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DEREK SHERINIAN TEAMS UP WITH ZAKK WYLDE:

April 25, 2005

DEREK SHERINIAN Teams Up With ZAKK WYLDE

ZAKK WYLDE EXCLUSIVE SONG – THE RIVER SONG – ONLY ON DEREK SHERINIAN’S NEW ALBUM “MYTHOLOGY” IN STORES NOW

YOU WON’T FIND THIS SONG ON ANY BLACK LABEL SOCIETY ALBUM

BUY IT @ WWW.DEREKSHERINIAN.COM

Billy Idol’s famed keyboardist, Derek Sherinian, releases yet another masterpiece on InsideOut Music. Mythology, Sherinian’s fourth solo album is a true brilliant work of art. Playing with a cast of virtuoso’s, Mythology is a combination of styles – rock, prog and metal with splashes of jazz. As the composer, Sherinian left a lot of room for the guest artists to feel natural in playing. So much so that Zakk Wylde was inspired by the flow of the music that he wrote lyrics for the track The River Song and also performed the vocals.

The cast o’ characters are comprised of Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society/Ozzy), Allan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather (Toto), Simon Phillips (Toto), John Sykes (Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake, Blue Murder), Tony Franklin (The Firm/Blue Murder), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy/Blue Murder/Whitesnake/Ted Nugent/Ozzy), Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra/Dixie Dregs) and Brian Tichy (Billy Idol, Ozzy, Slashes Snakepit). With a line-up like that you can only expect the best.

Much of the album was recorded at Sherinian’s own Beachwood Manor Studios in Burbank, CA. Considering that he has released seven full-length recordings in the last five years – four solo albums, and three with Planet X, the studio is always busy. That’s just the way Sherinian likes it. “All I’m trying to do is create music that moves me first,” he says. “I hope other people dig it too.”

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