The official website of The Ark will be premiering soundclips of brand new material online between 5 and 6pm on November 15: http://www.thearkworld.com/
The Je Ne Sais Quoi has posted an Easter Bunny remix of their song "Station to station" on the streaming player thingy at their website: http://www.cilla.com/tjnsq/
Stickman Records has announced that the new HGH album "Miracle working man" will be released in Norway on November 29 in conjunction with their upcoming tour. As for the rest of Europe, they'll have to wait until March to find it in stores, but it will be available via mailorder well before then.
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Annie - Chewing Gum
02. Dhani - Girl Talk
03. HIM - And Love Said No
04. Lazyboy - Facts Of Life
05. Sugarplum Fairy - Sweet Jackie
06. Bomfunk MC's - No Way In Hell
07. Nephew - Superliga
08. Nightwish - Wish I Had
09. Stephen Simmonds - Mother Mary
10. Hanna Pakarinen - How Can I Miss You
11. Private Line - 1-800-Out Of Nowhere
12. Blue Foundation - Save This Town
13. Soundtrack of Our Lives - Bigtime
14. Promoe - Long Distance Runner
15. Tigerbombs - 1000 Sparks
16. Ana - Don't Cry For Pain
17. Mighty 44 / Anna Nordell - This Love Ain't Going On
18. Masayah - Felicia
19. Negative - In My Heaven
20. Madcon - Doo Wop
Challengers:
01. Ayesha - Squaffie
02. Saybia - I surrender
03. Niccokick - Love and neon lights
04. Johndoe - Pyromantikk
05. Alcazar - Physical
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Lars Winnerbäck - Elegi (SWE)
02. The Confusions - Window (SWE)
03. Nephew - Superliga (DK)
04. Peggy Lejonhjärta - Att dansa och slåss (SWE)
05. Steep - Complete lack of ideals and integrity (FIN)
06. Kevin - Theme from forever (FIN)
07. Týr - Regin smidur (DK)
08. Nightwish - Wish I had an angel (FIN)
09. The Knife - Heartbeats (SWE)
10. Giant Robot - Get up (FIN)
Challengers:
11. Hybrid Children - Barricade boy (FIN)
12. Promoe - Long distance runner (SWE)
13. Anna Ternheim - To be gone (SWE)
Alarma Man finally has their own domain name (and a new website design): http://www.alarmaman.com/
Unfortunately, the mp3 downloads don't appear to be working yet, but hopefully they'll have em up soon.
Chalksounds has posted a bunch of new mp3s on their site from artists such as The End Will Be Kicks, Ellis The Vacuumchild, KVLR and more: http://www.chalksounds.com/downloads.php
Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Marie Fredriksson - The Change
02. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
03. Lars Winnerbäck - Vatten under broarna
04. Björn Afzelius & Mikael Wiehe - 1993 - Malmöinspelningarna
05. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
06. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin I
07. Stefan Nilsson - Så som i himmelen
08. Orup - Orup - Bästa
09. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
10. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
11. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
12. Brolle Jr. - Paradise Will Wait
13. Rigmor Gustafsson and the Jacky Terrasson Trio - Close to You
14. Björn Skifs - Skifs Hits!
15. Martin Stenmarck - Think of Me
16. The Refreshments - Easy to Pick Up, Hard to Put Down
17. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
18. Stina Nordenstam - The World is Saved
19. Mats Bergmans - Vänd dig inte om
20. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
Legendary Swedish doom-metal act Candlemass has decided to reunite yet again and has booked two weeks in the studio at the end of the month. They don't have a record deal yet or anything, but they don't seem worried about it. Read more: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=29064
Sweden's Shout Out Louds are touring Germany to help promote the Atomic Cafe in Munich's new compilation of Swedish music "Åtomström". Dates:
11/24 - Magnet, Berlin
11/25 - Dreikönigskeller, Frankfurt
11/26 - Atomic Café, Munich
11/27 - Objekt 5, Halle
11/28 - Iises Erika, Leipzig
11/29 - Molotow, Hamburg
Today it is my great honor and privilege to bring you and exclusive mp3 of the brand new Isolation Years single "Nurse hands". The single will be officially released on November 24 via NONS/Network Entertainment Group and will be accompanied by a video from director Andreas Nilsson of the band Silverbullit. Check out the artwork here. As mentioned before, the new full-length album is still being mixed and should be out in February. IY has long been one of my favorite bands, so I am obviously very excited to bring you this new song. Huge thanks to everyone behind-the-scenes who made this possible! Don't forget, IY is also touring Scandinavia later this month with the UK's Grand Drive:
11/24 - KB, Malmö
11/25 - Herrgår'n, Linköping
11/26 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg
11/27 - Nalen, Stockholm
11/28 - Klubb Söndag @ Strömpis, Örebro
Guess what? Isolation Years isn't the only band offering hot new tracks at IAT today. We've also got yet another new song from Peter, Bjorn and John and their new album "Falling out". Today's song is called "Tailormade" and was produced by fellow Planekonomi artist Paddington DC. Needless to say, it sounds great, so be sure to check it out.
Speaking of the aforementioned Silverbullit, their new track from the Sonic Magazine "Sonically Speaking Vol. 19" comp is absolutely amazing. Can't wait to hear the new album.
Danish electronic/noise/drone act Wäldchengarten has announced that Verato Project will be repressing the "BeautyBoxer" album and packaging it in two screwed-together metal plates. Verato will also be releasing a new album in early 2005 called "Reservatet" which stems from a project with critically acclaimed Danish author Christian Haun Nielsen, made for "Lyd og Litteratur 2" in 2003. The new album will contain a reworking of said track that is said to still fit perfectly as a "soundtrack for the collapse of an unbalanced neurotic mind." Lastly, the group will release a second full-length called "Electrical Bonding" via Desolation House around March/April next year. The disc will be mastered by renown electronic musician Robert Rich and will feature artwork from John Bergin. It should also be noted that Desolation House is a division of US label Relapse Records, best known for their illustrious metal and grindcore roster.
Subliminal Sounds, the label of current media darling Dungen, has signed The Works and will release their debut album sometime around February.
Kristofer Åström has finally confirmed that his new, full-band album will be called "So much for staying alive" and will be released on March 9. Here's the tentative tracklist:
01. Midnight Sun
02. The Good You Bring
03. Givers Of The World
04. The Wild
05. Frankfurt Blues
06. Until Tomorrow
07. The Burn
08. The Black Dog
09. Gilded
10. Man Of Steel
11. Empty Hands
12. Telling Lies