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THE HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS are the brainchild of vocalist,guitarist,composer Stephane Honde,a French expatriate (He moved in LA in 2011).

 

Steph first became noticed when fronting the band MAMOOTH,subsequently garnering a well-deserved reputation as a guitar virtuoso when playing in CAFE BERTRAND,a French rock band he joined in 2004.The band played humongous stadiums such as the Stade de France , with an audience capacity in excess of 80.000 - Performing with classic rock giants such as AC/DC and DEEP PURPLE ,the latter for whom they opened on 36 gigs across France in November 2006 and another 12 in March 2007.Steph has recorded 2 albums with Cafe Bertrand-"Les aires Empruntes"(2005) and "L'Art Delicat du Rock'n Roll" (He wrote the music ) both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

 

before leaving the band in 2010.Steph then embarked on a length tour with PAUL DI'ANNO (Original vocalist of IRON MAIDEN before absconding to California.

 

Once in Los Angeles Steph befriended TIM BOGERT ,coaxed him out of retirement and convinced him to play on his debut album....and - voila!-THE HOLLYWOOD MONSTERS were born!

 

Steph recently signed with MAUSOLEUM RECORDS for the release of the debut album entitles "BIG TROUBLE".Besides TIM BOGERT (VANILLA FUDGE/CACTUS/BBA) on bass,additionally welcomes the performances of some more Steph's talented pals: DON AIREY (DEEP PURPLE/WHITESNAKE/GARY MOORE/MICHAEL SCHENKER and dozens more) on keyboard.and VINNY APPICE ( DIO/BLACK SABBATH/KILL DEVIL HILL) on drums .