7 Deadly Zens is a solo studio album by Styx guitarist/vocalist Tommy Shaw. It was released in 1998 by CMC International Records. The album is in a hard rock style. Track listing Personnel Tommy Shaw: all guitars, mandolins, baritone guitars Ted Nugent: lead guitar on tracks 1 & 12 Jeffery "C.J." Vanston: Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer & Fender-Rhodes electric pianos on tracks 2, 3, 8 & 10 Kirk Helle: extremely noisy guitars & things on tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 10 & 11; string arrangements Jack Blades: bass guitar John Pierce: bass guitar Marco Mendoza: bass guitar Todd Sucherman: drums Michael Cartellone: additional drums Umfante': all percussion; all background vocals except on track 10 Maxine, Julia & Oren Waters: background vocals on track 10 Jerry Goodman: terrifying violin solo on track 2 The 7 Deadly Zens Quartet: David Lowe, Jerry Goodman, Vivian, Oscar: strings Murmuring Tommyncale Choir: choral group Kevin Cronin: duet vocal on track 7 Alison Krauss: duet vocal on track 6 Ed Roland: middle eight vocal on track 1 Asfoon Kia: castanets on track 11 Keith Marks: additional engineering (guitar solos & keyboards) Ted Nugent, Marina Sirtis, Angie Dickinson, Umfante': spoken words Enhanced CD Enhanced CD features include: QuickTime videos on the making of the album, with studio footage and clips with Kevin Cronin, Alison Kraus and Ted Nugent photos song lyrics web links References 1998 albums Tommy Shaw albums Albums produced by Eddie Ashworth CMC International albums