ROCK & BLUES GUITAR LEGEND GARY HOEY RELEASES HIS FIRST ALBUM IN SIX YEARS. “AVALANCHE” ON WAZOO MUSIC GROUP (HOEY’S OWN LABEL) FEATURES SPECIAL GUEST LITA FORD ON VOCALS ON “YOU KNOW I WOULD” AND GARY’S SON, IAN HOEY, IS FEATURED ON “DEAR MAMA,” A TRIBUTE TO GARY’S MOTHER AND “SUMMER’S HERE”. GARY SAYS, “AVALANCHE IS A RETURN TO MY ROCK ROOTS. IT FEELS GREAT TO TURN UP THE VOLUME AND HAVE SOME FUN. THIS ALBUM WAS A THERAPEUTIC ALBUM FOR ME. I NAMED THE ALBUM AVALANCHE BECAUSE SOMETIMES LIFE FEELS LIKE ONE THING HITS YOU AFTER ANOTHER. ”

HOEY CALLED ON HIS OLD FRIENDS TO HELP HIM RECORD, MATT SCURFILED (DRUMS), AJ PAPPAS (BASS), IAN HOEY (GUITAR), SEAN HAGON (KEYBOARDS) HIS NIECE TAYLA LEMIEUX (BACKGROUND VOCALS). HOEY CAN’T WAIT TO HIT THE ROAD ON HIS AVALANCHE TOUR. “PLAYING LIVE IS THE BEST FEELING, I LOVE TO TRAVEL AND SEE THE FANS AFTER THE SHOW. AND HAVING MY SON IAN PLAYING GUITAR BY MY SIDE IS A DREAM COME TRUE. WE WILL BE PLAYING THE NEW AND THE OLD CLASSICS “HOCUS POCUS”, LOW RIDER”AND MORE.