Denmark's North Post Records has a brand new website complete with flash streaming radio and some new mp3s to download. They also report that the new Complete album "All Systems Go" has been sent off to press and they are accepting preorders. They'll be touring Europe with fellow Danish hardcore band Lack beginning in April, as well as doing some local dates around mid-January. Details:

01/15 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)
01/16 - Konfus, Esbjerg (DK)
01/17 - tba (DK)
04/24 - Berlin (GER)
04/25 - Warszawa (POL)
04/26 - Vilnius (LIT)
04/27 - tba, (LIT)
04/28 - Riga (LAT)
04/29 - Talin (EST)
04/30 - Sct Petersborg (RUS)
05/01 - tba (FIN)
05/02 - tba (FIN)
05/03 - tba (FIN)
05/04 - tba (SWE)
05/05 - tba (SWE)
05/06 - tba (SWE)

Upcoming European tourdates for Danish hardcore band Lack:

12/02 - Alhambra, Oldenburg (GER)
12/03 - Oetinger Villa, Darmstadt (GER) w/Creutzfeldt
12/04 - Terminal Export, Nancy (FR) w/Engrave a.o.
12/05 - Le Cylindre, Larnod (FR) w/Engrave a.o.
12/06 - L'Empreinte, Paris (FR) (Oh Yeah festival)
12/07 - Blue Banana, Lyon (FR)
12/08 - L'athénée libertaire, Bordeaux (FR)
12/09 - Mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FR)
12/10 - Centre Henri Queffeléc, Brest (FR)
12/11 - Lille (FR)
12/12 - Leeds (UK)
12/13 - Matrix, Grimsby (UK) (festival)
12/14 - Concorde 2, Brighton (UK) (festival)
12/15 - CO9, Zwolle (NL)

All French dates will also be with France's Gameness.

Sadly, German label Scenepolice is near bankrupt so the planned co-release they were doing with Blues Moderne of Lack's upcoming 7" has been postponed indefinitely. It'll probably come out somewhere eventually, but nothing's been set yet. Download a clip from the record right here.

The complete and final line-up for the Fredericia Hardcore Festival in Fredericia, Denmark August 07/31-08/02:

Interested in winning a copy of "Crucify My Heart" from Lullacry? Go here to enter.

Dimmu Borgir reports that they have finished mixing their new album "Death Cult Armageddon". Guitarist Silenoz comments:

"We're pleased to announce that this will be considered our most epic, majestic, somber, evil and grimmest release to date, containing absolutely everything we're known for — the never-ending presence of atmosphere, diversity and variety! In other words, it's huge! Darkness is once again upon us!"

Look for it on September 9 from Nuclear Blast. The band also recorded a cover of Bathory's "Satan My Master" for a limited-edition digipack version available only through Century Media Mailorder.

Junior Senior plays Central Park in NYC on August 3 with The Sparks at 7pm.

Some of the confirmed bands for the Fredericia Hardcore Fest in Denmark from July 31 - Aug 2: Leiah, Heaven Shall Burn, Burst, Jimmy Justice, Lack, Crowpath, Austin, Children of Fall, and Rentokiller. Go here for more info.

Clawfinger as boyband-producers? No foolin'. They've been working behind the scenes with the group L8R. (in Norweigan)

MIC Norway reports that Norweigan music sales have grown 400% since 1998.

Norweigan experimental vocalist and Rune Grammofon recording artist Maja Ratkje won an Award of Distinction in the digital music category at this year's Prix Ars Electronica in Austria. More info here. More about Ars Electronica here.

PopMatters reviews "39 Minutes of Bliss (In an Otherwise Meaningless World)", the American compilation of material from Caesars Palace/The Caesars.

Lisa and Jim have passed along the playlist from their Rock-n-Roll $1 Pints with Galaxy Gramaphone DJ Night at Cowboy Monkey in Champaign, IL. It's their once-a-month event where they spin records from favorite Scandinavian artists. Check it:

01. TSOOL - Sister Surround
02. Thirdimension - 100 MPH
03. Diamond Dogs - All Strung Out
04. Jan Martens Frustration - Convolutions
05. Isolation Years - Talking Backward Masking Blues
06. Sahara Hotnights - Oh Darling!
07. Motorpsycho - Uberwanger
08. Broder Daniel - Whirlwind
09. TSOOL - Firmament Vacation
10. Concretes - Say Something New

The rest of the list coming soon.

P3 Musikjournalen confirms that Silverbullit aka Citizen Bird are working on their new album. They say to expect to hear the first samples around January.

Here's an interview with Finnish electronic music pioneer Erkki Kurenniemi by Mika Taanila, director of the documentary "Future Is Not What It Used To Be". More on Mika here.

Dark Funeral has announced they will embark on a South American tour in September. So far, apparently only Brazil has been confirmed, but I'll post the details when I get them.

P3 will be doing special broadcasts from Hultsfred this coming weekend. Tune in on Thursday to Musikjournalen from 8pm-10pm and P3 Rock from 10pm till midnight, Musikjournalen on Friday from 3pm till 4:45, and Saturday's Musikjournalen at 3pm plus P3 Demo at 7pm.