City Canyons' Artist Valerian Picked for Guns 'N Roses Tribute

Finnish rockers Valerian, whose current release INTIMATIONS OF SORROW is getting radioplay nationwide now, has been picked for a very special tribute to the great Guns N' Roses band.

(PRWEB) March 9, 2005 -- In the late summer of 2005, Versailles Records will release the first complete tribute to Guns N' Roses, featuring Finnish rockers Valerian performing the GNR classic," Mr. Brownstone," courtesy of City Canyons Records . Valerian joins a stellar roster featuring current and former members of MÖTLEY CRÜE, GUNS N' ROSES, TRANS SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA, FASTER PUSSYCAT, RATT, SCORPIONS, LOVE/HATE, RIOT, L.A. GUNS, RAINBOW, BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, DEEP PURPLE, THE SCREAM, UNION, ADLER'S APPETITE and THRILLS FOR KILLS, as well as Jasy Andrews, Richard Kendrick and Ross Stevens of STRAITJACKET SMILE, Andrew Walker of DRAMA QUEEN DIE, John Spinner, and Corey Craven.

"We listened to material from INTIMATIONS OF SORROW, Valerian's current release under the City Canyons Records imprint and we were impressed by the music and by the passion and intensity of the band when we talked to them. We want to thank City Canyons for letting Valerian appear on our label for this star-studded tribute to one of the world's greatest rock bands of all time," said Jake Brown, owner of Versailles Records.

Valerian's current release on the City Canyons Record label, INTIMATIONS OF SORROW, is in heavy rotation on college and independent radio nation-wide. The album is distributed in North America by Avalon Distribution and is now available in record stores throughout New England, Florida and New Jersey and soon will be available in independent record stores nationwide. The critically acclaimed album may also be purchased on line at the City Canyons Record Store (http://www.citycanyons.com/ccstore.html) and at CD Baby (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/peterulrich).

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