Hosted by Jeff Waters of Annihilator, the official 70000 Tons Of Metal All Star Jam took place on board The World’s Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise last weekend, reports Bravewords.com.
Featuring members of Hammerfall, Delain, Turisas, Firewind, Gamma Ray, Lacuna Coil, Children Of Bodom, Moonspell, Jag Panzer, Krisiun, Vader, Raven, Dragonforce, Vader, Visions Of Atlantis, and more, a series of videos from the All Star Jam can be seen below:
In promotion of his current sophomore album release “Brand New Revolution”, Ozzy Osbourne / FIREWIND guitarist GUS G. has just wrapped up a massive touring run, both supporting Kamelot and then successfully hosting guitar clinics all over Europe.
Now, GUS G. is launching a new promotional clip for the album track ‘What Lies Below’, which features Elize Ryd (Amaranthe) on vocals. The stunning video-clip was once again shot by longtime visual design partner / director Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Within Temptation, etc.) and can be seen here:
Also check out the clip for the “making of” process of the previous video for the album’s title track which can now be seen here:
In addition to further solo shows throughout the end of this year, GUS G. has now also revealed that his long-running melodic Metal band FIREWIND is finally returning to the spotlight with a new singer and selected live-activity in 2016. Henning Basse (Metalium / Sons Of Seasons), who had already toured with FIREWIND on various continents in 2007 as well as most recently with GUS G.’s solo-band, has been announced as new permanent singer for FIREWIND and will therefore be appearing on the band’s upcoming performances at the 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise as well as Graspop Metal Meeting next year.
Check out an introduction message-video by Henning Basse in regards to his new slot with FIREWIND here.
GUS G. – Live 2015:
28.11.2015 Dokka (Norway) – Stormbringer Club (An Acoustic Evening with GUS G. feat. Mats Levén)
03.12.2015 Thessaloniki (Greece) – Principal Club Theater
04.12.2015 Athens (Greece) – Kyttaro
FIREWIND – Live 2016:
04.-08.02.2016 Miami/Jamaica – 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise
17.-19.06.2016 Dessel (Belgium) – Graspop Metal Meeting
GUS G. online:
http://www.gusgofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/officialgusg
Greek metallers FIREWIND have announced that their new vocalist is Henning Basse. Check out the band’s official statement below and a video from Henning here.
“BREAKING THE SILENCE!!
Today we’re happy to announce our new singer! And it’s none other than Henning Basse! Some of you might know him from his work in Metalium, others might have also seen him on stage with us. Henning is no stranger to Firewind fans as he toured the world with us back in 2007!
Since last year he started playing some shows w/ Gus G‘s solo band and he delivered amazing performances, stunning the crowds all over Europe! Henning is an amazing frontman & a personality that totally fits with what Firewind is all about.
Please welcome Henning to the family, we promise you the upcoming shows will Rock harder than ever!!”
OZZY OSBOURNE / FIREWIND guitarist GUS G. and Birmingham, AL rockers LYNAM will be teaming up for a string of west coast dates in October, issues Century Media Records. GUS G. will be supporting his debut solo album, I Am The Fire, and LYNAM will be supporting their newest release, Halfway To Hell. The dates kick off October 15th in Los Angeles, CA at the world famous Whisky a Go Go and mark GUS’ first solo band appearances in North America.
GUS G. comments: “I’m very excited to play my first solo shows in North America! Expect a killer set-list with songs from my debut solo album ‘I Am The Fire’, as well as material from FIREWIND, OZZY and some surprises! I’m putting a killer band together for this short run and Mats Leven will be handling vocal duties!
Also, I’m very happy to team up with LYNAM– they’re a killer hard rock band, and their singer Jacob Bunton co-wrote with me and sang a song on ‘I Am The Fire’. See you all out there!”
See below for upcoming dates; tickets can be purchased here: http://www.bandsintown.com/gusg
GUS G. and LYNAM tour dates
Oct. 15 – The Whisky a Go Go – Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 17 – Count’s Vamped – Las Vegas, NV
Oct. 18 – Ramona Mainstage – Ramona, CA
Oct. 19 – Club Red – Tempe, AZ
GUS G.’s I Am The Fire was released in North America on March 18th via Century Media Records. A new video for the album track, “Blame It On Me”, can be viewed here:
GUS G. handles all guitar, bass and keyboards on I Am The Fire, and is joined by a roster of friends and guests that helped bring his vision to fruition: drummers Jeff Friedl (A PERFECT CIRCLE, PUSCIFER, DEVO) and Daniel Erlandsson (ARCH ENEMY), bassists David Ellefson (MEGADETH), Billy Sheehan (MR. BIG, DAVID LEE ROTH) and Marty O’Brien (TOMMY LEE, WE ARE THE FALLEN), and vocalists Mats Leven (CANDLEMASS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/THERION), Blake Allison (DEVOUR THE DAY), Michael Starr (STEEL PANTHER), Alexia Rodriguez (EYES SET TO KILL), Tom S. Englund (EVERGREY), Jacob Bunton (ADLER) and Jeff Scott Soto (TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, ex-JOURNEY). The album showcases a well-balanced mix of active rock, classic hard rock, traditional metal and guitar-driven instrumentals, taking listeners on a diverse journey through GUS G.’s soulful playing.
To purchase the album, please visit iTunes for a digital copy or CM Distro for a variety of physical formats. For another preview of I Am The Fire, be sure to check out the following videos:
Also check out:
“My Will Be Done (feat. Mats Leven of CANDLEMASS, ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/THERION)” music video
“I Am The Fire (Feat. DEVOUR THE DAY)” music video
I Am The Fire EPK
I Am The Fire track-by-track http://youtu.be/_RGOPMh5lVY
“Long Way Down” tutorial video http://youtu.be/ZNEBlD53N64
“I Am The Fire” tutorial video http://youtu.be/ajmKH9iJejQ
LYNAM’s Halfway To Hell was produced by Jacob Bunton and Jason Elgin (COLLECTIVE SOUL, MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER, TERRIBLE THINGS) and released on December 17th, 2013 via New Ocean Media. A video for the first single, “Cold”, can be viewed here:
GUS G. online:
http://www.gusgofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/officialgusg
LYNAM online:
http://www.lynammusic.com
http://www.facebook.com/lynammusic
http://www.twitter.com/lynammusic
Interview By Ali Blackdiamond
As part of our Tribute To Ritchie Blackmore week, we have invited well known names in the world of rock and metal to share their thoughts about Ritchie.
The next in the series is guitar virtuoso GUS G, creator of Greek metallers FIREWIND, guitarist in Ozzy Osbourne’s band and also more recently a solo artist, having just released his debut album “I Am The Fire.
Gus brought me up to date with what’s going on in his world at the moment:
“It’s about three weeks since my debut album came out. It’s been the best reviewed album of my career so far. I’m pretty amazed at that actually, so I guess that’s a good sign.
I’m just getting ready to go on my first European tour, it’s actually starting May 1st. It’s a co-headlining tour with Marty Friedman, so I’m very excited about it. We’re looking at America and Japan as well. Hopefully the rest of the year will take us to other places, maybe next year as well.”
We went on to discuss Ritchie Blackmore and Gus expressed, “If you’re into rock guitar, you cannot not like a guy like Ritchie Blackmore and not have picked up on any of his riffs. I think he’s done pretty well for himself hasn’t he? (laughs)
I’m a big fan of his obviously, I love his DEEP PURPLE stuff, what an illustrious career. Even with BLACKMORE’S NIGHT, it’s not the kinda stuff I listen to to be honest, I like his rock stuff, his electric stuff more. But yeah, he’s one of the originators of hard rock and heavy guitar, you know he’s one of the truly great ones.
People like Tony Iommi, Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore, those are the guys who set the bar for the rest to follow, so to speak of.
Gus went on to talk about Ritchie‘s guitar playing:
“The cool thing with Ritchie is his playing, his riffs are so iconic and classic like Smoke On The Water and Highway Star, so many hits with DEEP PURPLE. When it came to his soloing, his playing was very free form and he’s the kinda player who never plays the same thing twice. That was very inspiring, to try and pick up his solos note for note. I like the way he mixes the blues with classical, i guess he was going that direction kinda like where Yngwie Malmsteen was going before Yngwie.”
You can listen to the whole interview on the player below:
Greece native guitarist virtuoso Gus G (FIREWIND, Ozzy Osbourne) has recently revealed the cover artwork for his first, long overdue solo which is entitled “I Am The Fire.” The album is set to be released on March 17th, 2014 in Europe and March 18th, 2014 in North America, via longtime international partners Century Media Records. The cover artwork, which can be seen below, was designed by Gustavo Sazes / www.abstrata.net (Arch Enemy, Kamelot, Dream Evil, etc.).
Here is the complete track-listing for the album:
GUS G. – “I Am The Fire”:
1. My Will Be Done (Feat. Mats Lev�n)
2. Blame It On Me (Feat. Mats Lev�n)
3. I Am The Fire (Feat. Devour The Day)
4. Vengeance (Feat. David Ellefson)
5. Long Way Down (Feat. Alexia Rodriguez)
6. Just Can’t Let Go (Feat. Jacob Bunton)
7. Terrified (Feat. Billy Sheehan)
8. Eyes Wide Open (Feat. Mats Lev�n)
9. Redemption (Feat. Michael Starr)
10. Summer Days (Feat. Jeff Scott Soto)
11. Dreamkeeper (Feat. Tom S. Englund)
12. End Of The Line (Feat. Mats Lev�n)
As previously announced, Gus G. has recently launched a new video clip for the ‘My Will Be Done’ track. The video was produced by Patric Ullaeus / revolver.se (Within Temptation, In Flames, Lacuna Coil, Europe, etc.) and can be seen below:
The album’s first commercial single, “I Am The Fire (Feat. Devour The Day)” will be released digitally on February 24th, 2014 in Europe and February 25th, 2014 in North America.
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