PEARL Announces New Lineup

PEARL — the band fronted by Pearl Aday, ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian's fiancée and daughter of legendary crooner Meat Loaf — has announced its new touring lineup for the group's upcoming UK dates with VELVET REVOLVER. According to Aday, "Scott Ian still leads the troop on guitar, now switching it up with an amazing lead player named Eric Bradley (THE YOUNG ROYALS, JERRY CANTRELL solo project). We've also got Eric Andrews (ROYAL FEVER and 286) on drums, and Dominique Davalos (THE GO-GO'S, THE BLUEBELLES) on bass."

Pearl added, "We've been in rehearsal almost every day, gelling, rocking, killing it, and we're ready for our gig this Saturday, February 23 in Las Vegas at Divebar, and this following Monday, February 25 at 11:00 p.m. we'll be back at the Key Club on the Sunset Strip opening for METAL SKOOL. So, if you live in Las Vegas or Los Angeles or in the surrounding areas, you gotta come out and catch me with my new band before we head out over the pond in March for our UK debut with VELVET REVOLVER!!"

PEARL's European schedule is as follows:

March 21 - Barfly - London, England (PEARL only)

Supporting VELVET REVOLVER:

March 22 - Wolverhampton Civic Hall - Wolverhampton, England
March 23 - Birmingham Academy - Birmingham, England
March 25 - Brixton Academy - London, England
March 26 - Brixton Academy - London, England
March 27 - Brighton Centre - Brighton, England  

As previously reported, Ian, Ted Nugent and ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell are among the guest musicians who appear on the new EP by PEARL. The track listing for the self-titled effort — which was produced by Joe Barresi (TOOL, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, WEEZER, BAD RELIGION) — is as follows:

01. Rock Child
02. Check Out Charlie
03. Mama
04. Nobody
05. Worth Defending

Check out audio samples at Amazon.com.

An accomplished singer, Pearl had previously provided background vocals on several of her father's tours as well as for MÖTLEY CRÜE as one of the "Crüe Sluts". She can also be heard singing a duet with Meat Loaf on Meat's "Couldn't Have Said It Better" CD, in the track "Man of Steel" (co-written by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx). Most recently, Pearl performed backing vocals for SIXX: A.M., the new band led by MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx, on July 16, 2007 at the Crash Mansion in downtown Los Angeles and on October 25 as part of a Halloween-themed radio festival in West Valley City, Utah.

Video footage of Scott Ian and Jim Wilson of MOTHER SUPERIOR performing alongside Pearl Aday on October 31, 2007 at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England can be viewed below.