LOS ANGELES, CA (Epic Records) - After months of heated speculation, ROCK STAR: SUPERNOVA, the all-star band featuring
Motley Crue drummer TOMMY LEE, former
Guns N' Roses guitarist GILBY CLARKE and ex-Metallica bassist JASON NEWSTED have embraced Toronto native LUKAS ROSSI as their lead vocalist.
The new quartet will immediately head into the studio with producer Butch Walker (Avril Lavigne, Pink, Bowling For Soup) to record their Epic Records debut. The highly anticipated album is scheduled for a November 21st release. Fans can pre-order the record through the band's official site, www.intothesupernova.com.
"Lukas is the real deal," says Lee. "He proved that he's got the voice and swagger to front this band. He's gonna tear it up in the studio and then we're taking the show on the road. Wear a cup, kids." "This is the gig of a lifetime," says Rossi. "That I'll be singing in a band with Tommy, Gilby and Jason-guys that I've always respected-is just surreal. Can't wait to get started." The first two singles from the band's much-buzzed-about debut album are "It's All Love" and "Be Yourself & 5 Other Cliches," both of which will be available for purchase at Yahoo! Music Unlimited (www.music.yahoo.com) on Thursday. Rossi and the other three finalists from the hit CBS series, "Rock Star: Supernova" (Dilana Robichaux, Magni Asgeirsson, and Toby Rand) each went into the studio with the band before the show's final taping to record the tracks.
Rossi joins the group after their exhaustive lead singer search, a quest that spanned 25,000 entrants, 22 cities and 6 continents. The band spent the summer assessing 15 finalists on everything from songwriting skills to live performance.
In January 2007, Rock Star: Supernova will hit the road for their first worldwide tour. Supporting will be The Panic Channel, which features three former members of Jane's Addiction and "Rock Star: Supernova" co-host Dave . Also on the bill will be fan favorites from the show, backed by the House Band. The tour kicks off with two inaugural shows in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, then moves on to the Hard Rock in Miami, Florida on January 16th for a 27-city trek, culminating at the Long Beach Arena in Southern California on February 27th.
Tickets for the tour are available for purchase now at https://rockstar.msn.com/ or by going to www.livenation.com. A complete list of dates is as follows:
12/31/06 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
01/01/06 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
01/16/07 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Live
01/17/07 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
01/19/07 Norfolk, VA Constant Convocation Center
01/20/07 Buffalo, NY Shea's Performing Arts Center
01/23/07 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
01/24/07 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
01/26/07 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa
01/27/07 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre
01/28/07 Worchester, MA DCU Center
01/30/07 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum
01/31/07 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
02/02/07 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
02/03/07 Chicago, IL Rosemont Theatre
02/05/07 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
02/07/07 Des Moines, IO Wells Fargo Arena
02/08/07 Minneapolis, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
02/09/07 Fargo, ND Fargodome
02/11/07 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
02/13/07 Loveland, CO Budweiser Events Center
02/16/07 Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum
02/18/07 Everett, WA Everett Events Center
02/19/07 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
02/21/07 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
02/22/07 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena
02/24/07 Phoenix, CA Cricket Pavilion
02/25/07 San Diego, CA Pala Casino
02/27/07 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Arena
