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David Small of F5 - The new Phoenix-based band featuring former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-SICK SPEED vocalist Dale Steele, drummer David Small, and guitarists Steve Conley and John Davis released their debut album, "A Drug for All Seasons" via Cleopatra Records.

Zack Simmons of GOATWHORE - The band has released their third full-length album, "A Haunting Curse" which was recorded at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer Erik Rutan.

Syrus Peters - Syrus is the new drummer for the pop/rock band Socialburn.

Wally Schanlle - Wally has been playing drums well over 35 years and has been sharing his knowledge and experience as a teacher, bandleader, and sideman to many great
Bay Area musicians.

Cody Hanson of Hinder - Formed in Oklahoma City more than four years ago, the band is touring behind its major label debut, Extreme Behavior.

Tyler Stewart of Barenaked Ladies - After many years as a hardware artist, we are proud to announce that Tyler will be playing Pearl Drums on their next tour. "Barenaked Ladies Are Me," the new disc is due out September 12th.

Matt Abts of Gov't Mule - This 2003 Grammy Nominated, original member of Gov't Mule, and 2006 Modern Drummer & Drum! Magazine Jam Band Drummer Award winner has joined the Pearl Family and had this to say about his new Reference Series kit: "My drum tech, Lance, and I certainly enjoyed marveling at the quality and beauty that was before us. What can I say!? Unbelievable! The drums look and sound incredible, the sizes are perfect for me. The detail amazing! I love the finish. The BD pedal and hi- hat stand are the smoothest........ This is the best drum kit I've ever played! I could go on and on! I'm thrilled and excited to be playing these drums and to be a part of the Pearl family! My first gig on the new kit was killer! I look forward to continued tweeking as there seems to be alot of options and possibilities that I look forward to explore!"

Pearl Corporation welcomes Eron Bucciarelli of Hawthorne Heights as our newest hardware artist.

Jeff Facci of Full Blown Chaos - Roaring out of New York City, comes the multi-dimensional metal-hardcore hybrid monolith that is better known as Full Blown Chaos. Steering the wheel behind the drums is Jeff Facci, whose rhythmic domination underscores the sonic fury permeating Full Blown Chaos' music. Full Blown Chaos' newest album, "Within the Grasp of Titans" is due out July 11 on Stillborn Records with a slot on Ozzfest 06 to follow.

O.T. of Body Count - Metalcore/trashmetal L.A. band led by rapper Ice-T formed in 1990. are believed to be a godfathers of the rapcore movement. Body Count's debut album Body Count attacked various aspects of racism and criminality in South Central Los Angeles. The band is currently on tour promoting their fourth album entitled Murder 4 Hire.

Stella Mozgawa of MINK - From their base in native Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Mink fronted by charismatic lead singer/songwriter and finalist from RockStar INXS show, Neal Carlson, have taken the city by storm. Alongside Carlson, Nick Maybury (lead guitar), Grant Fitzpatrick (bass), David Lowy (rhythm guitar) and striking female powerhouse Stella Mozgawa (drums) have combined to set Mink's lean, mean rock sound with a new precedent.

Joe Tomino of Dub Trio - The live dub/rock trio from Brooklyn, NY bring an ecclectic and attractive take on the term "new music." Just drums, bass, and guitar primarily, but the "job description" for each member seems to vary from track to track. Guest vocalist Mike Patton lends his voice to "not alone," the albums standout hit. Heavy, moody, melancholy music at its best. This is a record to be enjoyed LOUD!

Chris Fryar with Oteil & The Pacemakers - Hailing from Birmingham, Alabama, Chris Fryar is one of the nation’s many rising stars. Known for his stylistic diversity, creativity, musical taste and fearlessness, Chris is currently the drummer with bass extraordinaire Oteil Burbridge.

Chris Jago with WICKED (L.A. Production) - Los Angeles is home to a new production of WICKED, the smash hit musical that the New York Times called, “one of the most successful shows in Broadway history.” WICKED, which was developed, written and had its earliest readings and workshops in Los Angeles, is now performing at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.

Tim Barrett of Disciple - In their 14 years together, Knoxville, Tennessee band Disciple have matured from an aggressive metal band to a quartet with a strong sense of melody and penchant for the unexpected. The band’s last album Rise Up was full of driving rhythms and tuneful hooks, but with their new album Scars Remain Disciple have incorporated exceptional songwriting with a level of intensity they haven’t displayed in years.

Van Williams of Nevermore - Seattle’s Nevermore welcome you to “This Godless Endeavor”, a grand overture where musical tapestries are fascinatingly complex while entirely accessible. The band’s sixth full-length marks another peak in Nevermore’s rapid ascend in the Metal scene and falls into line with its highly acclaimed predecessors.

Johnny Douglas of Sammy Hagar & The Wabos - Born in Godfrey, Illinois, a small town across the mighty Mississippi from St. Louis, my earliest memories include beating on pots , pans and oatmeal boxes with my mom’s knitting needles. "I admit it!! I am hopelessly addicted to all things percussive. If there is a drum in the room, it seeks me out and pulls me in with its tractor beam. I love the look, sound and feel of a drumkit. It is a beautiful sculpture that emits a seductive sound…its siren’s call."

Red Bull of Faber Drive - Just two years ago, four boys from the small town of Mission joined together to form the band Faber with their minds set on writing amazing songs and achieving great success. Immediately Faber jumped into Mountainview Studios (Chad Kroeger's) to record a demo with acclaimed producers Joey Moi and Brian Howes. At the same time, the small town boys started to work their way up in the Vancouver music scene playing show after show. Added to the team, Faber just picked up their new manager, Chief (Nickelback's tour manager).

Gary Husband - Pearl Corporation welcomes multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer Gary Husband back home. "I am delighted to have been officially accepted once more back into the Pearl family, and supremely grateful to all who've been concerned within the company for making this happen.As far as I'm concerned you have maintained a long,unparalled quality of craftsmanship, innovation, skill and consistancyin the realm of drum makers, and I sincerely look forward to a long and creativefuture together. Thank you all! Gary Husband"

Pearl Europe's Pearl Europe artist Moose and Bullet For My Valentine start their US tour in March.... the first four dates....
Mar. 30 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Mar. 31 - Las Vegas, NV @ Sesert Breeze Pk. (Extreme Radio)
Apr. 02 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Apr. 05 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Avalon Theatre

Lacuna Coil/Criz start their 2007 US tour in support of "Karmacode" in May.

Black Label Society/Craig Nunenmacher has finalized the dates for its North American tour, which is scheduled to kick off early March. Click Craig's link for dates.....

Pearl Percussionist Nino Sanchez is currently doing the TV circuit with American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee.

Pearl Japan artist Shinya with Dir En Grey begin their US Inward Scream Tour 2007 on February 1st in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. You can see video for the song "Agitated Screams of Maggots" at this location. The track is set to appear on the band's new album, "The Marrow of a Bone", due in the U.S on February 20 to coincide with the group's 10-year anniversary

Lynyrd Skynyrd/Michael Cartellone will co-headline with Hank Williams Jr. for the Rowdy Frynds arena tour. The tour includes 20 dates beginning April 11 at the VBCC Arena in Huntsville, AL and .38 Special/Gary Moffatt will open the first ten shows.

W.A.S.P./Mike Dupke has made it back in one piece from their Fall Euro tour. twenty-two countries, dozens of planes, trains, and automobiles, and over 300 pizzas! "My MLX kit did great and sounded awesome the whole run."

The Dictators' J.P. "Thunderbolt" Patterson & Andy Shernoff are part of an All-Star line-up celebrating what would have been the 56th birthday of punk-icon Joey Ramone. The 7th annual bash will take place Saturday, May 19th at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza.

Umphrey's McGee/Kris Myers and Dennis Chambers w/ Mike Stern & Victor Wooten perform at the 29th Annual Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa, CA June 8th - 10th.

Congratulations and well wishes to Daniel Adair/Nickelback and his wife on their recent marriage.

Omar Hakim will perform with Chieli Minucci & Special EFX at The Atlanta Jazz Festival on Saturday May 26th.

Bon Jovi/Tico Torres performed (on a black Reference Series kit) '(You Want to) Make a Memory' from their upcoming CD Lost Highway on the May 2nd telecast of American Idol. To see a recent WPBF interview with Tico, click here.........

Which Pearl artists are scheduled for the 2007 Download Festival in England?
FRIDAY - Hinder/Cory Hanson , Korn/Joey Jordison
SATURDAY -HellYeah/Vinnie Paul
SUNDAY - Billy Talent/Aaron Solowoniuk, Dimmu Borgir/ Jan Axel Bloomberg

Todd Sucherman & STYX just wrapped up a UK tour with Deep Purple/Ian Paice. Click here for the STYX Summer/Fall tour. He also performed and produced on the new Taylor Mills record featuring appearances by Tommy Shaw and Brian Wilson. More info at Taylormillsmusic.com

Todd Sucherman & STYX live @ Wembley Stadium / Taylor Mills CD cover

Mexico City and Guadalajara were the settings for the two-day Pearl/Zildjian Day presented by Central American distributor Hermes’s Music. Featured artists for the both dates were Alex Gomez, Rudy Sanchez, Richie Flores, Mike Mangini, and Dennis Chambers.

Mike Mangini, Dennis Chambers, Rudy Sanchez, Richie Flores backstage / Mangini on stage

Chuck Tilley is juggling many projects including Randy Owen's (vocalist from the band Alabama) US tour, the Nashville Star tour featuring winner Angela Hacker, Sixwire, and his in-town band Small Town Rock Stars. Chuck comments on Randy's unique setlist "Since Alabama sold over 70 million albums and had 42 # 1 hits, he can do 2-3 hours of #1 hits but luckily we're cutting it down to 75 to 90 min."

Australian's Drumscene magazinein conjunction with Drumtekstagedan exclusive drum clinic with Chad Smith ofThe Red Hot Chili Peppers on Monday 9th of April. Chad worked the crowd into frenzy during theQ & A part of the show and gave away Pearl autographed banners. As a follow up to the very successful clinic, Chad Smith performed a free 30 minute concert at the Federation Square Melbourne!

Joey Jordison will be joining Korn on their upcoming European and US tour. "I'm lucky to have had the opportunity to perform with bands that have influenced me as a musician over the years. When I first heard Korn they blew me away and I've been a fan ever since. I'm looking forward to playing drums with these guys for the next five months!" The Family Values Tour will also feature Vinnie Paul with HellYeah.

Joey @ rehearsals with Korn

Between shows on both coasts, live in-studio performances at WGN & WXPN, and promoting their new CD Meet The Smithereens, Dennis Diken is rackin up the frequent flyer miles! Check their Fresh Air interview here and a recent live performance of Blood & Roses here.

JKB/Charlie Waymire (3rd from left) performed with the Royal Jelly Show for Jenna Jameson's birthday party on last Monday. "This was a crazy party and lot's of fun!"

Vince Gill treated his fans to a marathon four-hour show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Thursday night (April 5). With drummer Billy Thomas driving a 16-piece band, Gill kicked off the night with "One More Last Chance," followed by "Don't Let Our Love Start Slipping Away", "Oklahoma Borderline", and many more hits.

Billy Talent/ Aaron Solowoniuk (in conjunction with Pearl Canada) donated a custom drum head used during their performance on the 2007 Juno Awards. All money raised through eBay will go towards the MS Society of Canada Scholarship Fund. Click here to bid on this item! The band performed live and won the awards for Group of the Year and Rock Album of the Year.

Pearl Japan has recently introduced the Yukihiro Signature Snare Drum which is a 3mm 14x3.5 cast aluminum shell.

Richard Christy of the The Howard Stern Show, was recently cast in the upcoming comedy Harold & Kumar 2. "I filmed my parts in February and had a blast!. The movie is going to be hilarious so please check it out when it comes to a theater near you!" Richard was formally the drummer for Iced Earth before pursuing a career in comedy.

The Donnas/Torry Castellano have finished recording their new album and are giving fans a sneak peek of the record with the new song "Don't Wait Up For Me" Download the song here on Myspace before the record comes out!

Mudvayne/Matt McDonough plans to wrap up the recording of its fourth album this week. "I've got three songs left to track, but it's just vocal tracking," says vocalist Chad Gray. "It's just vocal tracking. All the guitars are done. All the drums are done....(Matt used the Reference Series kit to record the drum tracks).. All the bass is done. We're just listening, checking things out, reviewing stuff, making sure the performance is the right one -- the little odds and ends you do before you pack up everything and go home."

Bruce Cox has been a busy guy! Aside from being a member of the Fred Wesley band for the last 13 years, he recently recorded with the 2007 Grammy Nominated CD “Cubist Music” from Edsel Gomez, Anne Ducros, vocalists Jon Hendricks, DeeDee Bridgewater, Andy Bey, Anne Ducros, Carla Cook and Gino Sitson. You can also find him on guitarist Marc Ribot La Huit's DVD documentary, entitled “La Corde Perdue” (The Lost String)

Two releases from Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez! He appears on the latest release from French piano sensation Meddy Gerville and his own group Italuba.

This just in from Brad Pemberton: "Just wanted to let you know Ryan has a new release on June 5 called Easy Tiger, that i played on.We will be doing a lot of touring this year, and it looks like I'm finally going to get to use the custom cocktail kit...."

After traveling Australia and New Zealand as part of the Big Day Out Tour, Pearl Australia's Russel Hopkinson - You Am I have recently released their new album, ‘Convicts’. The band will be heading back to the States to play a string of gigs and showcases which will include South by Southwest Festival in Texas, a run of shows with indie rock legends Sebadoh, and then their own headlining tour. ‘You Am I’ have also recently released the single, ‘Standing on the Outside – A Tribute to Cold Chisel’.

I'm sure a lot of you have been waiting for this day for while! Well, it's finally here! Virgil Donati 's first DVD in a long time is now available on Virgildonati.com! Recorded LIVE at the Bass n' Drum Festival, this DVD delivers a stellar performance from Virgil on the last day of the 2-day event! Also included are bonus features from performances from Montreal, Vienna and Sydney where Virgil showcases his technical prowess behind the kit!

Rolando Morales-Matos performs at the JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL on Wednesday, June 27 for the Ron Carter - The Master @ 70 tribute.

Hell Yeah!/Vinnie Paul's first video "You Wouldn't Know" is right here! Preview another track before the official release of their CD. Want specs on the kit???

R.E.M.'s version of #9 Dream will be the lead single from Instant Karma on the John Lennon tribute CD. This will be the first time in 10 years that drummer Bill Berry is featured on an R.E.M. recording. Congratulations to Bill Berry and R.E.M. on their induction to the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame! You can see clips from the show here...! Berry, who retired from R.E.M in 1997, performed "Begin the Begin," followed by "Gardening at Night", and "Man on the Moon," with the band chipping in on vocals during the verses. "We've been fortunate enough to play with him several times in the past few years. Maybe we'll do it again. He can't wait to get back to his farm." said bassist Mike Mills. "As a matter of fact, he's already left," Stipe added.

Michael Barker and The John Butler Trio are currently in London doing a run of promo gigs and interviews including an in-store session at London’s Fopp! Records promoting their soon to be released new album ‘Grand National’.

Tracy Broussard appeared with Blake Shelton on Nashville Star and The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson in support of Blake's new release Pure BS.

Gov't Mule/Matt Abts and Umphrey's McGee/Kris Myers head the lineup for the 3rd Mountain Jam, which will expand to three days for its June 1-3 run at New York's Hunter Mountain

Chad Smith sat in with The Dixie Chicks and performed with RHCP on The Grammys.

Bobaflex/Tommy Johnson are in the studio writing the new album and he says it will be more of a drummer's album than the last.

Frank Basile and a battery of Reference Series drums and snares head to the studio for an extensive sampling session. The samples will be used for several products, including Expansion Packs for Cakewalk's Session Drummer plug-in and Smart Loops Sample Sets.

Charlie Waymire and JKB have entered the studio to record a new record. he has also recorded with hit songwriter Jack Tempchin. JKB are also the house band for Ivan Kane’s Royal Jelly LA burlesque show.

In addition to a stellar drum performance, Jazz drummer Neal Smith also produced “A Cup O’ Joe” from NYC based guitarist Joe Friedman.

Reference Series in the studio!Trey Landry and Hot Apple Pie are in the studio recording the follow-up to their highly successful self-titled CD.

Jason Rullo/Symphony X's follow-up to 2002's "The Odyssey" is tentatively due this fall. The band expect to return to the road shortly after the release of the new CD.

Hardware artist Ashwin Sood/Sarah McLachlan release the new holiday album entitled "Wintersong".

Type O Negative/Johnny Kelly have set Dead Again as the title of its new album, tentatively due in early 2007.

Tony "Thunder" Smith provided drums and lead vocals on the 1976 fusion classic Jan Hammer's Oh Yeah? finally available on CD. It also features Jan Hammer on keyboards, percussion & vocals, Steve Kindler on violin & guitar, Fernando Saunders on bass & vocals, and guest percussionist David Earle Johnson.

The Smithereens/Dennis Diken have re-recorded The Beatles American debut 'Meet The Beatles' as 'Meet The Smithereens'. Also to mark the tribute, The Smithereens version will be released in January 2007 on the same date as the Beatles record but some 43 years later. Dennis Diken says, "'Meet the Beatles!' was a call to arms to an army of musically-inclined kids across the nation. There was no turning back after hearing this LP and seeing the Beatles on the 'Ed Sullivan Show.' We were instantly hipped to the fact that there can never be anything cooler than playing in a rock n roll band."

Mike Burch is back with slide guitar sensation Sonny Landreth...... click here for dates!

After finishing his Japanese tour with popo star Bonnie Pink, Anthony Johnson switches gears and joins Chris Stills on a European tour.

Dante Roberson joins R&B Legends The Whispers and also touring with Eric Benet again this spring. He'll also be working w/ D.L. Hughley again for Comedy Central. .... click here for dates!

Pearl Europe's Bloc Party/Matt Tong is hitting the road in support of its forthcoming Vice/Atlantic effort, "A Weekend in the City." The British rock troupe will kick off the tour on March 11 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle and will continue on through a March 30-31 New York stand. "A Weekend in the City" will be released Feb. 6 and is the follow-up to 2005's "Silent Alarm." Click here for dates....

This just in from Johnny Conga - "I am now the Official "Latin Rep" of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Grammys and I have the #1 Latin music radio show "AL LADO LATINO" on KBCS 91.3FM..... ..also my NEW CD "Breakin Skin" will be coming out soon....an "ol skool street jammin folklore" CD with Bonus traks and "play along" conga beats...."

Dennis Chambers, bassist Skeets Curtis (P-Funk), and saxophonist Maceo Parker (James Brown) sit in on a series of WDR Big Band shows as part of their tribute to Maceo's career.

In addition to his studio, Skyline Studios, Jonathan Mover has launched Drumhead Magazine. Included with every issue is a free CD that includes audio and video lessons from the drum world's greatest talents.

Chevelle/Sam Loeffler has announced an April 3rd release date for their newest album, Vena Sera.
Sam recorded this with his new Masterworks kit and stay tuned for details on his new tour kit.

Congratulations to the winners for the 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards presented on Jan. 9 -
Best Group: Nickelback/Daniel Adair and Best Rock Song: "Who Says You Can't Go Home," Bon Jovi/Tico Torres.

This just in from Pearl Canada artist Ange Curcio with the band Jonas: "We just went out to Kandahar over Christmas to play for the troops! The experience was needless to say a real eye opener."

I.A.J.E. (International Association for Jazz Education) hold their annual convention..... don't miss Victor Lewis with Charles Tolliver Big Band on Saturday January 13th / Ray Marchica with Anita Brown Jazz Orchestra / Robbie Ameen with "The Latin Side of Miles Davis." on Thursday January 11th.

Jeremy Hummel, formerly of Breaking Benjamin, is involved in several new projects. Listen to his new rock band Condition K at http://www.myspace.com/conditionk. Jeremy also plans to enter the studio with his jazz/fusion project Electric Volcano Experiment later this year.

Level 42/Gary Husband are back with their first new studio recording in over a decade. "Retroglide" is already a fan favorite and you can currently see them on their worldwide tour.

Platinum-selling Hinder/Cory Hanson launch a Winter headlining tour in support their 2005 debut, "Extreme Behavior."

Hinder/Corey Hanson are planning to record a version of Eddie Money's "Take Me Home Tonight," that they've been performing in their live shows. Money's management says the group has also invited him to appear on its version of the song. Money is planning to perform it with the group on Dec. 18 at the Roxy in Los Angeles.

Hardware artist Jose Pasillas/Incubus earned their first No. 1 album with the new CD "Light Grenades".

Former Cradle Of Filth/current Nemhain drummer Adrian Erlandsson has scheduled his first drum clinic of 2007 at The Drum Crew on February 6 at Queens Hall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; show starts at 7:20 p.m.

Congratulations to Chris Jago and his wife on the birth of their son arriving at 6 lbs. 15 oz. and 21" long. Chris continues his run as the drummer for the Los Angeles production of Wicked.

Chip Moreland will be touring with Cindy Alexander in Japan for most of Janaury.

Eric Singer will be a special guest at the first-ever Cleveland KISS Expo, set to taking place Saturday, February 10 at the Holiday Inn Hotel Cleveland Airport from 1:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. He'll will be taking part in a question-and-answer session and be available for autographs and photos.

Papa Roach/Dave Buckner will appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno January 5th 2007, the band will perform "Forever", their newest single from The Paramour Sessions.

Here are a few shots form the 2007 WNAMM show!! Session Master Ricky Lawson * The reunited original line-up of P.O.D.

Allan Holdsworth & Gary Husband's booth performance * Friday Percussion jam with Jesse Caaballo (Marc Anthony), Horacio Hernandez, and Hiro Tsunoda

Rodney Howard (Avril Lavigne) * Torry Castellano (The Donnas)

Eddie Turduri & T.R.A.P.'s booth performance * Mike Wengren, Morgan Rose, Barry Kerch, Eric Singer, Daniel Erlandsson, Adrian Erlandsson, P.O.D. (Wuv, Sonny, Traa, Marcos), and Vinnie Paul at the autograph table.

... stay tuned for more NAMM coverage at www.pearldrum.com

Click here to listen to excerpts from the soon to be released Collins/Wardingham Project CD 'Interactive' from Pearl Australia's Grant Collins.

F5/David Small will perform at Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding show Saturday December 16th at The Dodge Theater in Phoenix, AZ.

Slipknot/Joey Jordison's new double-disc DVD, "Voliminal: Inside the Nine" features a 90-minute, ADD-style film that weaves together backstage with the band, studio footage, music videos, live concert footage and revealing interviews with each band member — unmasked.

We get a drumhead-on view of drummer Joey Jordison's solo while he's strapped into his rotating kit that spins 360 degrees above the arena stage

Lacuna Coil/Criz wrap up their 2006 US tour dates on December 19th at The Beaumont Club in Kansas City, MO

Congratulations to Daniel Adair and Nickelback for their wins at The 2006 Billboard Music Awards in the categories of:

Duo/group of the year

Hot 100 artist duo/group of the year

Rock album of the year

Horacio El Negro Hernandez joins guitarist Kazumi Watanabe on his third power trio release with bassist Richard Bona-Bass.

Drummer, composer, arranger, and band leader Ray Marchica's new CD "In The Ring" showcases his monster chops, wonderful feel for swinging post-bop and funky jazz. Joining Ray is Rodney Jones (guitar), Teodross Avery (tenor saxophone), and Lonnie Plaxico (bass).

The new track from Craig Nunenmacher and Black Label Society, "Black Mass Reverends", is available for streaming at this location. The song comes off the band's new album, Shot to Hell, due on September 12.

J.P. "Thunderbolt" Patterson's record "THUNDERBOSS: Thunderbolt Patterson with Ross The Boss" is now available from Poptown Records. J.P. wrote, arranged and produced the 11 song disc.

Hardware endorser Barenaked Ladies/Tyler Stewart release their first non-holiday studio album "Barenaked Ladies AreMe" on Sept. 12. First single "Easy" will be delivered July 17 to U.S. radio and will available in several other incarnations besides a standard 13-track audio CD, including a digital version with two bonus tracks and a 27-song "deluxe edition" featuring two dozen non-album cuts from the album sessions. The latter release will also be sold on a USB flash memory stick.

Pearl Europe artist Jussi and The 69 Eyes will release their new album, "Angels", in Finland on March 5th but will tour the US in January.

Dennis Chambers, Anthony Jackson, Bob Franceschini hit the road with Mike Stern.

18 January Nagoya Japan Blue Note

20,21 January Osaka Japan Blue Note

22-25 January Tokyo Japan Blue Note

Ian Paice will join Italian guitarist Matt Filippini for five dates in Italy and Spain during January/February.

Jan. 24 - Thunder Road, Codevilla (PV) Italy

Jan. 26 - Sala Heineken, Madrid, Spain

Jan. 27 - Bikini Club, Barcellona, Spain

Feb. 14 - New Age, Roncade (TV) Italy

Feb. 15 - Velvet Rock Club, Giais Aviano (PN) Italy

Racci Shay and WEDNESDAY 13 have lined up the following dates in January/February:

Jan. 12 - Monkey Bar - Huntington, WV

Jan. 13 - Sudsy Malone's - Cincinnati, OH

Jan. 15 - Remmingtons - Springfield, MO

Jan. 16 - Pinkeye - Tulsa, OK

Jan. 19 - White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX

Jan. 23 - 1982 Bar - Gainesville, FL

Jan. 25 - Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC

Jan. 27 - Lucky's Pub - Wilmington, NC

Feb. 91 - Rex's - Westchester, PA

Feb. 02 - Silo - Reading, PA

As previously reported, WEDNESDAY 13's video for the song "Home Sweet Homicide" has been posted online at this location.

Live/Chad Gracey visit Australia and South Africa to promote their new album, "Songs From Black Mountain" which will be released mid-November.

We wish a quick recovery to Jeff Plate as he suffered a spinal disc injury while on tour with Metal Church..... click here to check out their video

News from Torry Castellano and The Donnas: "We'll be performing a small 4-song set on December 9th @ the Hollywood Knitting Factory in tribute to Sandy West of The Runaways. This show is a memorial to her career and her life, as well as a benefit to raise money for the newly-founded Sandy West Foundation."

Ian Paice will join Italian guitarist Matt Filippini for two Spanish dates in January 26th in Sala Heineken / 27th in Madrid, SPA

Pearl Canadian artist Ryan Van Poederooyen with the Devin Townsend Band drops in on the Pearl Drummers Forum with and update on his heavy Side Project called Terror Syndrome and using his Reference Series kit in the studio

Here's the latest from Matt Wilson: "I wanted to let you know that have a new CD coming out on Jan. 23 with my Arts and Crafts band called The Scenic Route. The cover has me in a convertible with my gorgeous Pearl drum kit piled in the back. The band is doing 35 tour dates between the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Europe. I also wanted to also let you know that I will have a feature in the February Downbeat Magazine, a drumset workshop at the 2007 IAJE conference, playing two night time showcase concerts with Arts and Crafts and Charlie Haden's Liberation Liberation Muaic orchestra, Fred Hess, Tineke Postma's band, and vocalist Melissa Stylinaou."

Ingram Hill/Matt Chambless have released their Limited Edition EP which includes "Love Is Just A Word" and the demo version of "Why The Wait"

PEARL EXCLUSIVE! Cradle Of Filth have announced Martin Skaroupka as the new drummer for the band.

Incoming Message from the BNL drum chair: "Greetings Earthlings, it is I, Tyler, back from Planet Nonblog. If you've been to a show on the BLAM Tour, you may have noticed that not only am I centre stage, after years of rocking stage right, but that I'm also grooving on some spanking-new Traps. Let me sing praises from on-fu@king-high about these BRX Pearl Masters drums. They sound amazing, look cool and they're unique too. The fine folks at Pearl welcomed me to the fold by putting a finish that I liked from a line (EXR for all you gear heads) on this Masters series kit. It's kind of a modern update of the classic Black Oyster Pearl finish. You know like on Ringo's Ludwig Kit from the 60's. (Drum tech) Tiny loves how easy they are to tune and how they retain their tone after a night of Ty-bashing. I still love my Ayotte kits from years past, but it was time for a change and I'm really pleased to be pounding the Pearls. That's not even a euphemism...."

Dennis Chambers gave a drum clinic on Sunday Nov. 19th at Steve's Music in Montreal. Thanks to Pearl Forum Member DjMastaWes for the pics!

Red Hot Chili Peppers/Chad Smith played the official Zune Launch Party on Nov. 13 at a small venue on LA's world famous Sunset Strip. More info here......

What's Pearl Percussionist Future Man going to be up to in the next few months

No need to burn your drumkit after all! Virgil Donati has declassified the last song on the Planet X MoonBabies album called "Ignotus per Ignotium" here.........

Bring in the New Year with Shinedown/Barry Kerch at the House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Pearl Corporation would like to extend their condolences to the Levert Family and drummer Eric Byous on the recent passing of R&B vocalist Gerald Levert.

Click here to catch the premiere of Dave Buckner and Papa Roach's latest video for "What Do You Do". The video features live footage and clips of the band while recording at the historic Paramour Mansion.

Rodney Howard appears with Regina Spektor on the late night show circuit in addition to her U.S. tour dates.

Adrian Erlandsson leaves Cradle of Filth..... "I have enjoyed my time with CRADLE but it is now time to move on. I feel I am going out on a high as 'Thornography' is definitely our best album to date." Adrian continues to move forward with his two side projects Needleye and Nemhain (which is fronted by Erlandsson's wife) are taking up more and more of his time and has made the decision to leave Cradle, so he can concentrate more of his energies on them

Vinnie Paul's new band Hell Yeah featuring members of Mudvayne and Nothingface have posted an audio clip here.......

The Pearl Triple Threat! From L to R: Todd (John's tech), John Farriss (INXS), Mike Froedge (Open Sky Separators, Independent), and Mark Archer (Scott Stapp, Gone Blind) enjoy some down time on the road.

Pearl Australia's Grant Collins recently performed a selection of his most recent compositions at the Ultimate Drummers Weekend in Melbourne, AUS. He's also been busy with Full Metal Racket, Trevor Hart Quartet, and an appearance at The Pacific Edge Conference.

Guns N' Roaches! Papa Roach/Dave Buckner will be the opening a string of dates for Guns N' Roses.

Chuck Tilley appeared on The Tonight Show with Nashville Star winner Chris Young.

Pearl Europe artist Matt Tong and Bloc Party return for a 20-date UK tour to coincide with the release of their 2nd CD A Weekend In The City starting in Southampton Guildhall on January 27th.

Adrian Erlandsson visited the Pearl Drummers Forum to post pictures of his new Reference Series kit.

Hardware Endorser Jose Pasillas of Incubus announced dates for their first North American tour in two years. The Light Grenades tour kicks off January 5th at the Queen Elizabeth Theatrein Vancouver and will cover 25 major cities across the U.S. and Canada.

37 shows across 23 states, performed a total of 797 songs; and a total of 83 different songs in two months! Pearl hardware artist Chad Sexton/311 have finished their coast to coast Summer Unity tour and will take an extended break.

Multi-talented B'Z drummer Shane Gaalaas has released his third solo album, "Live In Osaka", on the featuring Gaalaas on guitar and lead vocals.

Pearl Japan drummer Munetaka Higuchi has just released a live CD compilation of drum solos he has performed in concert over the years.

Goatwhore/Zack Simmons' third full-length album, "A Haunting Curse" was recorded at Mana Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida with producer Erik Rutan. The band recently shot a video for its new track "Alchemy" on August 6 in New York City. Click here for tour dates....

Ex-Iced Earth drummer and Howard Stern sidekick Richard Christy has re-launched his new official web site here. "Well, as you can see my new updated website is finally online. I've been really busy with work but I finally found the time to put together some new songs, my stand-up comedy dates, and various other goodies.

For the first time in 10 years, Igor Cavalera came out and joined headliners SOULFLY (featuring Max on guitar/vocals) for renditions of the Sepultura classics "Attitude" and "Roots Bloody Roots".

P.O.D./Wuv will release a brand new song on their upcoming ‘Greatest Hits – The Atlantic Years’ on November 21.

Although Nate Morton and the Rock Star House Band will not take part in the upcoming Rock Star tour, they will join KISS frontman Paul Stanley on his “Live to Win Tour” starting October 21st in Atlanta. Click here for more dates.... and here for a video preview.

Mike Wengren/Disturbed's 3rd installment of Music as a Weapon is set to kick off November 15 in Providence, RI, with 23 total dates scheduled through December 22 in Madison, Wisconsin. The tour will be Disturbed's first U.S. run since Ozzfest wrapped August 13.

Mike's Music As A 2006 Weapon Tour Kit

Jerry Kroon is on the road with "American Pie" singer Don McLean. He also played on McClain's smash album Starry Starry Night .

Pearl Europe artist Ben Byrne and Starsailor are coming stateside in September in support oftheir forthcoming new album, On the Outside, which hits stores in the U.S. on August 22nd. They will also make an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday August 29th.

Pearl Percussionist Future Man/Bela Fleck & The Flecktones are currently touring Europe before starting back in the states on August 4th in NY.

Pearl Europe artist Matt Tong Of Bloc Party start their US tour on 7/27 in Asbury Park, NJ.

The 40th Montreux Jazz Festival ended on July 15 with a show by Deep Purple/Ian Paice.

Brian Prout/Diamond Rio continue to play the hits on the road.... click here for dates!

Brad Pemberton finishes the year out with Ryan Adams with spot dates at Lincoln Center and Town Hall in New York.

Clarence Penn just wrapped up Dave Douglas' "NEW QUINTET" European Tour

Cryptopsy's Flo Mounier has lined up the following Canadian clinic dates:
Nov. 14 - Melody Music. 104 Pitt street, Cornwall, Ontario. 613-933-3699
Nov. 15 - Center Stage Music. 1095 Princess Street, Kingston, Ontario. 613-547-2469
Nov. 16 - Long and Mcquade. 9833 Hwy 48, Markham, Ontario. 905-209-1177
Nov. 22 - Long and Mcquade. 105 58th ave S.W. Calgary, Alberta. 403-244-5555
Nov. 23 - TBA Edmonton, Alberta
Nov. 27 - Long and Mcquade. 756 Hillside Ave. Victoria, B.C. 250-384-3622
Nov. 29 - Long and Mcquade. 13785 104th Ave. Surrey, B.C. 604-588-942

J.P. "Thunderbolt" Patterson and The Dictators took part in the last Saturday night show at the legendary CBGB club on October 14th.

Dennis Chambers hits the road again with Niacin.

Check out the new Ecard for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band/Terence Higgins' here.

The 2006 Jagermeister Music tour will feature Slightly Stoopid/Ryan Moran beginning October 19th in Anaheim, CA.

R.E.M. performed three songs with original drummer Bill Berry to celebrate their induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame held September 16th in Atlanta.

More than 50 artists contributed to new CD 'Butchering The Beatles' including these Pearl Artists: Eric Singer with vocalist/bassist Lemmy & guitarist John5 on "Back In The USSR", Virgil Donati joins vocalists Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw, guitarist Doug Aldrich, and bassist Marco Mendoza on the track "Day Tripper", and Pearl Europe's Chris Slade with vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, guitarist George Lynch, rhythm guitarist and CD producer Bob Kulick, and bassist Tim Bogert on the track "Hey Jude".

Don't miss Chad Smith/Red Hot Chili Peppers and his new Cee-Lite kit on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Stadium Arcadium World Tour....click here for dates. Their double CD is the first major release featuring a Reference Series kit.

Eric Singer is out on tour with Alice Cooper on his Dirty Diamonds tour. Click here for dates....

Billy Thomas joins Vince Gill when he hits the Nokia Theatre stage in New York's Times Square on October 16th to kick off his 26-date These Days tour.

The 2006 Jagermeister Music tour will feature Slightly Stoopid/Ryan Moran beginning October 19th in Anaheim, CA.

R.E.M. performed three songs with original drummer Bill Berry to celebrate their induction into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame held September 16th in Atlanta.

More than 50 artists contributed to new CD 'Butchering The Beatles' including these Pearl Artists: Eric Singer with vocalist/bassist Lemmy & guitarist John5 on "Back In The USSR", Virgil Donati joins vocalists Jack Blades and Tommy Shaw, guitarist Doug Aldrich, and bassist Marco Mendoza on the track "Day Tripper", and Pearl Europe's Chris Slade with vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, guitarist George Lynch, rhythm guitarist and CD producer Bob Kulick, and bassist Tim Bogert on the track "Hey Jude".

Recently appearing with bassists Doug Wimbish and David Ellefson, Jimmy DeGrasso gets ready to hit the road with David Lee Roth solo tour dates during the summer:
click here for more dates...

Vinnie Paul and Joey Jordison visit Pearl Headquarters!!! While in town on business, he thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make a surprise visit to Pearl HQ. In the many many years he's been an endorser, Vinnie has never been able to make it here and we welcomed him with open arms. He also announced that "DimeVision - Vol 1: That's The Fun I Have", a tribute DVD to late guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, and the self-titled debut CD from Rebel Meets Rebel
As with Vinnie Paul, this was Joey's first visit to see us. We talked about Slipknot's Grammy win, their highly successful CD 9.0: Live, and his upcoming tour with Ministry before taking him to the Pearl showroom. Everyone was floored with Joey's blazing speed when he gave the Reference Series kit a test spin ......... very nice! Click here for more pics! Joey's tour with Ministry will kick off a 60-date North American trek on May 6. Click here for dates.....

Hardware endorser Barenaked Ladies/Tyler Stewart release their first non-holiday studio album "Barenaked Ladies Are Me" on Sept. 12. First single "Easy" will be delivered July 17 to U.S. radio and will available in several other incarnations besides a standard 13-track audio CD, including a digital version with two bonus tracks and a 27-song "deluxe edition" featuring two dozen non-album cuts from the album sessions. The latter release will also be sold on a USB flash memory stick.