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F5 Members Schedule NAMM Appearances

January 11, 2008

Several members of F5 — the Phoenix-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis, and ex-MEGADETH drummer Jimmy DeGrasso — will participate in various events, autograph signings and press conferences at this year's NAMM show at the Anaheim Convention Center. The details are as follows:

* Steve Conley:

Thursday, January 17 through Sunday, January 20:

Product demonstrations at the Krank amplifier booth.

* Jimmy DeGrasso:

Saturday, January 19:

Autograph signing at the Pearl drums booth at 2:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 19:

Autograph signing at the Sabian cymbal booth at 3:00 p.m.

* David Ellefson:

Friday, January 18:

Autograph signing at the Peavey booth at 3:00 p.m.

Friday, January 18:

7:00 p.m. Rockhouse Method and Peavey present the "Wimbash" at the Pulse nightclub on the main floor of the Hilton hotel. The event will feature a special "metal jam" with David Ellefson, Tim "Ripper" Owens (formerly of JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH),Jason Bittner (SHADOWS FALL),Marc Rizzo (SOULFLY) and Rob Arnold (CHIMAIRA).

Important: The NAMM show is **NOT** open to the public. The only attendees are NAMM member companies and their invited guests.

F5 recently entered the studio to record the follow-up to its 2005 debut, "A Drug for All Seasons". The CD is being produced by Ryan Greene at his Crush Recording facility in Scottsdale, Arizona.

F5 called in Ellefson's longtime rhythm section cohort Jimmy DeGrasso to play drums on the album following the recent departure of original F5 drummer Dave Small.

"This looks to be a very musically invigorating record", said Ellefson. "No doubt there will be hints of F5's past sound on the disc but these new songs are definitely developing in a much more progressive direction."

A spring 2008 release via Oarfin Distribution is expected.

"A Drug for all Seasons" was released in North America in September 2005 via Cleopatra Records. The original version of "A Drug for all Seasons" is also available in Asia on JVC Victor Entertainment and in Europe on Mascot Records.

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