STYX releases new album and will appear in Branson

On February 18, 2003, the band STYX released their new album “Cyclorama.” STYX featuring Tommy Shaw (guitarist/vocalist), James “JY” Young (guitarist/vocalist), Glen Burtnik (bass, vocals), Lawrence Gowan (keyboards, vocals) and Todd Sucherman (Styx drummer since 1995), will start their “Cyclorama Tour 2003,” with REO Speedwagon, on February 27, 2003.As part of this tour, REO Speedwagon and STYX will be appearing at the Grand Palace, in Branson, Missouri, on March 8, 2003 at 8 PM.

According to the bands publicist, Jeff Albright, Cyclorama is the band’s first studio effort since its 1999 and “shows a band with something to say, and new ways to communicate the message.”Cyclorama contains such numbers as, “Waiting For Our Time,” The first single from the album, “Yes I Can, “Together.” “Kiss Your Ass Good Bye,” and “More Love For The Money.”

Albright also said, “Cyclorama features a few short surprises.” Among others these include guest appearances by John Waite and Jude Cole on “Genki Desu Ka,” Tenacious D on “Kiss Your Ass Good-Bye” and a lead vocal turn by Billy Bob Thornton on the eclectic “Bourgeois Pig.”