RUSH's GEDDY LEE, DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI To Guest On Season Premiere Of 'That Metal Show'

Kicking off what’s guaranteed to be the best season of “That Metal Show” yet, RUSH‘s Geddy Lee has been confirmed for the debut episode of VH1 Classic‘s centerpiece in original programming. He will be making his second appearance on the acclaimed hard rock/heavy metal talk show, hosted by Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine. Lee returns to the show to promote the highly anticipated RUSH “R40 Live” 40th-anniversary tour that will kick off this summer. The trek will visit 34 cities throughout North America and tickets are currently on-sale for select markets. The episode will premiere on Saturday, February 21 at a new broadcast time of 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, repeating at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT the same evening.

“Back when ‘That Metal Show’ was first born, Geddy and [RUSH guitarist] Alex [Lifeson] were nice enough to fly to New York and be a guest in our very first season,” states Trunk.

“I’ve always had a great relationship with the RUSH guys and it meant so much to me they were willing to support something I was doing that at that point hardly anyone had seen or heard of. Amazingly, almost seven years have passed, and we’re now about to debut our 14th season of ‘That Metal Show’ and I couldn’t be more honored to welcome back Geddy to the set to celebrate 40-plus years of RUSH and the return of ‘That Metal Show’!”

Known for having the best musicians in music perform each week on “That Metal Show”, the Season 14 premiere will continue the trend with John Petrucci of DREAM THEATER making his first-ever appearance on the debut episode. The seven-string guitar virtuoso has been someone the show has hoped to have on for some time now.

The new season of “That Metal Show” will consist of 12 all-new episodes and will be shot at Metropolis Studios in New York City on Tuesday nights for broadcast that Saturday. Audience tickets for upcoming tapings are now available via Gotham Casting at this location. Upcoming guests will be announced in the near future.

If previous seasons are any indication, season 14 will be the biggest season of “That Metal Show” to date. Last season marked some monumental changes for the show as it returned to New York City. Previously the show was taped over several days in a course of a week at Sony Studios in Los Angeles. But Season 13 was shot at Metropolis Studios on Tuesday nights, for broadcast the following Saturday, which will be the same for this new season.

Fans can watch previous episodes and other exclusive bonus clips at ThatMetalShow.VH1.com and on the new VH1 app.

“That Metal Show” first premiered on VH1 Classic in November 2008 and since has become the only place for all things hard rock and heavy metal on cable television. The show has been visited by some of the biggest names in the genres, including members of BLACK SABBATH, VAN HALEN, METALLICA, AEROSMITH, PANTERA, KISS, JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, PEARL JAM, GUNS N’ ROSES, QUEENSRŸCHE, HEART, and many more.

“That Metal Show” is a production of VH1 Classic. Lee Rolontz, Jeff Baumgardner and Keshia Williams serve as executive producers for VH1.

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net