MONSTER ENERGY DRINK & THE WHISKY A GO-GO PRESENTS: 4th ANNUAL ROCK AGAINST MS ALL-STAR BENEFIT CONCERT AND AWARD SHOW

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The fourth annual Rock Against MS returns to the Whisky A Go-Go in Hollywood with yet another amazing All-Star lineup. The 4th Annual brings back Rocks elite artists in support of longtime friend and publicist, Nancy B. Sayle. This rock-fueled concert is to help raise awareness and funding for Sayle and the new foundation benefiting those living with MS.

Musicians currently announced for this event include: Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big, The Winery Dogs), Pat Torpey (Mr. Big), Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy/Whitesnake), Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake/TSO), Dug Pinnick (King’s X), Joey Vera (Armored Saint, Motor Sister), Nick Bowcott (Grim Reaper, Marshall) Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction), Phil X (Bon Jovi, The Drills), Phil Buckman (Fuel), Todd Morse (Juliette & The Licks, The Offspring, H2O), Jeff Scott Soto (TSO), Marty O’Brien (Lita Ford), Matt Starr (Ace Frehley, Mr. Big), Joshua Ray (Shania Twain), Derek Frank (Shania Twain), Elijah Wood (Shania Twain), Gretchen Bonaduce (Ankh), Ace Von Johnson (Faster Pussycat), Anthony “Tiny” Biuso (Hedpe/TSOL), Shawn Duncan (Bulletboys/Odin), Tanya O’Callaghan (Ronnie Woods), Howie Simon (Nelson, Eric Martin), Jeff Duncan (Armored Saint), Yolanda Thomas,
Petty Cash (Members From The Offspring, Juliette & The Licks, Fuel), The Guessing Game (featuring Jeff Rouse, Duff Mckagan’s Loaded, Chris Jericho’s Fozzy, Gary Westlake, Peter Frampton) and more.

When: Thursday, March 10th 2016

Where: CONCERT / VIP MEET and GREET
The Whisky A Go-Go
8901 W. Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069
VIP Meet and Greet: 6:00 PM
Doors: 7:00PM
Show Starts at 8PM
Tickets:

· General Admission – $35
· Floors – W/ Pre-Show meet and greet at 6PM – $100
· Balcony- VIP meet and greet 6PM – $150
· VIP – Reserved Booth for four people w/meet and greet – $500 + $100 in food and/or drink credit
· VIP – Reserved Booth for eight people w/ meet and greet – $1,000 + $100 in food and/or drink credit

To buy tickets, please go to ticketfly.com.

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METALLICA TO REISSUE “KILL ‘EM ALL” AND “RIDE THE LIGHTNING” AS DELUXE BOX SETS

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Metallica has announced that they will reissue their first two albums Kill ‘Em All and Ride The Lightning on April 15th. Both albums have been remastered for the most advanced sound quality and will be available in three formats – CD, vinyl, and Deluxe Box set. Both Deluxe Box sets include original source material from the band’s personal collection with many never before heard or seen recordings, along with a book including rare photos and essays from those who were there.

The deluxe numbered box set of Kill ‘Em All includes four vinyl records, five CDs, one DVD, a deluxe book including rare photos and a patch while the deluxe numbered box set of Ride the Lightning includes four vinyl records, six CDs, one DVD, a deluxe book including more of those unseen photos, a mini-book of lyrics handwritten by James Hetfield and a set of three posters. The Deluxe Box sets are limited edition collectors’ items.

Fans can preorder both Deluxe Box sets at the Metallica store now and all six new items will also be available at your local record store on Friday, April 15th, just in time for Record Store Day.

Kill ‘Em All track listing:

CD/Vinyl:

Hit The Lights
The Four Horsemen
Motorbreath
Jump In The Fire
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
Seek & Destroy
Metal Militia

Vinyl – Live At Espace Balard, Paris, France – February 9th, 1984 (2LP) – Previously Unreleased:

The Ecstasy Of Gold
Hit The Lights
The Four Horsemen
Jump In The Fire
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
Ride The Lightning
Motorbreath
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Seek & Destroy
Metal Militia

Vinyl – Jump In The Fire (Picture Disc):

Jump In The Fire
Seek & Destroy (“Live” at The Automatt)
Phantom Lord (“Live” at The Automatt)

CD – Interview & Radio IDs:

Metal Forces Interview with Lars, January 1984
Radio IDs with Lars, James, and Cliff from 1984

CD – Rough Mixes From Lars’ Vault, Bootleg Tracks and Whiplash Remix EP:

Motorbreath (Rough Mix)
Hit The Lights (Rough Mix)
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth (Rough Mix)
Seek & Destroy (Rough Mix)
Whiplash (Rough Mix)
The Four Horsemen (Rough Mix)
Seek & Destroy (NOT Live from The Automatt)
Phantom Lord (NOT Live from The Automatt)
Jump In The Fire
Whiplash (Special Neckbrace Remix)
Seek & Destroy (“Live” at The Automatt)
Phantom Lord (“Live” at The Automatt)

CD – Live At J Bees Rock III, Middletown, NY – January 20th, 1984 – Previously Unreleased:

The Four Horsemen
Jump In The Fire
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Phantom Lord
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash

CD – Live At The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA – October 31st, 1983 – Previously Unreleased:

Hit The Lights
The Four Horsemen
Jump In The Fire
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Phantom Lord
When Hell Freezes Over (The Call Of Ktulu)
Seek & Destroy
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Creeping Death
Guitar Solo
Metal Militia

DVD – Metallica Live At The Metro In Chicago On August 12th, 1983 – Previously Unreleased Except No Remorse and Metal Milita

Hit The Lights (Video Only/No Audio)
The Four Horsemen (Video Only/No Audio)
Jump In The Fire (Video Only/Partial Audio)
Phantom Lord
No Remorse
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
Whiplash
Seek & Destroy
Guitar Solo
Metal Militia

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Ride The Lightning track listing:

CD/Vinyl:

Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
For Whom The Bell Tolls
Fade To Black
Trapped Under Ice
Escape
Creeping Death
The Call Of Ktulu

Vinyl – Live At The Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA – March 10th, 1985 (2LP) – Previously Unreleased

The Ecstasy Of Gold
Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Phantom Lord
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
For Whom The Bell Tolls
No Remorse
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy
Creeping Death
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath

Vinyl – Creeping Death (Picture Disc):

Creeping Death
Am I Evil?
Blitzkrieg

CD – Metallica Interviews:

Metal Forces Interview with Lars, November 1984
WUSC Cleveland Radio Interview with Cliff and Kirk – February 1985
Metal Madness Interview with Lars, March 1985

CD – Demos And Rough Mixes From Lars’ Vault – Previously Unreleased:

Ride The Lightning (Studio Demo)
When Hell Freezes Over (The Call Of Ktulu) (Studio Demo)
Creeping Death (Studio Demo)
Fight Fire With Fire (Studio Demo)
Ride The Lightning (Garage Demo)
When Hell Freezes Over (The Call Of Ktulu) (Garage Demo)
Fight Fire With Fire (Garage Demo)
Ride The Lightning (Boom Box Demo)
Blitzkrieg (Rhythm Track Rough Mix)
Am I Evil? (Rhythm Track Rough Mix)

CD – Live At Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA – March 15th, 1985 – Previously Unreleased:

Fight Fire With Fire
Ride The Lightning
Phantom Lord
The Four Horsemen
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth)
For Whom The Bell Tolls
No Remorse
Fade To Black
Creeping Death
Guitar Solo
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath”

CD – Live At The Lyceum Theatre, London, UK – December 20th, 1984

Phantom Lord
The Four Horsemen
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
For Whom The Bell Tolls
No Remorse
The Call Of Ktulu
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
Creeping Death
Guitar Solo
Metal Militia

CD – Live At Castle Donington, UK – August 17th, 1985 – Previously Unreleased:

Creeping Death
Ride The Lightning
For Whom The Bell Tolls
The Four Horsemen
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
Motorbreath

DVD – Live At The Metal Hammer Festival In St. Goarshausen, Germany – September 14th, 1985:

Creeping Death
Ride The Lightning
Disposable Heroes
No Remorse
(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth
For Whom The Bell Tolls
The Four Horsemen
Fade To Black
Seek & Destroy
Whiplash
Fight Fire With Fire
Guitar Solo
Am I Evil?
Motorbreath

Live At MTV’s Day On The Green At Oakland Stadium, Oakland, CA – August 31st, 1985:

Creeping Death
Ride The Lightning
For Whom The Bell Tolls
MTV Day On The Green Interview with Lars and James

Danish TV – Previously Unreleased:

Lars Ulrich When He Was Young (Lars’ first television interview)
SPOT – Lars Ulrich

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OZZY OSBOURNE/FIREWIND GUITARIST GUS G. ANNOUNCES LIMITED, NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR THIS APRIL

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Greek guitar phenomenon, Gus G. (Ozzy Osbourne, Firewind), will embark on a mini North American headlining tour from April 15th to April 24th, see dates below.

Gus G. states, “I’m very excited to play my first US and Canada shows in support of my new album Brand New Revolution. I purposely decided to do select, VERY exclusive and intimate shows for my die-hard followers. I know it’s been long overdue and I hope to see you all there for some loud, hot and sweaty rocking nights.

I will be playing mainly material from my two solo albums, but there will be some classic Firewind, Ozzy and Black Sabbath songs sprinkled into the set as well. These shows are not to be missed.”

Brand New Revolution was recorded with Jay Ruston (Stone Sour, Anthrax, Steel Panther, etc.) and mixed by Mike Fraser (Metallica, AC/DC, Van Halen, Aerosmith, etc.). Just as on I Am The Fire, the core of Gus G.’s recording group consisted of Jo Nunez (Firewind) on drums and Marty O’ Brien (Lita Ford band) on bass.

Watch video’s for the instrumental, The Quest, and for the song, What Lies Below, featuring vocals by Elize Ryd (Amaranthe), below.

Gus G. North American Headlining Tour:

April 15th – Rock Island, IL – Ribco
April 16th – Westland, MI – Token Lounge
April 17th – Bradley, IL – The Looney Bin
April 19th – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
April 20th – Ottawa, Canada – Brass Monkey
April 21st – Toronto, Canada – The Rockpile
April 22nd – Long Branch, NJ – The Brighton Bar
April 24th – Elmhurst, NY – Blackthorne 51

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METAL CHURCH ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE IN SUPPORT OF LATEST ALBUM “XI” SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 25TH

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Metal Church are hitting the road in the United States and Europe in support of their latest Rat Pak Records release XI. The band will be playing two warm-up shows in the state of Washington before heading out on the Monsters Of Rock cruise this month. The first part of the United States tour begins on March 24th in Portland, ME and runs through April 9th wrapping up in Rochester, NY at the Montage Music Hall. The record release party for XI will be the show on March 25th in Manchester, NH at the Jewel Nightclub. Admission to that show is free and is on a first come first served basis. Metal Church will be heading over to Europe in May and then return back to Europe for more dates in July and August. More tour dates to be announced in the near future.

XI, the band’s 11th studio album available worldwide on March 25th, marks the return of legendary vocalist and front man Mike Howe. The new album is available for pre-order in various exclusive bundles at ratpakrecordsamerica.com/metal-church. A limited number of the Deluxe International Version are available on the website and features a bonus disc of 8 extra songs. Other bundles include guitar picks, stickers, a special edition behind the scenes photo book, t-shirts and even a limited number of personal phone calls from Mike Howe himself. The album is also available for pre-order on Amazon, Google Play and at iTunes and fans that order the digital version will receive an instant download of Killing Your Time from the new album.

Metal Church recently released an official music video for the debut single from XI, No Tomorrow. The video can be seen here.

Metal Church 2016 tour dates:

February:

19 Aberdeen, WA D & R Theater
20 Fife, WA Louie G’s
22-26th Miami, FL Monsters Of Rock Cruise

March:

24 Portland. ME The Asylum
25 Manchester, NH Jewel Nightclub (Free Show) [Record Release Party] 26 Hartford, CT Webster Theater
28 New York, NY B.B. Kings
29 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
30th Westland, MI The Token Lounge

April:

1 Ringle, MI Q & Z Expo Center
2 Cudahy, WI The Metal Grill
3 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
4 Chicago, IL Reggie’s
6 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
7 Columbus, OH O’Shecky’s
8 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
9 Rochester, NY Montage Music Hall

May:

6 Hamburg, GER Klubsen
7 Hannover, GER Musikzentrum
8 Saarbrücken, GER Garage
10 London, UK Underworld
12 Prattein, SWI Z7
13 Regensburg, GER Airport Obertraubling
14 Gelsenkirchen, GER Rock Hard Festival
15 Berlin, GER Columbia Theater

July:

15 Balingen, GER Bang Your Head Festival
16 Eindhoven, NETH Dynamo Metalfest

August:

5 Pori, FIN Porisphere Festival
6 Wacken, GER Wacken Open Air
13 Kortrijk, BEL Alcatraz Metal Fest

For more information on all upcoming tour dates, go to metalchurchofficial.com.

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GUITARIST VIVIAN CAMPBELL DISCUSSES THE FIVE ALBUMS THAT CHANGED HIS LIFE

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Guitarist Vivian Campbell shares the five albums that changed his life with Joe Bosso of Classic Rock, see his list below.

* Rory Gallagher – Live in Europe (1972):

“This is the first record I ever owned and dropped a needle on. I just loved it, and I spent hours trying to learn the guitar parts on it. Rory has been a huge influence on me. He’s one of the best guitarists I’ve ever heard.

This is a live album, and by that I mean it’s all live. It’s not one of those records where they went back and re-recorded parts. Rory’s studio albums were a mixed bag, but on stage he was in his element. I got to see him play live, and I can tell you that what he did in concert is just what you get on this record.

Rory was a complete blues player. He had so much energy, and he never played the same thing twice. One of the first songs of his I learned was Messin with the Kid, and when I saw him live I was struck by how it wasn’t anything like the studio version. But that was typical of Rory – he plugged in and played. There was no pretense about him.”

* Thin Lizzy – Live and Dangerous (1978):

“I came to learn in later years that this album isn’t quite as ‘live’ as Rory Gallagher’s Live in Europe, but most of it’s live. I saw Thin Lizzy many times – Sweet Savage opened about 30 or 40 shows for them – so I can say for a fact that this record is a very good representation of them on stage.

Aside from the tremendous guitar parts of Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson, what I got from this album was the incredible charisma of Phil Lynott. It’s all there on this record. He simply oozed that aura of being a rock star. You get that in the tracks, but also in the repartee between the songs. You feel like you’re watching him. He was a total original.”

* Deep Purple – Come Taste the Band (1975)

“I know this album bucks the trend, because in many people’s eyes it’s not the ‘real’ Deep Purple. This is when David Coverdale, Glenn Hughes and Tommy Bolin were in the band. But, there’s a part of me that really likes funk music and syncopated rhythms, so I loved this record a lot.

I borrowed it from my friend Raymie. I was familiar with the other Deep Purple records – Fireball and In Rock – but when Raymie dropped the needle on this album, I went, ‘Wow! Can I borrow this?’ I played the s–t of it for a couple of months and really developed an appreciation for Tommy Bolin. He was more of an American-style guitarist, and I thought he was terrific.

Sweet Savage did a mixture of covers and originals, and we played Love Child from Come Taste the Band. We tried to do Gettin’ Tighter, but we weren’t funky enough. We were too white to play it convincingly.”

* Horslips – The Táin (1973)

“A lot of people have never heard of this band. They were out of Dublin, and they basically grew out of being a traditional Irish folk band. They fused that style with progressive, guitar-driven rock. It was a very unique sound and musical setup – they were fascinating. Because they were Irish, I got to see them live a bunch of times.

The Táin represents the pinnacle of the band’s career. There’s a song on it called Dearg Doom that has a great guitar riff. Being a young kid, I was fascinated by anything that had a good guitar tone. The guitar player in the band was a guy named Johnny Fean, and he played a gold Les Paul. I was so seduced by everything he did. This was a big record for me.”

* Kate Bush – The Kick Inside (1978)

“I was in school when this record came out, and I was immediately fascinated by it. There wasn’t a guitar on it that I could hear, but that didn’t matter. Kate’s voice pulled me right in. It was all about her. As an artist, she was, and still is, so creative.

She’s always been so daring. Very few artists follow their own muse the way Kate has. She’s never capitulated to whatever current style is popular; she’s always done everything her own way. I respect her so much for that. A one-of-a-kind artist.

The first song I heard from The Kick Inside was Wuthering Heights, and that made me go right out and buy the record. It was a different album for me – I’d never gone that far away from guitar music, but I just loved Kate’s voice, so I was in.”

Read more at Classic Rock.

source: classicrock.teamrock.com

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STEVE VAI, ZAKK WYLDE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, NUNO BETTENCOURT AND TOSIN ABASI COME TOGETHER FOR “GENERATION AXE – A NIGHT OF GUITARS.” TOUR BEGINS APRIL 5TH, TICKETS ON SALE FEBRUARY 19TH

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The term “supergroup” gets thrown around on a regular basis these days, however, a new tour featuring some of the greatest guitarists of all time is about to truly give the term a whole new meaning. Introducing: Generation Axe, featuring Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Nuno Bettencourt, and Tosin Abasi.

Beginning on April 5th in Seattle, Generation Axe – A Night Of Guitars is hitting the road for 26 performances in North America. Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday, February 19th.

“The Generation Axe show is a unique performance of five fiercely talented guitar players coming together to create a 6-string extravaganza that is sure to amaze and delight,” commented Steve Vai.

The Generation Axe fan experience will go way beyond simply gathering five guitar greats on one stage to jam. Each tour stop will include a variety of collaborations by the five players, including everyone performing together as one cohesive band with a rhythm section including Pete Griffin (Dweezil Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Edgar Winter) on bass and Nick Marinovich (Yngwie Malmsteen) on keys. Vai, Wylde, Malmsteen, Bettencourt and Abasi will perform songs from their various catalogs and join forces on some well-known songs (as well as probably a few unexpected, unearthed gems).

Making this rare tour experience even more special, Generation Axe VIP packages will be offered, giving fans access to these guitars masters and exclusive one-of-a-kind memorabilia. A front row package (including a meet & greet), a meet & greet package, and a VIP tour package will be available. For more information, visit generationaxe.com.

Generation Axe tour dates:

April 5 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
April 6 Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
April 8 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
April 9 Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
April 10, San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s
April 11 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
April 13 Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre
April 15 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
April 16 Salina, KS – The Stiefel Theatre
April 17 Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory
April 18 Houston, TX – Revention Music Center
April 20 Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
April 21 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
April 23 Wilmington, NC – Cape Fear Community College
April 24 Washington, DC – Warner Theatre
April 25 Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
April 26 Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
April 27 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
April 29 Chicago, IL – Copernicus Center

May 1 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
May 2 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 4 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
May 5 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theater
May 6 Westbury, NY – Theatre at Westbury
May 7 Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
May 8 Providence, RI – Providence Performing Arts Center

About the Generation Axe Members:

While many artists fit easily into a single category, Steve Vai remains unclassifiable. Vai is a virtuoso guitarist, visionary composer, and consummate audio producer who sculpts musical sound with infinite creativity and technical mastery. He is one of the most in-demand, versatile, eloquent and soulful guitarists in the business. The GRAMMY Award-winner has sold over 15 million albums and toured the world as a solo artist, a member of G3, and with Frank Zappa, Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake. Vai launched his successful solo career with the release of Flex-Able in 1984 and has written, produced, and engineered all of his solo albums. He has appeared as a guest artist on more than 40 albums and created music for blockbuster films, best-selling video games, national sports franchises, and corporate brand initiatives. Vai has earned honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and Musicians Institute. For more info, visit vai.com.

Grammy Award-winner Zakk Wylde’s legendary career includes a lengthy tenure with Ozzy Osbourne in which Wylde co-wrote and recorded several albums, including the multi-platinum No More Tears, Osbourne’s largest selling solo album featuring the classic hit single, Mama, I’m Coming Home and the bulk of the double platinum 2002 set, Ozzmosis. With Osbourne, Wylde has played on countless world tours and television appearances, with his signature bullseye Les Paul in tow. Wylde has his mitts imprinted on Hollywood’s Rock Walk of Fame; guest-starred alongside Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston in the movie Rockstar; and even momentarily joined Axl, Slash and Duff in Guns N’ Roses. But nothing offers the pure expression of Zakk Wylde’s animalistic “id” like Black Label Society, the stomping, heavy, bluesy, recklessly unhinged hard-rock-metal quartet who are quick to rip up a solo as to dip into a piano-fueled anthemic ballad. For more info, visit zakkwylde.com.

When Yngwie J. Malmsteen hit the scene in the early 80s, he turned the entire guitar world upside down; never before was guitar playing like his ever heard. Drawing inspiration from his love for Baroque and Romantic classical music, Malmsteen employs classical violin techniques such as four and five octave arpeggios, pedal notes, and harmonic minor, diminished and Phrygian scales, flawlessly delivered at mind-boggling levels of speed and clarity. In doing so, he has singlehandedly created a brand new style of guitar playing and composing that is still derived from today. In addition to having written and produced 35+ neoclassical rock albums, Malmsteen composed and orchestrated the Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra, which he recorded with the prestigious Czech Philharmonic in Prague, conducted by Yoel Levy of Atlanta Symphony fame. Malmsteen subsequently performed the piece live with the the New Japan Philharmonic and the Taipei Symphony, among others. Malmsteen has received numerous Grammy nominations, hundreds of magazine covers, dozens of Reader’s Poll and Composer of the Year Awards, a plaque on the Rock Walk of Fame, signature model guitars, amps, pickups, strings, picks, pedals, microphones, and more. TIME Magazine placed him as one of the top ten guitarists of all time. Some 35 years and 25 million+ album sales later, Yngwie shows no signs of slowing down, with his brand new record World on Fire due for release in April 2016. For more info, visit yngwiemalmsteen.com.

Guitar virtuoso, singer-songwriter, and record producer, Nuno Bettencourt rose to international prominence as a guitar player with the Grammy-nominated, Boston-area band Extreme, one of the most successful rock acts of the early to mid 1990s selling over 10 million records worldwide. Musically, Extreme is dominated by Bettencourt’s blistering guitar riffs, often with funky, syncopated timing, and incendiary, high-speed rock/metal solos. Bettencourt penned the acoustic ballad More Than Words that went to number one on the Billboard charts and Hole Hearted that reached number four. He has released multiple solo albums as well as with bands he founded including Mourning Widows Population 1, Dramagods and Satellite Party. Bettencourt has written, produced and performed with many legendary artists including Rihanna, Steven Tyler, Paul McCartney, Janet Jackson and many others. For more info, visit facebook.com/nunorocks.

Oluwatosin Ayoyinka Olumide Abasi, better known as Tosin Abasi, is a Nigerian American guitarist known as the guitar player and founder of the instrumental progressive metal band, Animals as Leaders. Abasi’s compositions of intricate music have garnered critical acclaim in a few short years. Abasi is part of the breed of new contemporary players who are raising the bar on the concept of electric guitar virtuosity. His approach to the guitar stems from a passion for advanced techniques and harmony. Using 7, 8, and 9-string guitars have allowed Abasi to create a highly unique and individual sound. For more info, visit facebook.com/animalsasleaders.

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