Hollywood Monsters (band)
| Hollywood Monsters | |
|---|---|
| Origin | California, United States |
| Genres | hard rock, progressive rock, heavy metal |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Mausoleum Records, Rock N Growl Records, Universal Music |
| Associated acts | Deep Purple, DIO, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, Iron Maiden, Cactus, Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice, AC/DC, Café Bertrand |
| Website | facebook |
| Members |
Steph Honde Don Airey Vinny Appice Tim Bogert Neil Murray Pascal Mulot Tracy G Janita Haan Darren Crisp Andreas "Habo" Johansson |
Hollywood Monsters is an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2014. The band members are: Steph Honde (vocals, guitars), Don Airey (keyboards) (Deep Purple, previously played in Whitesnake, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne, Michael Schenker Group and others), Vinny Appice (drums) (previously played in DIO, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, Kill Devil Hill and others), Tim Bogert (bass) (previously played in Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, and Beck, Bogert & Appice).
The band's music genre is commonly referred to as hard rock reminiscent of the 1970s, yet their sound was also influenced by progressive rock and heavy metal. The band's most distinctive features are the vocals and guitar of Steph Honde, as well as his melodic and versatile approach to songwriting which add lush and modern touch to the classic hard rock sound.
The band was formed in 2014 by the frontman, Steph Honde, a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (vocals, guitar, piano, bass guitar). Stéphane Honde (known professionally as Steph Honde) was born on 5 September 1975 in Manosque, France. Honde achieved great success in France as a guitarist. He started his musical career as the frontman of the French band Mamooth. Later Honde garnered a well-deserved reputation as a guitar virtuoso when playing in the French hard rock band in 2004-2010. Honde recorded two albums with Café Bertrand: Les Airs Empruntés (2005) and (2008). He was the sole songwriter of the latter. Both albums were critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Café Bertrand was chosen to be the opening band for the Deep Purple European leg of the Rapture of the Deep tour which included 36 dates across Europe in October and November 2006 and another 12 dates in France in March 2007. Café Bertrand played at giant stadiums such as Stade de France, with an audience capacity in excess of 80,000. In 2009 Café Bertrand was the support band for two AC/DC shows in France during the Black Ice World Tour: on 9 June 2009 at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille and on 12 June 2009 at Stade de France in Paris. In July 2009 Café Bertrand played at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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