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ROCKLAHOMA Lineup To Be Announced In March

The lineup for this year's Rocklahoma festival — which will be held July 11-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma — will not be officially announced until March 4. So far two acts have been confirmed for the second annual event: Switzerland's KROKUS an...

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DORO Talks 'Metal' Christmas

While in Europe on tour, Doro Pesch spoke with Metal Asylum about her latest EP, "All We Are: The Fight", and plans for another run of U.S. tour dates for 2008. Metal Asylum: Now I know you have homes in both the States and Germany so where are you spending the holidays? Doro: ...

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DEEP PURPLE Keyboardist DON AIREY: More New Solo Album Details Revealed

DEEP PURPLE keyboardist Don Airey will release a new solo album, "A Light In The Sky", on February 25 via Mascot Records. For "A Light In The Sky", Airey has gathered together a different set of collaborators (though Laurence Cottle of Sting/ Eric Clapton/ Brian Eno/ Bill Bruford fame once again con...

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Vintage Glam/Melodic Rock Collection Surfaces on eBay

A large collection of 1970s-80s glam and melodic rock memorabilia has surfaced on eBay. Included among the nearly 100 lots are signed, vintage promotional/concert posters, and CDs from mainstream artists like VAN HALEN, POISON, and TESLA, as well as fan favorite bands such as WARLOCK/Doro Pesch, SHO...

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KROKUS Singer Recites ''Twas The Night Before Christmas'; Audio Available

The Classic Rock Revisited web site has posted an audio recording of KROKUS singer Marc Storace reciting the classic Christmas poem "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" as part of its Christmas special. Download the MP3 file at this location. As previously reported, founding members of KROKUS reunited...

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KROKUS: 'Bedside Radio' Back On Swiss Chart

The official web site of the veteran Swiss hard rock band KROKUS has been updated with the following message: "As previously reported, the 'classic' [KROKUS] line-up minus Tommy Kiefer performed a playback medley for the incredibly popular six-part Swiss TV series 'Greatest Swiss Hits Of All Time' [...

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VIXEN To Play Next Year's ROCKLAHOMA Festival

According to Pollstar, veteran all-female hard rockers VIXEN have been confirmed for next year's Rocklahoma festival, which will be held July 11-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. Also scheduled to appear is Switzerland's KROKUS, whose participatio...

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KROKUS' 'Original' Lineup Reunites For Swiss TV Appearance; Video Available

Founding members of the legendary Swiss hard rock band KROKUS reunited with vocalist Marc Storace for an appearance this past Sunday (November 18) on a TV show honoring the greatest Swiss songs of all time. The "Die grössten Schweizer Hits" program featured KROKUS performing a medley of the tracks "...

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KROKUS Confirmed For ROCKLAHOMA 2008 Festival

Swiss hard rockers KROKUS are the first confirmed band for next year's Rocklahoma festival, which will be held July 11-13, 2008 at the Catch The Fever Festival Grounds, four miles north of Pryor, Oklahoma. KROKUS' participation in the event was announced on Monday (November 19) by the festival's org...

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It's Official: KROKUS' 'Original' Lineup To Reunite For Swiss TV Appearance

It has now been confirmed that founding members of the legendary Swiss hard rock band KROKUS will reunite with vocalist Marc Storace for an appearance on a TV show honoring the greatest Swiss songs of all time. The "Die grössten Schweizer Hits" program will feature KROKUS performing a medley of the...

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AFM RECORDS To Release 'All For Metal', 'Heart Breakers' Compilations

On November 30, and December 7, AFM Records will release two compilations which will include several AFM highlights. The first compilation, a DVD/CD box set titled "All For Metal" (due November 30),contains many video clips of the AFM artists as well as some rare live video material. The CD will in...

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KROKUS Drummer Relocates To Switzerland

Drummer Stefan Schwarzmann (KROKUS, ACCEPT, ex-HELLOWEEN) has moved from his native Germany to Switzerland in order to be more closely involved in KROKUS' current songwriting/recording activities. Last month Stefan traveled to Hannover and took part in studio recordings by two different projects: MO...

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KROKUS Singer's ACOUSTICAL MOUNTAIN To Open For ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS

ACOUSTICAL MOUNTAIN — a Swiss "semi-unplugged trio" featuring KROKUS singer Marc Storace alongside CHINA guitarists Claudio Matteo and Freddy Laurence — will support ERIC BURDON AND THE ANIMALS at an open-air event in Malta on December 12. According to News.ch, Marco Meroni of the Swiss television c...

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KROKUS: 'Original' Lineup To Reunite For Swiss TV Appearance?

According to News.ch, Marco Meroni of the Swiss television channel SF1 has told Swtzerland's tabloid Blick that founding members of the legendary Swiss hard rock band KROKUS will reunite with vocalist Marc Storace for an appearance on a TV show honoring the greatest Swiss songs of all time. The prog...

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KROKUS, LEAVES' EYES: Video Interviews, Live Footage Posted Online

KROKUS frontman Marc Storace and LEAVES' EYES singer Liv Kristine were interviewed for the third episode of "The Hard Way", a web-based metal show started by Weathertop Productions and Sounds2Move.de that caters to the German-speaking countries. Also featured is an interview with the British doom me...