ANVIL, DORO, DEVILDRIVER, WHITESNAKE Members Featured On New Christmas EP
October 27, 2009Although the weather's starting to get chilly, Eagle Rock Entertainment is positively blazing with Christmas spirit! To kick off the holiday season, a special digital-only holiday four-song EP will be released on November 24 [MSRP $3.99].
This EP, available via all North American digital service providers, promises to deliver good tidings to all headbangers. It features appearances from ANVIL's Steve "Lips" Kudlow on "Frosty The Snowman", Doro Pesch and Michael Schenker on "O Christmas Tree", WHITESNAKE's Doug Aldrich and DEVILDRIVER's Dez Fafara on "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer", and GIRLSCHOOL on "Auld Lang Syne", as well as other notable artists for a cornucopia of metal talent.
Continuing the Christmas cheer, Armoury Records, through Eagle Rock Entertainment, is happy to present "We Wish You A Metal Xmas And A Headbanging New Year": an all-star collection of rock artists reinterpreting Christmas carols for a one-of-a-kind listening experience. Initially released October 14, 2008, this CD boasts members of FOO FIGHTERS, MÖTÖRHEAD, KISS, DIO, ZZ TOP, BLACK SABBATH, ANTHRAX, QUEENSRŸCHE, RATT, and ALICE COOPER, throwing down on such holiday classics as "Run Rudolph Run", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town", "Deck The Halls" and "Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer". This compilation of epic collaborations was produced by Bob Kulick.
"The 'Metal Xmas' album was a great opportunity to pay homage to my least favorite holiday," says Ronnie James Dio, "and what a lineup of musicians to do it with! The arrangements of the classic noel songs are fresh and heavy with rock'n'roll, and the performances are equally classic. It's a magical way to change your holiday listening."
EP track listing:
01. Frosty The Snowman
Steve "Lips" Kudlow (ANVIL)
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (GUNS N' ROSES)
Chris Chaney (JANE'S ADDICTION)
Kenny Aronoff (TONY IOMMI, SMASHING PUMPKINS)
02. Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
Dez Fafara (DEVILDRIVER)
Doug Aldrich (WHITESNAKE, DIO)
Rob "Blasko" Nicholson (OZZY OSBOURNE, ROB ZOMBIE)
John Tempesta (ROB ZOMBIE, THE CULT)
03. O Christmas Tree
Doro Pesch
Michael Schenker (MSG, UFO)
Tony Franklin (WHITESNAKE)
Frankie Banali (QUIET RIOT)
04. Auld Lang Syne
GIRLSCHOOL
"We Wish You A Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year" full CD track listing:
01. We Wish You A Merry Xmas
Jeff Scott Soto (TALISMAN, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JOURNEY)
Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION)
Bob Kulick
Chris Wyse (THE CULT)
Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH, ARMY OF ANYONE)
02. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Alice Cooper
John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE, MARILYN MANSON)
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)
03. Run Rudolph Run
Lemmy Kilmister (MOTÖRHEAD)
Billy F. Gibbons (ZZ TOP)
Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS)
04. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)
Tony Iommi (HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)
Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO)
Simon Wright (AC/DC, DIO)
05. Little Drummer Boy
Doug Pinnick (KING's X)
George Lynch (DOKKEN)
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Simon Phillips (THE WHO, TOTO)
06. Santa Claus Is Back In Town
Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH)
Steve Morse (DEEP PURPLE)
Juan Garcia (AGENT STEEL)
Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT)
Vinny Appice (DIO, HEAVEN AND HELL, BLACK SABBATH)
07. Silent Night
Chuck Billy (TESTAMENT)
Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
Jon Donais (SHADOWS FALL)
Chris Wyse (THE CULT)
John Tempesta (ROB ZOMBIE, THE CULT)
08. Silver Bells
Geoff Tate (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Carlos Cavazo (QUIET RIOT, RATT)
James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, WHITE LION)
Ray Luzier (KORN, DAVID LEE ROTH, ARMY OF ANYONE)
09. Deck the Halls
Oni Logan (LYNCH MOB)
Craig Goldy (DIO)
Tony Franklin (THE FIRM)
John Tempesta (ROB ZOMBIE, THE CULT)
10. Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer
Stephen Pearcy (RATT)
Tracii Guns (L.A. GUNS, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION)
Bob Kulick
Billy Sheehan (DAVID LEE ROTH, TALAS, MR. BIG)
Greg Bissonette (DAVID LEE ROTH)
11. Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree
Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE)
Bruce Kulick (KISS, UNION)
Bob Kulick
Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, WHITESNAKE, DIO)
Simon Wright AC/DC, DIO)
12. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Tommy Shaw (STYX)
Steve Lukather (TOTO)
Marco Mendoza (WHITESNAKE, TED NUGENT)
Kenny Aronoff (TONY IOMMI, SMASHING PUMPKINS)
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