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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON On His Upcoming Solo Album: Don't Expect 'Power Metal' Or 'High Operatic Singing'

QUEENSRŸCHE founding guitarist Michael "Whip" Wilton spoke to The Metal Voice about his upcoming solo album, "Volume 1", which is due on December 6 via Rat Pak Records. The nine-track LP sees Wilton joined by powerhouse Seattle vocalist Mark Winterman, drummer Sonny Sudra and bassist "Hodgy". Regard...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Announces 'Volume 1' Solo Album

QUEENSRŸCHE founding guitarist Michael "Whip" Wilton will release his highly anticipated solo album, "Volume 1", on December 6 via Rat Pak Records. Along with powerhouse Seattle vocalist Mark Winterman, drummer Sonny Sudra and bassist "Hodgy", Michael offers nine power-packed songs reminiscent of th...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says His Solo Album Is 'About Halfway Done'

During an appearance on today's episode of SiriusXM's "Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk", QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael "Whip" Wilton was asked if he is involved in any outside music projects away from his main band. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Yeah, I've got a project that's go...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON To Launch Whip's Bar & Grill In Richmond

Coming in 2016 in Richmond, Virginia is Whip's Bar & Grill - Bikes, Rock & Brews. Whip's Bar & Grill is the creation of friends Michael "Whip" Wilton (the legendary guitar player of QUEENSRŸCHE, SOULBENDER and WRATCHET HEAD) and Paul Whitlock (music enthusiast, lifelong biker and avid be...

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Soulbender II

A decade ago, QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton started a little project called SOULBENDER. SOULBENDER originally featured Wilton with MY SISTER'S MACHINE vocalist Nick Pollock, second guitarist Dave Groves, drummer Wes Hallam and bassist Marten Van Keith. Along the way, SECOND COMING vocalist Tr...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'We're Having Fun Putting Together Some Kick-Ass Songs'

Episode 249 of the "Iron City Rocks" podcast (web site) features an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he thought 30 years ago that...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Says TODD LA TORRE Is 'A Real Musician' Who Has 'Brought Everybody Closer Together'

QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton was interviewed on the September 22 edition of 99.1 CJAM-FM's "The Signals Of Intuition" radio show. You can now listen to the chat below. Asked what new QUEENSRŸCHE singer Todd La Torre has brought to the band in the two years since QUEENSRŸCHE's...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON: 'It's A Blessing To Be Five Minds That Think Alike At This Time'

QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton was interviewed on the latest episode of "One On One with Mitch Lafon". You can now listen to the chat using the Spreaker widget below. (Note: Ace Frehley is interviewed early in the podcast. The Wilton interview begins around the 29-minute mark.)...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON On Post-TATE Songwriting Process: 'All That Underlying Tension Is Gone'

"Totally Driven Radio", the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. EST time on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, recently conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton. You can now listen to the chat below. (Note: W...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Has '14 To 15 Songs' Ready For Next Album

On August 31, J.R. Straus conducted an interview with QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton at Farm Rock in Wauconda, Illinois. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about the progress of the songwriting sessions for QUEENSRŸCHE's follow-up to last year's self-titled album, tentat...

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QUEENSRŸCHE's MICHAEL WILTON Speaks To 'The Silk And Steel Power Hour' About New SOULBENDER Album

QUEENSRŸCHE and SOULBENDER guitarist Michael Wilton was interviewed by Lance Hall on "The Silk And Steel Power Hour" on WJSC FM 90.7 in Johnson, Vermont. You can now listen to the chat using the SoundCloud player below. SOULBENDER will release its sophomore album, simply titled "Soulbender II", on S...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MICHAEL WILTON's SOULBENDER: Release Date For New Album

SOULBENDER, the project featuring QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, will release its sophomore album, simply titled "Soulbender II", on September 30 via Rat Pak Records. The disc will contain four all-new songs ("Turn Anger Up", "Shoal", "Slave To Reality" and "Seraphim") as well as the ten orig...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MICHAEL WILTON's SOULBENDER: New Song 'Turn Anger Up' Available For Streaming

SOULBENDER, the project featuring QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, will release its sophomore album, simply titled "Soulbender 2", later this year via Rat Pak Records. The disc will contain all-new songs as well as remasters of previously released cuts. A track from "Soulbender 2" called "Turn...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist MICHAEL WILTON's SOULBENDER To Release New Album

SOULBENDER, the project featuring QUEENSRŸCHE guitarist Michael Wilton, will release a new album later this year via Rat Pak Records. The disc will contain all-new songs as well as remasters of previously released cuts. In addition to Wilton, SOULBENDER's current lineup features ex-MY SISTER'S MACHI...

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QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist: 'As An Artist, You Kinda Gotta Go With Your Gut Feeling'

Steven Rosen of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Wilton of Seattle progressive rockers QUEENSRŸCHE. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Dedicated To Chaos" was a different sounding album than other QUEENSRŸCHE records. Did...