MATT SORUM, BILLY GIBBONS Guest On Jonesy’s Jukebox; Video Interview

May 7, 2019, 5 years ago

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MATT SORUM, BILLY GIBBONS Guest On  Jonesy’s Jukebox; Video Interview

Drummer Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Deadland Ritual) and vocalist / guitarist Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) recently paid a surprise visit to Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones' Jonesy’s Jukebox on 95.5 KLOS in Los Angeles, California. The pair talk about music, touring, and the changing of rock historical places; as well as tacos and hot sauce!

Deadland Ritual, featuring bassist Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath), vocalist Franky Perez (Apocalyptica, Scars On Broadway), drummer Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) and guitarist Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), have added two further UK dates to their European tour in June.

Deadland Ritual promises the live shows will be something special, mixing the original material with deeper cuts from their collective past. “Not the typical songs you would expect,” according to Matt Sorum.

Tour dates:

June
4 - Amager Bio - Copenhagen, Denmark
5 - Rockefeller - Oslo, Norway
6 - Sweden Rock Festival - Sölvesborg, Sweden
10 - Kesselhaus - Berlin, Germany
11 - Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
13 - O2 Academy Islington - London, UK
14 - Download Festival - Donnington, UK
15 - Garage - Glasgow, UK
17 - 013 - Tilburg, Netherlands
18 - Trianon - Paris, France
19 - Z7 - Pratteln, Switzerland
21-22 - Azkena Festival - Vitoria, Spain
21-23 - Hellfest Festival - Clisson, France

To purchase tickets and for further updates visit deadlandritual.com.

The band's debut track, “Down In Flames” is available here. A video can be seen below.

Produced by Greg Fidelman (Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Metallica), “Down In Flames” features the lush and powerful vocals of Perez, alongside Stevens’ signature thundering guitar conjugating with the hard-driving tribal rhythm section of Butler and Sorum.


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