Ex-Hellacopter Dregen, who left the band after the second album to start the Backyard Babies, is reuniting with the band to rerecord a Swedish-language version of the classic 'Copters tune "(Gotta get some action) now!" Punk legend and current Diamond Dog Johan Johansson will update the lyrics a bit and the new version will be called "(Komma ut ur matchen) nu!"
Gaffe writer Henrik Tuxen has published a book on the story of Danish rockers Kashmir called "Fra Nirvana til Rocket Brothers". Check it: http://shop.gaffa.dk/shop/default.asp?setlng=1&productid=233 (in Danish)
This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:
01. Nerdee - Cold (FIN)
02. SubUrban Tribe - Silent Rain (FIN)
03. The Crash - Still alive (FIN)
04. Diablo - Read my scars (FIN)
05. Viikate - Leimu (FIN)
06. K-System - Dream my dream (FIN)
07. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så (SWE)
08. Outlandish - Walou (DK)
09. Prime Sth - Fishbowl (SWE)
10. The Alpine - Too many monsters (DK)
Challengers:
01. Raimssi - Äänen kuulen (FIN)
02. SPAN - Don't think the way they do (DK)
03. Laakso - Demon (SWE)
Swedish thrashers Wolf have secured a US release for their new album "Evil Star" through Prosthetic Records. The record will be released in Scandinavia on February 25 via MNW/No Fashion Records.
If Society has announced that the new Abnormi 7" is ready. "8 short bursts of noise in the way punkrock was meant to be played: raw, noisy and dirty, much like a 2 ton rhino on the loose in a fancy restaurant" is how they describe it and you can hear the opening track "Ongelmien Ristitulessa" right here: http://www.ifsociety.com/files/abnormi-ongelmien_ristitulessa.mp3
Up next from If Society will be a brand new two-song 7" from legendary Finnish indie-rockers Mother Goose. More info soon.
MIC Norway spotlights the city of Bergen and Mikal Tellé of Tellé, Éllet and Tellektro Records: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004021210121184794689
The readers of Sweden's Close-Up Magazine voted The Haunted's "One Kill Wonder" as the #1 album of the year.
Check out the new animated video for "Watch Out" from Denmark's Raunchy: http://www.nuclearblast.de/media/video/NB_1224.ram
Lake of Tears will enter the studio this Friday to begin work on their new album "Black Brick Road". Famed artist Kristian Wåhlin (who also plays guitar in The Great Deceiver) will be handling the cover, as he has for the band's past releases. Upcoming live dates:
06/10-12 - Sweden Rock, Sölvesborg (SWE)
07/02 - With Full Force, Leipzig (GER)
08/19-21 – Summer Breeze, Abtsgmünd (GER)
The Gathering's scheduled show in NYC on February 14 has been cancelled because the club L'Amour lost their lease. They'll play an extra date in in Toronto instead.
Grimfist, the band of ex-Immortal drummer Horgh, is currently working on material for a new album due out late 2004/early 2005 on Candlelight. "The follow-up to last year's "Ghouls of Grandeur" will become a beast unlike none other," they say, "We will slay with this release, mark our words!"
Download the video for "Aussie Girl" from Laakso: http://www.recycled.se/video/laakso.htm