ZIX

BEIRUT - MEDIA ALERT-February 13, 2014. "For the first time ever, an American, Grammy-winning music producer who mixed “Appetite for Destruction” for a young Guns N' Roses and “And Justice for All” for Metallica, two of the greatest rock records and rock bands of all time, has joined rising Middle East heavy metal band ZiX to break down barriers to metal music in this part of the world. 7x Grammy-winning producer and hard rock legend Steve Thompson has agreed to mix Zix’s upcoming album entitled "Tides of the final war" along with the song “Metal Strike,” which features many metal legends from Iron Maiden, MANOWAR and Black Sabbath and many others. Formed in 2010 in Beirut, Zix’s goal is to illuminate the oppression of metal heads and lift the ban on heavy metal in this part of the world. For years, metal music lovers, aka metal heads, have been oppressed by various religious and political institutions here, resulting in cancelled concerts and unjust arrests. With this project, Zix hopes to break down these barriers for good." Lebanese female fronted Heavy Metal act ZIX started production process of their debut full-length album. The album, which is follow up to band's debut EP The Warwhore, will mastered by Maor Appelbaum (ROB HALFORD, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, LITA FORD). For downloading the debut EP (July 2012) for FREE, please visit one of these websites: http://zixband.bandcamp.com www.soundcloud.com/ZiXband www.reverbnation.com/zix

Beirut, LB