LA band Ratt will be the subject of a special on TotalRock, on Sunday June 30. Tune into Zed's Psycholopedia from 3-6am (UK time) to hear tracks spanning the whole history of this influential band. The show is dedicated to the memory of late Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby.

Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore is to be portrayed by young Scottish actor Iain Robertson in a new movie called 'Telstar', which is set in the 1960s, when Blackmore was a member of a band called The Tornados, who had a hit single with the song 'Telstar'. Robertson has previously been in TV series 'Grange Hill' and films such as 'Plunkett & Macleane'.

Three members of Megadeth's final line-up - bassist Dave Ellefson, guitarist Al Pitrelli and drummer Jimmy Degrasso - are to team up with another former Mega man, guitatist Marty Friedman in a new, as yet unnamed band. They're currently looking for a singer. Think you fit the bill? Send a demo, cv and photo to: Entertainment Services Ltd., Main Street Plaza 1000, Suite 303, Voorhees, New Jersey 08043, USA.

Following their succesful headlining spot at one of the stages at Sweden Rock Festival, MILLION will play the Metal Madness Festival on July 6. Taking place in Grebbestad, Sweden the one day event has Oliver/Dawson SAXON headlining and 3 more bands, Loud´n Nasty, Fuelhead and newcomers Metamorphius will play. MILLION will do a full show.

Doors open at 17.00 and tickets are only 100 skr in advance, 140 skr on the door. Signing sessions will be held and beer and barbecue will be served. See www.metalmadness.info.se for more information.

The main focus of CoconutRoad.com Unsigned and Independent Artist site is to get each artist promoted one-at-a-time to as many as a million people a year interested in their type of music so that they can sell enough of their MP3s to be able to earn a living doing what they love to do, write music. If this is YOU or someone you know, PLEASE GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE! http://www.coconutroad.com/press


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XYZ is back. The legendary melodic rock band from the late 80's have reformed and the new album features the original members Terry Ilous on vocals, Paul Monroe on drums, Marc Diglio on guitars and new member JK Northrup who just released the “Play It On 11” album on MTM. Sean McNabb will play bass together with Tony Franklin. Vinnie Appice will also appear on a few songs.According to MTM, "you can expect a brilliant comeback album!".

ARTIST: GRAYSCALE
TITLE: WHEN THE GHOSTS ARE GONE
FORMAT: CD
CATALOGUE NUMBER: SRP 16
TRACKS: 09 SONGS
RUNNING TIME: 37 MINUTES
MUSIC STYLE: GOTHIC METAL
RELEASE DATE: 10TH, JUNE, 2002

SHORT SAMPLES:
http://listen.to/grayscale

TRACKING-LIST:
1. The World Today 2. A Dead Season 3. Gray Singer 4. Squeeze 5. The Fire Inside Me 6. Absent 7. Shape In The Shadows 8. Cast Aside 9. When The Ghosts Are Gone

OVERVIEW:
After playing in many bands the guitarist & vocalist Miika and bass-player Matti R. decided to start a new band in January 1999. Mika Rissanen was asked to play drums, and later Juha Patrikka joined to play lead guitar. At that time the band was named FOUR BITCHES and they made 2 demo CD's. In the 2nd demo they began to find your own style, the music was developing into more melodic and "darker" material. In spring 2000 Mika had to move to another town, but luckily they found an excellent new drummer, Janne. In summer 2000 Matti Hämäläinen replace Juha. So, they went to the studio to record 3 brand new songs. Jenni Hytönen from Janne's former band came to play keyboards. During the studio days they created the new name, GRAYSCALE. The new promo was out 11/2000, sounding very melodic & anguished. Finally they were sounding like they had thought they should sound. In January 2001, the band signed a two album deal with Sound Riot Records. At that time they also decided to take Jenni as an official member, and started rehearsing and composing new songs for the album. Also, they got a new vocal, Lasse Harma to do the most the vocals in the band. He sings the clean parts while Mikka does still the parts that need a "rawer" interpretation. With the hightest budget at Sound Riot, it was recorded at LaLa Studios and mastered at Finnvox with well-known producers. The atmosphere on the 9 songs of "When The Ghots Are Gone" is dark and desperate yet, soft and catchy. Finnish Gothic Metal in its best! Terrific, full of melody and emotion in a haunting sidewalk through the cold hearts of these musicians, a music with an easy access to enter in the soul.

LINE-UP:
Lasse Harma: Vocals
Miika Partonen: Guitar & Vocals
Matti Hämäläinen: Guitar
Jenni Hytönen: Keyboards
Janne Jukarainen: Drums
Matti Reinola: Bass

DISCOGRAPHY:
Demo-CD 1999
"Four Bitches" Demo-CD 1/2000
"The First Lament" Demo-CD 11/2000
"When The Ghosts Are Gone" CD 2002

ARTIST: REQUIEM
TITLE: THE ARRIVAL
FORMAT: CD
CATALOGUE NUMBER: SRP 14
TRACKS: 09 SONGS
RUNNING TIME: 46 MINUTES
MUSIC STYLE: NEO-CLASSICAL PROGRESSIVE POWER METAL
RELEASE DATE: 08TH APRIL 2002

TRACKING-LIST:
01) Arrival 02) Revival 03) Broken Alliance 04) Whispers 05) The Invisible Touch 06) Forgotten Path 07) Halls of Eternity 08) Liquid Hours 09) Masquerade

SHORT SAMPLES:
http://www.requiem.kpnet.com

OVERVIEW:
REQUIEM was founded in the Autumn of 1999 in Haapajärvi, Finland. The founder members were Arto Räisälä, Matti Auvinen and Rami Repola. Their first demo "Gods of War" was released in that autumn. In this period, their music was Melodic Death/Power Metal with neo-classical influences. In the beginning 2000 Rami Repola (drums) left the band being replaced by Jari Huttunen soon. In that period the music was heading into a more technical, melodic and fantasy direction. So, Ahti Komu (keyboards) and Teemu Hänninen (guitar) joined REQUIEM in the late winter of 2000 and the band released their second demo "Into The Night" in the following summer. This material received lots of positive feedbacks worldwide. In the end of the summer REQUIEM started looking for a new singer with a clean vocal and high tunes, the former MYSTERIUM vocalist Jouni Nikula was invited to the band. In the beginning of 2001 Ahti Komu (keyboards) was replaced by Henrik Klingenberg. REQUIEM played some gigs around the Finland in the winter and the audience really enjoyed what they were about to experience with the actual line-up and music of REQUIEM. In the late winter of 2001 REQUIEM signed a record deal with Sound Riot Records. The band started to train harder and compose a lots of new material for their debut full-lenght album. The new material follow the style more Progressive with Power Neo-Classical Metal vibrations. In December 2001 was recorded the 9 songs of their album at Watercastle Studios with the mastering done at famous Finnvox Studios in January 2002. The sound quality is clear yet powerful. What about the music? It is a journey into the fantasy entitled “The Arrival”. REQUIEM are ready to be the new sensation from Finland...

LINE-UP:
Jouni Nikula (Vocals)
Arto Räisälä (Guitars)
Teemu Hänninen (Guitars)
Jari Huttunen (Drums)
Pasi Kauppinen (Bass)
Henrik Klingenberg (Keyboards)

DISCOGRAPHY:
"Gods of War" CD-Demo 1999
"Into The Night" CD-Demo 2000

Starting his European tour on the 22nd of June is Australian slide master DAVE HOLE. Supporting his latest release entitled "Outside Looking in", Dave is playing in Norway, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg & Belgium.

CRAIG ERICKSON will be playing on the prestigious Tegelen Blues Festival in Holland in September 2002. Due to the overwhelming success from his previous tour this year, Craig will be back for another 2 weeks before entering the studio to record a full Erickson/Lamothe Project album and coming back for another European assault in 2003.

JAY HOOKS has finished work on his upcoming output entitled "Red Line". On this album Jay displays why he is the true Texas Tornado guitar player. Great songs, smokin' guitars and powerful drums (played by Jerry Gaskill of King's X). The release is scheduled for late August with Jay's tour starting mid September. It is thought that Jerry will join Jay on this tour.

CARL VERHEYEN will be touring Europe in late 2002. We expect to have Carl here around November 2002 possibly with a new album.While on tour with Supertramp, Carl is writing new tunes together with (also Supertramp) bassist Cliff Hugo. If all goes well, the album should be recorded with drummer Steve DiStanislao and be out shortly before their European tour.

OMAR & THE HOWLERS are currently doing a very successful tour of Europe with legendary drummer Frosty being one of the eye catchers. One of the European shows (Denmark) will be with former Frank Zappa drummer Terry Bozzio. Terry has also played on Omar's latest album "Big Delta", a collection of Omar's favourite songs newly recorded.

It is very likely that we will see PAUL GILBERT & JIMI KIDD on tour in November in support of their "Raw Blues Power" release. The album received brilliant reviews and is seen as one of this year's highlights in powerful bluesrock. Check them out when they come to a venue near you as seeing Paul playing live is something special.

Expected to be released late this year or early next year is the debut album from UK based bluesband THE BARRELHOUSE BROTHERS. This project scented around Jeff Ward (Roy Harper / Noël Redding) feateres an all star line-up including Noël Redding (Jimi Hendrix Exp.), Eric Bell (Thin Lizzy), Colin Earl (Mungo Jerry), John Coughlan (Status Qua), David Jackson (Van Der Graaf Generator), Noël Jones (White Lightning / King Earl Boogie Band) and Corky Laing (Mountain). This mix of extraordinary talents resulted in a rich and divers blues album with a loth of seventees influences.

For further information, releasedates & tourdates, please check out the following sites :

http://www.mascot-provogue.com
http://www.davehole.com
http://www.jayhooks.com
http://www.carlverheyen.com
http://www.paulgilbert.com

Rain Paint was signed to My Kingdom Records in early 2002 and is now practising and writing the last songs to the debut album "Nihil Nisi Mors"(worktitle). Although half of the songs are slow, October Tide / My Dying Bride "era". The latest additions the songs are more close to "Death" & "Opeth" in musicwise. Members of Rain Paint are known from Finnish bands such as FragileHollow, Diablerie, Rapture & Denigrate. There is no way to describe this band´s music. It's played with heaps of ambition. Every cool idea is used and not removed cynically. Songs will be recorded July in MD/ Firestation Studios and mastered in Finnvox.

SINOPOLI and ADRENALINE BLUE join GerMusica's management pool...

...both bands are the brainchild of ANGRY TEARS leader/ singer Joey Sinopoli.
The year 2002 sees legendary rock producer Eddie Kramer (LED ZEP, KISS, JIMI HENDRIX) and bass player John Regan (PETER FRAMPTON, ACE FREHLEY, DAVID LEE ROTH) producing three tracks on the upcoming SINOPOLI CD. The three songs, “American Dream”, “Tell It To Me Baby” and the DAVID BOWIE remake “Moonage Daydream” were recorded at MILLBROOK SOUND in Millbrook, New York and engineered by Paul Oroffino (RIOT a.o.).
Also, 1980s monster producer/song writer/guitar player Jack Ponti (BON JOVI, ALICE COOPER, ANGRY TEARS, BATON ROUGE) puts in a special guest performance on "Love On The Terrace”; the track also includes a guest performance by ANGRY TEARS drummer Andres Karu. SINOPOLI are currently looking for a record deal.
ADRENALINE BLUE is the disco outfit of vocalist Joey Sinopoli. 8 out of 10 songs already were finished recording and can be described as a hot 70s/ 80s kind of dance mix with an up-to-date production.

SINOPOLI are:
Joey Sinopoli - lead vocals, lead guitar
Nicky Sinopoli - bass guitar
Bobby Doll O'Connell - lead guitar
Kevin Meyer - drums
Jack Ponti - additional guitar
Dee Farrace - back. vocals

ADRENALINE BLUE are:
Joey Sinopoli - male vocals, all instruments & arrangements
Dee Farrace - female vocals
Becky - female vocals
Nicky Sinopoli - additional bass guitar
Jack Leslie - additional keyboards
Joey Birardi - additional bass guitar

ALTARIA - Finish power metal band puts out new 4-track demo!

After the successful and highly acclaimed "Sleeping Visions" demo from the year 2001, Finish metal hopefuls ALTARIA now have their new 4 track CD "Feed The Fire" with new vocalist Jouni Nikula (REQUIEM) ready. Soundfiles can be previewed on www.altaria.com
Currently looking for a record deal, the band is ready to rock! Please, contact us on more information.

ALTARIA are:
Jani Liimatainen (Sonata Artica) - guitars
Jouni Nikula (Requiem) - vocals
Marko Pukkila - bass
Tony Smedjebacka - drums

VICK LECAR's BLUE MOON....

...are still in the studio, recording their upcoming new album "Bad Influences" which will include a great selection of cover tunes. On this release, Vick LeCar will not only handle the guitar but also the lead vocals for the very first time himself. We are still looking for a licensing deal for his current release outside the US, the EP "Six Shooter", which was released in the States on Metal Mayhem Records last month.
Please, also check out Vick's new website at www.vick-lecar.com

Vick LeCar's Blue Moon is:
Vick LeCar - vocals, guitars
Wade Parker - keys, bass
Dino Castano - drums

BOOKING

Available for live shows are the following bands from GerMusica's booking pool:
Adrenaline Blue (US), Altaria (Fin), Domain (Ger), Hotwire (Ger), Million (S), Oliver/ Dawson Saxon (UK), Rough Silk (Ger/ w. GP Entertainment), Sinopoli (US), Mike Terrana (feat. Cyril Achard) (US/ F, based in Ger & F/ w. GP Entertainment), Wicked Sensation (Ger/ NL). More information on those bands and details available on request.

GerMusica
Promotion & Management
Birgitt Schwanke
Seilandstr.40
59379 Selm
Germany
phone & fax: Germany + (0) 2592 - 918 598
www.GerMusica.com

“Shaolin Monks In The Temple Of Metal” marks the solo debut from MILLENIUM axeman Ralph Santolla. This is an INSTRUMENTAL album based entirely on the amazing skills of the floridian axeman who has been also involved, during his career with bands such as DEATH, EYEWITNESS and MONARCH. The album features as special guests the brilliant HELGE ENGELKE (Dreamtide, ex Fair Warning) and VINNY BURNS (ex Dare, Ten) who appear as guest on the tracks “Starlight”.

According to the label, "the album is guaranteed to please not only the technical guitar freaks, but all fans of guitar driven melodic rock, showcasing influences from Randy Rhoads, Uli Roth, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, Allan Holdsworth, Eric Johnson and Jeff Beck".

Tracklisting: Red Baron, Hot Rik's, The Creme De la Menthe Incident, Starlight, Mightiness (part 1), Sartori, Echelon, What Might Have Been.

Release date is August 5th.

“New Religion” is the third studio album from this melodic hard rock british quintet, with very solid roots in the classic tradition of sound of bands like UFO, Thunder and FM. The album has been recorded and produced in Canada under the direction of Murray Daigle and Mike Dmitrovic of EMERALD RAIN fame.

Tracklisting: Who's The One To Blame; Feed On Emotion; Can't Get You out Of My Mind; By Now; Sophia's Song; New Religion; All Alone; Dead In The Water; Faith; Once In A Moment; Whose Heart; I'm Not The One.

The band is already committed to play several dates in the UK and abroad in support of the album release in august and september.

Release date is August 5th.

At the end of June, House of Shakira will release a promo video. The song is "In Your Head" from their latest album "III", and can be downloaded from their own website or: www.melodicrock.com, among others. The promo video will also be broadcasted on TV in the USA on the music video program "Hard Ware". (Chicago, Illinois area)

Their indie released, very sought after "LIVE+" Cd, has also been repressed in 500 copies more due to heavy demand from their fans. It is in stock now and can be ordered from their website: www. house-of-shakira.nu

The band are currently busy writing songs for their fourth Cd. Possible release date will further to be announced.

New Mike Portnoy Project: Matheos / Portnoy / Moore / Malone

Mike Portnoy was at the Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut, between June 2nd and June 9th, to write and record material for an album with the following line-up:

Jim Matheos - Fates Warning
Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater
Kevin Moore - Chroma Key
Sean Malone - Gordian Knot

Sean Malone was not present at the Carriage House Studios, but will still be participating in this project. Daniel Gildenlöw of Pain Of Salvation was originally asked to be the project's vocalist. However, shortly before the recordings started the project decided to carry on without Daniel, and have Kevin Moore handle the vocals instead. The project was brought to life by Jim Matheos, and the album is scheduled to be released on Inside Out Music at the end of October or beginning of November.

Mike Portnoy SABIAN Zone live chat on July 24th (rescheduled)

Mike Portnoy will be in the SABIAN Zone doing a live chat on Thursday July 24th, from 7PM - 9PM EDT. You will have to be a Zone Member to participate, so make sure you go to http://www.sabian.com/ and click on "the Zone" to make yourself a Zone Account.

Frontiers Records / Now & Then Productions are happy to confirm that former Mr. Big singer, ERIC MARTIN has been signed to a multi album solo deal for the European territory!

The first album that will mark the beginning of this new partnership will be the recent (Japanese only) release "I'm Goin' Sane" which will hit the streets in Europe on August 26th 2002.

The European version of "I'm Goin' Sane" will feature two exclusive tracks not included on the Japanese version. The brand new tracks are "Only A Moment Away" plus a cover version of the classic Cars track "Just What I Needed". "Fly" and "Carnival Of Souls" are being dropped from the Japanese version.

The European version will also feature completely new artwork and a new set of photos.

Expect the Eric Martin band to tour Europe during autumn! Plans are being made to have special appearances and live shows in support of the release of "I'm Goin' Sane". More details to follow soon.

Contrary to what has been previously announced, JEFF SCOTT SOTO new album will be entitled "Prism".

Some of the song titles include: 2 late For Goodbyes, Heaven Knows, Don't Come Easy, Eyes of Love, By Your Side, Holding On, Don't Wanna Say Goodbye, How Long, Til The End of Time, I Want To Take You Higher (duet with Glen Hughes).

Videos for the songs "Holdin' On" and "Eyes Of Love" will be shot in the next few weeks. One of those will be made exclusively available on a single EP which will released before the full album is out.

Fans of the melodic rock side of Jeff’s songwriting will definitely enjoy this new release from the ex Malmsteen, Eyes, Axel Rudi Pell and current Talisman singer! Release date is tentatively scheduled for early November 2002.

As a special bonus we are also pleased to announce the forthcoming budget price re-release of the first Jeff Scott Soto solo album "Love Parade" initially released on Long Island Records in 1995.

LOST WEEKEND's new album entitled “New Religion” has been completed in Toronto under the direction of Murray Daigle and Mike Dmitrovic (Emerald Rain). The final tracklisting includes the following songs:

Who's The One To Blame; Feed On Emotion; Can't Get You Out Of My Mind; By Now; Sophia's Song; New Religion; All Alone; Dead In The Water; Faith; Once In A Moment; Whose Heart; I'm Not The One.

Fans of classic melodic hard rock in the British vein will definitely be pleased with the band's long awaited third album.

Release date is scheduled for August 5th 2002.

RALPH SANTOLLA, guitar player of Millenium (ex Eyewitness/Monarch) has also finally completed his debut solo album.

Completely based on his guitar skills, "Shaolin Monks In The Temple Of Metal" will please not only fans of the Florida based guitar player, but fans in general of Satriani, Tony McAlpine etc will be able to witness the tasteful skills of the Millenium axeman !

The final tracklisting will include the following songs: Red Baron, Hot Rik's, The Creme De la Menthe Incident, Starlight, Mightiness (part 1), Sartori, Echelon, What Might Have Been.

Guests on the album include Dreamtide guitar player Helge Engelke and ex Ten lead guitarist Vinny Burns (both appearing on “Starlight”).

Release date is scheduled for August 5th 2002.

Tickets for the 2 August show at The Works, Sheffield Hallam University, England, are now on sale direct from Racket Records on http://www.marillion.com/tickets. This Friday show will be followed on Saturday by an evening free show at the Richmond Live outdoor festival in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

Details about the shows, as well as complete updated touring plans are always available from http://www.marillion.com/tour

A Legend And a Rising Star Showing The Bottom Line of Independence!

NEW YORK, NY (June 5, 2002) - Kicking off the July 4th Independence Week on a high note, legendary guitar virtuoso Rik Emmett and rising NJ singer-songwriter John Taglieri will perform an intimate acoustic evening at the Bottom Line in New York City on Tuesday, July 2nd, at 8:00 p.m. This marks Emmett’s return to New York after more then a 15 year absence and Taglieri’s first performance at the venue.

Emmett is one of Canada's most respected musicians -- an award-winning guitarist, multi-talented singer, songwriter, and a producer with his own independent recording label. As a founding member of Triumph, his blazing guitar solos and trademark vocals helped push the Toronto-based trio into multiple gold and platinum sales worldwide in the '70's and '80's, and earned him a spot in the Canadian Rock Hall of Fame. Guitar Player Magazine once described Rik as "one of the only guitarists out there who may be too talented for his own damn good!"

With eight solo albums under his belt in various musical flavors, and 2 more on the way, Emmett continues to impress and intrigue critics and fans alike with his versatility and the volume of quality material he produces. "When a one-trick pony starts turning into a horse who can change colors, that's something," said Emmett. People go, 'that's interesting.' Even critics and journalists look at it and say, "That's kind of cool and different.' The styles range from Jazz to Classical, Folk to Blues, and straight-ahead Pop/Rock. The shows are intimate. "It's kind of like MTV's Unplugged, in that I'll sit on a stool, play music, and tell stories," said Emmett. "It's great, because I can play some of the songs I want, whether they're blues, jazz, or classical."

This performance will be the U.S. CD Release party for not one, but two new CDs; "Handiwork," an all-instrumental Jazz CD, and "Rik Emmett "The BEST OF" which includes freshly recorded solo versions of "Hold On," "Lay It On The Line," "Suitcase Blues," and fan favourite "Middle Ground." The "Best Of" CD is being released as part of Universal's successful 20TH CENTURY MASTERS series.

Warming up the crowd for Emmett and having just finished wrapping up a 45-date nationwide tour, John Taglieri has been working hard to promote his current CD, “Leap Of Faith”. Signed to indie label A2 Records, he has seen great success in the last year with fantastic press, solid CD sales and a steadily growing fan base. Getting ready to head back into the studio for his sophomore effort, Taglieri will be promoting the lead single, “Angels Among Us”, off his next CD “What It Means”, which is due out in September.

"A talented guy...I like his voice!…This is a great album!" said Todd Pettingill of the Scott & Todd Morning Show on WPLJ Radio about Taglieri. "…a diverse blend of catchy pop rock songs infused with the pure emotion of John's remarkable voice." said Deann DiNardo of Steppin' Out Magazine. Taglieri’s live show is filled with emotion and power, with catchy songs that should not be missed!

This is the first time that these two dynamic performers will share a bill and it will definitely be a night to remember. The Bottom Line is steeped in a long history of bringing the very best of the best to the masses. The list of performers that have graced it’s legendary stage read like a who’s who of the music business, with many long careers being launched from it’s illustrious stage.

SHOW INFO:
Rik Emmett with John Taglieri at The Bottom Line,
Tuesday, July 2, 8:00pm. Tickets $25, available at The Bottom Line Box Office, 15 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012. Phone 212-228-6300.

For more information, please contact:
Kathy Wagner
Panzyler Entertainment Group
Tel: 609-634-5998
Fax: 856-482-9198
Email: kwagner@panzyler.com

Lost Weekend require a full-time keyboard player to join the band. The band will also consider keyboard players who can also play guitar, but this is not essential. The ideal person is also required to sing as a backing vocalist. Anyone who is interested in playing for the band can email: lostweekend@supanet.com or telephone Dave Thompson (Guitars) on 01422-258725 or 07773-933114.

The band have also added more shows to their tour schedule. (See our Tour Dates page for details.

Silent Rage members EJ Curse & Mark Hawkins have been hosting a celebrity jam at one of Hollywood's rock & roll "in" spots The Cat Club (next to The Whiskey a GO GO on the Sunset Strip) on the past two Tuesdays. Other Silent Rage members Jesse Damon & new drummer Rodney sat in & performed songs from the new CD "Still Alive" to a jubulant audience of rock stars, quazay rock stars & beautiful girls!
Others that Jammed with the band were friends : John Corabi (Motley Crue,Union, Ratt, The Scream, ESP) ; Ryan Roxie ( Alice Cooper,Glamnation, Dad's Porno Mag, Gibly Clarke, Slash's Snake Pit) ; Mike Fasano (Warrant); Adam Hamilton (LA Guns); Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats): DJ Ahba (Beautiful Creatures ) ; Eric Dover (Slash's Snake pit, Glamnation) ; &Calico Cooper (Alice Cooper's daughter). Also in the audience was long time friend Eric Singer (Kiss). Torrid Tuesdays should be going on all summer long at the Cat Club 8911 Sunset Blvd, Hollywood. Next week expect Silent Rage, with Members of Ratt,Love Hate, &???. The night is also Hosted by Julian of www.JuliansHotSpot.com.

The day is nearly here - the first ever Marillion DVD is released on June 10th!

The EMI Singles Collection features all 22 promo videos made from 1982-1995 (including a hidden surprise from 1999!), all in digital sound and video. The DVD hits shops on Monday, but you can order your copy now direct from Racket Records at: http://www.marillion.com/discog/singlesdvd/

This DVD release is multi-region, and currently in PAL format only... But don't worry! The NTSC release is scheduled for July 22nd.

In addition to the recently-announced Saturday, August 3rd "Richmond Live" free festival in Richmond, North Yorkshire, Marillion will be playing a warm-up show on Friday, August 2nd at The Works, Sheffield Hallam University Union of Students.

Tickets for the Sheffield show will be on sale early next week at: http://www.marillion.com/tickets/

Finally, don't forget to tune in to Total Rock radio (available on UK digital television, and the internet, world-wide, at http://www.totalrock.com) this Saturday, 8th June, from 19:00 to 21:00 BST for an exclusive live Marillion session!

Lance King vocalist of BALANCE OF POWER has just finished recording vocals on the new DEFYANCE album entitled "Transitional Forms" Mixing begins this week, the album is slated for release on NIGHTMARE RECORDS later this year and will be shopped to other labels worldwide. This is a side project for Lance but promises to be an Excellent Prog/Power metal album. For more info check out www.defyance.com

BALANCE OF POWER is writing a new album that should be mixed by the fall slated tentatively for an early 2003 release.

B.O.P. will be playing BLOODFEST/ Derby, England on August 31. For ticket information on bloodfest go to http://www.bloodstock.uk.com/online.htm

BALANCE OF POWER will be headlining a club show the night before BLOODFEST August 30th at Abracadabra's nightclub in Burton-on-Trent- England for more info call Abracadabra's ( 011-44-128-533-6071 ).

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From Westworld's Forum:

Post from WW's webmaster (3-6-02 22:43 EST):

From Tony (Harnell):

A deal is in the works to release the Morning Wood album in Europe through Escape Music. It should be signed sealed and delivered within the week. There are plans to release "Not Scared Anymore" as a single. The response for this album over the years has been overwhelmingly positive and it's really cool to finally have it released outside Japan. We'll work on something for the US as well.

When things develope more, we'll be sure to post them.

A later post from Tony Harnell himself (4-6-02 0:49 EST):

The deal is done folks! We'll let you know when there's a release date. For those of you in the States I know it doesn't mean much, but it's a very hard to come by album and this should make it loads easier.

Love to everyone,
Tony