Guitarist Adam Zaars has amicably parted ways with Swedish metal act Enforcer: http://www.myspace.com/enforcerswe/blog/542457610
The band will continue on as a 4-piece with vocalist Olof Wikstrand taking on 2nd guitar duties.
Swedish retro-metal enthusiasts Bullet and Enforcer are touring Europe together in April:
04/07 - Marx, Hamburg (GER)
04/08 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
04/09 - Turock, Essen (GER)
04/10 - Rock Temple, Kerkrade (NL)
04/11 - Underworld, London (UK)
04/12 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
04/13 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
04/14 - K17, Berlin (GER)
04/15 - Estrada, Bydgoszcz (PL)
04/16 - Kwadrat, Krakau (PL)
04/17 - Escape, Wien (AUS)
04/18 - Backstage, München (GER)
04/19 - Rock Fabrik, Ludwigsburg (GER)
04/20 - Dynamo, Zürich (CH)
04/21 - Hellraiser, Leipzig (GER)
04/22 - OHK, Oostende (BEL)
04/23 - Biebob, Vosselaar (BEL)
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Simian Ghost - Beat on the brat
02. TALK 1
03. End of All - Folkhemmet
04. In These Woods - Bear
05. The Bells - Outside
06. Britta Persson - Some girls some boys
07. TALK 2
08. Kråkesølv - Nordavind mot varme kinn
09. Tomas Halberstad - The pendulum swings again
10. WhoMadeWho - Left hand of the boxser
11. TALK 3
12. Säkert! - Köttet är svagt
13. Next Life - Battle tactics
14. Kaka - Candyman
15. The Fine Arts Showcase - Spanish kerosene
16. TALK 4
17. Kimono - Black
18. Axe - Up against common sense
19. NNDC - Mouthful of diamonds
20. Slöa Knivar - Anticimex
21. Enforcer - Take me to hell
22. TALK 5
23. Ikons - Imperiet
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
is offering up Enforcer's excellent album "Diamonds" as a free download for 1 day only: http://www.heavyartillery.us/enforcerpromo/
Enforcer wisely ditched the kitsch and the cracker-jack clothes for their sophomore album "Diamonds", a fine example of classic quality Heavy Metal done right. Which is not to say they excised all of the corny glamness, but the bit that remains is played for fun, not ironic laughs. When I first came across these dudes I was worried they were less than full devotees, however, the more I listen, the more I'm convinced that they're doing it right. They'll never regress to blue-collar denim-clad street toughs and you can still pick out copycat riffs all over the place, but I doubt they care -- they're definitely going for a Tokyo Blade kind of thing, complete with Japanese fascination as evidenced by songs like "Running in menace" (chorus: "See you in Tokyo / Out in the city") and today's mp3 pick, "Katana". This is the centerpiece of the album for me; not only is it the longest, most epic track, it's also way catchy and features a ton of great guitar breaks during the long instrumental mid-section. Great backing vocals too, a definite plus and an under-utilized genre hallmark. It's not quite cool enough to recommend shelling out for the lame picture disc on , but should you come across the UK version on white from for a decent price, I say jump on it. Picture discs are lame anyhow, classic metal like this is not. Do not mix.
Enforcer - Katana
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Håkan Hellström - Kann ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
02. TALK 1
03. Enforcer - Katana
04. Existensminimum - 1993
05. Ludwig Bell - Kärlek slutar alltid med bråk
06. TALK 2
07. Karla-Therese Kjellvander & The Rockridge Brothers - New season
08. Lapko - Summer nights
09. CEO - No mercy
10. Night Minutes - Lord I can never be your mirror
11. TALK 3
12. Dungen - Marken låg stille
13. My Brother the Wind - Electric universe
14. Rigas den Andre - W.A.S.P. (R2 remix)
15. TALK 4
16. Waklevören - Oslo spy
17. Okkultokrati - Tail of the snakewind
18. Haust - Vomiting
19. TALK 5
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Enforcer - High roller
02. TALK 1
03. Robyn - Dancing on my own
04. The Amazing - And it looks like today
05. Årabrot - End of first chant: II
06. TALK 2
07. The Bombettes - Cherry shot
08. Underachiever - No rain (arson)
09. Lapko - Kiss 'n' cry
10. TALK 3
11. The Howard Way - Runaway
12. Familjen - Socker
13. Deathchain - The crawling chaos
14. Lågkonjunkturen - Den här låten handlar om...
15. TALK 4
16. Anna von Hausswolff - Track of time
17. Marit Bergman - Free falling
18. Jennie Abrahamson - I lost my heart
19. TALK 5
20. Menfolk - Rubato (con song)
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Swedish metal act Enforcer has confirmed that they will be releasing their sophomore album "Diamonds" on May 24 via /. Check out a preview track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/enforcerswe
Swedish classic-metal act Enforcer will be going into the studio on November 27 to begin work on their sophomore album "Diamonds", tentatively set for a late April 2010 release. Rikard Löfgren (ex-Bay Laurel?) will produce.
Updated US tourdates for Swedish retro metallers Enforcer:
08/20 - Café Lura, Chicago, IL
08/21 - Blondies, Detroit, MI
08/22 - Ramalama Records Toledo, OH
08/23 - Club Garibaldi's Milwaukee, WI
08/25 - Club DownUnder, Burley, ID
08/26 - The Palace Lounge Missoula, MT
08/27 - Gusto's, Boise, ID
08/28 - Hell's Kitchen, Tacoma, WA
08/29 - Josephine's, Seattle, WA
08/30 - Kelly's Olympian Portland, OR
08/31 - Bubba Thrasher's Redding, CA
09/01 - MusicHead, Medford, OR
09/02 - Annie's Social Club San Francisco, CA
09/03 - The Second Wind, Santee, CA
09/04 - The Black Castle Los Angeles, CA
09/05 - The Jumping Turtle San Marcos, CA
09/06 - Mad Italian's Club 101 Flagstaff, AZ
09/07 - The Compound, Albuquerque, NM
09/08 - Whiskey Dix Bar, Lubbock, TX
09/09 - The Conservatory Oklahoma City, OK
09/10 - Riot Room, Kansas City, MO
09/11 - P.J's, Manhattan, Kansas
09/12 - Rockstar Sports Bar Ft. Worth, Texas
09/13 - Newby's Too, Panama City Beach, FL
09/14 - The Haven, Winter Park, FL
09/15 - The Pit, Jacksonville, FL
09/16 - The Dive Bar Raleigh Raleigh, NC
09/17 - The Smiling Moose Pittsburgh, PA
09/18 - Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY
09/19 - Sonar Club, Baltimore, MD
09/20 - Traxx Long Island, Ronkonkoma, NY
09/21 - Muddy River, Portsmouth, NH
09/22 - Now That's Class Cleveland, OH
I'm not too impressed by Enforcer myself, but tourmates Cauldron (CAN) might be worth checking out.
Swedish retro-metal act Enforcer will be embarking on North American tour with like-minded Canadian act Cauldron starting on August 20 at Cafe Lura in Chicago. Dates confirmed so far:
08/20 - Café Lura, Chicago, IL
08/21 - Blondies, Detroit, MI
08/26 - Samurai Duck, Eugene, OR
08/27 - Gusto's, Boise, ID
08/31 - Bubba Thrasher's, Redding, CA
09/01 - tba, San Francisco, CA
09/06 - Mad Italian's Club 101, Flagstaff, AZ
09/08 - Whiskey Dix Bar, Lubbock, TX
09/09 - The Conservatory, Oklahoma, OK
09/10 - The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO
09/11 - PJ's, Manhattan, KS
09/13 - Dysfunction Junction, Panama City Beach, FL
09/14 - The Haven, Winter Park, FL
09/16 - The Ultimate Basement, Mill Spring, NC
09/17 - tba, Pittsburgh, PA
09/18 - The Sterling Hotel, Allentown, PA
09/19 - Club Diablo, Buffalo, NY
09/21 - Muddy River, Portsmouth, NH
