German label Green Hell will be releasing a special, limited edition silk-screened cover 7" from C.Armeé with the following tracks:
A1 - Tu Puta Mi Casa (Album verson)
A2 - O'Neill Oh No (Demo version)
B1 - Tu Puta Mi Casa (Rutherford Remix)
The full schedule for the upcoming Smalltown Supersound 10 year anniversary party at Blå in Oslo, Norway:
02/19:
The Thing (live)
Jazzkammer/Sir Dupermann (live)
DJ Dan Bitney (Tortoise)
02/20:
Mental Overdrive (live)
Kim Hiorthøy (live)
Martin Horntveth (live)
Paal Nilssen-Love & Mats Gustafsson (live)
Rune Danielsen (DJ)
Martin Revheim (DJ)
02/21:
Jaga Jazzist (live)
Per Martinsen (DJ)
Joakim Haugland (DJ)
The Knife accepting their Grammy for best popgroup: http://www.aftonbladet.se/noje/0402/10/NOJE-10s34-gorillor-0_368.jpg
Janne of Crescens Collective says that they will be taking care of the last recordings for Sanctum in late February before sending em off to get pressed as their third album. They will follow-up the release with a number of shows around Europe this summer and have already confirmed one, the "Cybergothic Lifestyle Meeting" in Uutrecht, Netherlands on August, 13-15. More details when I get them.
Norway's Satyricon has been officially confirmed as one of the openers on the upcoming US Morbid Angel tour. Dates:
04/13 - House of Blues, L. Buena Vista, FL
04/15 - Thunderdome, Baltimore, MD
04/16 - Saratoga Winners, Cohoss, NY
04/17 - The Palladium, Worcester, MA
04/18 - B.B. Kings, New York, NY
04/20 - The Trocedero, Philadelphia, PA
04/21 - The Odeen, Cleveland, OH
04/22 - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH
04/23 - Oasis 160, Chicago Heights, IL
04/24 - Quest Club, Minneapolis, MN
04/25 - The Canopy, Urbana, IL
04/27 - Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO
04/29 - Graceland, Seattle, WA
04/30 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
05/01 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
05/02 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
05/03 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
05/04 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
05/06 - Cajun House, Scottsdale, AZ
05/07 - Sunshine Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
The US release of their latest album "Volcano" has been set for April 6 through Sony imprint EatUrMusic, the label of Daron Malakian of System of a Down.
Download the sing-along with Dark Tranquility karaoke application: http://www.darktranquillity.com/media/download/dtsingalong.zip
Swedish death/thrash act Impious has signed with Metal Blade records. They plan to enter the studio soon to begin work on their fourth record. Previously, the band was signed to Black Sun.
Blabbermouth talks to Niklas Barker about his departure from Dimmu Borgir and tries their hardest to get him to talk shit: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=19063
The winners of the Swedish Grammies for award categories I care about:
Best artist: Per Gessle - Mazarin
Best song: Per Gessle - Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)
Best pop, female: Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
Best pop, male: Per Gessle - Mazarin
Best popgroup: The Knife - Deep cuts
Best rock album, solo: Moneybrother - Blood panic
Best rock group: The Cardigans - Lone gone before daylight
Best composer: Per Gessle
Best lyrics: Timbuktu
Best producer: Joakim Berg and Simon Nordberg
Best newcomer: José González - Veneer
Best album: The Cardigans - Lone gone before daylight
Best folk music: Frifot - Sluring
Best hiphop/soul: Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!
Best hard-rock: The Haunted - One kill wonder
Best jazz: Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Seven days of falling
Best club/dance: Hundarna från Söder - Hundarna från Söder
Best open category: Pugh Rogefeldt - Pugh
MTV prize for best video: The Cardigans - You're the storm
Export prize: Esbjörn Svensson Trio
Read more: http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,430898,00.html (in Swedish)
Who's got pics of The Knife accepting the award in gorilla masks?
Swedish synth-poppers Kamera will be making their way over to London for a few dates later this month:
02/18 - Chapel Bar, London
02/19 - Mass (above Bug Bar), Brixton w/Rocks Lane
Denmark's The Fashion will be shooting a video for their second single "Roller Disco Inferno" next Monday. They say the crew has "some pretty crazy ideas" and it should be wrapped up by the end of the month.
Music Export Finland's news roundup for February: http://www.musexfinland.fi/index.php?page=news&id=33
MIC Norway previews and profiles the nominees for the Alarm prize: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004020917382211775692