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Justin Hawkins joins Steel Panther!

Former The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins joined Steel Panther on stage last night at London's Club 229. Hawkins - who now fronts Hot Leg - helped perform the LA heavy metal legends' hit, Party All Day (Fuck All Night), which he contributed vocals to on the band's debut album, Feel The Steel. Frontman Michael Starr told the sold-out crowd: "[Justin] was in LA when we were in Vegas and he went into the studio and cut this track for us, except it was so bad we had to get some other guy who sound

Published: 2009-06-17 Provider: Kerrang!

EXCLUSIVE! Fightstar album playback report

Last night (Thursday, February 19) Fightstar hosted a special playback of some of the tracks which will be included on their upcoming third studio album, Be Human, in a central London bar. Kerrang!'s Katie P reports: The Brit four-piece treated invited guests to a playback of seven of the tracks that will be included on Be Human. First up was upcoming new single Mercury Summer - with the accompanying video. The footage showed the band playing in grey suits interspersed with images of a blond woman. The track itself showcased a new direction for the band; epic and heavy with huge pop hooks. The video was followed by new tunes Calling All Stations, Never Change, the grandiose War Machine, Whisperer, Tonight We Burn and electronic ballad Follow Me Into The Darkness. The tracks were accompanied by a slide-show of photos from the group documenting the creation of the album, which was recorded at Tree House Studios, and co-produced by the band along with Carl Brown. "I just shut my eyes and turned it up," bassist Dan Haigh told me. "I was trying not to look at people's reactions!" "We had the photos for people to look at while they listened," explains guitarist Alex Wetaway, "but we snuck in a photo of a dishwasher full of dildos halfway through to see if people would notice," he laughs. "That kept us entertained." "People gave us a standing ovation to War Machine, which made it all worthwhile," says Dan. "The final album will have 12 tracks on it. We are so proud of what we have done." "I'm more proud of this than anything we have ever done," added vocalist Charlie Simpson. "I'm so glad that people enjoyed it, I can't wait for everyone to hear the full album!" The band will be performing at the Royal Albert Hall with Bullet For My Valentine and The Blackout as part of a concert for The Teenage Cancer Trust on March 28. The group will then begin a headline tour on April 22, with support from In Case Of Fire and Laruso. For tickets/dates, click HERE. Be Human will be relea

Published: 2009-02-20 Provider: Kerrang!