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The New Wave of Hair Metal Weekend News Report August 11, 2018


To TNWOHM fan's around the world,

Greetings all of you hair metallers, sleazers, and glam rockers to another edition of the Weekend News Report. We are in the middle of a flashback weekend where I've been playing every video/single that you have voted for since March 2017. And I've also brought back "Flashback Friday" due to the popular demand. Friday's will be dedicated to that for the time being. https://www.facebook.com/thenewwaveofhairmetal/

🇩🇪Kissin' Dynamite🇩🇪 have their own brand of Whisky Wurst available in stores in Germany. I wish I could try it! They played in Berlin on the 6th. They have a few more gigs planned for this month as well. They'll be in Obrigrheim on the 24th, and then in Konigstein on the 25th.

🇺🇸Steel Panther🇺🇸 were in the news again for controversy. They have a new guitar pedal available called the "Pussy Melter", and certain groups found it offensive. The band is continuing to release it. It was at the Fear The Riff expo today. It'll be available up til October 1st.

Quick bits:

North America (United States, Canada, Mexico):

🇺🇸Denman🇺🇸 will be back at the Basement in Nashville on the 25th. 🇨🇦Dextress🇨🇦 are returning to the Blind Beggars club in Calgary on September 9th. 🇨🇦Diemonds🇨🇦 released their new album on Friday.

🇨🇦Love Razer🇨🇦 will be at the Chainsaw on August 25th. 🇺🇸Station🇺🇸 are returning to Gramercy Theatre on the 15th. 🇺🇸WICKED🇺🇸 will be in Waterford, NY on September 9th.

Northern Europe (Scandinavian & Nordic countries):

🇸🇪Crashdiet🇸🇪 are back in Hamburg, Germany on September 15th. 🇸🇪Crazy Lixx🇸🇪 are playing the Rock Stage Malmofestivalen on the 18th. It's a free festival. 🇸🇪Hardcore Superstar🇸🇪 guitarist Vic celebrated his birthday on the 7th. 🇸🇪H.E.A.T.🇸🇪 will be at the Sabaton Open Air on the 18th. 🇸🇪Lipz🇸🇪 album "Scaryman" is available in Brazil at Animal Records. Supplies are limited. 🇳🇴NiteRain🇳🇴 played at the Counts Vamp'd tonight in Las Vegas. 🇫🇮Shiraz Lane🇫🇮 are back at the infamous Tavastia in Helsinki on the 18th. 🇸🇪Trench Dogs🇸🇪 have the test print vinyl for their new album "Year Of The Dog". They have a video post about it on their page.

United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland:

🇬🇧DAMN DICE🇬🇧 don't have a date planned for their new album "Thriller Killer" yet, but it'll be out sometime this year. They'll be releasing a few more music videos as well. 🇬🇧Midnite City🇬🇧 are playing the HRH Sleaze fest on September 1st. 🇮🇪Stone Trigger🇮🇪 will be joining L.A. Guns for another UK tour with stops in The Netherlands and France. The action starts on August 31st. 🇮🇪W.A.L.K.E.R.🇮🇪 will be back at Fibber Magees on August 18th.

Western Europe:

🇩🇪Night Laser🇩🇪 announced another band to their Laser Night vol. 5 show on December 21st. The Scumdogz are now on the roster. You can catch Night Laser on the 16th at the Summerbreeze Open Air. 🇩🇪Snakebite🇩🇪 kicked off their Rise Of The Snake tour tonight in Burscheid.

Eastern Europe, Baltic, and European Russia:

🇱🇻Bloody Heels🇱🇻 were at the Pulverfest on the 9th and then at the Moto Saiet Biker Party on the 10th. There still is no official word about a new bassist. 🇨🇿Double Raw🇨🇿 will be at the Crazy Nights rock club in Stockholm on September 21st. 🇨🇿Nasty Ratz🇨🇿 are playing this year's Hard N' Heavy Open Air fest on August 18th.

Mediterranean, and Southern Europe:

🇮🇹17 Crash🇮🇹 will be at the Circus club on September 14th. 🇮🇹Fallen Angels🇮🇹 are playing at the Bar Cartale in Albettone. 🇮🇹Speed Stroke🇮🇹 are back in action at this year's HRH Sleaze fest at the beginning of September.

Oceania (Australia, and New Zealand):

🇦🇺Catalano🇦🇺 will be at the Lagerfest V in Melbourne on September 14th. 🇦🇺Dangerous Curves🇦🇺 are playing with KISStroyer on August 25th at the Musicland in Melbourne. 🇦🇺Vicious Addiction🇦🇺 are back at the Whole Lotta Love club on the 25th.

South America, Middle America, and the Caribbean Islands:

The big news in this region this week was 🇦🇷Gunner🇦🇷, 🇧🇷Inluzt🇧🇷, and 🇵🇪Mean Street🇵🇪 have all been working in the studio

South Africa/India/Japan/Asia/Middle Eastern:

🇿🇦L.A. Cobra🇿🇦 are returning to the Railways Cafe on August 31st.

Video of the week (August 4 - August 11):

Black Alpine - Guns Out

Up coming album releases (only one's with official release dates will be mentioned):

August 24: Trench Dogs - Year Of The Dog

August 31: Taste - Moral Decay

September 21: The Cruel Intentions - No Sign Of Relief

September 21: Hardcore Superstar - You Can't Kill My Rock N' Roll

That is all of the news I have for this week. As always, forgive me if I forgot to mention anything, or if I made some small error. And if anything new pops up I'll do my best to share it.

Keep the hairspray coming, and crank the guitars to 11!!!

Tom - Admin/TNWOHM

Pictured: Kissin' Dynamite Whisky Wurst, Steel Panther Pussy Melter pedal, and as always, the background is Detroit Rock City!

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