NORTHERN KINGS: New Audio Interview Posted Online

August 6, 2008

NORTHERN KINGS, the new Finnish band consisting of four well-known metal musicians — Jarkko Ahola (TERÄSBETONI),Marco Hietala (TAROT, NIGHTWISH),Tony Kakko (SONATA ARCTICA),Juha-Pekka Leppäluoto (CHARON) — was interviewed for a very special episode of Ragnarok Radio which is available for download at this location.

"Reborn", the covers album from NORTHERN KINGS, was certified gold in Finland for sales in excess of 15,000 copies.

NORTHERN KINGS's video for its cover of TINA TURNER's "We Don't Need Another Hero" can be viewed below.

"Reborn" was released on October 31, 2007 via Warner Music Finland. The CD contains metal arrangements of '80s hits, including "We Don't Need Another Hero", CUTTING CREW's "I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight", PHIL COLLINS' "In The Air Tonight", DIRE STRAITS' "Brothers In Arms", PETER GABRIEL's "Sledgehammer" and DAVID BOWIE's "Ashes To Ashes".

Check out audio samples at www.myspace.com/northernkings.

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