Clinophobia, the amazing new album from The Devil's Slingshot - Tony MacAlpine, Billy Sheehan and Virgil Donati - is out now.

The new album features 9 new tracks including:

1. Nederland
2. Ballade de Bastille
3. Def Bitch Blues
4. Lay Off
5. Injustice Line
6. Ocean
7. Flamed
8. Hourglass
9. Aerial Perspective

The album is available through Mascot Records. We will update you when the album is available in stores and through other online retailers such as Amazon.com.

Check out a sample of the opening track “Nederland” with the audio player below.

Tony will be joining Bunny Brunel, Virgil Donati and Mitch Forman for a 6-date tour of India with CAB.

There may be warm-up shows in Los Angeles in late November. We'll post this information when it comes to hand. In the meantime, check the Tour Dates page for dates, cities and venues.

Tony, Billy Sheehan and Virgil Donati are headed to Europe in early October for a 6 week tour in support of their forthcoming album Clinophobia. Check the Tour Dates page for dates and venues.

You can also visit the new Devil's Slingshot MySpace page here.

Tony has dropped by the Questions for Tony section of the Message Board to answer your questions. Click here to read more...

Tony and Virgil are also working on new material for an upcoming Devil's Slingshot album, and tour planned for October 2007. Stay tuned for more news and tour info as it comes to hand...

Tony is currently on tour with French pop music legend Michel Polnareff. Bunny Brunel and Virgil Donati are also members of Polnareff's touring band. The Tour kicks off on March 02 for an amazing 10 shows at the Palais Omnisport in Bercy, followed by further shows in France and Belgium through March and April.

You can see the Tour Dates here.

You can visit Michel Polnareff's website here (in French.)

A show in the Canary Islands, Spain on September 13 has just been added to the tour schedule. We are still awaiting details on the venue for this show so check the Tour Dates page often for updated information. Tony will also be holding a clinic with Billy sheehan on September 19 in Nancy, France at the MAI School. This clinic is sponsored by Hughes & Kettner.

In other T-Mac News...

Check out an interview Tony did with French metal website auxportesdumetal.com. The interview is in both French and English.

The wait is over - Tony's website is now open in “Beta” Version. Some areas are light on content at this time, but we plan on changing that very soon! In the meantime, we are looking for information on bootleg recordings featuring Tony for our bootleg discography. You can send cover scans and tracklistings .

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Tony has also recently answered a whole bunch of your questions on the forum. Click here to check them out.

Just added: Tony and the band will be playing Rome, Italy on September 15 at Stazione Birra. Contact the venue for ticket sales, and visit our Tour Dates page for more details.

Don't forget Tony, Billy and Virgil's warm-up show at the world-famous Baked Potato in Studio City, CA. on Wednesday August 30. This is the only US show scheduled before the band heads to Europe and will sell out fast! For tickets, contact the Baked Potato on (818) 980-8466.

Tony will be touring Europe this September performing his own music live with the incomparable Billy Sheehan on bass and the amazing Virgil Donati on drums.

This is Tony's first solo tour in many years and he is excited about hitting the road and performing his own music for fans who have been wanting him to tour solo for some time. The tour will hit the UK, Belgium, France, Spain, Austria, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and The Netherlands.

The tour kicks off in London on September 5! Visit the Tour Dates page for more information. Tony and the band will also be doing a warm-up show in Studio City, CA at The Baked Potato on August 29.

Following Tony's solo tour, he'll remain in Europe for further dates in Poland and Greece with the Virgil Donati Band - Virgil Donati (Drums), Rufus Philpot (Bass), Mitch Forman (Keyboards), Tony MacAlpine (Guitar). These shows begin October 1. The Tour Dates page currently list cities only while venues are being confirmed.

Catch Tony MacAlpine live with the Virgil Donati Band (Virgil Donati - Drums; Rufus Philpot - Bass; Mitch Forman - Keyboards and Tony MacAlpine - Guitar) on Saturday - April 22 at The Baked Potato at 3787 Cahuenga Blvd, Studio City, CA.

The band returns to the Baked Potato on Saturday May 20. If you're in the Bay Area, catch the band on Sunday June 11 at Tongue & Groove at 2513 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA.

Now available on Shrapnel Records: A new compilation album spanning Tony’s career. Tony MacAlpine Collection - The Shrapnel Years features twelve tracks along with liner notes written by Tony himself.

The tracklisting is:

01: Wheel Of Fortune
02: Agrionia
03: The Witch And The Priest
04: Edge Of Insanity
05: Champion
06: Rats With Wings
07: The Violin Song
08: Tower Of London
09: The Sage
10: Time Table
11: Christmas Island
12: Chromaticity

CLICK HERE TO GET THIS ALBUM!

We’ve received a number of emails about Tony and MySpace.

Yes - Tony does have an official Myspace page at: myspace.com/tonymacalpine. You'll also see the official MySpace pages for some of Tony’s friends in Tony's Top 16!

Drop by and add Tony to your friends list!

Tony will be playing live at the Pearl Drums/Hughes & Kettner booth on Saturday, January 21 at 11:00am, 2:00pm and 4:00pm in celebration of his new endorsement deal with Hughes & Kettner amplifiers. Performing with Tony will be Virgil Donati and Rufus Philpot.

The NAMM Show is a bi-yearly music convention showcasing the best that the music products industry has to offer. The Winter NAMM Show is located at the Anaheim Convention Center from January 19-22. With more than 1,400 exhibits filling the entire convention center, you'll discover the hottest new instruments and trend-setting innovations. For More information, visit TheNammShow.com.

Tony is excited to join the Hughes & Kettner family, and endorse the new TriAmp. Since the beginning of this year, two TriAmps MK II in combination with two CC 212 cabinets are in charge of TMAC’s unique powerful sound. “I was very happy with the tone and colour of the TriAmps”, writes Tony in his tour log from the French town of Nantes. Only to realize the disappointing truth three days later in Moscow: “The TriAmps never made it over from France.” So, TMAC had no other choice than to take well-known products from the competition. His opinion: “Not a bad sound but I will take the H&Ks any day.”

Visit the Hughes & Kettner website.

Tony will be touring France and Russia with C.A.B. in February and March 2006.

The band will play Bordeaux on February 23, and at the Festival International de Guitar in Nerac on February 25, followed by dates in Metz on the February 27, Nancy on February 28 and Moscow on March 1, 2 and 3 at “Le Club”.

If you’re in Los Angeles, you can also catch CAB at The Baked Potato in North Hollywood on January 27 and 28. These shows sell out fast so be sure to arrive early!

Visit the new Tour Dates page for more information.

To all of you out there, in here and over there... I want to wish you all a very Merry Happy New Year. May 2006 be the best year for you! Stay tuned for lots of cool stuff and exciting announcements in the year to come.

Peace,
Tony MacAlpine

Tony appears on the recently released “Carvin: 60 Years in the Making” DVD - which is now available free through Carvin.com. Tony is interviewed and talks about his Carvin guitars. The documentary also shows footage on Tony filmed during a Vai show at MIT, Hollywood as well as excerpts from the the Live At The Astoria DVD. The DVD also features a factory tour, and exclusive footage and interviews with Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Bunny Brunel, Steve Weingart, Joe Walsh and more. Currently this free DVD is only available in the USA. Click here for more information.

Also on DVD: G3’05 Live In Tokyo DVD - Coming October 25
Tony will appear on the forthcoming Live In Tokyo DVD filmed during the recent G3 tour on May 8th. Tony is featured with The Breed on the tracks “The Audience Is Listening” and “Building The Church”. The DVD will be released through Epic Records.