(Gibson) An all-star squadron of hard rock stars including members of Guns N' Roses, Def Leppard, Mφtley Crόe, KISS and Metallica will take part in an unprecedented South American tour called Titans of Rock.Artists participating in the tour include get this Duff McKagan (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Joe Elliot (Def Leppard), Gilby Clarke (Guns N' Roses, Rockstar Supernova), Ed Roland (Collective Soul), Steve Stevens (Billy Idol), Gene Simmons (KISS), Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Black Country Communion), Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver), Jason Newsted (Metallica, Voivod, Rockstar Supernova), Sebastian Bach (Skid Row) and Vince Neil (Mφtley Crόe).
The news was broken by Steve Stevens on his Facebook page. Stevens didn't mention Gene Simmons initially, but confirmed the KISS demon's involvement in a reply to his original posting.
The tour will take in dates in Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, Guatemala and Costa Rica. There is no word yet on whether the tour will expand to dates in North America, but one thing's for certain: it's going to generate more YouTube traffic than "Charlie Bit My Finger" and Rebecca Black's "Friday" combined. more on this story
