Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. The Rasmus - Guilty
02. The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk
03. Unni Wilhemsen - Humbly For Her
04. Nightwish - Nemo
05. Sondre Lerche - Days That Are Over
06. Kemopetrol - My Superstar
07. Elastinen - Syljen
08. Nik & Jay - En dag tilbage
09. Lambretta - Kill Me
10. Tiger Lou - Sell Out
11. Kings Of Convenience - I´d Rather Dance With You
12. Teddybears STHLM - Hey Boy
13. Eskobar - Bring The Action
14. The (International) Noise Conspiracy - Black Mask
15. Sahara Hotnights - Hot Night Crash
16. Petter - Repa skivan
17. Euroboys - One Way Street
18. Infinite Mass - The Thief
19. Johnny De Luxe - Drømmer jeg
20. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
Challengers:
01. The Confusions - Window
02. Niccokick - Run Run Run
03. Papa Dee - How About It
04. Venke Knutson - Kiss
05. Mummypowder - Don´t Hold Your Breath
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
The new Cult of Luna album "The Salvation" has been confirmed for an October 4 release date and you can check out the lyrics right here: http://www.cultofluna.com/lyrics.htm
Another entertaining 'Name that fucken tune' from the folks at Global Domination: http://www.statikmajik.com/gd/namethat/tune03.php
Swedish metalcore act Burst will travel to Athens, Greece for a one-off show at the AN Club on September 25.
Lisa Ekdahl will release her new album "Olyckssyster" on September 15. This will be her seventh album, her first in almost eight years. It was produced by Lars Winnerbäck and features a guest appearance from Eva Dahlgren.
QGMR has a new website address and a slight redesign: http://www.qgmr.com/
The band is currently getting ready to record at a studio south of Stockholm.
Meshuggah's new one-song EP "I" has finally been confirmed for a September 14 release date. Of course, it's already out on filesharing networks and sounds absolutely mindblowing. They are so musically intimidating, it makes me never want to pick up an instrument ever again.
Delusions of Adequacy reviews Norwegian soul-revivalists King Midas: http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4540
Dusted reviews Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1598
Here's an e-card for the new Melody Club album "Face the Music": http://www.emi.se/artists/melodyclub/2004/juke/index.htm
As mentioned yesterday, it comes out August 25.
Impious has finished work on their new album "Hellucinations" and will release it on October 4 through Metal Blade Records. It was recorded at Studio Mega with producer Valle Adzic and was mixed by Chris Silver and Valle Adzic.
It has been confirmed that internationally acclaimed twee band Club 8 will play their first Swedish gig in five years at the For the Record/Labrador Records Day Sunday afternoon show at Café String in Stockholm on August 22. Pretty exciting, eh? Definitely not to be missed.
There's a couple new pics added to the header image today, including a couple my wife took while on vacation last month.
Melody Club have a new website online, just in time for their new album "Face the Music" which comes out August 25: http://www.melodyclub.com/
It's been a long time since I've seen that many bad haircuts in one band. Did they hire their stylist away from The Ramones or Iron Maiden?
Swedish hip-hop group Svenska Akademien have decided to make their new single "Vetande" available as a free download from their website, including both the audio and video: http://www.svenskaakademien.just.nu/