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GUS G. Launches New Video for “The Quest”, North American Tour Kicks Off Today, Tutorial Clips

Posted by tarjavirmakari on September 1, 2016
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Guitar-wizard, Ozzy Osbourne band member and FIREWIND band-leader GUS G. continues to promote his sophomore solo effort “Brand New Revolution” from 2015 by premiering a special new video clip for the album’s instrumental opening track “The Quest” via the website of his new endorsement partners Jackson Guitars, reported Century Media.

The stunning clip was direction by Ivan Colic / iCODE Team and can be viewed here.

GUS G. checked in to comment on the clip as follows: “Today is a very exciting day for me – not only it’s the start of my Solo tour in the US (w/ Angel Vivaldi), but the premier of my new video for “The Quest”. This is a very special track, as it’s the only instrumental from my “Brand New Revolution” solo album, and it’s an over the top, high energy Metal track, with tons of shredding, big melodies and crazy arrangements. Since the album release, people have been telling me how much they’ve been enjoying this song, so I decided to make a video for it!

Working with the iCode Team in Serbia was a great experience and our goal was to make a crazy, cinematic, action packed video inspired by some of my favorite 80s cult classic films like Mad Max, Conan The Barbarian & Highlander. If you’re into any of these movies, I’m sure you’ll dig this video! Plus, is there a guitar player on this Earth that wouldn’t wanna kill bad guys with his guitar superpowers? Enjoy my friends!”

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GUS G.’s next run of North American solo dates are starting today as follows:

GUS G. & Angel Vivaldi – “Operation Domination” – US Tour 2016
08.31 New York, NY – Studio At Webster Hall
09.01 Philadelphia, PA – Voltage Lounge
09.02 Cambridge, MA – The Middle East
09.03 Leonardtown, MD – Park Rock @ St. Mary’s Fairgrounds
09.05 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
09.06 Winter Park, FL – The Haven
09.07 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
09.09 Stafford, TX – The Pub Fountains
09.10 Ft. Worth, TX – The Rail Club
09.12 Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
09.14 Las Vegas, NV – Vampd
09.16 Costa Mesa, CA – Tiki Bar
09.17 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
09.18 Crockett, CA – Toot’s
09.20 Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Bar
09.21 Denver, CO – Herman’s Hideaway
09.22 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mewes
09.23 Iowa City, IA – Gabe’s
09.24 Berwyn, IL – Wire

Tickets: www.bandsintown.com/gusg
VIP Upgrades: www.AngelAndGus.SoundRink.com
Additionally, GUS G. has also released a series of tutorial clips for songs off “Brand New Revolution”, which you can now check out here:

“We Are One” + Creative Soloing Approach: https://youtu.be/vVn2IPDnisc
“Brand new Revolution” + Tapping Techniques: https://youtu.be/EfVG_6AXbEA
“What Lies Below”: https://youtu.be/JNRirQmL-E8
“Burn” + Other Tips: https://youtu.be/45KzZhK9TtY

Previously, the following tracks off “Brand New Revolution“ have been launched:
“What Lies Below” (Feat. Elize Ryd): www.youtu.be/kS-PLcAvuhk
“Brand New Revolution” (Feat. Jacob Bunton) video: https://youtu.be/QBM4ghcjlEY
“Burn” (Feat. Jacob Bunton) lyric-video: https://youtu.be/bDf8UwihJlY

GUS G.’s “Brand New Revolution” album 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 the “I Am The Fire” solo-debut, the core of GUS G.’s recording group consisted of Jo Nunez (FIREWIND) on drums as well as Marty O’ Brien (Lita Ford band) on bass and featured various vocalists.

“Brand New Revolution” entered the sales charts in his native Greece at # 18, in Japan (International artists chart) at # 44, in Belgium at # 69 (Wallonia) and at # 187 (Flemish), additionally reaching the following results in the USA: #22 (New Artist), #87 (Indie Chart) and #37 (Hard Music). The album is available Digipak CD or as 180gr. LP version (On either black or limited coloured vinyl in light-blue / 300 copies or silver / 200 copies) from CM Distro in Europe here: http://smarturl.it/bnrCMDISTRO

In related news, GUS G. continues to work on the upcoming studio album release by his melodic Metal group FIREWIND, expected for a release early 2017. In the meantime, another show has been confirmed for Israel in December, so that the upcoming dates for the group look as follow:

FIREWIND – Live 2016:
03.12.2016 Tel Aviv-Yafo (Israel) – The Zone

FIREWIND – Europe & UK Tour 2017
Special Guests: MANIMAL + SCAR OF THE SUN
15.02.2017 Glasgow (UK) – Audio
16.02.2017 Manchester (UK) – Academy 3
17.02.2017 Sheffield (UK) – Corporation
18.02.2017 Wolverhampton (UK) – Slade Rooms
19.02.2017 London (UK) – Underworld
21.02.2017 Southampton (UK) – Engine Rooms
22.02.2017 Paris (France) – Backstage by the Mills
23.02.2017 Strasbourg (France) – La Laiterie
25.02.2017 Vienna (Austria) – Szene
26.02.2017 Budapest (Hungary) – A38
27.02.2017 München (Germany) – Feierwerk
28.02.2017 Aschaffenburg (Germany) – Colos-Saal
01.03.2017 Bochum (Germany) – Matrix / Rockpalast
02.03.2017 Vosselaar (Belgium) – Biebob

More news and studio updates for FIREWIND coming soon…

GUS G. online:
www.www.gusgofficial.com
www.facebook.com/officialgusg
www.twitter.com/gusgofficial
www.youtube.com/firetv

FIREWIND online:
www.firewind.gr
www.facebook.com/firewindofficial
www.twitter.com/firewindmusic
www.youtube.com/firetv

GUS G: Rescues Injured Cat, Marquise

Posted by aliblackdiamond on June 13, 2016
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Guitar maestro GUS G. has shown his animal loving nature by rescuing an injured cat from the street outside his home. Gus shared with fans on his official Facebook page the following statement and photo:

“We have a new member in the family! Everybody say hi to Marquise! I found her 10 days ago on the street outside my house in a state of shock. Unfortunately her front left leg is neurologically dead. Still, she’s happy, purrs all the time, plays all day long and loves everyone! We’re taking care of her now.

PS: we named her Marquise in honor of the great late Markos (RIP)”

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Gus is currently working on the eagerly anticipated next album with his band, the Greek power metallers FIREWIND, who are also scheduled to support the legendary SCORPIONS on 20th July in Athens, Greece.

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GUS G: Plays Metal Version Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ Theme

Posted by aliblackdiamond on May 3, 2016
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Guitar maestro GUS G. recently visited Loudwire, where he was recorded playing a metal version of the ‘Game Of Thrones’ theme.
The theme has been nearly unavoidable since the show’s inception in 2011 and has seen a wealth of artists offer their own interpretation of the catchy tune. The original version is a gorgeous string-led piece that lends itself perfectly to the opening sequence as aerial views of the entirety of Westeros take fans on a scenic ride across the show’s landscape. Check out the metal version by Gus:

Loudwire stated, that to their surprise, Gus G. was one of the few who has managed to live outside of the mania of Game of Thrones and heard the theme for the first time just minutes before laying down his own version. In world-class fashion, the icon took a few moments to listen to the theme and quickly devised an intriguing piece that starts off calling to mind a ship rocking back and forth on the high seas. An arresting pick slide signals the change in distortion and Gus kicked out the metal!

The savage barbarism of Game of Thrones is a perfect marriage for heavy metal and metalheads. The show is so metal that Mastodon appeared as Wildlings in a Season 5 episode and also contributed the song ‘White Walker”’to the Catch the Throne compilation series.

Promotional Photos for Gus G (Photo by Joe Lester)

Promotional Photos for Gus G (Photo by Joe Lester)

 

Metal Shock Finland’s Top Metal Albums Of 2015

Posted by Stargazer on December 30, 2015
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As it is our tradition to announce our “Top Metal” each year, we, Metal Shock Finland’s staff, met up again and voted for our favourite albums of 2015. There is a list of the Top 5 Metal Albums which you can see below, however I should mention that we believe that almost all the metal albums which were released this year were great, except for a few disappointing ones. Check out our list and share yours with us.
We wish you all a wonderful and metal new year!

1

 Iron Maiden IRON MAIDEN
Album: The Book of Souls
Record Label: Parlophone
Release Date: 4 September 2015

2

 Saxon Battering Ram SAXON
Album: Battering Ram
Record Label: UDR Music
Release Date: 16 October 2015

3

 Helloween HELLOWEEN
Album: My God Given Right
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Release Date: May 29 2015

4

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Album: Brand New Revolution
Record Label: Century Media Records
Release Date: 24  July 2015

5

 Amorphis Cover Art AMORPHIS
Album: Under The Red Cloud
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Release Date: 4 September 2015

GUS G: Clinic Tour Announced; On The Road All Over Europe Now

Posted by aliblackdiamond on October 7, 2015
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While Ozzy Osbourne / Firewind guitarist GUS G. is currently out in the road through Europe together with Kamelot in order to support his second solo release, “Brand New Revolution”, he’s also announcing an additional special run of European clinic dates for October / November.

GUS G. checked as follows: “Hey all! Gus here, checking in from the road. I’ve been out for almost a month now playing all over Europe as special guest of Kamelot – the shows have been great and the response to “Brand New Revolution” is amazing! More good news for my friends in Europe though – I’m continuing this crusade by embarking on my biggest clinic tour ever! It consists of 18 clinics, and these will be very intimate workshops. So whether you’re a guitar fanatic, or just dig the music, come on down to one of these events! Did I mention that the entrance is free?”

Here is a list of all upcoming GUS G. shows, including two special headline shows in Germany with support by Kobra And The Lotus coming up this weekend, as well as the newly announced FREE clinic events:

GUS G. – Live 2015:
08.10. Milano (Italy) – Live Music Club + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus
10.10. Markneukirchen (Germany) – Framus Warwick Music Hall + Kobra And The Lotus

11.10. Mannheim (Germany) – 7er Club + Kobra And The Lotus
13.10. Strasbourg (France) – La Laiterie + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus
14.10. Lyon (France) – Ninkasi Kao + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus
16.10. Tilburg (The Netherlands) – Poppodium 013 + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus
13.-15.11. Weissenhaeuser Strand (Germany) – Metal Hammer Paradise
03.12. Thessaloniki (Greece) – Principal Club
04.12. Athens (Greece) – Kyttaro

GUS G. – European Clinic Tour 2015:
20.10. Budapest (Hungary) – Mezzoforte
21.10. Bratislava (Slovakia) – Muziker
22.10. Vienna (Austria) – Klangfarbe
23.10. Prague (Czech Republic) – Audio Partner
02.11. Warsaw (Poland) – Music Expert
03.11. Lodz (Poland) – Maxi Music
04.11. Wroclaw (Poland) – M. Ostrowski
05.11. Dresden (Germany) – Zoundhouse
06.11. Berlin (Germany) – Just Music
07.11. Treppendorf (Germany) – MH Thomann
09.11. Walldorf (Germany) – Session Music
11.11. Hartenstein (Germany) – MH Markstein
12.11. Munich (Germany) – Just Music
13.11. Dortmund (Germany) – Just Music
15.11. Eindhoven (The Netherlands) – Let’s Play Guitar
16.11. Goes (The Netherlands) – BAX Shop
17.11. Minden (Germany) – MH Oevermann
18.11. Hamburg (Germany) – Just Music

GUS G.’s “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.

“Brand New Revolution” entered the sales charts in his native Greece at # 18, in Japan (International artists chart) at # 44, in Belgium at # 69 (Wallonia) and at # 187 (Flemish), additionally reaching the following results in the USA: #22 (New Artist), #87 (Indie Chart) and #37 (Hard Music). The album is available Digipak CD or as 180gr. LP version (On either black or limited coloured vinyl in light-blue / 300 copies or silver / 200 copies) from CM Distro in Europe here: http://smarturl.it/bnrCMDISTRO

The album’s first promotional video-clip, which was shot by longtime visual design partner and director Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Within Temptation, etc.) for the record’s title track, “Brand New Revolution” and which features vocals by Jacob Bunton (Adler, Lynam) can be seen here: http://smarturl.it/bnrvideo

YouTube: https://youtu.be/QBM4ghcjlEY
And here within Germany: http://www.muzu.tv/gus-g/brand-new-revolution-official-video-video/2457249/

The album’s opening track and only instrumental composition, “The Quest”, is available for streaming here: https://soundcloud.com/centurymedia/gus-g-the-quest-album-track/

And the song “Burn”, which also features vocals by Jacob Bunton (Adler, Lynam), was launched online via a lyric-video here: https://youtu.be/bDf8UwihJlY and here within Germany: http://www.muzu.tv/gus-g/burn-lyric-video-video/2430999/

GUS G.’s solo debut album “I Am The Fire” can still be purchased (also as limited expanded CD+DVD version) from CM Distro here: http://smarturl.it/GusGCMD

Join the revolution!!!

GUS G. online:

http://www.gusgofficial.com
https://www.facebook.com/officialgusg
https://twitter.com/gusgofficial
http://www.youtube.com/firetv

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GUS G: Set To Start European Tour With KAMELOT; Touring Line-Up Announced

Posted by aliblackdiamond on September 16, 2015
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Ozzy Osbourne / Firewind guitarist GUS G. is kicking off an extensive touring run in Europe tomorrow, Thursday 17th September, in order to support his acclaimed second solo album, “Brand New Revolution”, which was released at the end of July via longterm label partner Century Media Records in Europe.

Here is a list of all upcoming GUS G. shows:

GUS G. – Live 2015:

17.09.2015 Paris (France) – La Cigale + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus
18.09.2015 Cologne (Germany) – Essigfabrik + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

19.09.2015 Pratteln (Switzerland) – Z7 Konzertfabrik + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

20.09.2015 Bochum (Germany) – Zeche + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

22.09.2015 Berlin (Germany) – Postbahnhof + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

24.09.2015 R�dovre (Denmark) – Kulturhuset Viften + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

25.09.2015 Gothenburg (Sweden) – Tr�dg�r’n + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

26.09.2015 Oslo (Norway) – Sentrum Scene + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

27.09.2015 Stockholm (Sweden) – Debaser Medis + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

29.09.2015 Jyv�skyl� (Finland) – Lutakko + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

01.10.2015 Joensuu (Finland) – Kerubi + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

02.10.2015 Sein�joki (Finland) – Rytmikorjaamo + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

03.10.2015 Helsinki (Finland) – Circus + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

05.10.2015 Vilnius (Lithuania) – Forum Palace – Galaxy + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

06.10.2015 Warszawa (Poland) – Progresja Music Zone + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

08.10.2015 Milano (Italy) – Live Music Club + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus
10.10.2015 Markneukirchen (Germany) – Framus Warwick Music Hall + Kobra And The Lotus

11.10.2015 Mannheim (Germany) – 7er Club + Kobra And The Lotus
13.10.2015 Strasbourg (France) – La Laiterie + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

14.10.2015 Lyon (France) – Ninkasi Kao + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

16.10.2015 Tilburg (The Netherlands) – Poppodium 013 + Kamelot & Kobra And The Lotus

13.-15.11.2015 Weissenhaeuser Strand (Germany) – Metal Hammer Paradise

03.12.2015 Thessaloniki (Greece) – Principal Club

04.12.2015 Athens (Greece) – Kyttaro
More dates to be announced soon…

GUS G. checked in with the following comment about the upcoming tour and also revealed the band’s live line-up for the shows: “I’m very excited to tour in support of “Brand New Revolution” and play the new material on stage! I’ve got a great band with me for this run, which features Henning Basse on vocals, Strutter on bass and my Firewind bandmate Jo Nunez on drums. This tour package just slays, so make sure you make it out to a show and get tickets in advance cause these shows will be packed and insane!”

 

GUS G.’s “Brand New Revolution” entered the sales charts in his native Greece at # 18, in Japan (International artists chart) at # 44, in Belgium at # 69 (Wallonia) and at # 187 (Flemish), additionally reaching the following results in the USA: #22 (New Artist), #87 (Indie Chart) and #37 (Hard Music). The album is available Digipak CD or as 180gr. LP version (On either black or limited coloured vinyl in light-blue / 300 copies or silver / 200 copies) from the following locations:

http://smarturl.it/bnrCMDISTRO

http://emp.me/yM4

http://smarturl.it/bnrAMAZON

http://smarturl.it/bnrITUNES

http://smarturl.it/bnrAMAZONMP3

The album’s first promotional video-clip, which was shot by longtime visual design partner and director Patric Ullaeus (In Flames, Arch Enemy, Within Temptation, etc.) for the record’s title track, “Brand New Revolution” and which features vocals by Jacob Bunton (Adler, Lynam) can be seen here: http://smarturl.it/bnrvideo

YouTube: https://youtu.be/QBM4ghcjlEY

And here within Germany: http://www.muzu.tv/gus-g/brand-new-revolution-official-video-video/2457249/

The album’s opening track and only instrumental composition, ‘The Quest’, is available for streaming here: https://soundcloud.com/centurymedia/gus-g-the-quest-album-track/

And the song ‘Burn’, which also features vocals by Jacob Bunton (Adler, Lynam), was launched online via a lyric-video here: https://youtu.be/bDf8UwihJlY and here within Germany: http://www.muzu.tv/gus-g/burn-lyric-video-video/2430999/

“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.

 

GUS G.’s solo debut album “I Am The Fire” can still be purchased (also as limited expanded CD+DVD version) from CM Distro here: http://smarturl.it/GusGCMD

Join the revolution!!!

GUS G. online:

http://www.gusgofficial.com

https://www.facebook.com/officialgusg

https://twitter.com/gusgofficial

http://www.youtube.com/firetv

GUS G KAMELOT Tour 2015