Vocalist Pete Beck of Norwegian metal band Griffin has suffered a heart attack and is currently recovering at the hospital. As of this time all of the band's future plans including their scheduled performance at Wacken Open Air are on hold as they await updated information regarding his condition. More info to come.
Apparently Rickard from Hell on Wheels was originally set to do that duet on the new David & the Citizens "Big Chill" EP instead of Mattias Alkberg from Bear Quartet. Who knew? Read more about the story behind the release here: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?page=new&messid=166 (in Swedish)
Bands confirmed for the Malmöfestivalen are Lisa Miskovsky, Bad Cash Quartet, Mattias Alkberg BD, Nina Rochelle, Cajsalisa Ejemyr, The Kid, Deportees, Niccokick, Sophie Rimheden and Under Byen (DK). More details: http://www.malmofestivalen.se/
Today is your final chance to enter the It's a trap!/The End Will Be Kicks MCD giveaway. To enter, simply email contest@itsatrap.com with "TEWBK contest" as the subject line and be sure to include your name and address in the body. I'll be giving away three copies of the band's new disc tomorrow.
New mp3 posted from singer/songwriter and all-around good guy Johan Bergqvist. His new album "Throwaway Moments" comes out May 14 and can be preordered now from his website: http://www.johanbergqvist.com/
Updated European tourdates for Disfear:
04/22 - Schlachthof, Bremen (GER)
05/23 - AZ Mülheim Krakfest, Mülheim (GER)
05/24 - Astoria, London (UK) w/In Flames, Devildriver, Caliban
04/24 - Chat's palace, London (UK)
04/25 - Doghouse Bar, Dundee (UK)
04/26 - Auntie Annies, Belfast (UK)
04/27 - The Hub, Dublin (IRL)
04/28 - 1 in 12 Club, Bradford (UK)
04/29 - The Indian Queen, Boston (UK)
04/30 - L'austrasique, Nancy (FRA)
05/01 - Matsa Cafe, La Roche Sur Yon (FRA)
05/02 - Antigua Estacion, Oviedo (SPA)
05/03 - Ritmo & Compas, Madrid (SPA)
05/07 - tba, Mallorca
05/08 - Cal Gallifa HFMN fest, Barcelona (SPA)
05/09 - Forum Music, Bordeaux (FRA)
05/10 - tba
05/11 - Tempio, Pietra de Giorgi (ITA)
05/12 - Transilvania Live, Bassano del Grappa (ITA)
05/13 - Mochvara, Zagreb (CRO)
05/14 - Explosiv, Graz (AUS)
05/15 - Blue Hole, Budapest (HUN)
05/16 - 0.0.7, Praha (CZE)
05/17 - Tommy-Haus, Berlin (GER)
05/18 - Backstage, München (GER)
05/19 - OBW9, Stuttgart (GER)
05/20 - Erdbeermund, Karlsruhe (GER)
05/21 - Exhaus, Trier (GER)
05/22 - White Theater, Ijmuiden (NL)
05/23 - Het Burgerweeshuis, Deventer (NL)
08/06-07 - Augustibuller, Lindesberg (SWE)
08/12-13 - Party.San Open Air, Bad Berka (GER)
Denmark's Crunchy Frog Records has announced the details for their upcoming Vibracrunch Festival in Malmö, Sweden on August 14. So far confirmed on the bill are Moongringo and Money Your Love, the latter featuring Lars I Lommen who tours as a backup singer in Junior Senior's band.
Norwegian band Age of Silence has finished work on their debut album "Acceleration" for release in August via The End Records. Recording was carried out at the Taproom in Norway and mixing is being handled by producer Andy Winter and mixing engineer Sheldon Zaharko (Marilyn Manson, Rob Halford) at The Factory in Canada. The band consists of members from Winds, Mayhem and Solefald, so no doubt there are a lot of people looking forward to hearing this.
Last Days of April is playing the Metro in London on May 10. Fellow Swedes and Deep Elm artists Sounds Like Violence play the same venue on June 11.
Norway's Cato Salsa Experience is contributing a track on an upcoming tribute to Japanese garage rockers Guitar Wolf. The album is due out in June or July through Ki/oon Records and you can get more info and the full tracklist right here: http://www.bpop.no/CatoSalsatributeGuitarwolf.htm
Gluecifer reports that their latest album "Automatic thrill" might be getting a US release sometime around June. The band plans to tour over in support as well. In other news, there's a DVD project in the works. Next Saturday's show in Bergen is being recorded with a full film crew for eventual inclusion on said release. And lastly, there's a second single in works, probably for the song "Here come the pigs".
Redrama, Finland's own version of Eminem, has confirmed the following summer festival appearances:
Roskilde, Denmark
Spot, Denmark
Splash, Germany
RMJ, Finland
Pori Jazz, Finland
Ilosaarirock, Finland
Urban Peace, France
Exact dates and times to be announced later.