Prog heavy metal, Pain of Salvation has issued the following message:

Now that Scarsick is finished, the band will focus on finding a new bass player. The first auditions are already scheduled for December, but the quest will be "as long as it takes to find the right guy". Applications have been pouring in from all around the world, despite the band's request for a bassist living in Sweden. Thus, focus will be on the "domestic" applications. But this also means that the field is still open, in case you are hesitating.

Pain of Salvation Euro tour dates are follows:

February
17 - Oslo, Norway at John Dee
18 - Gothenburg, Sweden at Musikens Hus
20 - Warsaw, Poland at Progresja
21 - Krakow, Poland at Klub Studio
22 - Budapest, Hungary at Schiff A38
23 - Wien, Austria at Planet Music
25 - Treviso, Italy at New Age
26 - Rome, Italy at Alpheus
27 - Milan, Italy at Rolling Stone

March
1 - Pratteln, Switzerland at Z7
2 - Amsterdam, Holland at Paradiso
3 - Paris, France at Elysee Monmartre
4 - Vosselaar, Belgium at Biebob
6 - Augsburg, Germany at Spectrum
7 - Aschaffenburg, Germany at ColosSaal
8 - Bochum, Germany at Zeche
10 - Copenhagen, Denmark at The Rock

More dates are in planning for 2007.

New album "Scarsick" details here

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Rev Jones, MSG's bassist, has issued the following message regarding the show in Japan and Thailand:

"I want to apologize to all the fans that wrote to me and all the fans in Japan and Thailand for the talentless guitar player that took place on stage next to me at the last three MSG shows. I myself could not believe how bad Schenker played. Although me, Pete [ Holmes , drums], Jari [ Tiura ; vocals], and Wayne [ Findley ; guitar/keyboards] all gave 110%, in my eyes he gave less then 1% and that is so disrespectful not only to the band and the crew but also to the loyal MSG fans. So again I apologize for his actions because he would never apologize himself. We have two more shows and it is OVER."

Michael Schenker has previously cancelled Japan tour due to his allegic from unspecified illness. Details here

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Grey Guy from The Chronicle Herald reported that Mary MacDonald was one of the GUNS N' ROSES fans who were furious with promoters of the sold-out concert that came to the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada later that night.

The Halifax woman learned on Saturday that Axl Rose and his band would not take the stage until after 11 p.m.

"I'm in a wheelchair and if Axl Rose doesn't go on stage until 11, we probably won't get out of there until around 1 a.m. I have no way home because Access-A-Bus doesn't pick up its clients after 11:30 p.m.," a disappointed MacDonald said Saturday night.

"There is no public transit for people coming into the concert by bus.

"I feel I was misled by the promoters and as a ticket buyer I'm more than upset. We should have been told he goes on at such a late time. The ticket buyers have a right to know."

The concert, presented by Gillett Entertainment Group , was announced in September and has an 8 p.m. start.

Since then, opening acts like Toronto's DIE MANNEQUIN and an "alternative-burlesque show" called SUICIDE GIRLS were announced. Last week, Antigonish-bred rockers the TREWS were also added as openers.

MacDonald said she kept checking the website and learned of the opening acts. She said when she saw three acts she got concerned about her transportation fromthe concert and decided to call the box office on Saturday.

"I wanted to see Axl Rose as far back as the '80s. This was my chance and I was so excited I'd finally get to see him and now there's no way. With everything that's going on downtown these days, I can't be walking home at one in the morning."

On Sunday she attempted to contact other means of transportation to get her home.

"I tried Casino taxi, which apparently has a wheelchair-accessible van, as well as Need A Lift, a local van service for wheelchair-users, but neither service is available after midnight. So, I'm stuck with having to cancel my ticket. If I could wring Axl Rose 's neck, I'd probably do so," she said on Sunday.

Scott Ferguson , executive vice-president of Trade Centre Ltd. , said Sunday they had just found out within the last day that GUNS N' ROSES would go on later than expected.

"The whole show starts at 8, he's got three acts and he should have been going on the stage around 10:30 or 10:45," Ferguson said. "He should have been off the stage and people would have been out on the street by 1 a.m. . . . But what we're hearing from Quebec last night and Ottawa and Toronto is that he's been going on as late as 11:50 p.m, and he has been getting off the stage as late as 2:15 a.m. And he's been off the stage other times before 2 o'clock."

Source TheChronicleHerald