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God Rest Ye Metal Gentlemen

12th August 2008

By default Christmas albums are a risky proposition at the best of times, and most bands will avoid them like the plague. However, a new album entitled We Wish You A Metal Christmas may just change all that…

We Wish You A Metal Christmas, which is due to be released on 13 October, features such an amazing roster of hard rock talent that we guarantee that you’ll double-take at least once when you read through the tracks and people performing them.

How do you like Lemmy singing ‘Run Rudolph Run’, backed by Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top and Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters? What about Ronnie James Dio doing ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’?

Here’s the tracklist:

'Run Rudolph Run'
Vocal/bass: Lemmy Kilmister (Motörhead)
Guitar/vocals: Billy f. Gibbons (ZZ Top)
Drums/vocals: Dave Grohl (Foo fighters)

'Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'
Vocal: Alice Cooper
Guitar: John 5 (Marilyn Manson/Rob Zombie)
Bass: Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big/ Niacin)
Drums: Vinnie Appice (Heaven and Hell/ Black Sabbath)

'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'
Vocal: Ronnie James Dio
Guitar: Tony Iommi (Heaven and Hell/ Black Sabbath)
Bass: Rudy Sarzo (Whitesnake/Dio)
Drums: Simon Wright (AC/DC/Dio)

'Little Drummer Boy'
Vocal: Dug Pinnick (King's X)
Guitars: George Lynch (Dokken)
Bass: Billy Sheehan (Mr. Big)
Drums: Simon Phillips (The Who/Toto)

'Santa Claus Is Back In Town'
Vocal: Tim Ripper Owens (Yngwie Malmsteen/Ex-Judas Priest)
Lead Guitar: Steve Morse (Deep Purple)
Rhythm Guitar: Juan Garcia (Agent Steel)
Bass: Marco Mendoza (Whitesnake/Ted Nugent)
Drums: Vinnie Appice

'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'
Vocal: Tommy Shaw (Styx)
Guitars: Steve Lukather (Toto)
Bass: Marco Mendoza
Drums: Kenny Aronoff (Tony Iommi/Smashing Pumpkins)

'Grandma Got Ran Over By A Reindeer'
Vocal/Guitar: Ace Frehley (Ex-Kiss)
Bass: Billy Sheehan
Drums: Greg Bissonette (David Lee Roth)

'Rocking Round The Xmas Tree'
Vocal: Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow/Deep Purple)
Guitars: Bruce Kulick (Kiss/Grand Funk)
Bass: Rudy Sarzo
Drums: Simon Wright

'Silent Night'
Vocal: Chuck Billy (Testament)
Guitar: Scott Ian (Anthrax)
Lead Guitar: Jon Donais (Shadowsfall)
Bass: Chris Wyse (Ozzy/The Cult)
Drums: John Tempesta (Rob Zombie)

'Silver Bells'
Vocal: Jeff Scott Soto (Yngwie Malmsteen/Journey)
Guitar: Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot)
Bass: James Lomenzo (Megadeth/DLR Band)
Drums: Ray Luzier (Korn/David Lee Roth)

'Deck The Halls'
Vocal: Oni Logan (Lynch Mob)
Guitar: Craig Goldy (Dio)
Bass: Tony Franklin (The Firm)
Drums: John Tempesta

'We Wish You A Merry Xmas'
Vocal: Geoff Tate (Queensr˙che)
Guitars: Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake)
Bass: Chris Wyse
Drums: Ray Luzier