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KROKUS Guitarist Auctioning 'Piece Of Rock History'

Peter Waelti of The KROKUS Globe Club For Clan & Fan has issued the following update: "Since the year 2000 [KROKUS] rhythm guitarist Dominique Favez has owned his professional series Gretsch Duo Jet G6128. He played this guitar in the studio for the 'Rock The Block' and 'Hellraiser' recording se...

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Classic JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, MOTÖRHEAD, SLAYER Tracks Featured On 'Heavy Metal Box'

According to Billboard.com, Rhino Records has set an October 2 release date for "Heavy Metal Box". The four-disc, 70-song set boasts classic tracks from IRON MAIDEN, JUDAS PRIEST, MOTÖRHEAD and SLAYER, among dozens of others. Arranged chronologically from 1968 to 1991, the compilation also boasts hi...

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'Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks The 80s': Complete List Of Songs Revealed

The complete list of songs has been revealed for Activision's special 1980s-themed Guitar Hero title, dubbed Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. The game will ship for the PlayStation 2 on July 24. According to Gamespot, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s is rated T for Teen and will be the last game...

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Former KROKUS Members Reunite

Former KROKUS members Fernando Von Arb (guitar),Mark Kohler (guitar),Chris Von Rohr (bass, vocals) and Freddy Steady (drums) recently rehearsed together for the first time in 20 years and it reportedly "sounded perfect." No further information is currently available regarding the musicians' future...

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KROKUS Returns To Live Stage

KROKUS frontman Marc Storace has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "Last Saturday, June 2 we returned to the live stage following a short rest from the road. During this time we put together some solid foundations on which to build our next studio album! "Our nightliner p...

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LILLIAN AXE: 'Waters Rising' Pushed Back To July; Audio Sample Available

LILLIAN AXE has had the release date of its first new studio album in nearly fifteen years (and first for the Metro City Records label),titled "Waters Rising", pushed back to July 17 from the previously announced June 19. The CD's title cut is now available for streaming at this location (second so...

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THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND Signs With METAL HEAVEN

THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, the new group fronted by legendary British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART),has inked a deal with Metal Heaven for the release of its debut album, tentatively due in October. The group recently entered the studio with producer Dennis...

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KROKUS On A 'Songwriting' Break From Touring

Peter Waelti of The KROKUS Globe Club For Clan & Fan has issued the following update: "The band took a well-deserved break from touring in support of their latest album 'Hellraiser'. KROKUS rocked through over 18 countries since starting the 'Hellraiser' tour and gained many new enthusiastic fan...

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SILENT FORCE, RECKLESS TIDE, SUIDAKRA New Albums To Receive U.S. Release

A flurry of four releases makes May 22 one of the busiest days of the year for Locomotive Records. SILENT FORCE's "Walk the Earth": "The new SILENT FORCE is everything power metal aspires to be. With guitar hero Alexander Beyrodt, vocalist DC Cooper, bassist Jurgen Steinmetz, drummer Andre Hilgers a...

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EDEN'S CURSE: Debut Album Samples Available

EDEN'S CURSE, the new hard rock band featuring vocalist Michael Eden, keyboardist Ferdy Doernberg (AXEL RUDI PELL, ULI JON ROTH, ROUGH SILK),drummer Pete Newdeck (STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, PAUL DIANNO'S KILLERS, THE SHOCK),guitarist Thorsten Koehne (CODE OF PERFECTION, DEMON DRIVE) and bassist/songwrit...

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KROKUS Frontman Talks About His RAINBOW Audition

Sweden's Metalshrine webzine recently conducted an interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Metalshrine: Do you miss those days, when you toured in the '80s and sold millions of records? Storace: No, I don't miss it, but I'm happy I went through it. The...

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ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Pulls Out Of Germany'd ROCK OF AGES Festival

ALAN PARSONS PROJECT has cancelled its previously announced appearance at the the Rock of Ages festival, set to take place July 27-28 in Seebronn, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): BAP BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST BONFIRE HUMAN ZOO KROKUS MAD MAX MAGNUM MANFRED...

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KROKUS Frontman Is Looking Forward To Next North American Tour

Blasting-Zone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. Several excerpts follow: Blasting-Zone.com: How did you originally become involved with KROKUS? Marc: "I had my own thing going in London after my time with TEA…which was my first professional band. After T...

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KROKUS: Swiss Gold-Album Presentation To Be Held This Wednesday

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS will be presented with gold-record awards in Switzerland for their latest album, "Hellraiser", on April 11 at the Alpenrock House in Zurich. KROKUS will also perform an extended set at the venue beginning at 9:00 p.m. "Hellraiser", which was recorded with producer Den...

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KROKUS Frontman Recalls Danish Bus Crash

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with KROKUS frontman Marc Storace. An excerpt from the chat follows: Classic Rock Revisited: It sounds like outside of the USA there is Krokus fever going on! Marc: After the release of "Hellraiser" we started getting requests to t...