Check out an e-card for the brand new Kings of Convenience album "Riot on an empty street", due out July 23: http://www.fs1.co.uk/ecard/kings/
Underground/experimental electronic music webshop Foryourears.com is now officially open. All tracks are encoded as 192kbps mp3s and are on sale for .99 EUR apiece. 60-second preview clips are available as well.
Drummer Horgh (ex-Immortal) has left Grimfist due to his position in Hypocrisy. Because of the lineup change, the band will not play the With Full Force Festival in early July as planned and has 'decided to start the search for a new skinsman.' Interested parties are encouraged to contact the band at contact@grimfist.com.
Children of Bodom has revealed that the cover tunes set to appear on their upcoming "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" EP will include "Bed of Nails" by Alice Cooper and "She Is Beautiful" by party animal Andrew WK. Should be interesting.
What kind of webmaster would I be if I didn't provide an mp3 from my selected album of the month? Download a track from Koma on the right. As mentioned way too many times before, the band features members from The Perishers and Cult of Luna and play epic, heavy, melodic rock. Check it out.
German webzine Melodic.net does 25 questions with Denmark's The Fashion: http://www.melodic.net/25qtoMain.asp
Sorry to report ladies, but Hank von Helvete of Turbonegro is now a married man. Read more: http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2004/06/13/400361.html (in Norwegian)
Finland's Lackluster has a new remix CD coming out called "Remixselection_one" and you can listen to a number of samples from his website: http://www.lackluster.org/
Head on over to www.tsool.net for a brand new Soundtrack of Our Lives web single for the demo track "Mutiny".
Kingblind has hooked up an mp3 of the real, complete studio version of the new Hives single "Walk Idiot Walk". Check it: http://www.kingblind.com/2004_06_01_michiganblind_archive.html#108723369588462007
Aura Noir is the first band confirmed for this year's Hole in the Sky Festival in Norway. Look for new additions every Monday in the coming weeks.
Häpna Records will be releasing a new 3" CD from Patrik Torsson called "Gästhamnar" in the near future. It's said to be about 'guest harbours on the Swedish east coast' and you can listen to the track "Loftahammar" right here: http://www.kunst.no/berthling/hapna/Loftahammar-P_Torsson.mp3
Dotshop.se is a new online webshop and distributor for electronic/experimental music in Sweden that will be opening in August.