SEBASTIAN BACH Guitarist 'METAL' MIKE CHLASCIAK Checks In From Japan

June 17, 2007

Guitarist "Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) has posted "part one" of his "Thunder In The East Tour Diary" at JacksonGuitars.com. An excerpt follows:

"I guess it's safe to say that touring Japan is an experience like no other. Japan is a country that prides itself on punctuality, respect, professionalism and, to my benefit, love of metal, which includes high tolerance levels for out-of-control rockers of all kinds. Japan is and has been for many years a great experience for touring musicians. We [former SKID ROW vocalist Sebastian Bach and his solo band] arrived on May 31 after a long journey that took us from Newark, New Jersey to Washington D.C., to Osaka and Nagoya. Yes, you read correctly — three flights, two van rides and plenty of airport time in between. No hotel stops; just pure travel brutality.

"Upon our arrival in Osaka, where we caught our connecting flight to Nagoya, I was informed that my black Jackson RR1T did not make it with us, and that the guitar was still somewhere in Washington D.C. waiting for the next flight. As you can imagine, I did not like the news, but had no choice but to rent another guitar as a backup for our first show in Nagoya. Losing or misplacing your gear certainly sucks, but in the world of travel things like that do happen. Ultimately, after several phone calls, United Airlines was nice enough to deliver the guitar right to my room at the Osaka Hilton, where we were staying for the second show. I was glad to be back with the Rhoads that is still in my touring arsenal all the way from the first HALFORD 'Resurrection' 2000/2001 world tour.

"Our first two shows went really well, overall. It's a hard mind adjustment when you change gears from being home with your family one day and then find yourself in front of thousands of screaming metal maniacs. My mind goes through this mind warp — a process that lets go of my daily home life and lets me put on my touring armor; a completely different approach to living in many ways. On the road you sometimes give up some daily comforts but pack a lot of life into a short period."

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