Swedish death-metal legends Dismember, Entombed, Grave and Unleashed will team up for a European tour together in November. Dates and details soon.

Demilich, Anata, Disfear and Dismember will be representing Scandinavia at next year's Maryland Death Fest at Sonar in Baltimore on May 27-28. Details: http://www.supremebrutality.com/fest

Dismember has confirmed that their new album "The god that never was" will be released January 27 via Regain Records.

Bassist Johan Bergebäck has left long-running Swedish death-metal act Dismember. The band is currently seeking a replacement, so if you think you've got what it takes, send an email to dismemberbooking@hotmail.com.

Legendary Swedish death-metallers Dismember will enter Sami Studio in Stockholm on August 15 to begin recording their next album. Drummer Fred Estby will produce once again and it should be out some time around mid-January.

Souldevourer is the name of a new old-school Swedish death-metal band founded by ex-Dismember/Unleashed guitarist Robert Sennebäck. Joining him on the new project are fellow scene veterans Ola Lindgren (Grave, guitar) and Joakim Sterner (Necrophobic, drums). More info: http://www.souldevourer.se/

Dismember's back catalogue of Swedish death-metal classics will be reissued by Regain Records in June in special double-album editions. Here's the schedule:

06/13 - "Pieces" / "Indecent & Obscene"
06/20 - "Massive Killing Capacity" / "Death Metal"
06/27 - "Hate Campaign" / "Complete Demos"

Long-running Swedish death-metal act Dismember has signed with Regain Records. The band's last album "Where ironcrosses grow" was released last year on Karmageddon Media.

The nominees for the 2004 Manifest Awards have been announced. Here are a few of the categories:

Pop/rock:
David Sandström - "The Dominant Need of the Needy Soul Is to be Needed"
Jens Lekman - "When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog"
Stina Nordenstam - "The World Is Saved"
Silverbullit - "Arclight"

Hardrock/punk:
C.Aarmé - "C.Aarmé"
Dismember - "When Iron Crosses Grow"
Haunted - "rEVOLVEr"
Koma - "Tsunami"
Totalt Jävla Mörker - "Människans ringa värde"

Hip-hop/R&B/soul:
Helt Off - "Helt Off"
Ison & Fille - "Ison & Fille"
Promoe - "Long Distance Runner"
Snook - "Vi vet inte vart vi ska men vi ska komma dit"
Rico Wondahman - "Takin' Over"

Post-rock/electronica:
Backlash - "Heliotrop"
Andreas Tilliander - "World Industries"
Sophie Rimheden - "Miss"
Hans Appelqvist - "Bremort"
IC1 - "The Birth of Industrial Cool"

Dance/house/techno:
Quant - "Getting Out"
Andreas Tilliander - "World Industries"
Sophie Rimheden - "Miss"
Hird - "Moving On"
Ernesto's - "Album"

Solo/singer/songwriter:
Stina Nordenstam - "The World Is Saved"
Florence Valentin - "Johnny Drama"
Billie the Vision & The Dancers - "I Was So Unpopular in School"
Tobias Fröberg - "For Elisabeth Wherever She Is"
Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - "Visorna"

Best live:
Existensminimum
Mattias Alkberg
Silverbullit
Svenska Akademien
Jens Lekman

Best newcomer:
Tiger Lou - "Is My Head Still On?"
Nanook of the North - "The Täby Tapes"
Fatboy - "Steelhearted"
Jens Lekman - "When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog"
Cirera - "Honestly, I Love You *Cough*"

The Manifest Awards are considered an alternative to the Swedish Grammy in the same way that the Alarm Prize is regarded in Norway. Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held February 1 at Nalen in Stockholm. More info: http://www.som.a.se/manifest/index.html

The nominees for the 2004 Swedish Grammy awards have been announced. Here's most of em:

Best newcomer:
Ana Johnsson - "The Way I Am"
Anna Ternheim - "Somebody Outside""
Deportees - "All Prayed Up"
Jens Lekman - "When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog"
Raymond & Maria - "Vi ska bara leva klart"

Best album:
Christian Walz - "Paint By Numbers"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
Stina Nordenstam - "The World Is Saved"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"

Best artist:
Gyllene Tider - "Finn 5 Fel!"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"

Best song:
Raymond & Maria - "Ingen vill veta vart du köpt din tröja"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont"
Nic & The Family - "Hej Hej Monika"
Gyllene Tider - "Tuffa tider/Sten vid en sjö i en skog"
Shirley Clamp - "Min kärlek"

Best pop (female):
Anna Ternheim - "Somebody Outside"
Lena Philipsson - "Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan"
Marit Bergman - "Baby Dry Your Eye"
Sophie Zelmani - "Love Affair"
Stina Nordenstam - "The World Is Saved"

Best pop (male):
Christian Walz - "Paint By Numbers"
Di Leva - "Tiden faller"
Jens Lekman - "When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog"
Mattias Alkberg BD - "Tunaskolan"
Tomas Andersson Wij - "Stjärnorna i oss"

Best pop group:
Alcazar - "Dancefloor - Deluxe"
Deportees - "All Prayed Up"
Gyllene Tider - "Finn 5 Fel!"
Melody Club - "Face The Music"
Raymond & Maria - "Vi ska bara leva klart"

Best rock album (solo):
Kristofer Åström - "Loupita"
Lars Winnerbäck - "Vatten under broarna"
Nicolai Dunger - "Here's My Song You Can Have It..."
Stefan Sundström - "Hjärtats melodi"
Ulf Lundell - "Ok Baby Ok"

Best rock group:
Sahara Hotnights - "Kiss & Tell"
Silverbullit - "Arclight"
Teddybears Sthlm - "Fresh!"
The Hives - "Tyrannosaurus Hives"
The Soundtrack of Our Lives - "Origin Vol. 1"

Best songwriter:
Anna Ternheim
Christian Walz & Ollie Olson
Marit Bergman
Per Gessle
Stina Nordenstam

Best lyrics:
Anna Ternheim
Jens Lekman
Lars Winnerbäck
Marit Bergman
Tomas Andersson Wij

Best producer:
Christian Walz
Johan Forsman & The Soundtrack of Our Lives
Lars Halapi
Pelle Gunnerfeldt & The Hives
Teddybears Sthlm & Phat Fabe

Best hip-hop/soul:
Damn! - "Youth Style"
Embee - "Tellings From Solitaria"
Infinite Mass - "1991"
Ison & Fille - "Ison & Fille"
Promoe - "The Long Distance Runner"

Best hard-rock/metal:
Dismember - "Where Ironcrosses Grow"
Entombed - "Unreal Estate"
Europe - "Start From The Dark"
In Flames - "Soundtrack To Your Escape"
The Hellacopters - "Strikes Like Lightning"

Best club/dance:
Andreas Tilliander - "World Industries"
Da Buzz - "Dangerous - The Album"
Guidelines - Must Be The Music"
Hird - "Moving On"
Stonebridge - "Can't Get Enough"

Best jazz:
Goran Kajfes - "Headspin"
Kullrusk - "Kullrusk"
Putte Wickman & Jan Lundgren - "We Will Always Be Together"
Rigmor Gustafsson And The Jacky Terrasson Trio - "Close To You"
The Torbjörn Zetterberg Hot Five - "Förtjänar mer uppmärksamhet"

Open category:
Alice Babs & Nisse Linds Hottrio - "Alice Babs & Nisse Linds Hot-Trio"
Anders F Rönnblom - "F-Box"
Blacknuss - "Gold"
Stefan Nilsson - "Så som i himmelen"
Titiyo - "Best of Titiyo"

Check out the full list here: http://www.ifpi.se/02.images/01.top/02.subnav_pdf/08.grammis/pdf/Grammisnomineringar_2004.pdf

Dismember has recruited Johan Bergebäck as their new bassplayer. The guy who used to hold down the job, Rickard Cabeza, lives in Texas nowadays, so needless to say, the whole commuter was not working out. Johan has been supporting the band as a session player for some time now, so it's a natural fit.

The German webzine Sellfish has posted a review of the new Dismember DVD "Live Blasphemies": http://sellfish.inserteffekt.com/_start.php?link=review/08-04.htm%23dism

Dismember is heading out on a European tour in November along with Psycroptic, Anata and Sanatorium:

11/03 - Hirsch, Nürnberg (GER)
11/04 - Röhre, Stuttgart (GER)
11/05 - Jokus, Gießen (GER)
11/06 - Titanic City, München (GER)
11/07 - GAG , Codburg (GER)
11/09 - tba (FRA)
11/10 - Westschweiz (FRA)
11/11 - Dynamo, Zürich (SWI)
11/12 - Hafen, Innsbruck (AUS)
11/13 - Explosiv, Graz (GER)
11/14 - Monastery, Wien (AUS)
11/15 - Jugendhaus, Pesc (HUN)
11/16 - Ljubljana (SLO)
11/17 - Ohrakel, Ingolstadt (GER)
11/18 - K17, Berlin (GER)
11/19 - Mensa, Greifswald (GER)
11/20 - Alte Brauerei, Annaburg (GER)
11/21 - Rockclub, Hildesheim (GER)
11/22 - Headbangers, Hamburg (GER)
11/23 - N8, ex Works, Osnabrück (GER)
11/24 - AJZ Bahndamm, Wermelskirchen (GER)
11/25 - Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL)
11/26 - Underworld, London (UK)
11/27 - The Venue, Edinburgh (UK)
11/28 - Joseph Wells , Leeds (UK)

Matti from Swedish death metal act Dismember talks to Concreteweb about their new album "Where Ironcrosses Grow", their deteriorated relationship with old label Nuclear Blast and subsequent signed to Hammerheart nee Karmageddon Media and more: http://www.concreteweb.be/interviews_2004/dismember/dismember2004interview.htm

The new issue of Aversionline is up featuring interviews with Swedish hardcore band Path of No Return and their usual huge list of reviews including Crowpath, Dismember, Hearse, In Flames, Kaaos in Eccentris, Lamented Souls, Lasse Marhaug, Morifade, Ovro, P-Nissarna, the aforementioned Path of No Return, Skitsystem, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Vintersorg, Winds, Within Y and tons more: http://www.holyterror.com/aversionline/