Nuclear Blast Records has signed HOKKA, a new Finnish rock supergroup featuring former Blind Channel frontman Joel Hokka, The Rasmus founding guitarist Pauli Rantasalmi, and rising drummer Jimi Aslak. The band makes their official musical debut with a video for their...
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During a recent show in Philadelphia, PA, guitar legend Marty Friedman invited a fan from the crowd up on stage to take part in a back and forth shred fest. It turns out that this very lucky fan’s name is Christian and he spoke to Ultimate-Guitar about the...Follow Us
Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
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