Speaking of the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest, Finland's Children of Bodom are set to be one of the Saturday headliners.
Pitchfork lauds the sophomore release from Sondre Lerche: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/l/lerche_sondre/two-way-monologue.shtml
Stylus reviews Susanna & The Magical Orchestra: http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=1765
Meshuggah has revealed that the title of their next album will be "Catch 33". As mentioned yesterday, the band just resigned with Nuclear Blast.
Here's a couple QT videos of the guys from Red Harvest recording their new album at Subsonic Society studios:
http://www.redharvest.com/video/RH_Studio_2004_1.mov
http://www.redharvest.com/video/RH_Studio_2004_2.mov
http://www.redharvest.com/video/RH_Studio_2004_3.mov
This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. The Alpine - Too many monsters (DK)
02. Steen1 - Jarden träkki (FIN)
03. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så (SWE)
04. SubUrban Tribe - Silent Rain (FIN)
05. Backyard Babies - A song for the outcast (SWE)
06. Nerdee - Cold (FIN)
07. K-System - Dream my dream (FIN)
08. The Crash - Still alive (FIN)
09. Diablo - Read my scars (FIN)
10. Viikate - Leimu (FIN)
Challengers:
01. Clawfinger - Recipe for hate
02. Beats and Styles - Allstars
03. Maria Mena - Your the only one
Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Outlandish - Walou
02. Eskobar - Love Strikes
03. The Crash - Still Alive
04. Lene Marlin - Another Day
05. The Rasmus - First Day Of My Life
06. Grand Avenue - Take It As It Comes
07. Winta & Anton Gordon - Hot Romance (Rok With You)
08. Safri Duo feat. Clark Anderson - All The People In The World
09. Maria Mena - You´re The Only One
10. Her Majesty - You and me against the world
11. Bad Cash Quartet - Twenty Two
12. Elin Sigvardsson - Paper Cup Words
13. Erik Faber - Century
14. Velcra - Can´t stop fighting
15. Brainstorm - Colder
16. Anne Hvidsten - Need To Know
17. Pauline - Babylon
18. Shout Out Louds - Please Please Please
19. Jokeren - Havnen
20. Backyard Babies - Minus Celsius
Challengers:
01. Black Diamond Brigade - Black Diamond
02. Mark Rosener - Something In The Way
03. The Latin Kings - T.L.K.
04. Ana - Life
05. Span - Don´t Think The Way They Do
06. Virgo - Bubbles
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Updated tour schedule for the Whyte Seeds in March:
03/10 - Loppen, Copenhagen (DK)
03/11 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
03/12 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
03/15 - Tavastia, Helsinki (SWE)
03/17 - O-Baren, Stockholm (SWE)
03/26 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg (SWE)
Here's a short report from some recent Satyricon shows as well as some feedback from various semi-famous scenesters on the latest album "Volcano": http://www.satyricon.no/tothebone.asp
Look for another double-headlining gig with Turbonegro in Tromsø on March 31. Latest US show dates here: http://www.satyricon.no/livedates.asp
Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's Swedish student radio chart:
01. (01) Phoenix "Everything Is Everything"
02. (02) Marit Bergman Feat. Cecilia Nordlund "Adios Amigo"
03. (05) Tiger Lou "Oh Horatio"
04. (03) Promoe "These Walls Don't Lie"
05. (11) Laakso "Aussie Girl"
06. (07) The Von Bondies "C'mon C'mon"
07. (06) Damien Rice "Volcano"
08. (09) John Frusciante "Song To Sing When I'm Lonely"
09. (04) Josh Rouse "Come Back (Light Therapy)"
10. (10) Jens Lekman "Rocky Dennis In Heaven EP"
11. (15) Swan Lee "I Don't Mind"
12. (08) The Legends "Call It Ours"
13. (NY) Bring Me The Fucking Riot...Man "In Love With The Riot"
14. (14) N.E.R.D. She Wants To Move
15. (NY) Teddybears Sthlm Feat. (Mad Cobra "Cobrastyle"
16. (11) Peaches Ft. Iggy Pop "Kick It"
17. (NY) Starsailor "Four To The Floor"
18. (NY) Last Days Of April "It's On Everything"
19. (18) Organism 12 "Sångfågel"
20. (NY) Graham Coxon "Freakin' Out"
Leaving the chart:
13. Paris "Hey Sailor!"
16. David & The Citizens "Graycoated Morning"
17. Belle & Sebastian "I'm A Cuckoo"
19. Dave Clarke Feat. Chicks On Speed "What Was Her Name?"
20. Missy Elliott "I'm Really Hot"
HIM, The Hives and Hypocrisy are among the acts confirmed for the Provinssirock Festival in Seinäjoki, Finland on June 19.
David & the Citizens will see the release of their album "Until the Sadness Is Gone" in Japan via 1977 Records.
The reunited Swedish hard rockers of Europe has selected producer Kevin Elson to work with them on their upcoming, much-anticpated comeback album. Elson last worked with the guys waaaay back in 1986 when they did "Final Countdown".