Drummer JOHN MACALUSO's 'Union Radio' Album Detailed

November 13, 2006

Drum legend John Macaluso (TNT, ARK, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, JAMES LABRIE, STARBREAKER) has just revealed details of his upcoming album, "John Macaluso & Union Radio - The Radio Waves Goodbye", due early 2007 on Lion Music.

Commented Macaluso: "This album to me is an influence of PINK FLOYD and BLACK SABBATH to me, with drumming twice the speed. I have spent a year and a half working on it, gathering all my best friends in the music world together. I wrote music and lyrics for my band ARK, but this is the first time where I am writing words, music, and vocal melodies. It is my baby and has come out better than ever expected because all the friends on the record have kicked and performed incredibly on it. I have 12 songs and a drum solo on it. There is a drumming influence of my drumming idol Terry Bozzio of course, mixed with moody Nick Mason styles and a heavy techno drum and bass vibe. This type of drumming with FLOYD-type vibes makes for something I personally have never heard before.

"As far as the players, I thought it would be interesting to have everybody play something they are really not accustomed to. For example, to put a lead electric guitarist on 12-string only and even distorted banjo and Bazuki. This adds great colour and even a strange folk influence to the music. The vibe is very dark and the content of the songs too. I felt I should go more with keyboards than heavy guitar.

"I have done records my whole life with heavy guitar sounds, and this, of course, still has some but I think using strange chords is actually heavier and deeper than just having a crunchy sound. That's it; check it out very soon. There are some great players on this record playing some magic.

"On the record is: James LaBrie (DREAM THEATER) on vocals, the great Vitalij Kuprij on keyboards, Mike DiMeo on vocals from RIOT, Alex Masi on guitar, Marco Sfogli (JAMES LABRIE band) on guitar, Fabrizio Grossi on bass, Zey Grey on bass, Adrian Holtz on vocals, who is actually the singer we were using after Jorn Lande for the third ARK album, Don Chaffin on vocals, Larry Meyer on guitar, Alex Rastopskin on guitar, Robert Katrikh on guitar, Derrik Weiland (TSO) on guitar, Chris Caffrey (TSO) on guitar and the glue of the whole album the man who adds the common thread to all the tracks, Dimuti on all instruments. Oh, and me, John Mac, on drums."

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