Acclaimed Southern California progressive instrumentalists, COSMOSQUAD, featuring guitarist Jeff Kollman (GLENN HUGHES, UFO), bassist Christopher Maloney (DWEEZIL ZAPPA, HARDLINE), and drummer Shane Gaalaas (B'Z, GLENN HUGHES, MSG), will release their first ever live DVD, Lights... Camera... SQUAD!, on July 22nd.

A joint venture between Marmaduke Records and Sunset Records, Lights... Camera... SQUAD! was recorded during the band's October 18th, 2007 performance at Musicians Institute in Hollywood, CA and features songs from the band's three studio albums, Cosmosquad ('97), Squadrophenia ('01) and Acid Test ('07), as well as Jeff Kollman's 1999 solo album, Shedding Skin.

The Lights... Camera... SQUAD! tracklisting reads as follows: 'Numena', 'Fat, Mean & Nasty', 'The Spy Who Ate Her', 'Lubitorium', 'Road To Tanzania / Tribal Trance', 'Sheer Drama', 'While My Guitar Gently Screams', 'Epapo Funk', 'Grossalicious', 'Swink', 'I.N.S. Conspiracy'.

DVD extras include a visit with long-time executive producer Buddy Jo Kollman, footage of Jeff Kollman's extensive guitar arsenal, as well as a photo gallery. In addition, the DVD packaging will contain a password to unlock exclusive website-only online content, an interview conducted with the full band earlier in the year as well as behind-the-scenes footage of Cosmosquad's inaugural 2008 tour of Japan. A 3-minute DVD teaser can be viewed on the the band's website at this location.

On the live front, Cosmosquad will embark on their Japan Tour 2008 Round II in September after playing a half dozen shows in Tokyo and Osaka in March 2008.

Exact dates and venues are as follows:

September

23 - ESP Musical Academy, Bldg 12 Club 1ne 2wo, Tokyo (doors: 7 PM)
24 - Bottom Line, Nagoya (doors: 6:30 PM)
25 - Live House enn, Sendai (doors: 7 PM)

Lights... Camera... SQUAD! was released in Japan on July 12th via Zain Records.