HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe will appear as a special guest to Finnish funk band ETERNAL ERECTION at Tavastia Club in Helsinki, Finland on January 20.

HANOI ROCKS has lined up the following dates:

Jan. 12 - Tornio, FIN @ Siltakartano
Jan. 13 - Rovaniemi, FIN @ Tivoli
Feb. 03 - Helsinki, FIN @ Messukeskus / Moottoripyörämessut
Mar. 02 - Kaarina, FIN @ Old Texas
Mar. 03 - Helsinki, FIN @ Nosturi

Source Hanoi Rocks

DIO's official web site has been updated with the following announcement:

"Ronnie [James Dio, vocals] and the boys celebrated the New Year with a bash in Varna, Bulgaria, which also celebrated the country's acceptance into the European Union. Ronnie was the guest of honor at the ribbon cutting ceremony at which a 16-story building side painting of him was unveiled. A fine way to bring in the New Year for sure!

"NAMM 2007: This year's NAMM convention will be held January 18-21, 2007 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Ronnie and Craig [Goldy, guitar] will be signing autographs at the Engl Amps booth on Friday, January 19 at 1:00 p.m., while Simon [Wright, drums] will be signing over at the Vic Firth booth at that time. The entire band will appear at the Dean Markley booth later that day 3:00-5:00 p.m."

Source Dio

Samson Technologies has officially announced its 2007 Winter NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) signing schedule. Samson Technologies owns Samson Audio, Samson Wireless and Hartke Amps and is the U.S. distributor of Zoom effect pedals and processors. The schedule is as follows:

Friday, January 19 (2:00 - 3:30 p.m.)

John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE)
Piggy D (ROB ZOMBIE)
Tommy Clufetos (ROB ZOMBIE)
Jasin Todd (SHINEDOWN)
Brad Stewart (SHINEDOWN)
Barry Kerch (SHINEDOWN)
Scott Ian (ANTHRAX)
John "JD" DeServio (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)

Friday, January 29 (4:00 - 5:30 p.m.)

Mike Herrera (MXPX)
Tom Wisnieksi (MXPX)
Vince Dennis (BODY COUNT)
Rob Caggiano (ANTHRAX)
Mike Stone (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Eddie Jackson (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Scott Rockenfield (QUEENSRŸCHE)

Saturday, January 20 (1:30 - 3:00 p.m.)

Mike Herrera (MXPX)
Tom Wisnieksi (MXPX)
AJ Pero (TWISTED SISTER)
Vince Dennis (BODY COUNT)
Rob Caggiano (ANTHRAX)
Jasin Todd (SHINEDOWN)
Brad Stewart (SHINEDOWN)
Barry Kerch (SHINEDOWN)

Saturday, January 20 (4:00 - 5:30 p.m.)

John 5 (ROB ZOMBIE)
Piggy D (ROB ZOMBIE)
Tommy Clufetos (ROB ZOMBIE)
Mike Stone (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Eddie Jackson (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Scott Rockenfield (QUEENSRŸCHE)
John "JD" DeServio (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)

Sunday, January 21 (12:00 - 1:30 p.m.)

Mike Stone (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Eddie Jackson (QUEENSRŸCHE)
Rob Caggiano (ANTHRAX)
John "JD" DeServio (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY)
Jasin Todd (SHINEDOWN)
Brad Stewart (SHINEDOWN)
Barry Kerch (SHINEDOWN)

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