“North America 2018 – Back to the Roots | Metal Shock Finland (World Assault )

BILL HUDSON – who’s kicking off tonight the “North America 2018 – Back to the Roots, Part II” tour with DIRKSCHNEIDER – has announced his new band, launching the name contest! Read more details below:

As many of you have figured out, YES we are a new Power Metal band. Who are we then?..

Christian Eriksson (vocals)
Bill Hudson (guitars)
Mikael Planefeldt (bass)
Jimmy Pitts (keyboard)
Patrick Johansson (drums)

We are currently writing and recording for our release this year. Everything is going great BUT WE NEED A NAME!

We are now announcing a name contest.

The winner will receive:
A signed copy of our first CD
A T-shirt
Life long guest list for our shows

Will you be the one who gives us our name? Send your suggestions to: Newbcontest@gmail.com.

Please Note, BILL HUDSON is available for studio sessions and guitar clinics. For further information, please contact via email: alexalphaomega@gmail.com – robertoalphaomega@gmail.com.

[Photo by Thorsten Seiffert from Rock Hard Magazine]

DIRKSCHNEIDER North America 2018 tour dates:
February 23 – USA – New York, NY @The Gramercy Theatre
February 24 – USA – Poughkeepsie, NY @The Chance
February 25 – CDN – Montreal, QUE @Cafe Campus
February 27 – CDN – Quebec City, QUE @Imperial
February 28 – CDN – Toronto, ONT @MOD Club
March 01 – CDN – Ottawa, ON @Mavericks
March 03 – USA – Cleveland, OH @Agora Ballroom
March 04 – USA – Pittsburgh, PA @Rex Theater
March 05 – USA – Rochester, NY @Montage Music Hall
March 06 – USA – Westland, MI @Token Lounge
March 07 – USA – Joliet, Il @The Forge
March 09 – USA – Racine, WI @Rt 20
March 10 – USA – Sioux Falls, SD @Bigs Bar
March 11 – USA – LaCrosse, WI @Cavalier Theater
March 12 – USA – Minneapolis, MN @The Cabooze
March 13 – CDN – Winnipeg, MB @Park Theatre
March 15 – CDN – Calgary, AB @Marquee
March 16 – CDN – Edmonton, AB @The Starlite Room
March 18 – CDN – Vancouver, BC @Rickshaw Theater
March 19 – USA – Seattle, WA @El Corazon
March 21 – USA – San Francisco, CA @Slim’s
March 22 – USA – West Hollywood, CA @Whiskey a Go Go
March 23 – USA – San Diego, CA @Brick by Brick
March 24 – USA – Tempe, AZ @Club Red
March 26 – USA – Dallas, TX @Trees
March 27 – USA – San Antonio, TX @Vibes Event Center
March 28 – USA – Houston, TX @Scout Bar
March 30 – USA – Jacksonville, FL @Mavericks
March 31 – USA – West Palm Beach, FL @Kelsey Theater
April 01 – USA – Tampa, FL @Orpheum
April 02 – USA – Carrboro, NC @Cats Cradle
April 03 – USA – Louisville, KY @Trixie’s Entertainment
April 05 – USA – Baltimore, MD @Soundstage
April 06 – USA – Asbury Park, NJ @The Stone Pony
April 07 – USA – Worcester, MA @The Palladium
April 08 – USA – Philadelphia, PA @The Trocadero

Watch below the guitarcam footage, shot during the “Back to the Roots, Part II” tour in Europe.

“Objection Overruled”: https://youtu.be/cG1Xl4gKO7w
”Fight It Back”: https://youtu.be/Lud8elmdKBY

Los Angeles-based guitarist/songwriter Bill Hudson (DIRKSCHNEIDER, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, I AM MORBID, Circle II Circle, Jon Oliva’s Pain and more) has become a very sought after name in the hard rock world in recent years. Whether he is in Germany headlining the biggest heavy metal festival in the world or in the studio recording guitars for a video game soundtrack, there’s never a dull moment in the life of the Brazilian musician. In the summer of 2015, he made history in Germany, headlining Wacken Open Air, performing in front of 80,000 fans with the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA. Hudson joined the TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA also for their winter tour in 2015, performing 52 shows in 6 weeks throughout the US and Canada for an average of 15,000 fans a day. In April 2017, DIRKSCHNEIDER announced Bill Hudson as their new guitarist. Watch Bill Hudson – E.G.O:

More information at:
BILL HUDSON: http://billhudsonofficial.com
MANAGEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialAlphaOmegaManagement

[Photo by Thorsten Seiffert from Rock Hard Magazine]

This week BILL HUDSON kicks off the “North America 2018 – Back to the Roots, Part II” tour with DIRKSCHNEIDER, starting on February 23th in New York! See the full tour trek below. Get more updates at https://www.facebook.com/DIRKSCHNEIDEROfficial

Please Note, BILL HUDSON is available for studio sessions and guitar clinics. For further information, please contact via email: alexalphaomega@gmail.com – robertoalphaomega@gmail.com.

DIRKSCHNEIDER North America 2018 tour dates:
February 23 – USA – New York, NY @The Gramercy Theatre
February 24 – USA – Poughkeepsie, NY @The Chance
February 25 – CDN – Montreal, QUE @Cafe Campus
February 27 – CDN – Quebec City, QUE @Imperial
February 28 – CDN – Toronto, ONT @MOD Club
March 01 – CDN – Ottawa, ON @Mavericks
March 03 – USA – Cleveland, OH @Agora Ballroom
March 04 – USA – Pittsburgh, PA @Rex Theater
March 05 – USA – Rochester, NY @Montage Music Hall
March 06 – USA – Westland, MI @Token Lounge
March 07 – USA – Joliet, Il @The Forge
March 09 – USA – Racine, WI @Rt 20
March 10 – USA – Sioux Falls, SD @Bigs Bar
March 11 – USA – LaCrosse, WI @Cavalier Theater
March 12 – USA – Minneapolis, MN @The Cabooze
March 13 – CDN – Winnipeg, MB @Park Theatre
March 15 – CDN – Calgary, AB @Marquee
March 16 – CDN – Edmonton, AB @The Starlite Room
March 18 – CDN – Vancouver, BC @Rickshaw Theater
March 19 – USA – Seattle, WA @El Corazon
March 21 – USA – San Francisco, CA @Slim’s
March 22 – USA – West Hollywood, CA @Whiskey a Go Go
March 23 – USA – San Diego, CA @Brick by Brick
March 24 – USA – Tempe, AZ @Club Red
March 26 – USA – Dallas, TX @Trees
March 27 – USA – San Antonio, TX @Vibes Event Center
March 28 – USA – Houston, TX @Scout Bar
March 30 – USA – Jacksonville, FL @Mavericks
March 31 – USA – West Palm Beach, FL @Kelsey Theater
April 01 – USA – Tampa, FL @Orpheum
April 02 – USA – Carrboro, NC @Cats Cradle
April 03 – USA – Louisville, KY @Trixie’s Entertainment
April 05 – USA – Baltimore, MD @Soundstage
April 06 – USA – Asbury Park, NJ @The Stone Pony
April 07 – USA – Worcester, MA @The Palladium
April 08 – USA – Philadelphia, PA @The Trocadero