ROCK MEETS CLASSIC – Video Interviews With IAN GILLAN, RICK PARFITT And MARC STORACE Available

Rock Meets Classic showcases classic rock artists of the ’70s and ’80s performing their hits backed by The Mat Sinner Band and the Bohemian Orchestra Prague. MetalUnderground Austria caught up with three of this year’ featured artists: Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Rick Partfitt (Status Quo) and Marc Storace (Krokus). Check out the interviews below:

On March 29th the annual Rock Meets Classic tour through Europe landed at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt, Germany. The clip below features this year’s intro launched by Krokus frontman Marc Storace backed by the Mat Sinner Band and Bohemian Orchestra Prague performing AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”:

This summer, Rock Meets Classic will perform two special festival shows in Germany at Rock Of Ages and the Wacken Open Air on July 31st and August 1st respectively.

Featured artists for these two exclusive shows will be Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow), Michael Kiske (Unisonic, ex-Helloween), Marc Storace (Krokus) and Jennifer Haben (Beyond The Black). More details will be revealed soon.

The Mat Sinner Band includes Primal Fear members Mat Sinner and Alex Beyrodt (guitars), and also features Trillium / Avantasia’s Amanda Somerville (backing vocals), Avantasia’s Oliver Hartmann (guitars), Voodoo Circle’s Jimmy Kresic (keyboards), Tiffany Kirkland (backing vocals), Kolinda Brozovic (backing vocals) and Sascha Krebs (backing vocals). Watch the official Rock Meets Classic Facebook page here for updates.