This may seem self-serving, but it is for charity...
We recently finished a multi-state, multi-studio effort to put together a song as a memorial to "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. All procedes from sale of the single will go directly to the Little Kids Rock charity.
Here is the press release talking about it.
SHADOWS FALL drummer Jason Bittner, former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson, ex-JUDAS PRIEST/ICED EARTH and current Beyond Fear/Yngwie Malmsteen singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and DAITRIBE guitarist Tristan "1690" Grigsby have joined forces to record a song for the upcoming tribute album to late PANTERA/DAMAGEPLAN guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott. Entitled "Leave It Alone", the track features solos by special guests Nick Bowcott (ex-GRIM REAPER) and fan Brian Cashmore. It was recorded and mixed in Chicago at Farview Recording by Jason Walsh, with additional tracks recorded at Saltmine studios in Phoenix, Arizona & Galahad Studios in Cleveland Ohio.
David Ellefson states "Ironically, it led to a really cool metal jam we did for Rockhouse at WNAMM this past year, a gig which brought in our friend "Ripper" to really tear it up on vox.
"Leave It Alone" is not only a cool song but it was also the beginning of a great working relationship with me and Jason Bittner doing clinics, jams, and so forth.
"Leave It Alone" was released to radio and will be made available for download exclusively via iTunes on June 6th. All proceeds from the song will go to the Little Kids Rock school program.
"It's great to be a part of something that will help so many and that's in keeping with the spirit of who and what Dime lived! I'm proud to do for someone else in the way I saw him do for so many through the years. May his spirit infect us all and live on beyond forever.
Lite em UP!" -1690
Little Kids Rock believes that all children in our public schools deserve music education as music education is a transforming force in children's lives. Dimebag had the same philosophy with always sharing his passion and love of music to the world inspiring kids to pick up a guitar.
