New tourdates for the very excellent Danish hardcore act Lack:
10/12 - tba, Stockholm (SWE) w/Search & Destroy
10/13 - TVO, Turku (FIN) w/Panopticon, Frivovol
10/14 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN) w/Wasted, No Shame, Heartburns
10/15 - Vastavirta, Tampere (FIN) w/Abduktio, Frivovol
10/16 - Red Club, Skt Petersburg (RUS)
10/17 - Fabrica club, Moscow (RUS)
10/18 - tba, Moscow (RUS)
10/19 - Dearty Deal Cafe, Riga (LAT) w/Sounarcade, Tesa
10/20 - tba, Villnius (LIT)
Combat Rock has posted the title track from the new Abduktio record for free download: http://www.fireinsidemusic.com/mp3/abba_yovuoro.mp3
Combat Rock Industry has announced the signing of renown Finnish hardcore act Abduktio and will be releasing their new 7"/MCD "Yövuoro" in late July. The band will be touring Europe later this week with Armageddon Clock and you can find dates here: http://www.fireinsidemusic.com/ekeikat.htm
Abduktio has confimred a May 11 release for their debut album "Tuli kulje kanssani" (Fire walk with me) via Fullsteam Records. Download an unmastered version of the title track right here: http://www.fullsteamrecords.com/popupikkunat/mp3/Abduktio/abduktio_tuli_kulje_kanssani.mp3
Finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja discusses Scandinavian hardcore with links to mp3s from Totalt Jävla Mörker, Hero Dishonest, Trapdoor Fucking Exit, Abduktio and C.Aarmé: http://lupatarkastaja.blogspot.com/2005/02/luuvitonen-hyv-meininki-niinku-vko-6.html
Download a demo version of the brand new Abduktio song "Tämä kaupunki" ("This city") right here: http://www.fullsteamrecords.com/popupikkunat/mp3/Abduktio/Abduktio%20-%20tama%20kaupunki.mp3
The band will start recording a new album in February.
Finland's Callisto has just signed a license deal with Earache Records for their album "True Nature Unfolds", originally released on Fullsteam Records back in April 2004. Look for it to be rereleased internationally around February next year. In other news, the band will be hitting the road around Europe for the next couple weeks:
12/03 - Skylten, Linköping (SWE)
12/04 - Imperiet, Herning (DK)
12/05 - Wild At Heart, Berlin (GER)
12/06 - de Kar, Groningen (HOL)
12/07 - Juz, Saarlouis (GER)
12/09 - Le Clos Fleuri, Lyon (FRA)
12/10 - Squat, Luzern (SWI)
12/11 - 13 Eins, Ansbach (GER)
12/12 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
12/14 - Piwnica, Belchatow (POL)
12/16 - Club Depo, Riga (LAT) w/Abduktio, Armageddon clock
12/17 - Fontaine´s Palace, Liepaja (LAT)
12/18 - Green Christmas, Rakvere (EST) w/Paradise Lost, Echosilence, Waterdog, Solwaig
It seems like just about everyone is putting out a comp right now. Here's the tracklist for the upcoming label comp from Finland's Fullsteam Records:
Damn Seagulls
1. Further And Away
2. Jesus Stole My Baby
Disco Ensemble
3. Videotapes
4. Masquerade
Deep Insight
5. Red Tape
6. Hurricane Season
Koma
7. One Of Us Must Hang
8. Just Another Host
Flogging Molly
9. Screaming At The Wailing Wall
10. Light Of A Fading Star
No Shame
11. Coward
12. Goodbye
Abduktio
13. Soitellen sotaan (Dancing Off To War)
14. Elävien Kuolleiden Yö (The Night Of The Living Dead)
Callisto
15. Cold Stare
16. Limb: Diasporas
Sela
17. You Die
18. Tanssitaan
The official release date is October 20.
Between Us has announced that they'll be heading out on the road in March with fellow Burning Heart bands Randy and Voice of a Generation on the 'In Close Up We Trust' tour. Full dates for the band (all in Sweden unless otherwise noted):
01/30 - Tilflykt, Kongsberg (NOR) w/Damage Control, The Change, Award and Turn Cold
01/31 - Magasin 15, Trollhättan The Change releaseparty w/Damage Control and The Change
02/13 - Slakthuset, Nyköping w/Award and Labour
02/14 - Calhall "Heartbreaks and Fights", Falun w/The Change, Path of No Return, Award and Parade
02/19 - Ungdomens Hus, Uppsala w/Bruce Banner and Hero Dishonest
02/20 - Kungen, Sandviken w/Hero Dishonest
02/21 - Stallet, Umeå w/Rabid Grannies and Auktion
02/22 - Club 25, Vaasa (FIN)
02/23 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN) w/Security Threat and Abduktio
02/24 - Tvo, Turku (FIN) w/On a Solid Rock, While I'm Alive and Unity Murder
02/25 - tba (FIN)
02/28 - LKPG HC Fest, Linköping
03/05 - Kartago, Sölvesborg w/Voice of a Generation
In Close Up We Trust w/Randy and Voice of a Generation:
03/06 - Festival 035, Halmstad
03/11 - Debaser, Stockholm
03/12 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg
03/13 - The Rock, Linköping
03/17 - Ungdomens Hus, Uppsala
03/18 - Club 35, Strängnäs
03/19 - Klubb Kaliber, Mariestad
03/20 - Garage, Oslo (NOR)
03/24 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
04/01 - Inkonst, Malmö
04/02 - Perrong 23, Hässleholm
04/03 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)