Celebrity Rock Super Group SCRAP METAL announce Jani Lane former lead singer of WARRANT and Janet Gardner former lead singer of the all-girl rock band VIXEN will join them as special guest stars performing at the upcoming SCRAP METAL summer rock concert event at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
Nashville, TN (Billboard Publicity Wire) May 24, 2009 -- Celebrity Rock Super Group SCRAP METAL announced Jani Lane former lead singer of WARRANT ("Cherry Pie" / "Heaven") and Janet Gardner former lead singer of the all-girl rock band VIXEN ("Cryin" / "Edge of a Broken Heart") will join them as their special guest stars performing at the upcoming SCRAP METAL summer rock concert event at the Mohegan Sun Wolf Den in Uncasville, CT on Saturday, June 6, 2009.
SCRAP METAL, the celebrity rock super group whose members have sold over 50 million records worldwide, stars Gunnar Nelson (NELSON /"After the Rain"); Matthew Nelson (NELSON / "Love and Affection"); and Jimi Jamison former lead singer of Survivor, whose powerful vocal Top 10 hits include "Eye of the Tiger", "I Can't Hold Back", and "High on You". As a solo artist, Jamison is best known for belting out the popular "Baywatch" TV theme song, "I'm Always Here". This 'Rock and Roll Rat Pack' always features the original lead front men from MTV's most popular metal bands of the '80s and '90s.
"Scrap Metal always offers a unique mix of the original lead front men - and women from the most popular rock/ metal bands of the 80s and 90s, who sang the original hits " raves SCRAP METAL co-founder Gunnar Nelson. "We look forward to sharing the stage with both Jani Lane and Janet Gardner. An incredible line up for what will surely be an incredible rock event!"
The SCRAP METAL event will also feature special guests Bobby Rock - VINNIE VINCENT INVASION / NELSON; guitar virtuoso Neil Zaza - solo artist / NELSON; and Gary Corbett - CINDERELLA / AEROSMITH / NELSON.
The SCRAP METAL live rock concert event is Saturday, June 6th at 8:00 pm at The Mohegan Sun Wolf Den 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT 06382. The Wolf Den is located in the center of the action, in Casino of the Earth. For general information call Mohegan Sun at 1-888-226-7711 or visit www.mohegansun.com.
Visit the official SCRAP METAL website at www.OfficialScrapMetal.com.
For more information on SCRAP METAL or to arrange media interviews please contact Liz Motley at (786) 897-7414 or scrapmetalband (at) aol (dot) com.
Gunnar Nelson working with Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens)...
01/21/2009 Rolling Stone
Yusuf, or the artist formerly known as Yusuf Islam who is actually the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, has recruited Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton and many more to lend a hand on his upcoming, still-untitled album, due out in the late spring. The LP is the follow-up to Yusuf’s 2006 An Other Cup which represented the singer-songwriter’s most secular batch of songs in decades.
The first single from the new album is called “Boots and Sand,” and will feature contributions from both Macca and Parton. As if the single needed any more marquee name star power, Jesse Dylan, Bob’s son, will direct the song’s video. The song was reportedly inspired by a 2004 incident were Yusuf was denied entry into the U.S. after a case of mistaken identity landed the singer on the “no fly” terrorist watch list. “It’s a slight oddity of a song,” Yusuf said. “The image I had was kind of a cowboy B-movie made in Italy, but the story came from real events, real people.”
Other guests include Michelle Branch and Gunnar Nelson, who appear on the track “To Be What You Want.” Yusuf also says the new album has a more “stripped down” sound compared to the more orchestral Cup, which features the musician’s first experiments with Pro Tools software. “Perhaps I went to town a little bit with the production on the last album,” Yusuf said. “I was just having fun with the new technologies — we have endless tracks on Pro Tools. You can just flow them out and add and add, and I did.”
Mark Slaughter (SLAUGHTER, VINNIE VINCENT INVASION) has been added to the list of artists who are scheduled to make guest appearances at the Chiller Theatre toy, model and film expo on April 17-19 at the Hilton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey.
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Slaughter reportedly sold more than five million records in the 1990s. The group garnered a total of four Top 30 hits on the Billboard chart with tunes such as "Fly To the Angels" and "Up All Night", and toured with the likes of KISS, OZZY OSBOURNE and DAMN YANKEES.
Mark Slaughter currently works as a voice-over actor and composes music for television, movies, and sports outlets. Slaughter's current credits include the ongoing music compositions for Fox Sports, along with voice-over ventures in productions like "Batman Beyond", "Bloodsport" and "Animaniacs".
In addition to voice-over and composing, Slaughter formed a new band, SCRAP METAL. SCRAP METAL consists of other platinum-selling singers such as Gunnar Nelson (NELSON), Kelly Keagy (NIGHT RANGER), and Eric Martin (MR. BIG).