2008 News Archive

PLANET X TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED!

November 6th, 2008 -
Athina Live - Athens, Greece

November 7th, 2008 -
Athina Live - Athens, Greece

November 8th, 2008 -
Athina Live - Athens, Greece

November 14th, 2008 -
Jivan Festival - Yerevan, Armenia

DEREK SHERINIAN GUESTS
ON NEW MALMSTEEN ALBUM

Legendary Swedish guitarist YNGWIE MALMSTEEN will release his latest studio album, "Perpetual Flame", on October 14, 2008. The CD will be the first-ever Yngwie effort to be released via Rising Force Records (distributed via Koch) and it will mark the debut of Malmsteen's new singer, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens.

Joining Yngwie and Ripper on the album are keyboardist Derek Sherinian and drummer Patrick Johansson.

BILLY IDOL RECORDS TWO NEW SONGS FOR
‘THE VERY BEST OF BILLY IDOL: IDOLIZE YOURSELF,'
TO BE RELEASED JUNE 24 BY CAPITOL/EMI
Two Brand New Billy Idol Songs Exclusively Featured on Career-Spanning CD, Deluxe Edition CD/DVD & Digital Album; Deluxe Edition Debuts 13 Music Videos on DVD
Idol to Perform on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” Outdoor Stage June 24
 
Hollywood, California – April 2008 – Billy Idol has recorded two brand new songs for The Very Best Of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself, a new career-spanning CD, Deluxe Edition CD/DVD and digital collection to be released June 24 by Capitol/EMI.  The two songs, “John Wayne” and “New Future Weapon,” will be exclusively available on the new release, which features all seven of Idol's Top 10 hits among its 18 tracks, including two 1s. The Deluxe Edition adds 13 music videos making their DVD release debuts, including two alternate video edits that have never before been released in any format.  The CD and CD/DVD packages are both designed by Shepard Fairey and include liner notes by David Wild.
The Very Best Of Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself gathers together the music that Billy Idol has taken to stages all around the world, as well as two brand new songs.  The new tracks find the man still at the peak of his powers, working with longtime partner and guitar great Steve Stevens and his other current band members, drummer and songwriting collaborator Brian Tichy and keyboardist Derek Sherinian. On June 24, Idol will perform songs from the new release on the outdoor stage of ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
Of his new song “John Wayne,” Idol says, “When I'm singing it, I'm thinking about the characters John Wayne played. They were usually men with a flaw in their character or something dark in their past they're trying to rise above before the end of the movie. So it's not about the kick-in-the-door John Wayne or the barroom fight John Wayne -- it's more the man who overcomes.” 

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