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THE METAL LANDS EMPIRE COPYRIGHT 2008 Rikki La Rouge-singer,songwriter,producer,publisher Rikki La Rouge gear: a computer HP Sony Acid Music Studio 7.0 Peavey mic and amp 2 Keyboards and beat production cd-roms a drum machine THE SAGITTARIAN SOLDIER read more In 2007 Rikki La Rouge started her own label ANVIL SAPIEN RECORDS. The same year she became her own publisher when she set up with BMI "ANDROGYNOUS MOONCHILD MUSIC PUBLISHING." From "Deadly Faith" the song "Stonebush" went to 13 on the HardAxe.net chart. In 2003 Rikki became a BMI songwriter. Her main influences in Metal are Ozzy Osbourne and Poison. From her BMI song catalog Rikki took all of her Metal songs and assembled a Metal repertoire. The year 2004 saw big changes for Rikki La Rouge first with the new name and genre and second her arrival in cyber space with the launch of her website. Rikki La Rouge had a 2 single on Funender Metal chart with a song called "One Poison Apple" in 2006 and in August of the following year Rikki La Rouge was named one of the artists of the month on Metal Sanaz street team profile on Myspace. Notable names in Metal and Hard Rock who have checked out Rikki La Rouge via her Myspace profile are as follows the original lead singer of Anthrax Neil Turbin , the original lead singer of AC/DC Dave Evans, and Matt Kramer of Saigon Kick fame. As well as new Metal acts Echoes of Eternity and from the show Battle for Ozzfest: Level-C and Guilt by Association. As well as AARIUS studios well known for recording with Black Label Society. Rikki La Rouge did a 2 year tour of cyberspace hitting over 100 music websites an equivalent to doing 100 cities beginning in 2004 ending in 2006 at this time her sound was a mix of Metal: Thrash, Metal, and Death Metal. After independently releasing "Deadly Faith" featuring "One Poison Apple" Rikki shifted artistic direction and returned to her roots by recording a straight Heavy Metal demo that she titled "Mayhem Mantras" she than unveiled her sonic reinvention on her Myspace profile. From the demo she released available only on Myspace "Speed of the Universe" received 1,220 plays and "Lightning Angel" received 624 plays. In December 2007 Rikki La Rouge became part of the Sinister Music INC. family and signed on to be a part of compilation Vol. 65 sponsored by Metal Edge Magazine with "ONE POISON APPLE" handed out on a couple dates of the Ozzy Osbourne/Rob Zombie/In This Moment tour. Featured on the compilation was Arch Enemy as well. One of the dates where the compilation was handed out was Dec. 22nd at Madison Square Garden in New York City. What a combination: on a compilation handed out at Madison Square Garden on a date during Ozzy’s first Arena tour in 6 years started as a one off date became an experience to last for eternity. After having success with "DEADLY FAITH" Thrash/Metal Rikki finally returned to her roots where she initially started Metal/Glam/Classic Rock. Rikki La Rouge makes it into a Heavy Metal encyclopedia known as the Encyclopaedia Metallum. In the United Kingdom on the Myspace Top Artists charts: in the Indie charts Rikki La Rouge made it to the following positions in the following genres of music: Metal-position 73 Glam-position 10 Classic Rock-position 15. Tartarean Desires webzine archives Rikki can be found there and was contacted about sending music for review and she gladly accepted. On The House Of Hair with Dee Snider website she got a profile submitted songs from her upcoming album "THE SAGITTARIAN SOLDIER" each song so far has recieved a satisfying amount of plays. Rikki was recently invited to Rocklahoma via Rocklahoma Backstage by Wyldeside Radioshow, but since it was on such short notice she asked that any song they like to play it on the podcast. Once again on The House of Hair with Dee Snider Rikki signed on to be a part of The House of Hair Future Stars. Due to doing that Rikki and other artists who signed on are now in the H.O.H. FUTURE STARS widget when the page was redone. The H.O.H. Future Stars Section. She found her way to Music Nation.com. Set up her own profile and entered Tricks of The Trade competition placing at 6th place. Through this website She found her way to EPIC RECORDS DEVELOPING ARTIST COMMUNITY. Even though her position fluctuates between first page to other pages Rikki manages to get back to the popular artist first page. At one point Rikki La Rouge was the only artist who was Metal, Glam, Arena Rock, Classic Rock, Hair Metal, and Traditional Metal to make it to the top popular artist page on Epic Records Developing Artist Community with this musical combo. Epic Records is home to Metal legends Judas Priest and The Prince of Darkness himself The Master Mr. Ozzy Osbourne. Rikki gets a shot of Poison: Though nothing happened Rikki had the chance to give her Thrash Metal Demo to Bret Michaels through a family friend. Posin' the official tribute band to the Hair Metal Glam Metal Kings Poison sponsored by Poison drummer Rikki Rockett and appeared on The Surreal Life with C.C. Deville checked out Rikki.