New tourdates for Finland's Negative:
08/05 - Open Air 2005, Dresden (GER)
08/13 - Mera Luna, Hildesheim (GER)
08/20 - 20th Open Air Gampel (SWI)
09/06 - Grunspan, Hamburg (GER)
09/07 - Lagerhalle, Osnabruck (GER)
09/08 - Columbia Club, Berlin (GER)
09/09 - Star Club, Dresden (GER)
09/11 - Zeche, Bochum (GER)
09/12 - Live Music Hall, Köln (GER)
09/13 - Röhre, Stuttgart (GER)
09/14 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
09/15 - Arena-Halle, Wien (AUS)
Blindside talks about their new single and video "Fell in love with the game": http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=39942
Darkthrone's Nocturno Culto talks to Nocturnal Cult about the band's next album "The cult is alive" and a film project he is working on: http://www.nocturnalcult.com/Darkthrone2005.htm
The mighty Switchblade returns to the studio today to begin work on their next album. They'll be working at Mission Hall with Mathias Oldén (Logh) manning the desk. The new music is supposedly much darker, slower and heavier than ever before, but I can assure you that it'll at least be more epic - the entire tracklist of the record will consist of just three songs, clocking in around forty minutes total. Keep track of their progress at their online studio diary: http://www.trustnoonerecordings.com/studio/
Since I'm not going to waste an hour copying and pasting from their horrible Flash-based website, go here for new fall tourdates around Europe for The Ark: http://www.thearkworld.com/
Instead of my usual blather for this week's Friday tune pick, I'm gonna let Troy Convers take a swing at things. Take it Troy!
Yes this is a love song. Arguably by one of Sweden's best pop song writers, Janne Kask. Front man Kask, formerly headed up Brainpool before walking out on the band in 1998. His first solo disc "Wrestling my case" flopped miserably. Ronald Blood produced it all and it still has its followers. Perhaps for songs like this one "Discovery", and others such as those on the "Summer is here" EP which featured the likes of Markus Slivka (Thirdimension) on "Dayton dogs" and Kask's sister Lena Kask. One of the things about the Swedish scene is the radio driven nature of everything. Kask is no exception. His music always bordered on the edge of being too commercial for the indie kids, but it never quite made it that far. A bit like Eskobar now.
Troy Convers believes 68% of stats are made up, drinks Lapin Kulta (weekends only) and thinks Franke are underrated.
I don't feel like copying and pasting the whole thing, so go here for the first set of European tourdates this fall for The Hellacopters: http://www.hellacopters.com/site/theshows.asp
Blabbermouth has linked up some new rough mix mp3s from reuinited Swedish black-metal act Dissection.
Check out the video for the new HIM single "Wings of a butterfly": http://www.warnerreprise.com/asx/him_wingsofabutterflyxxmcx_300-v.asx
Norwegian emo/indierockers Rest Of My Life are finished recording their new five-song EP "Transision" (sic) for How Is Annie Records. The music was tracked at Tonemakeriet Studios in Trondheim and will be mastered at Skansen Lydstudio shortly. Look for samples to be posted soon as well.
I guess they're not discontent enough to go away without cashing in first - Gluecifer has announced three "farewell" tourdates in Germany:
10/08 - Live Music Hall, Cologne (GER)
10/07 - New Backstage, Munich (GER)
10/06 - S036, Berlin (GER)
More to come?
Upcoming tourdates for Denmark's Figurines:
08/26 - Vibracrunch Festival, Malmö (SWE)
09/12 - 603, Darmstadt (GER) w/Koufax
09/13 - BPM Club, Leipzig (GER) w/Koufax
09/14 - Maria - Introducing 2005, Berlin (GER) w/Koufax
09/15 - Gebäude 9 (Intro Intim), Köln (GER) w/Koufax
09/16 - Atomic Cafe, München (GER) w/Koufax
09/17 - E-Werk, Erlangen (GER) w/Koufax
09/19 - Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (GER) w/Koufax
09/20 - Cafe Trauma, Marburg (GER) w/Koufax
09/21 - Amadeus, Oldenburg (GER) w/Koufax
09/22 - Weltbühne, Hamburg (GER) w/Koufax
09/23 - Mudia Art (Prinz Rockation), Essen (GER) w/Koufax
09/24 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover (GER) w/Koufax
09/25 - Kulturkeller, Fulda (GER) w/Koufax
09/26 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER) w/Koufax
09/27 - Starclub, Dresden (GER) w/Koufax
09/29 - B72, Wien (AUS) w/Koufax
09/30 - Donauwörth, Stellwerk (GER) w/Koufax
10/01 - Bad Bonn, Düdingen (SWI) w/Koufax
10/02 - Boa, Luzern (SWI) w/Koufax
10/07 - Stars, Vordingborg (DK)
10/08 - Templet, Kgs. Lyngby (DK)
10/14 - Kulisselageret, Horsens (DK)
10/15 - 1000Fryd, Aalborg (DK)
10/21 - Forbrændingen, Albertslund (DK)
10/22 - Von Hatten, Randers (DK)
10/28 - Gimle, Roskilde (DK)
10/29 - Loppen, Christiania (DK)
Boy Omega has finished recording the new album "The black tango" and has posted the full tracklist and cover art at their website: http://www.boyomega.com/
Be sure to check out the many samples available for download - it's some good stuff.