July 25 : My Gene
Simmons Vault Experience Amsterdam / Frankfurt From
:
KISS Related Recordings
I went to 2 Gene Simmons Band concerts (Tilburg, The Netherlands
July 19 and Oberhausen, Germany July 20), as well as 2 Gene Simmons
The Vault Experiences (Amsterdam, The Netherlands July 22, and
Frankfurt, Germany July 24).
A review of both shows and my Vault Experiences is planned.
(still delayed due the hot Dutch summer vs. regular working days -
Jelle Jansen).
July 13 :
REBELSTAR - "All Messed Up" featuring Bruce Kulick From
:
KISS Related Recordings
Dutch
Hard Rockers REBELSTAR have released a one track digital single of "All
Messed Up", which features Bruce Kulick on
lead guitar. The song was recorded fall 2017.
July 4 :
forthcoming Thomas Zwijsen album featuring Bruce Kulick From
:
KISS Related Recordings /
Thomas Zwijsen
Dutch cassical guitar virtuoso Thomas Zwijsen will release his
seventh solo album “Nylon Metal” on September 3rd this year.
The double CD contains 26 acoustic arrangements of metal and rock
songs by Iron Maiden, KISS, Metallica, Deep Purple, Helloween, Led
Zeppelin, Dream Theater, and many more.
Thomas Zwijsen states: “My mission is to bring Heavy Metal to the
Classical Guitar world and vice versa, combining the greatness of
heavy metal compositions with the beautiful tone of the classical
guitar. I can’t wait to present this album to guitar fans around the
world.”
Guest musicians on the album are (ex) members of KISS and Iron
Maiden, respectively Bruce Kulick and Blaze Bayley.
Tracklist CD 1: The
Good, The Bad, The Ugly(Ennio Moricone)
Future World(Helloween)
2 Minutes To Midnight(Iron Maiden)
Forever(KISS) ft. Bruce Kulick
Eye Of The Tiger(Survivor)
7th Son Of A 7th Son(Iron Maiden)
Hollow Years(Dream Theater)
Renegade(Hammerfall)
The Unforgiven II(Metallica)
Four Lanes Of Chaos(Original)
Twisted Mind(Avantasia)
Soldier Of Fortune(Deep Purple)
The Final Countdown(Europe)
Tracklist CD 2:
Where Eagles Dare(Iron Maiden)
Temple Of The King(Rainbow)
Lightning Strikes Twice(Iron Maiden) ft.Blaze Bayley
Enter Sandman(Metallica)
The Wickerman(Iron Maiden)
All My Love(Led Zeppelin)
Want You Bad(The Offspring)
Space Oddity(David Bowie)
Living After Midnight(Judas Priest)
Definitely Doable(Original)
Smoke On The Water(Deep Purple)
Eagle Fly Free(Helloween)
Detroit Rock City(KISS)
All songs are arranged by Thomas Zwijsen in his characteristic
style, playing all essential melodies simultaneously on his Ortega
signature guitar.
Thomas Zwijsen is best known for his arrangements of famous rock and
metal songs for Classical/Spanish guitar. He has the ability to play
vocal melodies, guitar licks, chords, baselines and even drum parts
at the same time. With these arrangements he has gained over 15
million views on YouTube, and is now rapidly approaching 100.000
subscribers.
Zwijsen studied classical guitar at the Artez conservatoire in
Arnhem and Latin/jazz/ Brazilian guitar at Codarts in Rotterdam. In
combination with his interest in flamenco and metal, this strongly
influenced his style of guitar playing.
Pre-order the new double album
HERE and have your name printed in the
booklet.
