Norwegian metallers GRIFFIN have enlisted vocalist Rolf Bakken to front the group at their upcoming summer festival appearances. "He was born to deliver, and he will!" the band write on their web site. "His name is Rolf Bakken, and if you check out our gigs this summer, you'll see him on the stage with us, singing his heart out to some nice, rockin' GRIFFIN tunes." A photo of Bakken can be found at this location.

GRIFFIN's fourth full-length album, "Lifeforce", is available now on FaceFront Records. The Japanese edition of the album will contain a bonus track called "Unforgiver", featuring KING DIAMOND's Andy LaRocque on lead guitar.

The follow-up to last year's "No Holds Barred" was recorded at Godt Selskap studios in Trondheim, Norway and was mixed by LaRoque at his Los Angered Studio in Gothenburg, Sweden. Audio samples of the tracks "Utopia", "Dungeon", "Premonition", "Moment of Madness", "Building A Future" and "Accelerate" can be downloaded at this location.

GRIFFIN's last album, "No Holds Barred" was recorded at Skansen Lydstudio in Trondheim, Norway under the co-production guidance of CHILDREN OF BODOM frontman Alexi Laiho. In addition to co-producing the effort, Laiho laid down guest guitar and vocals on the CD.