NEWS, 29th November 2010
> STEVE LUKATHER RETURNS TO THE UK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Following the release of the critically acclaimed new studio album “All’s Well That Ends Well”, and his packed out UK gigs in London, Wolverhampton and Southampton earlier this month, TOTO guitarist STEVE LUKATHER has just announced a handful of further UK solo concerts during March 2011.
Lukather will play the Leamington Spa Assembly (Thu 17th March), Manchester Club Academy (Fri 18th March) and Holmfirth Picturedrome (Sat 19th March). Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday November 26th via the 24 hour box office: 0871 230 1110, http://www.seetickets.com/.
“AOR for intelligent guitar fans... Lukather plays everything from Hendrix-style groove rock to Steely Dan ‘clever chords’ pop and twisted guitar fusion.” - Total Guitar
“Lukather has opted for a heavier melodic approach... The complexity of the instrumental ‘Tumescent’ proves he’s lost none of his ambition.” - Classic Rock presents AOR
> CRIMINAL LINE-UP CHANGE
Chile-born, UK-based thrash masters CRIMINAL have announced the departure of lead guitarist and founding member Rodrigo Contreras.
Band leader Anton Reisenegger (guitar, vocals) comments: "Some of you may be aware, Rod decided to go back to Chile a few months ago, leaving the future of the band uncertain. After much deliberation, we have now decided to replace him in order to be able to carry on as a band."
"This is not something we wanted to happen, but we have to be realistic, and being thousands of kilometres apart wouldn't have allowed us to work as a functioning band. This is not a studio project, our music is meant to be played live, and we have many plans for the future which require the four of us to be geographically close."
"Rod and I started this band almost 20 years ago and he wrote some of the band's best and most characteristic material, which made this situation extremely difficult for me personally. I feel, however, that we've done the right thing, as everything was talked through with all people involved, and Rod's departure happened in the most open, civilized terms possible."
"We hope that you, the fans, will understand this decision. It's not an easy step for us to take, and it wasn't a rushed decision, but if the only other choice is to stop playing as CRIMINAL, we'd rather take the flak and soldier on."
"We may still play a few shows with Rod in South America next year when we celebrate our 20th anniversary, but nothing is set in stone yet."
"Rod's replacement is Olmo Cascallar from the Basque band Gamora, who already did a fantastic job as a stand-in on our last few European dates. Not only is he an excellent guitarist with a great stage presence, we also feel he will contribute an entirely new approach to our songwriting."
CRIMINAL will enter HVR Studios in Suffolk, UK in March of 2011 to record their seventh, as-yet-untitled studio album.
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> CARLOS LICHMAN INTERVIEW
An interview with Carlos Lichman and a review of his "GENOCIDE" album is now online on the RECIFE METAL LAW web site.
Interview: http://www.recifemetallaw.com.br/index.php?link=materias&tipo=entrevistas&id=126
Review: http://www.recifemetallaw.com.br/index.php?link=materias&id=323&tipo=reviews_cds
