Yep, you read that right – KISS Monster World Tour on AXS TV this Halloween! You can thank AXS TV for providing the music entertainment at your Halloween party this year, as this is going to be one major metal marathon. AXS TV is celebrating Halloween with a monster music marathon featuring concerts from some of the best in the heavy metal world. Beginning on Thursday, Oct. 31 at 3:30pm ET, AXS TV will present 12 hours of continuous concert programming. On the lineup are concerts from KISS, Alice Cooper, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Papa Roach. The biggest attraction of the marathon is the Kiss Monster World Tour: Live From Europe Concert, filmed at their Zurich, Switzerland, concert, which they recorded live last May. AXS TV reps tout the concert as being “edited, but not censored.” The KISS concert will grace TV screens at 8pm ET, however, KISS band members will be featured throughout the evening — between concert sets — with interstitial content.
Here’s the official lineup for Thursday, Oct. 31 on AXS TV:
3:30pm ET: Judas Priest Live: British Steel 30th Anniversary Special — Judas Priest celebrates the 30th anniversary of “British Steel” from the Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida.
4:45pm ET: Papa Roach Live From Club Nokia — Papa Roach presents one of the best rock shows this year live from Club Nokia in Los Angeles.
5:55pm ET: Iron Maiden En Vivo! – Filmed in Chile, the concert features favorites such as “The Trooper,” “The Number of the Beast” and “Fear of the Dark” as well as hits from the No.1 studio album “The Final Frontier.”
7:30pm ET: At Hell’s Door: Behind the Scenes at Hellfest — Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach takes over Hellfest in Clisson, France, to give viewers an inside look at what goes on backstage, onstage and more at one of Europe’s biggest and craziest rock festivals. (Repeats at 1:00 a.m. ET)
8:00pm ET: KISS Monster World Tour: Live From Europe Concert — AXS TV was there to tape KISS’ Zurich, Switzerland concert live last May, making this edited version a network premiere. The concert features new staging, lighting and pyrotechnics that have never been seen before on TV. (Repeats at 1:30am ET).
10:05pm ET: AC/DC Live at River Plate — This concert documents AC/DC’s triumphant return to Buenos Aires. (Repeats at 3:35am ET)
11:15pm ET: Alice Cooper Live AT Montreux – Alice Cooper’s live shows are legendary for their sense of Rock Theater and sheer visual spectacle. This show includes tracks from across his career including all the classics you would expect.
So what channel is AXS TV on? Here’s the rundown …
The network is available on the following cable and satellite services:
AT&T U-verse = Channel 1106
Charter = varies by local market
Comcast/Xfinity = varies by local market
DirecTV = Channel 340
DISH Network = Channel 362
Suddenlink
Verizon FiOS = Channel 569
PLUS …
Allegiance = Channel 968
Armstrong = Channel 186
Atlantic Broadband
Blue Ridge Cable
CableAmerica = Channel 515
Century Link
Cincinnati Bell = Channel 563
Comporium = Channel 1136
Frankfort Plant Board Cable
Frontier Communications
GCI = Channel 628
Grande = Channel 880
Insight = Channel 928
Knology
Massillon Cable = Channel 698
Mid-Hudson cable = Channel 690
NewWave Communications
San Juan Cable = Channel 617
Service Electric Cable TV
Service Electric Cablevision
Service Electric Broadband Cable
Suddenlink
SureWest
Wave Broadband
WEHCO Video = Channel 365
AXS TV is the brainchild of Mark Cuban. The network prides itself on delivering “unfiltered, uncensored and uncut access to entertainers and their performances.”
