Hi Ray, can you tell me about your time in Wicked Alliance?

[robbierobnj06]

I loved WA live, did you guys ever record anything? I heard some "rough" demos, but would like to know if you recorded anything finished? Also on 9.0, did you ever tour with that band? Thanks!

[Ray Luzier]

Wow, I haven't heard those band names in a while!
I auditioned for Wicked Alliance in '94 and got the gig over about 50 drummers.
I love Jake E. Lee's playing, one of the best guitarists on the planet. He wrote a bunch of killer Ozzy tunes. It was great to play Ozzy's "The Ultimate Sin" and Badland's "Soul Stealer" and a rockin' version of "Jade's Song" live on that tour. That was my first official tour on a big bus and I had my own drum tech.
We never made a CD, just that demo you were talking about, which is a bummer cuz we were tight at the end of that tour!

9.0 toured a bit, but not much. It's hard to get tour support off of an Indy label like Shrapnel Records. But we played a ton of shows in Los Angeles. That was the first pro CD that I recorded, I was only 19 on that CD. Check out my hair on the back of that cd...yikes!

[robbierobnj06]

Wow, I haven't heard those band names in a while!
I auditioned for Wicked Alliance in '94 and got the gig over about 50 drummers.
I love Jake E. Lee's playing, one of the best guitarists on the planet. He wrote a bunch of killer Ozzy tunes. It was great to play Ozzy's "The Ultimate Sin" and Badland's "Soul Stealer" and a rockin' version of "Jade's Song" live on that tour. That was my first official tour on a big bus and I had my own drum tech.
We never made a CD, just that demo you were talking about, which is a bummer cuz we were tight at the end of that tour!

9.0 toured a bit, but not much. It's hard to get tour support off of an Indy label like Shrapnel Records. But we played a ton of shows in Los Angeles. That was the first pro CD that I recorded, I was only 19 on that CD. Check out my hair on the back of that cd...yikes!

Thanks Ray, I've been a fan since 9.0, so I've followed you since then, glad you are doing well! Happy Holidays!