Legendary Japanese rock magazine, BURRN!, has announced it's 2006 Heavy Metal Championship awards. Joe was ranked in the Top 8 for the year! Editor-in-Chief of BURRN! Mr. Kaz Hirose ranked JLT the Number 1 Vocalist of 2006 on his own list of "picks." Joe's "Tribute To Rainbow" concert and a showcase with Akira Kajiyama are also rated highly by Kaz Hirose as major performance highlights for 2006.