Gustaf Kjellvander and The Fine Arts Showcase will be heading to the UK next week for a few shows. Confirmed so far is Filthy Macnastys on October 28, more to follow.
Go here to download the mp3 and video for the brand new Rallypack single "Traktor": http://www.rallypack.se/traktor/
Head on over to Niccokick's website to listen to clips from almost every song off their new album "Awake from the dead, my dead best friend ": http://www.niccokick.com/musik.asp?nav=musik
The record comes out November 10 on Razzia Records/Bow Music.
Some good news/bad news from Norway's Malice in Wonderland. First the bad: the new album has been delayed yet again and is now tentatively set for a January release. On the other hand, their labels Karisma and Dark Essence Records have secured distribution for most of Europe, the US and Japan. So at least when it finally does come out, it should be available most everywhere.
Radio Khartoum will be handling North American distro for the new album "The Remains of Something Sweet" from Swedish pop act Seashells. The disc was originally issued on the Japanese label Quince and you can hear a sample here: http://www.radiokhartoum.com/friendly.html
The brand new Gluecifer DVD "Royally stuffed" has been confirmed for a November 15 release. The disc will contain over three hours of material including a full live show, videos, interviews and more. Full details here: http://www.spv.de/eng/gluecifer/default.html
In other news, Gluecifer will continue their European tour into Spain with a show at Razzmatazz in Barcelona on November 30. More dates to come.
Eskobar gets the honor of opening for Sting on two Swedish dates:
10/29 - Globen, Stockholm
10/30 - Scandinavium, Göteborg
Starmarket will be playing a special record release show at Tantogården in Stockholm tomorrow for their brand new album "Abandon time". Full details at the band's website: http://www.starmarket.nu/
Dregen from Backyard Babies will be hitting the road in DJ mode on the 'Tinnitus Sound System Tour 2004' in December. Dates:
12/13 - Cobra Bar, Hamburg (GER)
12/15 - Kings & Queens, Munich (GER)
12/16 - Jail Bar, Berlin (GER)
12/18 - Transilvania Club, Milan (ITA)
Blistering.com interviews Patrik Jensen of The Haunted about their split with Earache Records, the new album "Revolver" and more: http://www.blistering.com/fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/8020/tempidx/5/menuid/3
Isolation Years will soon be releasing a brand new single entitled "Nurse Hands" on November 24, the first from what will be the group's eagerly awaited third album. A video is in production with director Andreas from Silverbullit who also did worked on clips for TSOOL and The Knife. The still-untitled full-length has a tentative release date set for February next year, but they're still busy mixing it, so anything could happen. Look for samples and new press pics and so forth soon. Otherwise the guys will be hitting the road in November for a few dates around Sweden alongside Grand Drive from the UK. Dates:
11/24 - KB, Malmö
11/25 - Herrgår'n, Linköping
11/26 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg
11/27 - Nalen, Stockholm
11/28 - Klubb Söndag @ Strömpis, Örebro
Swedish hard rockers Fat Slow Generals have a new five-song demo called "One side struggle" they've posted for free on their website: http://www.fatslowgenerals.net/
Yes, that is a banner ad you see down there on the right. Help support my pal Jake and his site indieworkshop.com by checking out the comp he's putting out. KVLR is the only Scandinavian act involved, but that doesn't mean there aren't a ton of other great tracks on there.
Denmark's The Fashion is now done with all promotion concerning their first album "Rock rock kiss kiss combo" and is concentrating 100% on writing and for the next one. Head over to their website to read some of their favorite memories from the past year: http://www.thefashion.dk/index2.htm