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Vandenberg's Moonkings
12+ albums
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Vandenberg's Moonkings is a band founded by Dutch guitarist Adrian Vandenberg (Whitesnake). Adrian Vandenberg – Guitar Jan Hoving – Vocals Sem Christoffel – Bass Mart Nijen Es – Drums Many people thought that he’d said goodbye to music. That he’d retired his guitar. That he’d exclusively applied himself to painting beautiful works of art. But his passion for rock & roll always remained. It was only a matter of time, and that time is now: Adrian Vandenberg is back with a brand new band, Vandenberg’s MoonKings. The band debuts in February 2014 with a hard rocking album, released worldwide by Mascot Records. Adrian is very happy with his return to the international music scene. “The last record I made was with Whitesnake in 1998. Now that I’ve announced my return, I am really overwhelmed by the thousands of enthusiastic reactions that I’ve gotten from all over the world. It amazes me how faithful the fans have remained. It’s just bizarre,” he says. And with a smile he adds: “And it just so happens that the MoonKings album is the best record I’ve ever made. Well, in my modest opinion, anyway. People probably expected the obvious classic rock, but I didn’t want to go that route semi-automatically. I wanted to build a bridge between the greatest rock of the seventies and that of today, and I have the feeling that worked out very well.” It was around the turn of the millennium when Adrian Vandenberg reached a crossroads in his life. He had played with singer David
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