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VAN HALEN: Earliest Known Live Footage Posted To Promote Hard Rock Auctions

An extremely rare 1978 local news report from the first Texas Jam festival has been published online to promote the melodic rock/heavy metal-themed auctions of eBay seller EliteWorks. The 32-year old segment is centered on VAN HALEN's stunning performance from their very first tour and showcases the...

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VAN HALEN 1981 Live Footage Posted To Promote Classic Rock Auctions

To promote their melodic rock/heavy metal-themed auctions, eBay seller EliteWorks has posted a long-lost VAN HALEN TV interview from 1981 which includes professionally shot live footage from the band's "Fair Warning" tour. The segment shows the group at the absolute peak of its live powers and perfe...

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VOODOO CIRCLE: New Song Sample Available

VOODOO CIRCLE, the German/British band featuring members of PRIMAL FEAR and PINK CREAM 69, will release its sophomore album, "Broken Heart Syndrome", on February 25, 2011 via AFM Records. The CD, which was once again mixed and mastered by Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69, KROKUS),is described in a press...

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VOODOO CIRCLE To Release Sophomore Album In February

VOODOO CIRCLE, the German/British band featuring members of PRIMAL FEAR and PINK CREAM 69, will release its sophomore album, "Broken Heart Syndrome", on February 25, 2011 via AFM Records. The CD, which was once again mixed and mastered by Dennis Ward (PINK CREAM 69, KROKUS),is described in a press...

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KROKUS, ANGER AS ART Members Interviewed On 'Heavy Metal Mayhem'

Marc Storace of KROKUS and Steve Gaines of ANGER AS ART were the featured guests on the October 10, 2010 edition of the "Heavy Metal Mayhem" radio show with Mike "The Big Cheese". You can now listen to the program using the audio player below. "Hoodoo", the new album from KROKUS, was certified plati...

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KROKUS Releases Statement Regarding GOTTHARD Singer's Passing

Swiss hard rock legends KROKUS have released the following statement regarding the passing of GOTTHARD singer Steve Lee: "KROKUS and management would like to extend our sincere condolences to Steve Lee's family as well as to the band GOTTHARD. "Chris Von Rohr [KROKUS bassist] produced many of the GO...

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GOTTHARD Singer Killed In Motorcycle Accident

Vocalist Steve Lee of Swiss hard rock veterans GOTTHARD was killed when a tractor-trailer skidded into his parked motorcycle on a rainy Nevada highway northeast of Las Vegas. He was 47 years old. According to Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Joe Fackrell, Lee was in a group of motorcyclists — which a...

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DEAD BY SUNRISE, LORDI, KROKUS, DIR EN GREY Featured On 'Saw 3D' Soundtrack

Back for the seventh installment of the "Saw" horror series this Halloween moviegoers will once again cringe in their seats as blood, guts and body parts are up for grabs in "Saw 3D". As a deadly battle rages over Jigsaw's brutal legacy, a group of Jigsaw survivors gather to seek the support of self...

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KROKUS: Swiss Dates Announced

Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS have scheduled the following dates in their home country: Dec. 03 - Salles Des Fetes - Geneva, Switzerland Dec. 04 - Rockin' Christmas Festival @ Stadthalle - Chur, Switzerland Dec. 17 - Rockin' Christmas Festival @ Festhalle - Bern, Switzerland Dec. 18 - Rockin' Chri...

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MIND KEY Announces New Drummer

Italian progressive metallers MIND KEY have announced the addition of drummer Mirkko De Maio to the group's ranks. The band states, "We're happy because we think that Mirkko is the right man for his musical background, his experience (although he's quite young) and mainly for his incredible energy a...

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MIND KEY Parts Ways With Drummer

Italian progressive metal band MIND KEY has parted ways with drummer Andrea Stipa. A replacement skinsman has not yet been announced. Commented the group: "It's always difficult to part from a friend, but for the band's sake maybe it's the best decision. "We wanna thank Andrea for his musical contri...

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Take it as it Comes

With all due respect to Herman Rarebell for his prodigious drumming/songwriting contributions to so many classic SCORPIONS' songs, "Take it as it Comes" from his HERMAN ZE GERMAN project is a painfully generic and frequently awful hard rock/lite-metal album destined for eternal bargain bin status. I...

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KROKUS Frontman Interviewed On 'Good Time Metal Oldies'

On May 28, 2010, Jason Saulnier of the "Good Time Metal Oldies" radio show conducted an interview with vocalist Marc Storace of Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS. You can now listen to the chat in four parts below. "Good Time Metal Oldies" airs Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. EST on CIFA 104.1 FM in Nova Scoti...

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KROKUS: New Audio Interview With MARC STORACE

Rock My Monkey recently conducted an interview with vocalist Marc Storace of Swiss hard rock veterans KROKUS. The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. "Hoodoo", the new album from KROKUS, was certified platinum in the band's home country for sales in excess of 30,000 cop...

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UNISONIC: First Demo Track Posted Online

A demo version of "Souls Alive", a brand new song from UNISONIC — the new band featuring former HELLOWEEN vocalist Michael Kiske alongside Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) of Germany's PINK CREAM 69 and Swiss guitarist Mandy Meyer (who has previously played with ASIA, GOTTHARD and KROKU...