The Tracii Guns version of L.A. GUNS have signed with STEVE VAI's Favored Nations label. A new press release reads as follows:

Hard rock band, and Sunset Strip legends, L.A. Guns recently signed to the STEVE VAI-owned label Favored Nations/Jibboom, which is Favored Nations Entertainment’s Rock/Metal division. This division stands separate from Favored Nations Entertainment and will be the label’s home for all things hard rock and metal. Favored Nations/Jibboom will be re-issuing the 1999 L.A. GUNS album Shrinking Violet. The album will be completely repackaged with new artwork and five brand new, never-before-heard, live bonus tracks. It will be released in late May 2010.

The Favored Nations/Jibboom label was born when Vai brought in industry veteran Dean Schachtel as General Manager of Favored Nations Entertainment over a year ago. Schachtel oversees all aspects of the label and reports directly to Vai and, with his hard rock/metal background, it made sense to start the Favored Nations/Jibboom division. “When Steve mentioned to me that he wanted to start a hard rock and metal division, I knew I was the right guy for the job. Having grown up in Los Angeles, I had the pleasure of seeing a lot of these bands in their early incarnations. I’m a huge hard rock and metal fan myself – my son’s godfather is Ronnie James Dio – so, naturally, I’m thrilled to be working with Tracii and L.A. Guns,” said Schachtel.

Favored Nations Entertainment has a number of sub-labels and different divisions including Favored Nations Acoustic, home to Tommy Emmanuel, widely considered one of the greatest acoustic players in the world. There is also Favored Nations, a division with many world class musicians including Vai, BILLY SHEEHAN, NEAL SCHON, ERIC SARDINAS, JOHNNY A and a new studio CD from the YARDBIRDS featuring Vai, JEFF BECK, JOE SATRIANI, SLASH, BRAIN MAY, and Johnny Rzeznik from THE GOO GOO DOLLS. There is also a Jazz imprint called Favored Nations Cool and a new digital division called Digital Nations which offers both baby bands and established acts a home for new material that is sold around the world, but strictly digital. A recent addition to the Digital Nations label is WINGER-frontman KIP WINGER who will be partnering with the label on the worldwide digital release of his classical album Ghosts.

Favored Nations/Jibboom is also pleased to announce another exciting partnership with comedian Jim Florentine, co-host, along with Eddie Trunk and Don Jamieson, of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show. Florentine is perhaps best known for his characters Special Ed and Bobby Fletcher on Comedy Central’s cult-favorite TV show Crank Yankers. He tours the country regularly performing stand up comedy and is often a guest on the Howard Stern Show. Favored Nations/Jibboom will release Florentine’s Terrorizing Telemarketers Vol. 5 which will include five bonus tracks and is due out in July 2010. Florentine has previously released Terrorizing Telemarketers Volumes 1-4, all of which are tour bus favorites for many of today’s metal bands such as SLIPKNOT and ANVIL.