Season´s greetings to all!

Season’s greetings to all! “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow”… as the song goes. And we have
certainly got plenty of it in the U.K. However, I can’t complain, because it is very rare that we have
a white Christmas these days. I remember as a kid praying for tons of the stuff, especially as it
could possibly mean that we would not have to go to school.

Moving on, I can’t remember ever having to cancel a gig because of bad weather, which is a
complete miracle as we have had to battle through some horrendous conditions. Many times I can
remember winter tours, especially in Europe. Painkiller comes to mind as we toured in Helsinki
early February, it could not have been colder and they must have had as much snow as the North
Pole. Especially as about a week before playing in sunny and hot Rock in Rio.

Speaking of Painkiller, please check out the Painkiller interview in this month’s updates. Also,
try giving the Hostile Player a spin as it contains part of the song “Addiction” that I composed
especially for the band. Hostile are a young, hard-hitting metal band from my home town, lead
singer Jay is just 18 years old. They have just played in Birmingham supporting Hatebreed and are
currently performing showcase gigs for prospective record companies with the hope of getting a
release date for their debut album “Eve of Destruction”. That was also produced by me.

O.K. I am going to keep this blog nice and short as I am sure you all have lots of presents and
stuff to wrap. Again, have a great holiday season, my special thanks as always to the dedicated
Millworkers and their families and here’s to a rocking metal 2011!