage). UK (£5.50), Europe (£7.00), USA and Rest of World (£9.00). Note: There are less than 30 copies of this issue left at the Fireworks office, so be quick if you want hard copy. Download version featuring all graphics and music available from melodicrock.com (see top of page) shortly. STAGE DOLLS BACK IN THE STUDIO: Update from the Stage Dolls (www.stagedolls.com): "Hi you all, We're really proud to announce a total renewal of our web-site. Hope you like it :) We're right now busy working in the studio on the next album and it's very promising so far. We've been doing tracks in both Trondheim, New York and San Diego California and Ronny Wikmark the producer has been head on coordinating all this stuff. For you who remembers tracks like 'Still in Love' and 'Love don't bother me' it's probably interesting to know that Darryl Tookes, Vaneese Thomas, Angela Clemmons and Mark Spiro are contributing on this forthcoming album. That's all for now, enjoy the site and we hope to meet you all on tour later this year. Take care, Stage Dolls."STYX MEMBERS ARE DISMAL AT ROCK BAND: Just because Styx now has tracks on Rock Band, that doesn't mean the band members can actually play the game. In an interview with Sterling Whitaker for We Will Rock You, drummer Todd Sucherman and keyboardist/vocalist Lawrence Gowan admitted they are very challenged in that area."I have played it, and I am dismal", Gowan admitted. "I got better after about five or six days of no sleep and just staying on it constantly. I can pretty much get through a couple of Alice In Chains songs now, if I'm doing the bass part.""I know some great drummers that say they can't even do it", Sucherman added. "I play Wii Golf, but I don't consider myself a golfer. I've never been out on the course. The only real golf I play is, I can get the ball under the big chicken or the large windmill. That's about it." Styx recently re-recorded Renegade, Too Much Time On My Hands and Blue Collar Man for Rock Band. The game also features a new track entitled Can't Stop Rockin', which the group recorded with fellow heartland classic rockers REO Speedwagon. The two bands are on tour throughout the summer on a bill that also includes 38 Special. Listen to the interview at: www.wewillrockyoublog.com/2009/06/23/styxlawrencetodd1.MASS RETURNS TO 3RD ANNUAL ROCKLAHOMA FESTIVAL: Boston Hard Rock legends, Mass, have been confirmed to headline the South Stage at the 3rd annual Rocklahoma Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma on Saturday July 11th, 2009 at 12:30am immediately following Stryper's set on the main stage.Rocklahoma features attendance from all over the world, already selling tickets throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, South America and throughout North America including every state in the United States! The Third Annual Rocklahoma will have over ninety bands on four stages. Rolling Stone recently called Rocklahoma one of the top festivals of the summer. Catch The Fever Festival Grounds is located four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma and has 6,200 assigned and numbered seats, as well as general admission on the lawn for over 50,000 people. If you have not ordered your tickets yet, you can do so by visiting: www.feverfest.com. Boston's Hard Rock legends, Mass have had numerous accomplishments over the years, but most notably is the selling of over a half million albums. In 1985, Mass was signed to RCA records and released the album, New Birth. The single, Do You Love Me, was number one for over six weeks at many radio stations along the east coast. The video for that single was also in rotation on MTV and hit Billboard's charts. During the 1980's, Mass went on to release Take You Home and Voices in the Night, which was produced by Michael Sweet of Stryper. These albums have been re-released on Retrospect Records. In July 2007, Mass released their comeback album Crack of Dawn on Escape Music. Look for a brand new Mass album in 2009! For more information on Mass, go to: www.myspace.com/masstheband. Check out the following promo video for Mass @ Rocklahoma: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cqUkAD2rzI. JAY JAY FRENCH TALKS: Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French checked in with Hardrock Haven to talk about Stay Hungry-The 25th Anniversary Edition; why fans should pick up the release on the release day June 30; what changes songs like Burn in Hell went through from the demo version (also on the release) to the actual studio version; the new original song 30” and the making of the video for the single; tour plans in Europe, Rocklahoma and Rock Gone Wild; and a whole lot more. To listen to the interview, go to: hardrockhaven.net/online/2009/jay-jay-french-of-twisted-sister.

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• 24 Jun 2009 14:47

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  100219 Wednesday, June 24, 2009 GOTTHARD NEED YOU TO BELIEVE:Gotthard's latest studio opus Need To Believe will be released in Europe via Nuclear Blast on September 4. The album will feature the following tracks: 01. Shangri-La 4:06 02. Unspoken Words 4:16 03. Need To Believe 3:57 04. Unconditional Faith 3:36 05. I Don't Mind 3:14 06. Break Away 3:59 07. Don't Let Me Down 4:16 08. Right From Wrong 3:42 09. I Know, You Know 5:17 10. Rebel Soul 3:26 11. Tears To Cry 4:21. Press Release / "It seems that for a number of years, bands solely from the USA or Britain used to write Rock History but that's history now as Switzerland has started writing their own chapter. This special and incomparable combo is even taking a step further – it defines Rock in a new sense! Stronger, heavier and full of deep touching melodies than ever before in that genre. Even well known and successful producers from overseas recognized that auspicious fire of these unique artists burning far away in the Alps and especially one specialist felt infected by Gotthard. We are talking about Canadian producer Rich Chicky (Aerosmith, Rush), who was dying to cooperate with them. Just a few days later he travelled to Tessin to start an intense process of working together with the guys on their new material. One of the unbeatable recipes for success is definitely Gotthard's constant line up: The original cast still exist: Marc Lynn (bass guitar), Hena Habegger (drums), Leo Leoni (guitar) and extra ordinary singer Steve Lee. Some years ago Freddy Scherer came to strengthen the team with a second guitar player and completed the awesome group in a perfect way with his fascinating personality. Gotthard embodies like almost no other band pure delight in playing and work on the other hand very professional and aim-oriented. A quality feature which is also going to be badge with their new record release on September 4th called “Need To Believe”. In cooperation with the famous producer Rick Chicky (Aerosmith ) does a musical creation arise, which is able to combine emotional Rock songs with haunting mainstream elements in perfect harmony. An album which convinces with rough, dynamic and hasty attitudes but stands also for experience, maturity and composure. Many of the Tracks you will find on “Need To Believe“ proof hard as bone that Gotthard is an amazing Rock band without any compromises. Songs as the diverse and dazzling Shangri La or the rock hymn Need To Believe demonstrate the all-embracing contribution Gotthard make in the scene. And in addition to that they confess their emotional, touching and adorable side once more, which decorate them from the beginning on. To chose the album title Need To Believe was a sophisticated and well-known decision, as mastermind Steve Lee explains: "Especially in hard times like this, coined by many crises and problems, you need to believe in something! Just remember the adage; a will is able to move mountains. If you think positive and won't give up, you will win at the end that is for sure! We have always believed in that credo!” To make it short: An album that title reflects the whole content: Gotthard stands for the next Rock generation, who will follow their own way without any influences and trends to enrich and enchant the music world over and over again. But that is not all: In April 2010 Gotthard will celebrate their own first movie soundtrack for “Max Schmeling”. You cannot deny – that's Gotthard! It doesn't matter whether musically or geographically – Gotthard is the biggest and mightiest embodiment of Switzerland!!! Don't miss it!"www.gotthard.com EUROPE ANNOUNCE ALBUM PREVIEW VIA NEW EP:Europe, Sweden's biggest selling hard rock band, today announced the 14th September release date for their eighth studio album Last Look At Eden on earMUSIC, the international rock label part of the Edel Group and, distributed by Absolute/Universal. The album will be the first studio album since 2006's critically acclaimed "Secret Society". Prior to the main full album, the band will issue a special mini-album with 5-tracks and a video on August 10th. This will be on CD in a deluxe digi-pack and digital download. Conceived as a gift to the fans and a way to introduce the upcoming new studio album of the same title the Last Look At Eden mini-album features two brand new songs. Namely the title track "Last Look At Eden""U Devil U" as well as 3 live tracks: the classic "Superstitious", "Start From The Dark", plus a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Since I've Been Loving You", taken from a live concert with a symphony orchestra performed at London's Hammersmith Apollo. Plus the "Last Look At Eden" video clip which will only be available on this release. Europe - Last Look At Eden - Mini-Album Track listing: 1. Last Look At Eden (new song) 2. U Devil U (new song) 3. Superstitious (live - first time on CD) 4. Start From The Dark (live - first time on CD) 5. Since I've Been Loving You (live - Led Zeppelin cover) + "Last Look At Eden" video clip. To tie in with the band's forthcoming concerts and outdoor festival appearances this summer, the mini-album will be released in the same week of Europe's headline appearance at the Bloodstock Festival on 16th August (www.bloodstock.uk.com). MYSTERY TRACK TIME:Mystery Track time once again! Here is a full length MP3 for you good folks to download and preview. Artist and CD release details in a day or so...Download: I'm Done Lovin' YouLITTLE CAESAR COMPLETE NEW STUDIO ALBUM: A brand new Little Caesar CD has been completed and the band are currently considering release options. The track listing will be: 1) Same Old Story 2) Supersonic 3) Loving You Is Killing Me 4) Witness Stand 5) Redemption 6) Sick And Tired 7) Real Rock Drive 8) That Was Yesterday 9) Every Picture Tells A Story/Happy 10) Just Like A Woman. States the band's frontman Ron Young: "We are currently deciding how we want to release the record. We have been offered a few deals in Europe and we are just starting to play the record for US distributors. We will probably opt to release through a label in Europe and self release it digitally in the US with hard sales available through our website and/or blogspot (which we are in the process of updating in preparation for release). The record will be available through Itunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc in conjunction with a Widget app called Necodo player/store that will be imbedded on MySpace, Facebook and the blogspot. The album was self produced with Robin Holden who Engineered as well. The first single will be Same Old Story and we are currently preparing a video shoot for. Touring will be determined by the interest in the album with definite appearances in the Southwest through Texas to start." BON JOVI JOIN SONGWRITING ELITE:Jon Bon JoviRichie Sambora of rock band Bon Jovi have been inducted into the US Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York. Jon Bon Jovi said of the honour: "It's the closest thing to immortality that we're ever going to see here." The duo performed their hit Wanted Dead or Alive at a gala to celebrate 40 years of inductions. Veterans Crosby, Stills and Nash were also inducted at the event, while Sir Tom Jones was given a hitmaker award. NewsLink: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8109568.stmDAUGHTRY REVEALS DETAILS BEHIND LEAVE THIS TOWN - ALL 6 VERSIONS!: Press Release / As Daughtry prepares for the July 14 release of Leave This Town (19 Recordings/RCA), the band is ready to reveal details behind the follow-up to its Grammy-nominated, quintuple-platinum debut. Singer Chris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, drummer Joey Barnes, and guitarists Brian Craddock and Josh Steely recorded the album's 12 songs in Los Angeles with returning producer Howard Benson (All-American Rejects, My Chemical Romance)."Many of the songs from Leave This Town", Daughtry says, "reflect how where we've been determines where we're going", including the first single “No Surprise,” which has been the #1 most added at Hot AC 4 weeks in a row. The “No Surprise” video was directed by Nathan Cox. In it, the song's theme of love gone wrong is expressed through the character's relationship with the town where he lives. “The place you call home can cause heartbreak just like a bad relationship,” Chris says. “Places change just like people change. Sometimes the best thing you can do is leave.” The album's title comes from a line in “September,” a new song Daughtry wrote with Steely. The bittersweet ballad draws on the singer's experiences growing up with his brother in a tiny North Carolina town. “Every time I hear that song it takes me back to my summers in Lasker,” he says. “I loved growing up there, but I knew I'd have leave to make something of my life.” The entire album features inspired performances by the quintet held together by anthemic hooks, impassioned vocals, and lyrics laced with wisdom found through searching horizons and rearviews. The songs shift smoothly from powerful arena-rock (“No Surprise,” “Ghost of Me”), to hushed ballads (“September”) and emotional mid-tempo rockers (“Life After You,” “Learned My Lesson”). Leave This Town also includes the country-influenced “Tennessee Line,” a track Daughtry wrote with Craddock that features vocal harmonies by country-music superstar Vince Gill Track Listings - Standard U.S - CD & Digital:1. You Don't Belong 2. No Surprise 3. Every Time You Turn Around 4. Life After You 5. What I Meant To Say 6. Open Up Your Eyes 7. September 8. Ghost Of Me 9. Learn My Lesson 10. Supernatural 11. Tennessee Line 12. Call Your Name.Digital Deluxe Album: (available online) Bonus Tracks 1. On The Inside 2. What We Have Become 3. No Surprise - video (for some stores).iTunes: (standard digital & deluxe digital) If you pre-order get the bonus track: Traffic LightWalmart exclusive version: (available in Walmart stores and Walmart.com) Bonus Track: Get Me ThroughTarget exclusive version: Bonus DVD Includes The Videos: Its Not Over - Home - Over You - Feels Like Tonight - What About Now - No SurpriseDaughtryofficial.com exclusive version: - Standard US CD version of Leave This Town - Limited Edition Poster, Bonus Tracks (digital download) 1. Long Way 2. One Last Chance + more! THE LATEST FRONTIERS VIDEO TRAILER: June releases can be previewed from Frontiers Records via this YouTube trailer: THIS WEEK ON THE CLASSIC METAL SHOW:The Classic Metal Show, heard Saturdays from 9p-3a EST at www.cmsradio.net, is pleased to announce a Twisted Sister giveaway this weekend live on The Classic Metal Show. Metalheads interested in entering can send a brief statement as to why they are an "SMF" and deserve to win. Prizes include a limited edition Pink Vinyl LP of Stay Hungry, as well as a copy of the new, 2-CD Stay Hungry 25th Anniversary release. Immediately following Dee Snider's call-in appearance on The Classic Metal Show Saturday, June 27th, hosts Neeley and Chris Akin will read the submitted entries and will select the two winners of the Twisted Sister prize pack. To enter, send your email explaining why you are an "SMF" to request@theclassicmetalshow.com, or visit the contest page at www.theclassicmetalshow.com/tscontest.html. (Note: Uncensored language in your SMF explanations is encouraged!). In edition to Twisted Sister vocalist Dee Snider, vocalist Doro Pesch and Machines Of Grace/Circle II Circle vocalist Zak Stevens will be calling into the show.

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