Pop Evil continues their road-worthy tour assault in anticipation of their upcoming August 12 debut, Lipstick On The Mirror that hits stores August 12th on Pazzo/Jar’d Star/Fontana/Universal records. The band has released their first tour blog that you can watch here:

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If you didn't get enough hard rock smashed into you mullet at Rocklahoma, never fear, because Dakota Rockfest -- a two-day music event in Sioux Falls, S.D. July 25-26 -- is just around the corner.

Here is a list of bands playing Dakota Rockfest:
SKID ROW
JACKYL
SLAUGHTER
FIREHOUSE
LA GUNS
BANG TANGO
FASTER PUSSYCAT
SMOKIN' (Boston cover band)
DEAD OR ALIVE (Bon Jovi cover band)
PARADISE CITY (GNR cover band)
ESCAPE (Journey cover band)
JUKEBOX ZEROS
PAISTY JENNY
ROCKARMA
BOMBAY BLACK

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Tasmanian tech-death masters, PSYCROPTIC, have officially announced the title of their follow-up to 2006’s “Symbols of Failure.” “Ob(Servant),” the band’s first album for Nuclear Blast Records and fourth overall, will be released sometime in the Fall of 2008. “Ob(Servant)” was mixed and mastered by former MACHINE HEAD and SOULFLY guitarist Logan Mader (DIVINE HERESY, GOJIRA) and recorded once again by guitarist Joe Haley. Drummer Dave Haley commented on their upcoming release:

“'Ob(Servant)' is definitely our finest hour (well, finest 49 minutes and 49 seconds anyway). It’s of course a cliché of every band to say that their newest album is their best and so on, but we are very proud of what we have done on this album. The writing process was a little different for this album, with Joe (guitarist) writing pretty much all the material. This gives the album a very coheisive and flowing feel, and this album is definatley our most diverse material thus far. The artwork is also amazing, having been completed by Raymand Swanland (DEEDS OF FLESH). Those not familiar with his work should check it out – you will be amazed!

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BAND KICK-OFF TOUR WITH PUDDLE OF MUDD

"SAVING ABEL," the Skiddco/Virgin Records debut album of southern rock quintet Saving Abel, has achieved a career milestone for the band by taking the No. 1 position on Billboard's Heatseekers listing, in its twelfth charting week. "SAVING ABEL" also tops the Nielsen Soundscan new artists album chart this week. "Addicted," the album's unabashedly randy first single, is also nearing a chart summit, bulleting to No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The track also has entered the Top 15 in the Hot Modern Rock Tracks listing. The digital single has sold over 100,000+ downloads.

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Rocklahoma Meet & Greet Schedule
and Additional Details

My new band K2 made our debut in Las Vegas on the 4th of July - now we're ready to hit the biggest rock festival of the year this weekend: Rocklahoma 2008.

We've updated the K2 Myspace page with photos from the debut shows - and we'll be posting blogs daily from the Rocklahoma event. Keep a close eye on our MySpace for pics and updates.

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