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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...

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LILLIAN AXE: 'Waters Rising' To Arrive In June

Opening for the likes of RATT, POISON, QUEENSRŸCHE, KROKUS, STRYPER and LITA FORD, working with some of rock's most respected producers and scoring several "Headbanger's Ball"-approved video clips, LILLIAN AXE certainly carved (or perhaps more appropriately, chopped) a niche for themselves with meta...

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XICON Signs With THUNDERING RECORDS

Switzerland-based metal band XICON has signed an exclusive, worlwide deal with the French label Thundering Records for a large-scale release of its debut full-length album, "Theogony". In 2006, XICON signed with Swiss record label Aurora Music for the promotion and distribution of "Theogony" in Swit...

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PINK CREAM 69, MAD MAX Confirmed For Germany's ROCK OF AGES Festival

PINK CREAM 69 and MAD MAX have been confirmed for 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 MANN'S EARTH BAND NIGHTWING...

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KROKUS Taking Short, Well-Deserved Break

Peter Waelti of The KROKUS Globe Club For Clan & Fan has issued the following update: "KROKUS [has completed] their most extensive European tour yet in Dudley/England today. They rocked as 'special guests' of HAMMERFALL across 15 countries. Marc [Storace, vocals] mentioned to the Globe Club rece...

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KROKUS, THE SWEET, BONFIRE Confirmed For Germany's ROCK OF AGES Festival

KROKUS, THE SWEET and BONFIRE are among the confirmed bands for the Rock of Ages festival, set to take place July 27-28 in Seebronn, Germany. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: BAP MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST MAGNUM THE SWEET NIGHTWING KROKUS BONFIRE HUMAN ZOO SOUTHER...

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THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND Begins Recording Debut Album

THE STEVE GRIMMETT BAND, the new group fronted by legendary British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART),has entered the studio with producer Dennis Ward (KROKUS, SILENT FORCE, PINK CREAM 69) to begin recording its debut album, tentatively titled "Personal Crisis...

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KROKUS Frontman To Guest On METAL EXPRESS RADIO

Swiss hard rockers KROKUS will be the subject of a special feature on Norway's Metal Express Radio this Thursday, February 13. KROKUS frontman Marc Storace will talk about the highs and lows of the band's nearly 30-year existence. For more information, visit www.metalexpressradio.com. KROKUS's lates...

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STEVE GRIMMETT Superbowl Commercial Theme Explained

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., has revealed more information about its Super Bowl commercial featuring legendary British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART). The 30-second television commercial will air today (Sunday, February 4) during Super B...

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Former GRIM REAPER Singer Featured In SUPERBOWL Commercial

Legendary British heavy metal vocalist Steve Grimmett (GRIM REAPER, ONSLAUGHT, LIONSHEART) will appear in a Superbowl commercial for Garmin Satellite Navigation Systems. The commercial will be played during the Superbowl about midway through second quarter. A sneak preview is available on YouTube at...

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KROKUS Survives Tour Bus Crash Thanks To 'Guardian Angel'

As BLABBERMOUTH.NET first reported earlier today, the tour bus carrying Switzerland's KROKUS and Sweden's THE POODLES was involved in a crash yesterday (Monday, January 22) in Denmark (photo). The bands were traveling from Oslo to Hamburg when the accident occured just south of Copenhagen. KROKUS an...

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KROKUS, THE POODLES Tour Bus Involved In Crash In Denmark

Yesterday afternoon (Monday, January 22),the tour bus carrying Switzerland's KROKUS and Sweden's THE POODLES was involved in a crash in Denmark (photo). The bands were traveling from Oslo to Hamburg when the accident occured just south of Copenhagen. KROKUS and THE POODLES are currently on the road...

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KROKUS Vocalist Talks Of Possible U.S. Summer Tour

KROKUS vocalist Marc Storace recently spoke with "The Hairball John Radio Show" about the group's new release, "Hellraiser". Storace also spoke about a possible U.S. tour this summer. Said Storace: "Our people are working on it right now. I don't want to mention any names at this state, because I do...

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KROKUS: Video From First-Ever Greek Gig Posted Online

Metal Zone has uploaded a video taken from the first-ever KROKUS live show in Greece, which took place last Friday, January 12 in Athens at Anclub. Check it out at this location. As previously reported, a 20-minute audio interview with KROKUS vocalist Marc Storace, conducted last fall by Norway's Me...