WHITE WIZZARD guitarist Erik Kluiber is featured in a new interview withSleazeRoxx.com. An excerpt is available below.

Sleaze Roxx: Was White Wizzard already an established act when you joined? Or was this something that was started fresh with you and the rest of the guys in the band?

Erik Kluiber: "White Wizzard has been around since 2007. The previous lineup recorded the EP, filmed the GTO video that got worldwide international attention, and did a few shows. Apparently the personal chemistry was not working and Jon Leon (bass) split from the other guys who then went on to form their own project. Jon kept writing songs and found new members one at a time. I found White Wizzard through an ad on Craigslist when I was searching for good bands because I knew (previous band) OVERLOADED was going to die."

Sleaze Roxx: White Wizzard has issued a solid EP, High Speed GTO, on Earache Records. So why an EP and not a full-length album?

Erik Kluiber: "I love the High Speed GTO EP. I don't perform on it, regardless it's a solid release. The EP is great and deserved to be released, even though the lineup was being reformed. The sound has changed with the new lineup as you can hear from the songs '40 Deuces', 'Over The Top', and 'White Wizzard'. Those three songs were recorded before I joined the band. Jon did all the guitars on those recordings. You do get to hear Wyatt's voice and Jesse on drums. Since then, White Wizzard wrote and recorded the remaining songs for the new full length CD entitled Over The Top which will be released on Earache Records February 23rd of 2010."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

As previously reported, White Wizzard's upcoming tour schedule with KORPIKLAANI, TYR, SWASHBUCKLE is as follows:

January

8 - Palladium - Worcester, Massachusetts
9 -Club Soda - Montreal, Quebec
10 - Opera House - Toronto, Ontario
11 - Blondie’s - Detroit, Michigan
12 - Jaguar Club - Chicago, Illinois
13 - Peabody’s - Cleveland, Ohio
14 - Gramercy Theater - New York, New York
15 - The Sterling Hotel - Allentown, Pennsylvania
16 - Jaxx - Springfield, Virginia
17 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, North Carolina
18 - Masquerade - Atlanta, Georgia
19 - Czar - Tampa, Florida
21 - Emo’s - Austin, Texas
22 - Ridglea Theatre - Ft. Worth, Texas
23 - The Flytrap Music Hall - Tulsa, Oklahoma
24 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, New Mexico
25 - Club Red - Tempe, Arizona
26 - Key Club - Hollywood, California
27 - Ramona Main Stage - Ramona, California
28 - DNA Lounge - San Fransisco, California
29 - Satyricon - Portland, Oregon
30 - Studio Seven - Seattle, Washington
31 - Rickshaw Theater - Vancouver, British Columbia

Listen to early versions of two songs expected to be on White Wizzard's 2010 full length followup, '40 Deuces' and 'Over The Top' on the band's official MySpace page.