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Hard-rock fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of Mötley Crüe's upcoming album, Saints of Los Angeles. However, according to the band's publicist, the masses will have to wait just a little bit longer.

Inspired by their recent performance at a Los Angeles press conference announcing this summer's Crüe Fest — a package tour featuring Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx: A.M. and Trapt — the sleazy bad boyz of rock and roll have extended their new album's production to include one more track, bringing the grand total to 13.

In a press statement released earlier today, Nikki Sixx said, "Before our performance at the press conference, we were firing on all cylinders at soundcheck, just jamming out, and that's when the new idea came. We quickly laid it down and went to the studio to record it, and liked it so much we pushed back the release one week so that we could get it onto the album. It now has 13 tracks. It's the ultimate song to end the record with and begin the new chapter of our career."

Saints of Los Angeles will now be released on June 24. It's the first new studio album from The Crüe (with all original members) in more than a decade. The album is said to be a continuation or a complement to the band's bestselling memoir, "The Dirt," and follows the story line of sex, drugs and rock and roll as seen through the eyes of Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx and Mick Mars.

The first single, "Saints of Los Angeles," has been steadily growing on rock radio and is #7 on the Media Base Mainstream Rock Chart.

Crüe Fest, produced by Live Nation, is sure to be one of the rowdiest rock festivals of '08. Forty dates have been announced so far, with the kickoff happening in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 1. Check the band's Web site for all the latest updates and info.

-Leah Cevoli