DAVE BURN NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS is Dave’s 17th solo album and first to feature vocals, a departure from previous solo albums which were all instrumentals. The guitarist hails from Newcastle Upon Tyne in the North East of England. Playing with various bands in the pubs and clubs of the North East, many notorious for it’s difficult audi- ences, Dave gained a great reputation for his lead guitar work. In 1999 Dave performed in the Guitarist of the Year competition, held a Londons Wembley IECC, reaching the final as one of only five finalists out of a total of 1100 entries for that year. Dave has recorded a staggering twenty four albums: seventeen solo, three with the UFO tribute band UUFO, two albums with ‘nobody’s fool’ and two with the late Paul Raymond (UFO, MSG, Waysted, Chicken Shack), who sadly passed away in 2019. Dave also toured with Paul as his lead guitarist with Paul and his band PRP (Paul Raymond Project).

Lee Small Handling the vocal duties on this release. Vocalist with rock band LION- HEART and bassist/backing vocals for the glam-rock band, SWEET. LEE has also recorded with such notable rock bands as SHY, PHENOMENA, LIONHEART, SIGNAL RED, KINGS CROWN, SWEET, ARKHAMS RAZOR, GRONHOLM, LIFELINE, SKYSCRAPER, UNITED NATIONS, SNOWFALL, OMEGA, SURVEILLANCE, NATIVE CAIN & PRIDE. In addition, Lee has guested withMAGNUM (on 3 albums), DANTE FOX, IAN DANTER, ICONIC EYE, HUWEY LUCAS, GINGER, THE WILDHEARTS, CLOVEN HOOF & PULSE. With his wonderful soulful voice & trademark vocal melodies, Lee Adds extra depth and colour to the album. Multi-instrumentalist, Lee also plays keys and strings on the track, DARKEST HOUR.

Album Mastering. JON ASTLEY - Best known for his co-production work withGlyn Johns on the WHO’s 1978 “WHO ARE YOU ALBUM”. Then remastering supervision for all of the group’s back catalogue reissues. Jon has also produced albums for Eric Clapton, Barclay James Harvest and Deborah Harry. Mastering records for the Who, ABBA, George Harrison, Tori Amos, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things, Jools Holland, Tom Jones, Judas Priest, Cloven Hoof, Emmylou Harris, Ella Guru, Damien Dempsey, Tears for Fears, Led Zeppelin, Hothouse Flowers, Level 42, The Boomtown Rats, John Mayall, Marilyn Martin, Toto, Norah Jones, Stereophonics, KT Tunstall, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Slade, Sting, Bono & Anathema.

NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS Release date: 1st June 2021 www.daveburn.net 2