SLAYER will be promoting their new album "World Painted Blood" in the upcoming The Big Four Tour, along with Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax.The Big Four bands of thrash metal have united for the Sonicsphere Festival in Warsaw, Poland in June 2010, and will continue to tour in the Czech Republic, as well as throughout the rest of Europe. Possible tour dates for the US have not been announced as of yet. For the first time in history, these four thrash metal bands will share the stage. Be sure to check Kerry King's Sustainer-powered squeals, who will undoubtedly be one of the main stars of this historic event. Tour dates at slayer.net.

Silent Civilian are now back and have come of age. No longer a side project of Jonny Santos (Spineshank), but now his full time band. Brutal, intense, uncompromising and relentless are just a few words that one will use to describe the vicious new album, Ghost Stories. Album was recorded with a full Fernandes backline, featuring Dave Delacruz's Vortex guitars, Robbie Young's Tremor basses, and of course Jonny's Sustainer-equipped signature Revolver Elite JS. Band is currently on tour with Fear Factory and Prong (featuring Tony Campos playing his signature Tremor), tour dates at myspace.com/silentcivilian.

Fernandes Guitars will be exhibiting this year at the 2010 Summer NAMM Show, held in Nashville, Tennessee, June 18-20. If you are attending the summer's music merchant tradeshow, be sure to stop at booth 1436, and check out all the new 2010 guitar models; including the "Made in Japan" Revolver Classic Series, the Spalted Series, Revolver Elite JS, Monterey & Ravelle Elite Tremolo, Monterey & Ravelle Deluxe Tremolo Sustainer, the eye-catching Shin Series and many more.

Legendary british heavy metal icons MOTORHEAD will be rocking Europe this year, starting June 5th at Rock am Ring festival in Germany, June 6th at Rock Im Park, and extending all the way through December along the old continent, including dates in England, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Hungary and Swtizerland. Over 45 dates have been booked so far, so you may have a chance to catch Phil Campbell's Sustainer equipped Revolver guitars on stage, who will be probably warming up before every show with his Nomad guitars. Tour dates at www.imotorhead.com.

The Fernandes Sustainer was proudly featured on the cover of Guitar Player's July issue, in the hands of MUSE frontman Matt Bellamy. As previously reported, his signature MB-1 guitar is going for a second run, and Fernandes is proud to be part it, as Matt continues to shape the future of guitar tone. Pick up a copy of this great issue of Guitar Player magazine, read Matt's article and the Monterey Elite Tremolo feature on page 35, as part of the New Gear section.

Also check MUSE's website for news on the band, videos, and updated touring information, which includes some changes to the US Tour dates. muse.mu

GENESIS' 6-string master is back, Steve Hackett's amazing new album, carved from the rocks of personal and professional upheaval, stands as a testimony to the prevailing spirit of great musicians. Positive, reflective, vast and intimate, Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth is a universe of sound and emotion. Fernandes is proud to be key part of this work, and would like to thank Steve for his loyalty for so many years; as testified in his recent interview in June edition of Guitar Player magazine, "I used my two custom-made Fernandes -a 2002 goldtop and a black 2005 model- both of which have the standard mahogany and maple construction, Floyd Rose tremolos, and the Fernandes Sustainer System, which I love. Years ago, I figured out if you took away percussion and decay from the instrument, you'd be left with something closer to the violin" -Steve Hackett.

Visit Steve's official website HackettSongs.com for latest news on Steve and check out the photo and video galleries, where you can see Steve's Sustainer-equipped guitars in action.

Mansons Guitar Shop in Exeter, UK, has announced a second run of the MB-1 Matthew Bellamy signature model, which is already sold out. Next run wont happen until late 2010 or early 2011. Probably the most technologically advanced signature guitar on the planet and based on Bellamy's own cracked mirror M1D1, the MB-1 features a 101 Sustainer circuit and an X/Y MIDI controller pad. The first run, not surprisingly, showed to be as innovative and in demand as the great MUSE frontman himself. The Sustainer system is mainly used in this guitar to keep the strings ringing, to produce the keyboard-like sounds Matt is known for. The band's fifth studio album The Resistance was released in 2009, topping the album charts in 19 countries. MUSE will be headlining the Glastonbury Festival 2010 and the 2010 Hovefestivalen, as well as T in the Park 2010 and Oxegen. Check out the picture gallery of guitars made for Matt at Mansons website, where you can see an interesting array of Sustainer configurations: mansonguitars.co.uk. Please visit Mansons' main site www.mansons.co.uk for more on the MB-1.

Tony Campos, (STATIC X, MINISTRY, ASESINO) will be on tour with industrial metal pioneers PRONG through March-April across North America, shaking stages with his Signature Tremor Bass, along with SOULFLY, INCITE and ROTTING CORPSE. Dont's miss it!

Check out PRONG's official website for tour dates.

www.prongmusic.com

The Monterey Elite is now available in Black Gloss finish for a limited time, with same specs as Elite model. Mahogany body and tapered set-neck, legendary Seymour Duncan JB humbucker in bridge position, Locking tuners, Graph Tech® Trem Nut, Tune-O-Matic bridge. Elite model boasts abalone binding and diamond-shape inlays in an Ebony 22-fret fingerboard, gold hardware and brings the power of infinite sustain thanks to the Fernandes Sustainer in the neck position. Monterey Elite Limited will hit stores this summer, preorder yours today through any Fernandes dealer!

New eye-catching Red and Snow White Bevels have been added to the Vortex Deluxe, now you can have a stylish accent to this bestselling bodyshape's contour with the same top quality and features. Alder body, Mahogany body and neck, neck-thru construction, 24-fret Ebony fingerboard, Abalone binding diamond-shape inlays and Tune-O-Matic bridge. Equipped with a pair of EMG 81 and EMG 85 active humbuckers for full metal attack, and ultra-comfortable body shape. Vortex Deluxe Limited is available in Black Gloss with Red Bevels and Snow White Bevels. Hitting stores this summer!