Millencolin interviews Nine

Millencolin interviews Nine as part of their Anniversary Fest countdown: http://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=314

Millencolin 20th anniversary fest this summer

Millencolin will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this summer this a special hometown festival in Örebro, Sweden on June 8-9: http://www.millencolin20year.se/
Not only will these be the band's only shows for 2012, they're also bringing out a bunch of their friend's old bands to give them a hand: No Fun At All, Voice of a Generation, Bombshell Rocks, The Peepshows, Nine and more.

MP3: Nine - Time has come

Holy Moly, It's a Trap! is nine years old today! It's always weird to think back to when I first started this thing, back when there were no other websites devoted entirely to Scandinavian music (and certainly not in English!), back before Myspace and social networking, back in the time of Napster and a seemingly endless supply of free music. Naturally, times have changed quite a bit since then and while I'm thankfully no longer the sole representative of this particular niche, there's still no one else covering all the music I want to hear all in one place so I'm compelled to soldier on. So thanks to all my contributors past and present, tack till Jonas for managing the Clubnight, thanks to all the artists who keep me inspired and thanks to YOU for reading! Stubbornly I will persist for yet another year!

As for today's tune, the obvious choice would be "Nine years later" by Born Against (just as relevant today as when it was released 20 years ago), but since New York isn't in Sweden last I checked, I've got to go with Plan B and a quick perusal of my mp3 library leads me directly to Nine. Their combination of Entombed-style death'n'roll swagger and metallic hardcore was way ahead of its time, so while bands of that ilk seem to propagate nowadays in stupid amounts, let us remember back to an era when it was still sounding fresh. Did Nine ever properly get their due? Or were they forever doomed to obscurity thanks to their eminently un-Googleable name? What are those dudes up to now anyway? Bueller?

Nine - Time has come

Swedish hardcore acts Path of No Return and Nine will team up for a European tour this October:

10/01 - Negatyw, Gdansk (POL)
10/02 - tba (GER)
10/03 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
10/04 - Kleiner Club Garage, Saarbrücken (GER)
10/05 - Kofmehl, Solothurn (CH)
10/06 - Romandie, Lausanne (CH)
10/07 - The Garage, Milan (ITA)
10/08 - Gimnet Club, Varazdin (CRO)
10/09 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
10/10 - tba (GER)
10/11 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)

Path of No Return
The absinthe dreams
Burning Heart Records

Finally, a record worth noticing from Burning Heart again. After lots of mediocre releases, Path of No Return has, judging by the labels own statement, gone full circle with their metal-/hardcore. And I agree in a way. The debut album "Black nights coming", released on the The Mars Volta-label GSR, left me disappointed and indifferent. But after listening to this album, I'm bound to say that they've gone through a huge improvement and have added new dimensions to the music. It's not all about technique and skill anymore; something that was mye overall impression last time around. And from what I've heard, that was the main part to why previous vocalist Adam Hector left the band shortly after the debut. There's a whole different depth to the band nowadays, both when it comes to the music in general, but also in the lyrics and graphics. That is something that I welcome. Musically, it's reminiscent to Swedish colleagues Nine, but also American combos such as Himsa and Snapcase. Yeah, remember those dinosaurs? Hardcore with a metal touch is somewhat the new black these days and, sure, it's easy to accuse the band of jumping on the bandwagon, but having been around since 2001, Path of No Return can be considered veterans in this genre. Not only that, they're veterans with songs! And that's something that lots of other bands in the genre lack. That there are also influences from Swedish hardcore trendsetters Refused is not surprising at all, but they're not making it into a carbon copy except for the bridge in "Broken dances" wherein the guitar melody is similar to the one in Refused's "Last minute pointer". But where that classic Umeå-band always maintained focus throughout every album, that's what this Örebro-band is having problems. A full-length format seems a bit like overkill, instead an EP-release would've probably been in the band's best interest.
- Jonas Appelqvist

The playlist for this week's radio show on Sirius:

01. TALK 1
02. Fattaru - Stila upp din skit
03. Samuraj Cities - Thxa1000000
04. The Fine Arts Showcase - I don't worry
05. TALK 2
06. Imagine I Had Hands - Captive
07. Scraps of Tape - Pickpockets vow
08. FAP - Jag drar till sjöss en sväng jag
09. TALK 3
10. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
11. Mainliners - Good storm
12. Breach - Gheeá
13. TALK 4
14. Him Kerosene - Neutrino
15. Familjen - Nu händer det igen
16. Sista Sekunden - D.I.We
17. Nine - Time has come
18. TALK 5
19. Emperor - Towards the pantheon
20. September - Can't get over (Long disco mix)
21. Kornstad - Turkey, Texas
22. TALK 6
23. Camouflage - Syster sol
24. Lolita Pop - Salta diamanter
25. Leather Nun - Gimme gimme gimme
26. TALK 7
27. Superfamily - I could be a real winner
28. Juvelen - Hanna
29. The Book of Daniel - Death caps and moonshine
30. Monkeystrikes - Serial faller in lover
31. TALK 8
32. Torpedo - Hang me high
33. Erik Enocksson - The lingering procession
34. Hederos & Hellberg - No fun
35. TALK 9
36. Death By Kite - Himmelfahrtskommando
37. The Tough Alliance - Something special
38. Seance - Controlled bleeding
39. TALK 10
40. Shout Out Louds - Hard rain

DigitalMetal is not too stoked on the new Nine album "It's your funeral": http://www.eclipsemagazine.ws/forum/viewtopic.php?t=383

Check out an e-card for the new album "It's your funeral" from Swedish hardcore act Nine: http://www.spinefarm.fi/nineecard

The video for Nine's new single "Nothing left for the vultures" is now online: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3H8sGOfelI

The new album "It's your funeral" from Swedish hardcore act Nine has been pushed back to a March 2007 release. Spinefarm will handle the CD version and Combat Rock Industry will take care of vinyl.

Swedish hardcore act Nine has signed to the Finnish label Spinefarm and will be releasing their new album "It's your funeral" on February 7. The record was recorded at Dug Out Studios with Daniel Bergstrand and contains ten tracks.

Swedish hardcore act Nine on tour in Northern Europe:

06/01 - Schlachthof - Magazinkeller, Bremen (GER)
06/02 - Buntes Haus, Forst (GER)
06/03 - Saalgärten, Rudolstädt (GER)
06/04 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
06/05 - B-Hof, Würzburg (GER)
06/06 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)

Swedish hardcore act Nine has a microsite for their new EP "Death is glorious". Go there to hear the song "Everything went black": http://www.deathisglorious.com/

Something that most bands never considered pre-2000 was name googlability. My old bandmates used to think I was crazy to book tours via email back in '97-98 and look where we are now. Being said, Nine totally blew it when they decided on their moniker. I guess in some ways it works well for the Internet age because it makes finding tracks on p2p a bit more difficult, but I seriously doubt that that's something a small hardcore band from Sweden worries about. Today's Friday oldie comes from Nine's 2000 album "Kissed by the misanthrope". The band's sound is a powerful mix of bluesy Entombed-style death'n'roll and pounding hardcore. I haven't been as stoked on their more recent material, but this stuff kicks ass. Catchy melodies and brutal breakdowns, what more could you ask for? Who knows though, maybe their new alliance with Finnish label Combat Rock Industry will give them renewed vigor. Look for the new MCD "Death is glorious" to be released soon.

MP3: Nine - Getting it out

Something that most bands never considered pre-2000 was name googlability. My old bandmates used to think I was crazy to book tours via email back in '97-98 and look where we are now. Being said, Nine totally blew it when they decided on their moniker. I guess in some ways it works well for the Internet age because it makes finding tracks on p2p a bit more difficult, but I seriously doubt that that's something a small hardcore band from Sweden worries about. Today's Friday oldie comes from Nine's 2000 album "Kissed by the misanthrope". The band's sound is a powerful mix of bluesy Entombed-style death'n'roll and pounding hardcore. I haven't been as stoked on their more recent material, but this stuff kicks ass. Catchy melodies and brutal breakdowns, what more could you ask for? Who knows though, maybe their new alliance with Finnish label Combat Rock Industry will give them renewed vigor. Look for the new MCD "Death is glorious" to be released soon.

Nine - Getting it out