Gibson.com's Sean Patrick Dooley has issued an interview with guitarist/vocalist Rik Emmett of Canadian rockers TRIUMPH. The following is an excerpt from the interview:

Q:You’ve been doing a lot of press these days for Triumph’s Greatest Hits package. How’s that been going?

A: "Well, I’ve still got some more stuff I’ve gotta do tomorrow, then I’m free. Nothing but interviews day after day for a little while, ’cuz I promised those guys as part of the whole reconciliation reunion thing that I would help out in the promotion of their greatest hits package when they finally got it to market. I’ve been talking my stupid-fool head off in the last couple of weeks. You do get kind of sick and tired of talking about yourself, but this is kind of nice, too, just to get the chance to finally talk to somebody at Gibson in the face. It’s great.

We’re scheduled to go for a dinner tonight with a couple of guys from Live Nation that have flown into town and want to take us to dinner. I’m sure there’s going to be some sort of a pitch. The rumors that have been sort of blowing in the wind are that VAN HALEN want to go back out yet again next year, but they’re going to need some sort of support to make the packaging a little more interesting. Because Triumph hasn’t really ever toured in any kind of a nostalgia way, I think Live Nation kind of goes, 'Oh, yeah, you guys would be perfect for that.' So, we’ll see sort of the size and the shape and the glitter of the golden carrots that they have."

Read the complete interview at this location.

Triumph recently released their new compilation package on CD and DVD, appropriately titled Greatest Hits Remixed. The two-disc set includes a hit-laden 14 track CD, which was remixed by Rich Chycki (AEROSMITH, RUSH), giving the songs an incredible sonic wallop.

The DVD features eleven promo and live videos in widescreen filmed over Triumph’s career, as well five bonus features, including 3 more unreleased videos ('Child Of The City', 'Blinding Light Show' and 'Love Hurts') and footage of Triumph’s induction into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame in 2008.

The six-panel digipak also includes a 20 pages full colour booklet, complete with liner notes, lyrics, credits and chock full of vintage photos and will most certainly be a hit with Triumph’s consistent legion of fans.

Triumph pushed the limits of Arena Rock to the max with their legendary live shows and virtuoso playing. Add to it some of the most recognizable and celebrated radio classics ('Lay It On The Line', 'Hold On', 'Fight The Good Fight' and 'Magic Power'), a vault full of gold and platinum sales awards for their ten studio albums and there you have one of the most successful rock acts of the 1970‘s/1980’s!

And now, fans both new and old will have the opportunity to discover/re-discover Triumph, with the all killer/no filler Greatest Hits Remixed.

Greatest Hits Remixed includes:

CD:

'Allied Forces'

'Lay It On The Line'

'Follow Your Heart'

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'Magic Power'

here

'I Live For The Weekend'

'Hold On'

'Just One Night'

'Fight The Good Fight'

'Spellbound'

'Never Surrender'

'Lights Go Down'

'Somebody’s Out There'

'Rock And Roll Machine'

'Love Hurts'

here

DVD:

'Follow Your Heart'

'Lay It On The Line'

'Spellbound'

'Magic Power'

'Lights Go Down'

'Hold On'

'Just One Night'

'Somebody’s Out There'

'Allied Forces'

'Never Surrender'

'Never Say Never'

Bonus Video:

'Child Of The City' (With Phil X On Guitar)

'Blinding Light Show' (Bootleg: Filmed On Fan Cam)

'Love Hurts'

DVD Specs:

Mix 2.0/5.1

Screen 16:9

Format is NTSC Region free