RANDY PIPER's Former Bandmate Is Confused By WHERE ANGELS SUFFER Debut

Swedish songwriter/producer/artist Chris Laney (real name: Ulf Larsson),who was previously a member of RANDY PIPER'S ANIMAL, the band led by former W.A.S.P. guitarist Randy Piper, has released the following statement:

"Chris Laney has been contacted by fans that told him that his former band colleagues Randy Piper and Rich Lewis are in progress of releasing songs from the RANDY PIPER'S ANIMAL albums 'Violent New Breed', released in 2006, and 'Virus', released in 2008.

"Chris Laney is both songwriter and producer of 'Violent New Breed' and 'Virus'.

"Chris Laney was told that Randy Piper and Rich Lewis are releasing songs from those two ablums, but under a new album name and with new bandmembers and new bandname. Randy Piper's new band is called W.A.S. [WHERE ANGELS SUFFER] and the so-called new album is called 'Purgatory'.

"Chris Laney could not believe such a rip-off could be true, but when he checked the samples at Amazon, he was totally taken aback. All songs on 'Purgatory' are taken from 'Violent New Breed' and 'Virus' without being re-recorded or remixed.

"Chris Laney owns the mastertape and copyrights on 'Violent New Breed' and 'Virus'. The Swedish record label who released 'Violent New Breed' and 'Virus' owns the license rights on those two albums. In other words, all songs sampled at Amazon as W.A.S. album 'Purgatory' are owned by others than W.A.S.

"Chris Laney has contacted his old bandmates and awaits an answer. Chris Laney deeply hopes the songlist and songsamples for 'Purgatory' is a giant misunderstanding."

* "Virus" (RANDY PIPER'S ANIMAL) audio samples
* "Violent New Breed" (RANDY PIPER'S ANIMAL) audio samples
* "Purgatory" (W.A.S.) audio samples

WHERE ANGELS SUFFER (W.A.S.). features Chris Holmes (guitar; ex-W.A.S.P.),Randy Piper (guitar; ANIMAL, ex-W.A.S.P.),Steve Unger (bass; ex-METAL CHURCH),Rich Lewis (vocals; ANIMAL) and Stet Howland (drums; ex-W.A.S.P.). The group's debut album, "Purgatory", is scheduled for release on October 31. Most of the recording sessions for the CD allegedly took place in Ft. Myers, Florida where the band comes together "to share ideas and tap the endless well of creativity their union has inspired," according to a press release.

"Purgatory" track listing:

01. Cardiac Arrest
02. Can't Stop
03. Don't Wanna Die
04. Crying Eagle
05. Unnatural High
06. Judgment Day
07. Zombie (CRANBERRIES cover)
08. Lust
09. Violent New Breed
10. Morning After
11. Eye of the Storm
12. Boom

According to a press release, WHERE ANGELS SUFFER "will embrace their metal history while simultaneously astounding their fans with groundbreaking original songs that could only be created by the exceptional chemistry and passion these professional musicians discovered when they came together again."

Chris Laney has been involved in music all his life. He started to tour at the age of 13 and was in bands like SCRATCH and SEVENTEEN. He is a multi-talented musician who plays piano, drums and other instruments, but the guitar is what has become his closest friend. He is also known as a brilliant songwriter and producer. He spends time working at Polar Studios that was built by members in ABBA.

As a producer/engineer, Chris Laney has worked with artists like CANDLEMASS, EUROPE, CRASHDIET, Bruce Kulick, Brian "Robbo" Robertson, EASY ACTION and others.

As a guitarist, you will find Chris Laney as a member in ZAN CLAN, where he was also the main songwriter and producer. Laney released one album with ZAN CLAN, "We Are Zan Clan … Who the Fxxk Are You" (2005) and the DVD "Kickz The Livin Shit … Outta Stockholm" (2006).

For more information, visit www.chrislaney.com.