Guitarist Roy Z (TRIBE OF GYPSIES, DRIVER, HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON) has cancelled his appearance, billed as ROY Z AND FRIENDS, this Friday, June 15th at Petie's Place in Tarzana, CA.

Z commented: "I was really looking forward to getting together with some of my best friends and jam out this weekend but I am having to undergo a surgical procedure that same day which, unfortunately, cannot be postponed. And even though it's nothing major I'm gonna have to take it easy for a couple of days before I can go full tilt again. KAVAN are taking over our slot so the show is still going on as planned. Go check it out!"

Roy Z is featured on the new DRIVER CD called Countdown, alongside vocalist Rob Rock (IMPELLITTERI), original drummer Reynold 'Butch' Carlson (JAG PANZER, JOEY TAFOLLA, TRIBE AFTER TRIBE), along with seasoned players Ed Roth (GLENN HUGHES, MONTROSE, Impellitteri) on keyboards and Aaron Samson (ODIN, GEORGE LYNCH, JOHN 5) on bass.

Additional contributions come from bassists Ray Burke (LIFE AFTER DEATH, Bruce Dickinson) and Daniel Cordova (SHADES OF CRIMSON, VENGEANCE RISING), as well as veteran vocalist Mark Boals (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ROYAL HUNT).

According to a press release, "Countdown is a mixture of brand new material and several rescued-from-the-vaults demo gems, which interlock seamlessly for a classic Driver-style album, aided by Roy Z's emphasis on vintage production values that harken back to the glory days of early '80's heavy metal ala DIO's Holy Diver and OZZY's Blizzard Of Oz/Diary Of A Madman."

For more details visit Driverofficial.com.