Swedish stonerrock act Truckfighters will be touring Europe in May:
05/20 - Wild at heart, Berlin (GER)
05/21 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
05/22 - MKK, Crnomelj (SLO)
05/23 - Spinnerei, Traun (AUS)
05/24 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
05/25 - Les Passagers, Besancon (FRA)
05/26 - Le Klub, Paris (FRA)
05/27 - Luxor Live, Arnhem (NL)
05/28 - Haus 73, Hamburg (GER)
05/29 - NIL, Potsdam (GER)
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Bastard Priest - Under the hammer of destruction
02. TALK 1
03. Monty - En till himmel
04. Superfamily - Songs of the weak will die
05. Agent Side Grinder - Black vein
06. TALK 2
07. Murmansk - Silver heel
08. Cleaning Women - Across the void
09. Pintandwefall - Jail
10. TALK 3
11. Tobias Hellkvist - Scars and stripes
12. Truckfighters - Traffic
13. Rockettothesky - Barrie for Billy MacKenzie
14. TALK 4
15. Peter Bjorn and John - I don't know what I want us to do
16. Håkan Hellström - En vån med en bil
17. Barra Head - Common ground
18. TALK 5
19. Makthaverskan - Vi var människor från början
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.
Truckfighters will be touring the UK with Dozer in November:
11/24 - Cockpit, Leeds
11/25 - The old angel, Nottingham
11/26 - Barfly, Cardiff
11/27 - The Camden Underworld, London
11/28 - Engine room, Brighton
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Rigas - It's a shame
02. TALK 1
03. Sonic Ritual - Take the edge off
04. Logh - Death to my hometown
05. Hanna Hirsch - Framtid och besvär
06. The Amazing - Dragon
07. TALK 2
08. Promoe - Growing up on the road
09. Robert Svensson - I was summer, you were
10. Thåström - Linnéa
11. TALK 3
12. Murmansk - Sumac
13. Röyksopp - This must be it
14. Fy Fan - Snick snack
15. We are the Storm - A song for our city
16. TALK 4
17. Truckfighters - Monte gargano
18. The Psyke Project - For us to see for us to help
19. Dear Euphoria - Tell me
20. TALK 5
21. Samuraj Cities - 2 close 2 yr hrt
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.
Fuzzorama Records are giving away the new Truckfighters single "Monte Gargano": http://www.fuzzoramarecords.com/
The band's new album "Mania" will be out on May 22.
Swedish fuzzrockers Truckfighters will release their 3rd album "Mania" on May 22 via their own Fuzzorama Records. Expect samples online soon.
Swedish stonerrock act Truckfighters will be heading to Italy in March:
03/04 - Sinister Noise, Rome
03/05 - Ex Emerson, Florence
03/07 - Shindy Club, Bassano del Grappa
New European tourdates for Swedish fuzzrock act Truckfighters:
09/05 - Bunker, Chemnitz (GER)
09/06 - Transmitter Festival, Hohenems (AUS)
09/07 - White Rabbid, Freiburg (GER)
09/09 - Sonic Ballroom, Köln (GER)
09/12 - Pretty Vacant, Düsseldorf (GER)
09/13 - Stereo Total , Heilbronn (GER)
09/16 - Cafe Zapata, Berlin (GER)
09/19 - JUZ, Wolfsberg (AUS)
09/20 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
Swedish fuzzrock act Truckfighters on tour in Northern Europe:
04/03 - Altstadt, Eindhoven (NL)
04/04 - De Lane - Oostburg (NL)
04/05 - The Parkhof, Alkmaar (NL)
04/06 - Bliksem, Den Helder (NL)
04/09 - Kab de L'Usine, Geneva (CH)
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Elias and the Wizzkids - Young and hairy
02. TALK 1
03. Barra Head - Common ground
04. Familjen - Kom säger dom
05. José González - Killing for love
06. TALK 2
07. Marybell Katastrophy - Red red lips
08. Trentemøller - Moan (Trentemøller remix ft. Ane Trolle)
09. Lykke Li - I'm good, I'm gone
10. TALK 3
11. Dreamboy - Stars
12. Laakso - Worst case scenario
13. Marit Bergman - This is the year
14. TALK 4
15. Abhinanda - Rumble
16. Docenterna - Bensin i blodet
17. The Bombhappies - And at Belle Bed Inn, I found you
18. TALK 5
19. Firefox AK - Winter rose (ft. Tiger Lou)
20. Peloton - Nozal
21. The Bell - Target group
22. TALK 6
23. Moto Boy - Young love
24. Aerial - Kallisti
25. Truckfighters - Atomic
26. TALK 7
27. I'm From Barcelona - Treehouse
28. Pascal - Smärtsillande
29. Hero Dishonest - Fist song
30. Vijaya - Your gun will never set you free
31. TALK 8
32. Matts Katt - About the French
33. C.Aarmé - Dustin
34. Leütenhaven - Abbatoir the ghost
35. TALK 9
36. Lukestar - Shade you hide
37. Christian Kjellvander - Two souls
38. Royal Downfall - A life of constant failure
39. TALK 10
40. Entombed - Lights out
New tourdates for Swedish stonerrockers Truckfighters:
02/02 - Sackfabrik, Magdeburg (GER)
02/05 - Torvi, Lahti (FIN)
02/06 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
02/08 - Bar 68, Jyväskylä (FIN)
02/09 - Bar 15, Seinäjoki (FIN)
03/13 - Spazio211, Torino (ITA)
03/14 - For Sale, Piacenza (ITA)
03/15 - Sabotage Bar, Vicenza (ITA)
03/16 - Lochness, Riva Del Garda (ITA)
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:
01. Soviac - I got the ribbah
02. TALK 1
03. Downstairs - Peephole city
04. Moonbabies - At the ballroom
05. Tar... Feathers - You are lucky to have nothing
06. TALK 2
07. Truckfighters - Atomic
08. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Corny waltz
09. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet
10. TALK 3
11. Norma - The dark
12. Karin Ström - Klaustrofobi
13. Vapnet - Tjernobyl
14. TALK 4
15. Montt Mardié - The windmill turns all the same
16. Motorpsycho - Hyena
17. Musti Laiton - Tämän iltainen
18. Holiday Fun Club - Hamburg in the night
19. TALK 5
20. Rigas - It's a shame
21. Repoman - Jawbone night
22. Iisole - The words
23. TALK 6
24. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
25. Kasper Bjørke - Back & spine (Fidel Astro remix)
26. Promoe - Headache
27. TALK 7
28. Viola - Imaginary times
29. New Decade - While tonight still is
30. Promise and the Monster - Sheets
31. Trapdoor Fucking Exit - Choking on teeth
32. TALK 8
33. Totalitär - Nej vi ska inte ha nåt
34. Him Kerosene - Whatever get you by
35. The Social Services - Up in arms
36. Jens Lekman - The opposite of hallelujah
37. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
38. TALK 9
39. Maia Hirasawa - And I found this boy
"Dude!" That's my immediate, uninhibited reaction on putting on the new Truckfighters album "Phi" and hearing opening track "Atomic". That guitar tone is so thick and meaty - totally lacking in definition (can you hear the individual notes in each chord? nope, no way. attack? forget about it.), but more than heavy enough to inflict serious trauma. Nothing sharp about it at all, it's pure brute force and absolutely perfect for the kind of music they make. Less like a club, more like a wrecking ball. The impact is less precise, but still powerful. If there's only one thing to appreciate Truckfighters for, it's that damn tone. Stoner-rock perfection I say! Oh, and the song ain't bad either - the obvious Black Sabbath worship (that solo part!) is ever-present, but it's tempered by more progressive, modern touches ala QOTSA. You get the swagger without the tedious retro trappings that doom many others of their ilk. Quality rawk that's heavy as hell, that works for me.
Truckfighters - Atomic
Swedish stonerrockers Truckfighters will support Fu Manchu for a run of dates in November:
11/14 - Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (DK)
11/15 - KB, Malmo (SWE)
11/16 - Sticky Fingers, Gothenberg (SWE)
11/18 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
11/19 - Debaser Medis, Stockholm (SWE)
11/20 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
11/21 - Rock Café, Tallin (EST)
11/23 - Easy Schorre, Halle (GER)
11/24 - VK, Brussels (BEL)
11/26 - Academy 2, Birmingham (UK)
11/27 - Academy 2, Newcastle (UK)
11/28 - Cathouse, Glasgow (UK)
11/29 - Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
11/30 - Islington Academy, London (UK)
Swedish fuzzrockers Truckfighters will have their new album "Phi" released in the US on November 27 via Poison Tree Records. The US version will include the bonus track "Below the sun", replacing the Swedish bonus track "Slides". Check out the band's new video for the song "Traffic": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYd3jP-AbaA