Announced in September 2007, DEVIL'S SLINGSHOT involved some of the Rock world's most extreme talents, guitarist TONY MACALPINE, bass player BILLY SHEEHAN and drummer Virgil Donati. Sheehan's previous acts included TALAS, UFO, the DAVID LEE ROTH band, critically acclaimed Jazz Rock unit NIACIN, STEVE VAI's group and MR. BIG. MacAlpine, following an introduction via M.A.R.S., had released a stream of solo shred albums. Virgil Donati has association with SOUTHERN SONS, DUNGEON, PLANET X, RING OF FIRE and SOUL SIRKUS.

Debut album 'Clinophobia' was issued in October via Mascot Records and duly followed up by a mammoth European tour taking in the Netherlands, Germany, UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Czech Republic, Turkey, Poland, Hungary, Serbia, Switzerland, Austria and France.