'80s Heavy Metal Guitarist Announced as Special Feature on New Country-Rock Album
Country-rock singer Tim Montana has announced his latest album, featuring some of the world's greatest musicians and actors.
Entire State of Tim Montana will be released on July 31. It's the eighth studio album from the musician, and the sixteen-track record includes assists from Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, Alice in Chains guitarist and singer Jerry Cantrell, and ZZ Top guitarist and vocalist Billy F Gibbons, along with cameos from actors Robert Patrick, Martin Sheen, and Charlie Sheen, with the Two and a Half Men star naming the album.
At the time of the announcement, Montana also released the album's second single, "Brown Sugar," which features instrumentals from Gibbonsand Slash. The singer said that recording music with the powerhouses was a full-circle moment in his career.
"My first brush with music was finding a Guns N' Roses tape, and later I became a die-hard ZZ Top fan," explained Montana. "Billy is like family, and seeing him play 'Brown Sugar' at our Wise River Club made me realize it had to be the one. To have these childhood heroes, Billy, who's become a mentor, and Slash, who lit that early spark on this track with me, is beyond a dream."
"This record is a collision of my heroes and my scars, the loudest moments I've ever lived and the quiet truths I couldn't outrun," he continued.
In 2023, Montana reached the top five on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart with "Devil You Know," marking his first appearance on the charts as a singer. The Nashville-based artist has previously charted with his work as a songwriter.
Montana co-wrote Kid Rock's "Tennessee Mountain Top" and "Greatest Show on Earth," which peaked at No. 10 and 39, respectively, on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart in 2017.
Across the summer, Montana has scheduled appearances at some of music's top festivals, including Blessing in Disguise in Spokane, WA, and Rocklahoma in Pryor, OK.
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This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 3:45 PM.