Part I of Metal Mike's (HALFORD, PAINMUSEUM, SEBASTIAN BACH) Thunder In The East Tour Diary is currently available on-line at Jackson Guitars. An excerpt reads as follows:

Part I: Japanese tour with Sebastian Bach

You guys remember Mike Metal Mike - the nimble-fingered, Jackson-wielding guitar demon who plays for Halford, PainmuseuM and most recently, Sebastian Bach. Of course you do! He was kind enough to let us all have a peek at his Jackson tour diary last year, and now he's back at it, this time as he and his hearty band of metalloid cronies lay waste to the Far East and South Pacific. Bali Ha'i, we say! Take it away, Mike ...

6.1 Nagoya Shimin Kaikan, Nagoya

6.2 Osaka IMP Hall, Osaka

6.4 Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall, Tokyo

6.5 Tokyo Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo

"A loud head-banging hello!

I’m back! Thanks for joining me for my debacles in the world of heavy-metal touring and sleep-deprived mind dementia. Let me gather some thoughts and tell you about the first leg of our 2007 tour, which took place in Japan. Make sure to come back for future installments, where I’ll take you along on our Australia/New Zealand tour with GUNS N' ROSES, and our solo shows and festival appearances in Norway, Italy, Spain and Turkey.

I guess it’s safe to say that touring Japan is an experience like no other. Japan is a country that prides itself on punctuality, respect, professionalism and, to my benefit, love of metal, which includes high tolerance levels for out-of-control rockers of all kinds. Japan is and has been for many years a great experience for touring musicians. We arrived on May 31 after a long journey that took us from Newark, New Jersey to Washington D.C., to Osaka and Nagoya. Yes, you read correctly—three flights, two van rides and plenty of airport time in between. No hotel stops; just pure travel brutality.

Upon our arrival in Osaka, where we caught our connecting flight to Nagoya, I was informed that my black Jackson RR1T did not make it with us, and that the guitar was still somewhere in Washington D.C. waiting for the next flight. As you can imagine, I did not like the news, but had no choice but to rent another guitar as a backup for our first show in Nagoya. Losing or misplacing your gear certainly sucks, but in the world of travel things like that do happen. Ultimately, after several phone calls, United Airlines was nice enough to deliver the guitar right to my room at the Osaka Hilton, where we were staying for the second show. I was glad to be back with the Rhoads that is still in my touring arsenal all the way from the first Halford Resurrection 2000/2001 world tour."

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