RED DRAGON CARTEL Announce Departure Of Bassist GREG CHAISSON; Replacement Confirmed

Jake E. Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel are parting ways with bassist Greg Chaisson (ex-Badlands). A message from the band follows:

“At this time we have to announce the departure of bass player Greg Chaisson. He has personal commitments that he must attend to and will no longer be able to take part in the band. We wish Greg the best and are grateful for the time that we had him in RDC.

The band would like to introduce our new bassist Anthony Esposito (Lynch Mob, Ace Frehley) to Red Dragon Cartel! The start of our tour is less than three weeks away and we can’t wait to see Jake, Anthony, Jonas and Michael light up the stage together!!”

It was announced that Michael Beck (pictured below) had replaced Darren Smith as vocalist in Red Dragon Cartel. In addition to being the current owner, producer, and engineer at SoundVision Recording Studios in Mesa, Arizona, Beck used to sing in a band called Hairy Scary.

In 2005, Hairy Scary issued an eight-song EP titled Intent To Deliver. Head to CDBaby to sample each of the tracks featured on that release; listen to “Justice Never Arrives” in its entirety via the YouTube player below.

Catch Michael Beck singing for Red Dragon Cartel at the following shows:

April      
16 – Grand Central – Miami, FL
18 – Amos’ SouthEnd – Charlotte, NC     
19 – 37 Main – Johns Creek, GA   
21 – Revolution – Amityville, NY   
22 – Sellersville Theater – Sellersville, PA     
25 – The Rockpile West – Toronto, ON     
26 – The Bourbon Room – Ottawa, ON    

May    
1 – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR  
2 – El Corazon – Seattle, WA     
8 – Tiki Bar – Costa Mesa, CA     
9 – Rockbar – San Jose, CA  
22 – Casselman’s – Denver, CO     
24 – Rocklahoma – Pryor, OK     

June     
4 – Reggies – Chicago, IL
6 – GB Leighton’s Pickle Park – Fridley, MN