Former MEGADETH guitarist JEFF YOUNG has posted the following update:

"I've wanted to do a cover of AEROSMITH's 'Seasons Of Wither' since I was a little kid playing along with Get Your Wings in my bedroom, every day, after school. I knew I didn't want to have a guy sing it cause Steven Tyler can't be duplicated but when I met Twinkle, I knew I had finally found the voice that could do the song proud."

Twinkle was born into music and has great back story which includes backing vocal credits on ROD STEWART's multi-platinum Vagabond Heart, live duets with PAUL RODGERS of BAD COMPANY and a stint as vocalist with former ALLMAN BROTHERS guitarist, Dickey Betts.

An intriguing and related preface to this story happened when Aerosmith played in Florida recently. Also on the bill was LENNY KRAVITZ, who couldn't make it for some reason?? leaving Aerosmith stuck without an opening act! Long story short, a mutual friend in route to the venue volunteered her friend and passenger, Twinkle to open the show. So without her band, solo with just her voice and piano, Steven Tyler introduced Twinkle to a packed arena where she proceeded to bring the house down!! One of those great rock-n-roll stories which you can also check out in slide show form on Twinkle's website here.

But first, here is Jeff and Twinkle's cover of 'Seasons Of Wither' performed for a festive little group of pre-schoollers at a Save The Music type event...

As previously reported, the first ever solo release from Young is called Equilibrium and will be released this summer. The "classical/flamenco/samba" album was mixed by Michael Wagener (OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA, QUEEN, KING'S X, SKID ROW, EXTREME). The tracklisting and writing credits for the CD are as follows:

'Taranta por Drea' (interpreted from a study by Paco Serrano)

'Torrents' (Jeff Young, BADI ASSAD)

'City of the Sun' (Jeff Young, Badi Assad, Simone Soul)

'Fuoco ~ Libra Sonatine' (Roland Dyens)

'Eternal' (Sergio Assad, Jeff Young, Gregg Analla)

'Calling Jupiter' (Jeff Young, Badi Assad)

'Liquid Voices' (Jeff Young, Badi Assad, Carole Ohl)

'infin8' (Jeff Young, Badi Assad, Gregg Analla)

'Solais' (Badi Assad)

'Equilibrium' (Jeff Young)

'Angelina' (Jeff Young, Badi Assad)

'Entrelace' (Badi Assad, Jeff Young)

'Aquarelle: Valseana' (Sergio Assad)

'Spirit Dog' (Badi Assad, Sergio Assad, Jeff Young, Daved Levitan)

Equilibrium features the following guests: singer Debby Holiday (JOHN WAITE, ROD STEWART), Brazilian singer/guitarists BADI ASSAD & LENINE, Australian singer GILLI MOON, vocalist Gregg Analla ANALLA (SLAVIOR), drummer Matt Chamberlain (TORI AMOS, FIONA APPLE, DAVID BOWIE, CHRISTINA AGUILERA), fretless bassist Tony Franklin (JIMMY PAGE, THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER), Brasilian percussionists Marcos Suzano (STING, LENINE) and Simone Soul (CHICO CESAR).

For more info and audio samples click here.