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...
Let Me Hear You Scream “I Do”
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In the world of journalism, there’s something called “burying the lead.” Basically, that means hiding the main part of a story a few paragraphs in while the headline states a less important start of the story. It’s done all the time in media....Ozzy Osbourne Reveals Album Artwork, Ozzfest Announcement Coming Friday
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Nuclear Blast Records signs Finnish rock supergroup HOKKA
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