Gorgoroth has announced the first set of dates for their 'Twilight of the Idols' tour, featuring fellow Norwegian black-metallers 1349 as support:
10/01 - East Club, Bischofswerda (GER)
10/02 - Tor 3, Osnabrück (GER)
10/03 - K 17, Berlin (GER)
10/04 - Titanic City, Munchen (GER)
10/05 - Black Pes, Prague (CZR)
10/06 - Stara Peraken, Nitra (SK)
10/07 - Dom Oplanine, Belgrade (SER)
10/08 - Mega Pub, Budapest (HUN)
10/09 - Planet Music, Vienna (AUT)
10/10 - Galahala Metelkoya, Ljubljana (SLO)
10/11 - Kiff, Aarau (SWI)
10/12 - Matrix, Bochum (GER)
The German webzine Sellfish has posted a review of the new Dismember DVD "Live Blasphemies": http://sellfish.inserteffekt.com/_start.php?link=review/08-04.htm%23dism
Some more new headlining dates for the Backyard Babies:
09/04 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
09/05 - Cafe Central, Weinheim (GER)
09/06 - Die Rohre, Stuttgart (GER)
Acclaimed viking/black-metal act Enslaved has finally announced that they'll be releasing their new album "ISA" on November 8 via Tabu Recordings. It is currently being recorded at Grieghallen Studios by the team of Jørgen "Sir Duperman" Træen, Eirik "Pytten" Hundvin and the band themselves. Mixing will be handled by Sir Duperman at his own Duper Studios. Candlelight Records should be getting it out in the US sometime early next year.
Fibes, Oh Fibes! will make thir UK debut at the Notting Hill Art Club in London on October 11. Look for more Scandinavian tourdates and info concerning a new single soon.
The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:
01. Ana - We Are
02. Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
03. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini
04. Nightwish - Nemo
05. Aqua - Barbie Girl
Requested Videos: 165,723
Number of titles requested: 4,467 different titles
Total Streams: 240,702
Novoton Records has announced that they will be releasing the new single "All to you" from Black Belt on August 23. The track comes off of the band's upcoming debut album "First blood" which was recorded at Studio Grondahl with Johan Gustavsson (Randy, Sahara Hotnights, The Hives). The band features Joen Carlstedt of Infinite Mass alongside drummer Andreas Avelin and frontman/guitarist Martin Eriksson and you can check out a few sound clips on their website: http://www.blackbelt.se/
The last two Breach tracks from that live set are now up. As said before, they've been one of my favorite bands for a long time so I encourage you to check 'em out. If anyone else has any other live stuff from them, please please pass it along. I'd love to hear it.
Don't forget this Sunday's FTR show at Café String with Club 8's first Swedish performance in five years! Fellow Labrador Records act Wan Light will support.
Ideal Recording experimental hip-hop artists Comb & Prosperous are working on a video for the song "Olivia Blacknose" with director Johannes Heldén.
Go here for live video footage of Soundtrack of Our Lives from Arvika: http://aranea.se/arvika_.htm
Lots of new pics up at Rockfoto.nu from Malmöfestivalen including Nine, Randy, Brainpool and more.
Go here to listen to some samples from the Jester Records reissue of Origami Galaktika's first album "Horisont" that came out this week: http://www.jester-records.com/releases_sub.php?ID=37
The new Melpo Mene EP "Hello Benjamin" has been confirmed for a September 29 release via Imperial Recordings.