Former AC/DC Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Not Touring With RHINO BUCKET
July 21, 2009Legendary drummer Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO) will not join RHINO BUCKET on their upcoming U.S. tour starting in early August "due to previous recording commitments," according to a posting on Wright's MySpace page. Filling in on drums for RHINO BUCKET will be Anthony "Tiny" Biuso.
Wright recently took part in the recording sessions for the new RHINO BUCKET album, "The Hardest Town", which was released on May 5 via MVD Visual and Acetate Records. The CD was produced by Stefan Sigerson, who previously worked with RHINO BUCKET on the band's last album, 2006's "And Then It Got Ugly".
On January 21, 2009, Jason Saulnier of the "GTMO" (Good Time Metal Oldies) radio show conducted an interview with Simon Wright (DIO, AC/DC, UFO). The 19-minute chat is now available for streaming below.
Wright joined powerhouse American heavy metal vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH) for his recent European tour in support of Owens' first solo album, "Play My Game". The rest of the band included Chris Caffery (SAVATAGE, TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA) on guitar, John Comprix (BEYOND FEAR, RINGWORM) on guitar, and David Ellefson (MEGADETH, F5) on bass.
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