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EBR / ERIK BUELL RACING JASON BITTNER (Shadows Fall) Catch Jason Sunday, December 18th at VIC'S DRUM SHOP'S XMAS METAL BASH in Chicago along with Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy, and Dave Lombardo! Jason will also be giving private lessons at VIC's on Saturday, December 17th from 11-5, you can sign up by calling 312-770-1200 or by emailing Vic@VicsDrumShop.com – Check out Jason's performance on a new track with guitar legend Marty Friedman called "Toire" go to www.jasonbittner.com - then click on releases - then click on Marty's album, and the song "Toire". If you are interested in private drum lessons with Jason via Skype please email jblessons@aol.com to set up arrangements! You can also see Jason perform one last time with AIC tribute band Sludge Factory on Feb 11 @ Trickshots in Clifton Park NY- it will be his last gig before Shadows Fall begin their 2012 tour! Looking for cool JB merch? Now through December 31, 2011 get the Jason Bittner Road Crew Bundle for only $19.95 and the Jason Bittner concert T-shirt for only $9.95! Sizes Small – 3XL! Visit www.ratpakrecords.com/jasonbittner MICHAEL WILTON (Queensryche)
WHIP ALE the new beer from Michael Wilton of Queensryche is finally making it's way in stores across America! The highly sought after beverage is quickly becoming the top selling ale in many markets. We have put together a list of links to help you locate the establishments that are currently stocking Whip Ale. Due to the popularity of Whip Ale, we suggest you call ahead to make sure they have it in stock that day! If you live in the North West and are looking for a restaurant or pub that serves Whip Ale, here is a link that will help you find the nearest location BEER SPY If you are looking to purchase Whip Ale in stores, click on the state nearest you for a full list of stores, addresses, and contact numbers Whip Ale delivered directly to your door?
Would you like Whip Ale delivered directly to your door? Thanks to our new friends at BeerJobber, we now have a way to legally get it to you! If you live in one of the states listed below and are interested in getting Whip Ale in your hands! Go HERE and scroll to the bottom of the page, the info is listed there! Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota,Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Ronny Munroe The new CD “Lords of the Edge” featuring Ronny Munroe (ex Metal Church singer) with guitar work from Michael Wilton (Queensryche), Chris Caffery (Savatage/TSO), and Stu Marshall (Empires of Eden) is now available on iTunes, Amazon, Rat Pak Records, CM Distro, Disc Union Japan, and in stores. After returning from the current TSO tour, Ronny will be performing a handful of select shows in support of the CD, dates will be posted soon on the RPR Events page and on the Ronny Munroe Facebook sites. If you haven't added Ronny's Facebook page yet, you can find it HERE For more music and merch from Ronny Munroe please visit: http://www.ratpakrecordsamerica.com/ronnymunroe KINGS HIGHWAY Mid-west rock/blues band Kings Highway will be performing at The Brick House Bar & Grill, 328 East Walworth Avenue, Delavan, WI on Saturday December 17th at 9:00pm. If you haven't checked out their debut video “Wanted Man” you can find it HERE Kings Highway debut CD “The Line” is now available on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Amazon MP3, Disc Union Japan, or visit www.ratpakrecords.com/kingshighway WIDOW SUNDAY Production is underway for the sophomore video from Widow Sunday "Blood Money"! Footage is now being edited by the Boston based film company Punch Dance Productions and is being produced by Anthony Jarvis. Release date will be sometime in Feb 2012. Get yourself a copy of the Widow Sunday's top selling CD "In These Rusted Veins" at www.ratpakrecords.com/widowsunday or on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, CM Distro, Disc Union Japan, Bullmoose Music Stores, Newbury Comics, and Amazon MP3! The Big Rock Show The Big Rock Show will end it's 6th season on Thursday, December 22 with an exclusive interview featuring Brad Borchers of Kill Box. TBRS will then go on it's usual winter hiatus and will return with all new episodes in early spring of 2012! To hear past episodes head over to The Big Rock Show's official Facebook page HERE Rat Pak Records Welcomes Kentucky's “KILL BOX” Formed in early 2011 by band mates Scott Amiott, Brad Borchers, Roy Smith, and William Cole, Kill Box is quickly making a name for themselves in Kentucky's metal underground scene! Heavily influenced by bands like Pantera and Meshuggah, Kill Box takes the genre to a new and refreshing height with their self titled debut release. With songs like "Coming Back", "The Changing", "Save Me", and "The Way That It's Gonna Be", this 4 song EP packs a powerful punch and is a must have for all lovers of heavy music! Official release date is December 27, and will be available via Rat Pak Records, Century Media Distro, iTunes, Amazon and in stores! Check out audio samples KILL BOX here and grab yourself a pre-order CD or CD Bundle package: http://www.ratpakrecordsamerica.com/killbox.cfm Q release new single "One Degree" to help fight cancer A note from the band members of Q It's an unfortunate truth these days: most of you reading this either know someone who has battled, or is battling, some form of cancer at this very moment. Some of you may even be that person fighting the disease yourself. The fight takes a heavy toll on the health, emotional stamina, and finances of the person going through treatment, and no one can take up the entire burden alone. A friend of ours in Los Angeles, Jen Moorman, learned of that first-hand when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, early in the spring of 2011. Soon afterwards, she found herself faced facing mounting bills for chemotherapy, surgery, and rehabilitation, even despite having help from her health insurance provider. After hearing word of her situation, we offered to help out in one of the few ways we could- by recording a brand-new track and offering it online, with the proceeds going to assist Jen with her medical expenses. Over September into October, after receiving more than generous contributions of time, money, talent, and resources from Jim Fogarty at Zing Studios (http://www.zingrecording.com), and Joe O'Brien at Rat Pak Records (http://www.ratpakrecordsamerica.com), we hit the studio in earnest. The end result became Q's latest single, "One Degree" available for download through iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/one-degree-single/id484835170 Or on Amazon MP3 here: http://www.amazon.com/One-Degree-Single/dp/B006GDAH62/ref=sr_shvl_album_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322750343&sr=301-1 For those wanting to know a little more on Jen's story, and keep up on her progress, she keeps an online blog of her day-to-day experiencesat: http://www.mylifeline.org/jmoorman Thanks to all of you for helping to support this great cause. Q HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM EVERYONE AT RAT PAK RECORDS!
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