MTV News Interview With Angela Gossow Posted Online - ARCH ENEMY Completes “Tyranny and Bloodshred” Tour;

 ARCH ENEMY are hot off the heels of the “Tyranny and Bloodshred” tour, which also marked their most successful North American headlining trek yet. The tour also featured labelmates Dark Tranquillity, Divine Heresy and Firewind making for one of the best guitar-shredder packages of the year. This run also marked ARCH ENEMY’s second North American visit in support of their highly successful album, Rise Of The Tyrant. Since their last visit in October they have seen extensive touring action throughout Europe, Japan, SE Asia and Australia.  Angela Gossow (vocals) recently sat down with MTV News’ Metal File and spoke about a number of issues concerning re-recordings of older tracks, a new DVD and how hectic her life has been. 

Arch Enemy Revive Early LPs With A Twist; Carcass Aim For U.S. Tour; Plus Disturbed & More News That Rules, In Metal File - ‘We’re just really hungry right now,’ frontwoman Angela Gossow says of Arch Enemy’s plans.

For additional information on ARCH ENEMY, feel free to visit www.myspace.com/archenemy

By Chris Harris - Last fall, Michael Amott, guitarist for Swedish melodic death-metallers Arch Enemy, confirmed in an interview with Metal File that Carcass, the legendary British grindcore band he played in during the early ’90s, would be re-forming for a spate of live gigs. But while the band has booked a ton of festival appearances overseas, Carcass have yet to announce a single U.S. date.

The File spoke to Arch Enemy frontwoman Angela Gossow (and Ammott’s fiancee) last week, just before the band played the final date on the sold-out Tyranny and Bloodshred Tour, with support acts Dark Tranquillity, Divine Heresy and Firewind. Gossow told us that while nothing has been made official, “there is something in the works for the States.”

According to Gossow, Carcass have been approached about a possible U.S. headlining run, but the right offer hasn’t come to the table yet. “There’s obviously huge interest in a Carcass tour,” she said. “I’m sure you guys will get it, but nothing has been confirmed or anything.”

Gossow and Amott have been engaged “forever,” but she says they haven’t “found the time to get married yet.” If the tour does come to fruition, Gossow said her fiance’s life is going to get more hectic than it already is. The guitarist will be pulling double duty with both Arch Enemy and Carcass, because, at the moment, both bands have impossibly full plates.

Arch Enemy, who continue to tour in support of last year’s Rise of the Tyrant, have already started working on material for the follow-up, Gossow said. And just six months ago, they hit the studio to re-record some of the band’s earliest material.

“We started re-recording the old stuff because, for most people, Arch Enemy started to exist with [2001's] Wages of Sin, because the band got big after I joined,” she explained. “Obviously, the band released three albums before that (1996’s Black Earth, 1998’s Stigmata and 1999’s Burning Bridges), and we’ve been trying on and off to play old songs live. Most of the time, we just get this stare from the crowd, and people think it’s a new song or a demo. A lot of young kids haven’t heard these tracks, so we just figured we’d re-record them, give them new exposure, and it’s going to give us the chance to play them live.

“These songs are 10 years old at this point, and it’s going to sound killer,” she continued. “Razor-sharp sound — and we’ll up the production. The songs will have a little bit of a twist to them; they’re going to sound new, even though they’re old.”

Arch Enemy plan to issue the re-recorded cuts in early 2009, after the release of their forthcoming live DVD, which was shot in Japan in March at a sold-out gig before an audience of 2,500. The footage was captured with 10 cameras, and the DVD will feature tons of backstage footage and interviews, Gossow said.

“We had the Fuji [Pacific] crew doing this, because the boss of Fuji is a huge fan,” she said, with a laugh. “Basically, they did it for free, and brought in a crane. You’d never know this guy would like our band, but there are a lot of metal fans out there, and you would never know it, because they look so official, and they’re wearing suits. But we’re like a metal factory, at the moment. It’s so great, because we actually have the motivation and we’re just really hungry right now.”

The rest of the week’s metal news:

The growing beef between Disturbed and the Dillinger Escape Plan got even more interesting this week. It all started when DEP guitarist Ben Weinman claimed in an interview that he’d watched Disturbed practice all their onstage moves during a sound check. Guitarist Dan Donegan fired back, claiming DEP had no idea what it takes to put on as massive a show as Disturbed put on, dismissing the remarks as jealousy. Dillinger fired back on June 2 in a post on their MySpace page, saying Donegan has “little-peen complex” and slamming the band for “sucking.” Disturbed frontman David Draiman later said in a radio interview that he respects Dillinger, but that he doesn’t “understand what the hell they think they saw with us. …This is what the big boys do who play stadium shows — they want to worry about how the lights look that they spend so much money on.” …

DragonForce have dubbed their forthcoming LP, which hits stores August 26, Ultra Beatdown. The disc will feature eight tracks, including “The Fire Still Burns,” “Heartbreak Armageddon” and “The Warrior Inside.” …

What has drummer David Silveria been up to since taking a “hiatus” from Korn? Starting a new band, that’s what. A MySpace page for Satellite Syndrome popped up earlier this week — and has since been pulled down — which stated the band should be releasing its debut album early next year. The group is currently in the studio, recording material for that effort. …

French progressive-extreme metallers Gojira will issue The Way of All Flesh on October 14. The LP is in the process of being tracked in Los Angeles with producer and ex-Machine Head guitarist Logan Mader. …

Eerik Purdon has parted ways with Omnium Gatherum. It isn’t the first time the bassist has split, and the band still isn’t sure why he bolted. “We ain’t got a clue really what the hell happened here,” the band said in a statement. Omnium are currently on the hunt for a replacement. The band’s forthcoming album, The Redshift, will feature 11 tracks, including “Chameleon Skin,” “Shapes and Shades,” and “Song for December.” …

Walls of Jericho have set The American Dream as the title of their new album, which lands in stores this summer. In other album news, Motörhead will release their next record, Motörize, before the end of the year. …

Arsis have parted ways with drummer Darren Cesca, and they’ve already replaced him with Alex Tomlin. Cesca’s departure, the band claimed, was due to “differences in personalities and an overall difference in direction.”

GIBSON USA ANNOUNCED THE NEW GIBSON ROBOT LES PAUL STUDIO AND GIBSON ROBOT SG SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION GUITARS IN A NEW RED METALLIC FINISH

Musical Giant Releases Limited Edition Models to Meet Huge Worldwide Demand

 - www.gibson.com/robotguitar  - Nashville, Tennessee… Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology has released the new limited edition Gibson Les Paul and SG Robot guitar models in a new red Metallic finish to meet continued worldwide demand and to be featured at this year’s Summer NAMM show in Nashville, June 20-22, 2008. Guitarists worldwide have demanded another opportunity to own this revolutionary self-tuning guitar and Gibson USA has offered the opportunity through the introduction of the two new models. The debut of the Gibson Robot guitar in December 2007 was the most anticipated and talked about guitar launch of its time. As a result of the immediate sale, thousands demanded another opportunity for a Gibson Robot guitar model using the amazing self-tuning robotic technology.  The models feature the Robot automatic tuning and is available only for a limited time. The Gibson Les Paul Ltd has an MSRP of  $3,999 USD and the Gibson Robot SG Special Ltd. has an MSRP of $3,599. Both The models feature performance safeguarding Neutrik Jak which secures the cord into the guitar and offers classic styling, performance and power of a legendary SG. The Red Metallic finish is a limited opportunity for all guitar enthusiasts. Once the models are sold out they will not be reproduced.

Gibson is known worldwide for producing classic models in every major style of fretted instrument, including acoustic and electric guitars, mandolins, and banjos. Gibson’s HD.6X-PRO Digital Guitar and the Gibson Robot Guitar represent the biggest advances in electric guitar design in over 70 years. Founded in 1894 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and headquartered in Nashville since 1984, Gibson Guitar Corp.’s family of brands now includes Epiphone, Dobro, Maestro, Kramer, Steinberger, Tobias, Echoplex, Electar, Flatiron, Slingerland, Valley Arts,  Oberheim, Sunshine Piano, Take Anywhere Technology, Baldwin, J&C Fischer, Chickering, Hamilton, and Wurlitzer. Visit Gibson’s website at www.gibson.com or www.gibson.com/press - Official Gibson Robot Website – www.gibson.com/robotguitar - A list of Gibson Guitar dealers is available at www.gibson.com 

URGENT!! USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION *** ONLINE ENTRIES & SPECIAL DEADLINE EXTENSION

We have extended the deadline of the USA Songwriting Competition for you to enter till June 30th. 2008 Competition!  - Radio Airplay! - Grand Prize of US$50,000 in Cash & Merchandise! - 15 different categories - Winners Will Be determined by Top Music Industry Pros*   With our new sponsor Broadjam, you may enter your entries online with them and receive a free 6 month Broadjam Mob membership worth $25.00. Winning songs will receive radio airplay in United States and Canada along with great prizes such as a Top Prize of over $50,000.

Sponsors of the 2008 Competition are: New Music Weekly, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Sony, Audio-Technica, Ibanez Guitars, D’Addario Strings, Sam Ash Music Stores, ARC (Advanced Room Correction System), IK Multimedia, Mi7.com, Intellitouch Tuners, Shari’s Berries, Indie Bible, LivewireMusician.com, AirplayAccess.com, Loggins Promotion, Superdups.com, Acoustic Café Radio Program, Sonicbids.com, Broadjam and XM Radio. 

Also, you can cast your vote on the Broadjam.com list of USA Songwriting Competition entries!  Hurry, Last chance to enter this year! The entry form can be found at: http://www.songwriting.net/entryform.html

Or enter online here with your MP3: http://online.songwriting.net - Or through Broadjam at (Enter here and receive a FREE 6 month MoB membership worth $25.00, only through the Broadjam link here):

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PAST WINNERS & FINALISTS’ UPDATES - *Ari Gold (2007 USA Songwriting Competition Grand Prize Winner) has his winning song “Where The Music Takes You” currently climbing up the Billboard Charts. It is currently at #22 (HOT DANCE/CLUB PLAY Charts). The song hit #1 on Sirius OutQ and #1 video on Logo TV channel and won Overall Grand Prize as well as 1st Prize, Pop at the 2007 USA Songwriting Competition. You can listen to this song that is climbing the charts here: http://www.myspace.com/usasongcomp.  *Simon Spire (2007 USA Songwriting Competition Honorable Mention Award Winner) was signed by Sony/BMG and his album “All Or Nothing” will be released in July 2008.  *Kate Voegele (1st Prize Winner Pop, 2005 USA Songwriting Competition) is currently touring with multi-award winning Pop group “Hanson”. She is currently signed to MySpace/Interscope Records, her album is out. She remains the youngest first prize winner of the USA Songwriting Competition at 18 years old at that time of her win.

~Were you a past winner or finalist of the USA Songwriting Competition and have some interesting news on yourself? If so, please e-mail us at: info@songwriting.net

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** COMPILATION CD [sponsored by WWW.SUPERDUPS.COM] “NEW MUSIC NOW Vol 5″ - THE USA SONGWRITING COMPETITION COMPILATION CD sponsored by SUPERDUPS.COM. USA Songwriting Competition’s CD Compilation.

This CD is out and includes the 2007 winners such as Ari Gold, Carbon Leaf, Jules Anna Jones, etc. For more information visit: http://www.songwriting.net

GODSMACK “SCHOOLS” BOSTON RADIO LISTENERS

Band is latest to participate in Entercom’s “Get Schooled,” featuring private lessons from music’s biggest names.  Boston, MA (June 24, 2008) – Tonight, Sully Erna, front man for the multiplatinum Universal Records artist Godsmack, will step behind the drum kit to give a select group of WAAF-FM/Boston listeners the lesson of their life.  It’s the latest installment of “Get Schooled,” a unique program launched by Entercom Communications Corp. (NYSE: ETM) at the beginning of this year.  “Get Schooled” connects aspiring musicians and fans across the country to one-of-a-kind encounters with their favorite artists.  Musicians conducting “Get Schooled” events to-date include: Avenged Sevenfold, Little Steven Van Zandt, Motley Crue, Rush, Seether, Spoon and The Bravery, among others.  Upcoming events and archival multimedia are available at http://getschooled.fm.  Guitar Center, the world’s largest musical instrument retailer, is the launch sponsor for Get Schooled, providing product integration including instruments and equipment at many of the events. 

“We are excited to be spearheading these unique listener experiences in many of our markets across the country,” noted Entercom President and CEO David J. Field.  “‘Get Schooled’ evolves the traditional meet and greet into a truly interactive and engaging experience – and our digital assets enable us to share these lessons with fans everywhere.”  

Listeners qualify to participate in “Get Schooled” at Entercom station websites throughout the country, where they demonstrate that they’re a fan and a musician of any level.  The lucky winners meet, interact and play with their favorite musicians and industry mavens, soaking in lessons on everything from metal guitar shredding to how to promote their bands or record a demo.  The events are held live at venues including recording studios, concert arenas and Guitar Center locations across the nation.  

Drum aficionado and 11-year-old Nolan Ward recently participated in a Get Schooled event in Portland, Oregon with alternative rockers The Presidents of the United States of America.  Said his father Dan, “He still hasn’t stopped talking about meeting [vocalist and drummer] Jason Finn and getting to go backstage.  I think his regular drum lessons will have a hard time competing with the experience he had ‘getting schooled.’”   In the words of Nolan himself, “They really rocked out!”  

For more information about Entercom’s “Get Schooled” program, please contact Drew Kondylas at dkondylas@entercom.com.

At last it’s here - The absolutely KILLER and long awaited debut album from FELLSILENT

   Is now available to pre-order !!!  The official announcement for pre-orders is actually on Monday, but as always you lucky guys on the mailing list get the heads up before anyone else!  Simply click the picture below to to order your copy of ‘The Hidden Words’ now from the Basick Online Store and guarantee getting your copy earlier than in any of the shops !

http://basickrecords.bigcartel.com - Failing that, you can also now pre-order the album in all your favorite local independent record shops (please do), as well as the big chains: HMV | PLAY | AMAZON | ZAVVI - And if you still haven’t checked out what all the fuss is about, you need to do yourself a big favour and get over to the bands site NOW to check out clips from the album !
http://www.myspace.com/fellsilent

INTRONAUT Announces New Album Title; Studio Report

Unparalleled intensity, psychedelic brutality, captivating hooks and just the right dose of unpredictability have defined Southern California’s INTRONAUT since their inception in 2004. But, they’ll be taking thinking man’s metal in a new direction with their Century Media debut, Prehistoricisms. The band is currently tracking drums at Opera Studios in North Hollywood and recording guitars and bass at Castle Oaks Studios in Calabasas. Vocals are being completed at Clearlake Audio in North Hollywood, and the whole process is being engineered by Josh Newell (Jane’s Addiction). Expect a release later this year.

“I can’t even begin to express how excited we are about this record,” said frontman and guitarist Sacha Dunable. “It’s definitely our most densely packed body of work yet.  In addition to the standard INTRONAUT angle of attack, we have some surprises including an awesome guest solo from Negativa/Gorguts guitarist Steeve Hurdle, as well as some truly jaw-dropping moments of Indian/metal fusion courtesy of Joe and Dave. Stoked.”

The group has been critics’ darlings, receiving numerous accolades from such major publications as Decibel, Metal Maniacs, Outburn and Revolver, among a slew of others. Decibel even listed Prehistoricisms as “One of the most anticipated releases of 2008.” In October 2007, INTRONAUT released  The Challenger EP, but this will be the band’s first set of recordings with new guitarist and longtime friend Dave Timnick, with whom they have only recorded one Pink Floyd cover (“Arnold Layne”) for a Syd Barrett tribute disc up until now.

In less than a week, INTRONAUT will join The Ocean and Lair of the Minotaur in one of the more diverse bills of the year for a short run through Arizona and California before heading out with Mouth of the Architect and Behold…The Arctopus for The Ultimate Brodeo Tour.  Check out the tour dates below:

INTRONAUT; w/The Ocean, Lair of the Minotaur

06/12   The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

06/13   Audie’s Olympic – Fresno, CA

06/14   Annie’s Social Club – San Francisco, CA

06/15   The Jumping Turtle – San Marcos, CA

06/16   Downtown Brew – San Luis Obispo, CA

06/17   The Knitting Factory – Hollywood, CA

The Ultimate Brodeo Tour w/Mouth of the Architect, Behold…The Arctopus

08/01   Ravari Room – Columbus, OH

08/02   Melody Inn – Indianapolis, IN

08/03   Howler’s Coyote Café – Pittsburgh, PA

08/04   Xtreme Wheels – Buffalo, NY

08/05   The Downtown Quarterback – Endicott, NY

08/06   The Middle East – Cambridge, MA

08/07   The Living Room – Providence, RI

08/08   The Knitting Factory Tap Bar – New York, NY

08/09   Broad Street Ministry – Philadelphia, PA

08/10   DC9 – Washington, DC

08/11   Nara Sushi – Richmond, VA

08/12   The Milestone – Charlotte, NC

08/13   Drunken Unicorn – Atlanta, GA

08/14   The Haven – Orlando, FL

08/15   Brass Mug – Tampa, FL

08/16   The Atlantic – Gainesville, FL

08/17   High Ground Venue – Metairie, LA

08/18   Hi Tone Café – Memphis, TN

08/19   OPO Downstairs @ The Urban Table – Fayetteville, AR

08/20   Downtown Music – Little Rock, AR

08/21   Red Blood Club – Dallas, TX

08/22   Red 7 – Austin, TX

08/23   The Conservatory – Oklahoma City, OK

08/25   Gator’s – Farmington, NM

08/26   The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ

08/27   The Knitting Factory – Hollywood, CA

08/28   Chaser’s – San Diego, CA

08/29   Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA

08/30   Rotture – Portland, OR

08/31   Riversdale Grange – Roseburg, OR

09/01   Studio Seven – Seattle, WA

09/03   Marquis Theater – Denver, CO

09/04   Replay Lounge – Lawrence, KS

09/05   2 Cents Plain – St. Louis, MO

09/06   Vaudeville Mews – Des Moines, IA

09/07   Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL

ABORTED Streams Entire New Album and Posts New Videos Online

European death metal butchers, ABORTED, have refined and re-defined the tools of their trade on their sixth full-length, Strychnine.213, to murder the listener with unimaginably gruesome, shockingly diverse brutality. This savage assault is set for a June 24th release, just as the band embarks on this year’s Summer Slaughter tour. Be sure to check out www.myspace.com/summerslaughtertour for their complete itinerary.  Sven De Caluwe (vocals) further comments: “The last paperwork and arrangements are being made here for our departure to the U.S. in a few days, all I can say is that the band is extremely excited to get out there and crush everything together with all these killer bands on this year’s Summer Slaughter tour. This is not only one of the coolest tours with very diverse bands, it’s also a great opportunity for us to party with our good friends for over a month.
To all the fans out there: bring your helmets because it’s fuckin’ hammer time! See you all soon.” Beginning today, fans can stream Strychnine.213 in its entirety on the group’s official MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/abortedmetal. The band have also posted live footage, along with a short backstage interview, filmed at Neurotic Death Fest in Tilburg (NL) online. So, if you are ready for some intense live devastation, follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5T3SlxK5Gk.  Also, if you want to check out all the craziness that takes place in the studio with ABORTED, just click on the link below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eNOucVkU0w Combining the band’s undeniable live energy with a powerhouse production from Eric Rachel (The Red Chord, The Black Dahlia Murder, God Forbid), and a much needed, diversified approach to the overly edited, sterile sounding death metal records of today, ABORTED succeed in retaining their vicious roots while evolving in terms of melody, musical virtuosity and vigor.  Strychnine.213 reinforces the notion that ABORTED have doubtlessly developed into extreme metal’s most promising new breed. 

Tour Shedule: 6/20- Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre;  6/21-Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s; 6/22- Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s; 6/24- Albany, NY @ Northern Lights; 6/25- Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero; 6/26- New York, NY @ Irving Plaza; 6/27- Worcester, MA @ The Palladium; 6/28- Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom; 6/29- Richmond, VA @ The National; 6/30- Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero; 7/01- Atlanta, GA @  The Masquerade; 7/02- St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing; 7/04- San Antonio, TX @ The White Rabbit; 7/05- Houston, TX @ Meridian; 7/06- Dallas, TX @ House of Blues; 7/08- El Paso, TX @ Club 101; 7/09- Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre; 7/10- Phoenix, AZ @ Marquee Theatre; 7/11- Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues; 7/12- Bakersfield, CA @ The Dome; 7/13- San Diego, CA @ Soma; 7/15- San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore; 7/16 - Reno, NV @ The New Oasis; 7/17- Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre; 7/18- Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven; 7/19- Spokane, WA @ Big Easy; 7/20- Boise, ID @ Big Easy; 7/21- Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theatre; 7/23- Denver, CO @ Cervantes Ballroom; 7/24- Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground; 7/25- Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave; 7/26- Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave; 7/27- St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s; 7/28- Chicago, IL @ House of Blues.

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: Premiere “Black Bubblegum” Video; Announce Warped Tour Dates, Monsters Of Rock Appearance

For Immediate Release    

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN sees the worldwide premiere of their video for “Black Bubblegum”, the second video from their acclaimed new album Ire Works, today via MySpace. The video was shot in Los Angeles, CA with Ilan Sharone of Pneuamtic Pictures. 

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN are currently rounding out their Australian and New Zealand headlining tour. The band will then return to Europe in June for dates with MESHUGGAH and a number of festival appearances including Download, Gods Of Metal, Roskilde, and more.

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN has also been added to a portion of this Summer’s Warped Tour followed by a U.S. tour with CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, THROWDOWN, and BURY YOUR DEAD. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE will also be performing as part of the Monsters Of Rock Festival in Calgary along with OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST, HATEBREED, VOIVOD, and more. A complete listing of confirmed DEP tour dates can be found below with more to be announced soon.  

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN is available for interviews upon request.  To speak with the band, simply contact Betsey Cichoracki at Relapse Records via any of the means listed at the bottom of this message.  Updated THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN news and tour information will be made available at the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com, and THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN MySpace: www.MySpace.com/DILLINGERESCAPEPLAN.   

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Tour Dates:

 May 21       Auckland, New Zealand Transmission Room

June 13       Castle Park, U.K.           Castle Donington (as part of Download Festival)

June 14       Moskau, Russia Club Trocha

June 15       St. Petersburg, Russia   Club Port

June 16       Helsinki, Finland            Nosturi

June 17       Stuttgart, Germany        Rohre (w/ BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 18       Afschaffenburg, Germany Colossal (w/ BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 20       Brussels, Belgium          VK (w/ MESHUGGAH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 21       Tilburg, Netherlands       013 (w/ MESHUGGAH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 22       Clisson, France Hellfest (w/ MESHUGGAH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 24       Winterthur, Switzerland  Saishaus (w/ MESHUGGAH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 25       Prague, Czech Republic Roxy (w/ MESHUGGAH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 26       Warsaw, Poland            Progresja (w/ MESHUGGAH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 27       Lindau, Germany           Club Vaudeville (w/ MESHUGGAH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

June 28       Bologna, Italy                Gods Of Metal Festival

June 30       Bolzano, Italy                Palasport (w/ MESHUGGAH, BETWEEN THE BURIED & ME)

July 3         Gothenburg, Sweden      Sticky Fingers

July 4         Kristiansand, Norway     Quart Festival

July 5         Roskilde, Denmark         Roskilde Festival

***All dates from July 9 thru July 15 as part of Warped Tour***

July 9         Atlanta, GA                   Lakewood Amphitheater

July 10        Orlando, FL                   Central Florida Fairgrounds

July 11        St Petersburg, FL          Vinoy Park

July 12        Miami, FL                      Bicentennial Park

July 13        Elkton, FL                     St. Johns County Fairgrounds

July 14        Charlotte, NC                 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

July 15        Virginia Beach, VA         Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

***All dates from July 17 thru 25 w/ CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, THROWDOWN, BURY YOUR DEAD, INCITE***

July 17        Philadelphia, PA            Electric Factory

July 18        Worcester, MA              Palladium

July 19        New York, NY                The Fillmore

July 20        New York, NY                The Fillmore

July 21        Baltimore, MD               Ramshead Live

July 23        Chicago, IL                    Vic Theatre

July 25        Toronto, ON                   Wakefest

July 26        Calgary, AB                   McMahon Stadium (as part of Monsters Of Rock fest)

Thunder on the Lot opening up as a full-scale event on Saturday night June 14th

Thunder on the Lot is a NO COLORS EVENT

This year marks the beginning of a new tradition for Thunder on the Lot by opening up as a full-scale event on Saturday night from 4 to 10pm to include a live performance by the multi-platinum, 70’s classic rock band “FOGHAT” at 8:00pm with opening act “Joe Walla Band” at 6:30pm

On Saturday night only there is a $5 entrance fee for all attendees. Ages 12 and under are free.  Concert seating first come, first served. Parking is five dollars.

“FLASHBACK,” FEATURING THE MYSTIC ORCHESTRA, RE-ENVISIONS ROCK CONCERT LEGENDS’ GREATEST MUSIC TO CREATE “THE CLASSIC ROCK EXPERIENCE”

    (Artwork by Ed Unitsky) - SAVANNAH, GA – 06/03/2008 - John Lennon gave the marching orders long ago. Imagine. For his part, veteran concert promoter Rick Bowen imagined a rock concert like no other: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd playing together on one stage. Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and other legends performing with the benefit of today’s state-of-the-art lighting and sound.  The elusive tribal feeling, unique to classic rock concerts, recreated for a new generation.

Imagine no more. “Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience,” featuring the Mystic Orchestra, is about to storm the concert arenas of America – kicking off August 27 at the Civic Center in Mobile, Alabama (see below for complete itinerary).  With its elite team of musicians, technical wizards and design specialists, “Flashback –– the Classic Rock Experience,” delivers anew the hit music of the all-time greatest artists: Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and more, presented in a mind-boggling multi-media spectacle one must see to believe.

“The intention is to present the music like it’s never been presented before,” says Bowen, founder of “Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience,” and its creative director. “I wanted to do it even better than done originally. We have the world’s greatest players, who studied every move the classic bands ever made.”

With music director Frank Gilcken at the helm, the Mystic Orchestra features 14 brilliant rock musicians and singers, as well as an 11-piece string-and-horn section, together elevating classic rock to new heights. For the Mystic Orchestra core band, Gilcken recruited fellow guitarists Phil Hilborne and Jamie Humphries (veterans of the hit Queen retrospective “We Will Rock You” and the Australian Pink Floyd Show, respectively), keyboardist Brian Chatton (Phil Collins and Meatloaf), keyboard/woodwind player David Boruff (Madonna, Chicago) and Australian drummer Adam Troughear.

Rocking the mics, Shaun Williamson (lead singer, King Karma, Spanish vocalist Jose Manzano, Katrina Chester (star of the off-Broadway smash “Love, Janis”), Elizabeth Eagan and star lead vocalist Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, back to sing that band’s greatest hits and more.

The nearly three-hour show reworks indelible songs of the most highly regarded era in rock: the Doors’ “Light My Fire” and “Riders on the Storm.” Janis Joplin’s “Piece of My Heart” and “Mercedes Benz.” Jimi Hendrix masterpieces like “Purple Haze” and “Foxy Lady.” Other rock classics include Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water,” Steppenwolf’s “Born to be Wild,” “Layla” by Derek and the Dominoes, Rod Stewart’s “Maggie May,” as well as Three Dog Night’s “One” and “Joy to the World,” sung by Chuck Negron.

The second half of the show offers something never before attempted in the rock ‘n’ roll universe: Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd playing together. All their greatest songs are featured, including Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love,” “Kashmir” and “Stairway to Heaven,” as well as Pink Floyd’s “Money,” “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2,” “Wish You Were Here,” “Comfortably Numb” and “Shine On You Crazy Diamond.”   This is a carefully crafted meeting of the titans - a loving vision of what might have been.

Behind the scenes, Bowen assembled a world-class production team to mount “Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience.” They include promotions manager and founder of Rainbow Ticketmasters, Lou Dickstein; lighting designers Bryan Hartley and Phil Ealy; art designer Ed Unitsky; and sound mixer Seth Goldman. Collectively, these experts have worked with the top acts in rock ‘‘n’’ roll: Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, the Doors, Pink Floyd, Kiss, Elton John, Van Halen and David Bowie to name just a few.

Great as the bands were in the ‘60’s and early ‘70’s, they were handicapped by primitive light and sound. For “Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience,” Bowen and his team have no such problems. Six truckloads of intelligent LED lighting, lasers, pyrotechnics, an overhead helium-filled zeppelin with two screens and five additional towering hi-def video screens are all backed up by an EAW Quad 225,000-watt surround sound system.

Bowen is in a unique position to oversee “Flashback – the Classic Rock Experience.” A veteran producer/promoter of at least 1,500 concerts, Bowen has seen and worked with such immortals as the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, Elvis, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Three Dog Night, and Rod Stewart, to name a few. But he sees this project as the culmination of a life’s work.

Says Bowen, “These legends represent the best rock and pop music ever created and, turning back the hands of time, with an average ticket price under $40.00.” Adding, “If we do our job right, this re-creation will be a night to remember, a concert event and experience for multiple generations, as we tour the nation.”

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