Germany’s Rocks magazine is reporting that guitarist John Sykes (Tygers of Pan Tang, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake, Blue Murder) will release his first album in seventeen years, Sy-Ops, before the end of 2017.
Sykes, who completed the material for the disc three years ago says, “…My manager died [and] with him I lost someone I could really trust. So I put the disc on ice.”
Sykes added that his first album since 2000’s Nuclear Cowboy will live up to his fans’ expectations. “People who like what I did on the 1987 [self-titled album] from Whitwsnake and the two studio records from Blue Murder” will be pleased by the new material, he said.
The new album will be released in a digipak format with a full-color six-panel artwork courtesy of David Dees.
Two years ago, Sykes released some audio samples that will appear on his solo album, you can listen to them here.
The CD reportedly features guest appearances by the following musicians:
* Josh Freese (Weezer, A Perfect Circle, Guns N’ Roses, Devo): Drums
* Tony Franklin (The Firm): Bass
* Chris Chaney (Jane’s Addiction): Bass
* Curt Bisquera (Sarah McLachlan): Drums
* Jamie Muhoberac (The All-American Rejects, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones): Keyboards
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Gosh, I hope this is true!! Sykes is such a great musician and guitarist. I loved him Tygers of Pan Tang when I first discovered his guitar playing. His work with Whitesnake and Blue Murder was fantastic.
I thought Sykes was working on an album with Mike Portnoy? What ever happened to that project?
Looking forward to this one! John Sykes is CRIMINALLY under appreciated! The first Blue Murder record is one of the greatest records of that era. I still listen to that one on a regular basis!
I’ll believe it when I see it. No, wait, I’ll believe it when I HEAR it!
It says the end of the year, but it fails to say that YEAR is 2030.
He shreds, sings great and writes great songs. I just wish he would do it more often. I hope he puts together a killer power trio and tours the US soon.