This week's Friday oldie post comes from Eucharist, yet another hidden gem of the NWOSBD (new wave of Swedish black/death) scene of the mid-90s. The band never really had much of a steady lineup - they reportedly broke up for the first time before their debut "A velvet creation" was released in 1994, but they came back together again in '97 for "Mirrorworlds", the album from which today's song originates. Besides the above-average melodic death-metal songwriting, what I really love about this record is the drumming of Daniel Erlandsson who later went on to fame and glory with Arch Enemy. His playing here is absolutely superb and reinforced by the uncharacteristically clean recording. Everything is so clean and natural sounding - no annoying triggers, no unnatural reverb. All the instruments are clearly audible and perfectly balanced in the mix. It wouldn't be so unusual, but metal so rarely sounds this good.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
02. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
03. Opeth - Ghost Reveries
04. Laleh - Laleh
05. Tommy Nilsson - Tiden Före Nu
06. Ebba Grön - Samlingen
07. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
08. Toni Holgersson - Tecken på liv
09. Crashdïet - Rest in Sleaze
10. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
11. Musikal - Mamma Mia
12. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
13. Robyn - Robyn
14. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
15. Carola - Störst av allt
16. Darin - The anthem
17. Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
18. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
19. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
20. Helena Paparizou - My Number One

Swedish post-punks United have posted a couple new mp3s for download: http://www.ripoff.se/united/sounds/sounds.php

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Peter LeMarc - Sjutton sånger - LeMarc sjunger LeMarc
02. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
03. Tommy Nilsson - Tiden Före Nu
04. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
05. Laleh - Laleh
06. Crashdïet - Rest in Sleaze
07. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
08. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
09. Musikal - Mamma Mia
10. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
11. Robyn - Robyn
12. Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
13. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
14. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
15. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
16. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
17. Darin - The anthem
18. Christian Walz - Paint By Numbers
19. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
20. Peter Jöback & Göteborgs Symfoniker - Storybook

PopMatters reviews José González: http://popmatters.com/music/reviews/g/gonzalezjose-veneer.shtml

Arch Enemy will tour Europe with fellow Swedes Dark Tranqulity as support:

09/26 - Academy II, Manchester (UK)
09/27 - Coal Exchange, Cardiff (UK)
09/28 - Wolfrun Hall, Wolverhampton (UK)
09/29 - QMU, Glasgow (UK)
09/30 - Forum, London (UK)
10/02 - Bataclan, Paris (FRA)
10/03 - Patronat, Haarlem (NL)
10/04 - Live Music Hall, Köln (GER)
10/05 - Effenaar, Eindhoven (NL)
10/06 - Longhorn , Stuttgart (GER)
10/08 - Ternat Rock Festival, Ternat (BEL)
10/10 - Markthalle, Hamburg (GER)
10/11 - Columbia Club, Berlin (GER)
10/13 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
10/14 - Karen, Gothenburg (SWE)
10/15 - Klubben, Stockholm (SWE)
10/16 - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (DK)

Download a zipped wma of a new Arch Enemy track entitled "Nemesis": http://download.fuse.tv/ma_062705a.zip
The song comes from the band's upcoming album "Doomsday machine", due out July 26 in the US and August 22 in Europe via Century Media Records.

Updated tourdates for The Haunted:

07/15 - Tweeter Center, Boston, MA (Ozzfest)
07/16 - The Medly, Montreal, QUE w/Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today
07/17 - Meadows, Hartford, CT (Ozzfest)
07/18 - Higher Ground, S. Burlington, VT w/Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today, A Dozen Furies
07/19 - Tweeter Waterfront, Camden, NJ (Ozzfest)
07/20 - Club Tundra, Syracuse, NY w/The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today, Bury Your Dead
07/21 - Darien Lakes, Buffalo, NY (Ozzfest)
07/22 - Ft. Wayne, IN, Piere´s w/The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadows Fall, It Dies Today
07/23 - Post Gazette, Pittsburgh, PA (Ozzfest)
07/24 - Nissan, Washington, DC (Ozzfest)
07/25 - The Crowbar, State College, PA w/The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadows Fall, It Dies Today
07/26 - PNC, New York, NY (Ozzfest)
07/29 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI w/The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today
07/30 - Tweeter Center, Chicago, IL (Ozzfest)
07/31 - Verizon Wireless Music Center, Indianapolis, IN (Ozzfest)
08/01 - Peabody's Down Under, Cleveland, OH w/Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today, A Dozen Furies
08/02 - Germain Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH (Ozzfest)
08/04 - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI (Ozzfest)
08/05 - Bogarts, Cincinnati, OH w/In Flames, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadows Fall
08/06 - Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI (Ozzfest)
08/07 - Floatrite Park, Minneapolis, MN (Ozzfest)
08/09 - The Starlight, Ft. Collins, CO w/Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today, A Dozen Furies
08/11 - White River, Seattle, WA (Ozzfest)
08/13 - Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA (Ozzfest)
08/14 - Sleep Train, Sacramento, CA (Ozzfest)
08/16 - USANA Pavilion, Salt Lake City, UT (Ozzfest)
08/18 - Cricket, Phoenix, AZ (Ozzfest)
08/19 - Soma, San Diego, CA w/Killwitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today, A Dozen Furies
08/20 - Hyundai Pavilion at Glen Helen, Los Angeles, CA (Ozzfest)
08/22 - Rialto Theatre, Tucson, AZ w/Shadows Fall, The Black Dahlia Murder, It Dies Today, Bury Your Dead
08/23 - Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM (Ozzfest)
08/25 - Smirnoff, Dallas, TX (Ozzfest)
08/27 - Cynthia J. Woods Pavilion, Houston, TX (Ozzfest)
08/28 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX (Ozzfest)
08/31 - Starwood Amphitheatre, Nashville, TN (Ozzfest)
09/01 - House of Blues, N. Myrtle Beach, SC w/In Flames, Arch Enemy, Shadows Fall
09/02 - Verizon, Charlotte, NC (Ozzfest)
09/04 - Sound Advice, West Palm Beach (Ozzfest)

Arch Enemy has officially resigned with Century Media.

Spiritual Beggars, the stoner-rock sideproject of Michael Amott from Arch Enemy, has signed with InsideOut Music who will release the band's latest album "Demons" in the US in late June.

Check out the video for "Dead eyes see no future" from Arch Enemy right here: http://mp4.centurymedia.com/WebPage/index.htm

Arch Enemy has revealed that the upcoming Metal Hammer UK show at the London Forum on December 17 with The Haunted, Dark Tranquility and Nightrage will be filmed for a DVD release.

Metal Hammer U.K. is sponsoring a special Swedish metal show at the London Forum on December 17 with Arch Enemy, The Haunted and Dark Tranquillity.

Arch Enemy will be releasing a new EP called "Dead Eyes See No Future" on November 15 in Europe and November 30 in North America via Century Media Records. The disc was originally released as a special tour promo in Japan, but this new edition will feature an extra live track and a video. Full tracklist:

01. Dead Eyes See No Future (from "Anthems of Rebellion")
02. Burning Angel (Live in Paris 2004)
03. We Will Rise (Live in Paris 2004)
04. Heart of Darkness (Live in Paris 2004)
05. Symphony of Destruction (Megadeth cover)
06. Kill With Power (Manowar cover)
07. Incarnated Solvent Abuse (Carcass cover)
08. We Will Rise (video clip)

Apparently Arch Enemy has pulled out of the current Machine Head tour in the States. Previously, it was reported that the band was having visa troubles and would join the tour at this past weekend's New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. Although they did arrive at said fest, an apparently throat infection suffered by vocalist Angela Gossow made it impossible to carry on. Look for an official explanation soon. Machine Head's own take on matters can be read here: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=22001

Dick Lövgren has been confirmed as the new bassist for Meshuggah. Previous bands of his include Arch Enemy and In Flames.

Arch Enemy has been forced to cancel a few shows on their current tour due to singer Angela Gossow falling ill. Look for dates to resume in the UK on Sunday.