Bruce Dickinson: “It’s Saturday night, let’s go out & find a metal band, phone up our mates & start remembering what it was like to enjoy ourselves again! We’ve just got to get off our asses & out onto the street!”
THESSALONIKI!!! While on a tour break with Alice Cooper, Gibson artist Ryan Roxie joins forces with heavy metal pioneers Crystal Tears for an ultimate unique show at the famous 8Ball club, Thessaloniki GR! The line-up is joined by Morpheus Outcry and Pick Up Bones, hailing from Thessaloniki GR.
About Ryan Roxie:
Guitarist, vocalist & songwriter, born in California USA, Ryan Roxie is best known as the long-time lead guitarist, composer & collaborator of legendary harbinger and godfather of shock rock, Alice Cooper for 22 years now. He embarked on a prolific career, forming his first band in LA with Gilby Clarke (ex-Guns N’ Roses – later recording for Gilby’s solo albums too). In 2000 joining Slash, he wrote & recorded on Slash’ Snakepit “Aint’ Life Grand”. Ryan has hosted TV music & chat shows, created his own “Roxie’s Parking Lot” gigs as part of the Alice Cooper tours, worked with charity organisations and has been working globally as an ambassador for the Gibson guitar company. 2018 saw Ryan Roxie release his latest album “Imagine Your Reality” including special guests such as Robin Zander of Cheap Trick and Teddy Zig-Zag Andreadis of Guns N’ Roses to name a few. In this album Ryan continues to create infectiously melodic rock songs, but this time with even more guitar than any of his previous releases. Says Roxie: “with this album, I think we kept the spirit and power of the 3.5-minute rock song intact as well as keeping the dream of guitar-driven music alive and well. I can’t wait for people to experience my reality.”
About Crystal Tears:
Having gained a formidable reputation for delivering the goods on stage & via their honest and sing-along anthems, Crystal Tears strike back with the massively anticipated new album “Decadence Deluxe”, delivering high quality heavy metal, managing to sound constantly inspired & original. Their previous testimony “Hellmade” was nominated No1 best Massacre records’ album on its year of release, involving also Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses, Sons Of Apollo etc.) and actors Lew Temple & Lou Taylor Pucci. The album initiated their first european tour (with Mystic Prophecy), followed by their own headline greek tour & a few more extended shows with Firewind/ex-Ozzy Osbourne Gus G. With a steady evolution from the band’s first demos to its latest instalments, Crystal Tears have managed to leave their mark as one of the most qualitative heavy metal acts of Greece.
About Morpheus Outcry:
Morpheus Outcry, a heavy quintet from Thessaloniki GR, debuted on September 2017 in a band contest of the infamous Street Mode festival and since then they have already shared the stage with the likes of Naxatras, Maplerun, Hidden In The Basement, Dendrites & more with raving reviews. “A 5-manned band, fueled by creativity with no boundaries” their definite motto, Morpheus Outcry’s music is an absolute mix of tricky-heavy riffs, groovy sense, melodic harmony and bonecrushing breakdowns. The band is currently on the production procedure of what will soon appear as their first full-length album. Salute!
About Pick Up Bones:
Pick Up Bones is a hard rock / heavy metal band originating from Thessaloniki GR. Formed fall 2013, having played quite a few gigs along the way, it was not until 2017 when their first single and music video “Rest In Pepperoni” saw the light of day. The band is currently working hard on their debut full-length to be released somewhere in 2019.
