BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION: Interview, Performance To Air On U.K.'s PLANET ROCK

On Sunday, September 19 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. (U.K. time),Nicky Horne of the U.K.'s leading classic rock radio station Planet Rock will be joined in the studio by three members of BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION — Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH, TRAPEZE),drummer Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN) and blues rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. The band will be coming straight from the rehearsal studios for this two-hour exclusive chat. Nicky will delve into the making of the band's debut album and find out about their first and only U.K. show of 2010, which is happening the following night. He'll also be taking questions for the band sent in by listeners using Facebook, Twitter, text and e-mail on the night.

On Monday, September 20 at 9 p.m. (U.K. time),Planet Rock will broadcast BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's only U.K. performance of 2010, which which is scheduled to be recorded at a secret venue in London earlier that night.

This exclusive worldwide broadcast can be heard online at www.planetrock.com as well as DAB radio and digital TV after 9 p.m.

Planet Rock broadcasts on digital radio, Sky 0110, Virgin Media 924, Freesat 730, online www.planetrock.com and on iPhone.

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION's self-titled debut album is scheduled for release in Europe on Monday, September 20 via Mascot Records and North America on Tuesday, September 21 through J&R Adventures. The CD was produced and mixed by Kevin Shirley (BLACK CROWES, AEROSMITH, LED ZEPPELIN),and mastered by the legendary Bob Ludwig. It was recorded at Shangri-La Studios in early 2010.

"Black Country Communion" will be available in the U.K. in three different formats:

** Format #1 - Limited-Edition 2-Disc CD/DVD

Featuring the 12 album tracks on CD, complete with an additional DVD jam-packed with band member interviews, exclusive studio and live images, Kevin Shirley's album production notes, "The Great Divide" music video, behind-the-scenes in-studio footage, plus live tracks as performed by BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION at Riverside, California.

** Format #2 - Single-Disc CD

Regular 1 disc CD edition

** Format #3 - Vinyl

Double-sided 12" vinyl album edition

The limited-edition two-disc CD/DVD is available for pre-order now at Play.com, while all three formats are available to pre-order from Amazon.co.uk and HMV.com.

"Black Country Communion" track listing:

01. Black Country
02. One Last Soul
03. The Great Divide
04. Down Again
05. Beggarman
06. Song Of Yesterday
07. No Time
08. Medusa
09. The Revolution In Me
10. Stand (At The Burning Tree)
11. Sista Jane
12. Too Late For The Sun

All songs are sung by Glenn Hughes, with the exception of "Song Of Yesterday" and "The Revolution In Me", which are both sung by Joe Bonamassa. Hughes and Bonamassa share lead vocals on "Sista Jane" and "Too Late For The Sun". Also included is a new version of "Medusa", the rock classic Hughes originally recorded with his first band TRAPEZE.

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION initially came to fruition when Shirley saw Hughes and Bonamassa join forces on stage in Los Angeles in November 2009 for an explosive performance at Guitar Center's King of the Blues event. Shirley then recruited Bonham and Sherinian for the project, which is named after the industrial area in the British Midlands where both Hughes and Bonham were born and raised.

BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION is planning a tour in 2011.