This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. The Ark - In full regalia
02. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
03. Scotts - Vi gör det igen
04. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
05. Rolandz - Jajamen
06. Play - Under my skin
07. Ola Magnell - Rolös
08. The Radio Dept. - Clinging to a scheme
09. Dundertåget - Dom feta åren är förbi
10. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
11. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
12. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
13. Cookies n Beans - Beg, borrow and steal
14. Petter - En räddare i nöden
15. Khoma - A final storm
16. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
17. Crashdïet - Generation wild
18. The Haunted - Road kill
19. Di Leva - Lovestar
20. Perikles - Var ska vi sova inatt - en samling

The Haunted to stick with Century Media

The Haunted have officially resigned with Century Media: http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=13693

New album from The Graviators coming on Transubstans

Transubstans Records has confirmed that they will be releasing a new self-titled album from Swedish occult hårdrock/doom act The Graviators this coming November. Renown sludgerock producer Billy Anderson is mixing and mastering the release and Thomas Tjäder (At the Gates, In Flames, The Haunted) will be handling the group's first video.

Festival report: Emmaboda 2009

Vi är eliten?

Rumors are flying about a new all-star band featuring Peter Dolving (The Haunted), Jesper Liveröd (Nasum, Burst) and Peter Asp (Bombus) plus Americans Scott Reeder (Kyuss) and Dave Witte (Burnt by The Sun, Municipal Waste). See here: http://rogertsblogg.blogspot.com/2009/08/elitband-en-uppdatering.html

The Haunted - Trenches (video)

Check out The Haunted's new video for "Trenches": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahvvQEe4Gkk&fmt=22

The Haunted to release early years comp

Earache will be putting out a special 2-disc comp from The Haunted called "Warning shots" featuring a disc of the band's best material from the early days (1998 - 2003) plus a disc of b-sides/rarities along with an extensive interview with bassist Jonas Björler. Read more: http://teethofthedivine.com/site/news/the-haunted-warning-shots-2-disc-compilation-set-for-release/

The Haunted to tour the US in April

Swedish metallers The Haunted will be coming back to the US in April: http://www.the-haunted.com/site/

Scandinavian metallers making the Pitchfork "Show No Mercy" top albums of 2008 list include Enslaved, Disfear, Darkthrone and The Haunted. Read more, including guest lists from two of the dudes in Enslaved: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/147495-column-show-no-mercy

Check out The Haunted's brand new video for the single "Moronic colossus": http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=45431063

The Haunted will be touring extensively over the next few months and have even started to line up summer 2009 festival dates. Head to their website for details: http://www.the-haunted.com/

The new issue of the Lords of Metal e-zine is out and it features interviews with a ton of bands such as Burst, Enslaved, Benea Reach, The Haunted and much more: http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/interviews.php?lang=en

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Christer Sjögren - Mitt sköna sextiotal
02. Eva Eastwood - Well well well
03. Evergrey - Torn
04. Drifters - Tycker om dig - Svängiga låtar från förr
05. Sophie Zelmani - The ocean and me
06. Blackjack - Inget stoppar oss nu "inatt inatt"/Det bästa med
07. Amon Amarth - Twilight of the thunder god
08. Flamingokvintetten - Bästa!
09. Takida - Bury the lies
10. The Haunted - Versus
11. Sonic Syndicate - Love and other disasters
12. Roland Cedermark - Pärleporten
13. Jeremias Session Band - Trastland
14. E.S.T. - Leucocyte
15. Smurfarna - Smurfparty
16. The Fantastic Four - The Fantastic Four
17. Sugarplum Fairy - The wild one
18. Europe - Almost unplugged
19. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
20. E.M.D. - A state of mind

The Haunted's new album is streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thehaunted

There's a new track from The Haunted up on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/thehaunted