JEFF LOOMIS: Announces NAMM Appearances; Tony Macalpine, Chris Poland, Marty Friedman Confirmed For Solo Album

"A couple of years ago I achieved my childhood dream of releasing a solo album. With the releasing of my second record coming up, I'm proud to announce another dream come true… or should I say dreams… Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth), Tony Macalpine and Chris Poland (ex-Megadeth) have all done guest solos for it. These guys must have given me hundreds of blisters on my fingers when I was a kid trying in vain to emulate their work. Hell, I'm still trying to figure out some of their solos. To have three guitar players that I looked up to as a young player and still hold in such high regard is simply amazing. I can't thank those guys enough.

In other news, I'll be down in Southern CA next week for this year's NAMM show. I have two new Schecter models that I'll be showing and I'll be doing a signing Saturday, the 21st, at their booth at 1 PM as well as another one later that day with Engl Amps at 5 PM. Also, I just confirmed a full US tour for April. I can't wait to get back out on the road again. More details on that soon."

Loomis is currently working on his upcoming as-yet-untitled solo album, to be released by Century Media in the spring of 2012, at Fastback Studios, located in Seattle, WA. Former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman recently checked in with the following update: "Just banged out a solo for my bro Jeff Loomis' new album. He's a monster player, and he played some real cool stuff on my Future Addict CD."