Torgny from Norweigan hardcore act Amulet recorded a version of the classic Kiss track "Black Diamond" with an all-star lineup band featuring Torgny on vocals, Satyr from black-metal legends Satyricon on guitar, Euroboy from Turbonegro also on guitar, Billy Gould from Faith No More/Brujeria on bass, and Tarjei from Ralph Myers and the Jack Herren Band on drums. It's gonna appear on an upcoming comp with a bunch of other covers of hardrock and metal from the 70s and 80s and there's already been a video made, too.

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Outlandish - Aicha
02. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
03. Mew - 156
04. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
05. Broder Daniel - When We Were Winning
06. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
07. Redrama - Hang It Up
08. Lene - It´s Your Duty
09. Kamera - Fragile
10. The Rasmus - In My Life
11. Looptroop - Don´t Hate The Player
12. User - To Feel
13. Whyte Seeds - So Alone
14. Mustasch - Black City
15. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
16. Paperboys - On The Low
17. Turbonegro - Sell Your Body (To The Night)
18. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
19. Safri Duo - Fallin´ High
20. Span - Papa

Challengers:
01. The Sonnets - Tale Told By The Cynical
02. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Långsamt
03. Nathalie Nordnes - Only Because
04. Equicez - Barnslig
05. Baby Woodrose - Pouring Water

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. Outlandish - Aicha
02. Lene Marlin - You Weren´t There
03. Mew - 156
04. The Rasmus - In My Life
05. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
06. Broder Daniel - When We Were Winning
07. Beats & Styles - Dynamite
08. Lene - It´s Your Duty
09. Kamera - Fragile
10. Junior Senior - Rythm Bandits
11. Looptroop - Don´t Hate The Player
12. Paperboys - On The Low
13. Mustasch - Black City
14. Killer - Naughty Boy
15. The Raveonettes - That Great Love Sound
16. Safri Duo - Fallin´ High
17. Da D.o.n.s - She Don´t Know My Game
18. Whyte Seeds - So Alone
19. Fattaru - Bättre
20. Span - Papa

Challengers:
01. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
02. Redrama - Hang It Up
03. Turbonegro - Sell Your Body (To The Night)
04. Bosson - You Opened My Eyes
05. User - To Feel

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

After completing their current tour in the US, Turbonegro will be heading back to Europe for some more live dates:

10/29 - Studentersamfundet, Trondheim (NOR)
11/01 - BBC Radio One Live, Old Market, Brighton (UK)
11/08 - Røkeriet USF, Bergen (NOR)
12/04 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
12/05 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
12/08 - Meanfiddler, London (UK)
12/09 - TJs, Newport (UK)
12/10 - Lemontrees, Aberdeen (SWE)CO
12/11 - Garage, Glasgow (SCO)
12/12 - Manchester University, Manchester (UK)
12/13 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
12/14 - Music Centre, Dublin (IRE)
12/15 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (UK)
12/17 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
12/18 - Vågen, Göteborg (SWE)
12/20 - Arena, Stockholm (SWE) w/ Entombed, Raised Fist & Disfear (Close-Up Tour)

Norweigan hardcore band Amulet has gotten their new website off the ground, including a bunch of new downloads and stuff. The shows are probably all sold out, but they are coming over to the US to open for Turbonegro's West Coast dates in early October.

Turbonegro will be joining the "Close-Up Made Us Do It" Emtombed/Raised Fist/Disfear for a special gig in Stockholm on December 20, which of course, is being sponsored by Close-Up magazine. Not to be confused with the upcoming Entombed/Disfear/Nine tour across Europe in October, here's the rest of the dates for the Swedish tour:

12/03 - Pipeline, Sundsvall
12/04 - Grand, Uppsala
12/06 - Downtown, Örebro
12/08 - Kåren, Göteborg
12/09 - Voxhall, Århus
12/10 - Pumpehuset, Köpenhamn
12/11 - KB, Malmö
12/12 - Diezel / Metal Massacre 2003, Halmstad
12/13 - Klubb Kaliber, Mariestad
12/16 - Café Mic, Värnersborg
12/17 - Club Adrian, Uddevalla
12/18 - Nöjesfabriken/Garaget, Karlstad
12/19 - Skylten, Linköping
12/20 - Arenam, Stockholm

Turbonegro.com has special deals this month for Turbonegro merchandise.

Upcoming tourdates for Norway's Amulet:

09/06 - Samfundet, Trondheim (NOR)
09/12 - Nordfjordeid, (NOR)
09/13 - Månen, Fredrikstad, (NOR)
09/19 - Rockefeller, Oslo, (NOR) w/Cato Salsa Experience
09/20 - Hydranten, Hamar, (NOR)
09/26 - Sin City, Moss, (NOR)
10/01 - Mason Jar, Phoenix, AZ (US) w/Turbonegro
10/02 - Canes, San Diego, CA (US) w/Turbonegro
10/03 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA (US) w/Turbonegro
10/04 - The Great American Music Hall, San Fransicso, CA (US) w/Turbonegro
10/05 - Slim's, San Fransicso, CA (US) w/Turbonegro
10/06 - Berbati's Pan, Portland, OR (US) w/Turbonegro
10/07 - Graceland, Seattle, WA (US) w/Turbonegro
10/09 - Debaser, Stckholm (SWE)
10/10 - Valhall, Falun (SWE)
10/11 - Musikkens Hus, Gøteborg (SWE)
10/15 - Samfunnet, Ås (NOR)
10/16 - Gamle Posten, Porsgrunn (NOR)
10/17 - Musikkflekken, Sandvika (NOR)
10/21 - Samfunnet, Tønsberg (NOR)
10/24 - Kvarteret, Bergen (NOR)
10/25 - Trikkehallen, Trondheim (NOR)
10/20 - Flytten, Haugesund (NOR)
11/21 - Folken, Stavanger (NOR)
11/22 - Den sorte og blå scene, Skien (NOR)
11/28 - Energimølla, Kongsberg (NOR)
12/05 - Scene 37, Horten (NOR)
12/12 - Alfreds, Hønefoss (NOR)
12/27 - Romjulsrock, Rjukan (NOR)

Turbonegro won the "Spirit of Independence" award at this year's Kerrang magazine awards in London. Personally, I think the award is next to meaningless (just take a look at the other categories/nominees), but it does escalate the band's public profile by a very significant amount. It doesn't hurt that bands like Metallica and Good Charlotte are giving them props either.

Not much new on the new Aquarius Records new release list, but they do have samples and reviews of restocks and reissues from Cult of Luna, Eturivi, Turbonegro and more.

NRK interviews Thomas Seltzer of Turbonegro: www.nrk.no/magasin/musikk/2981238.html (audio and text, in Norweigan)

Finalized Turbonegro dates for Australia:

10/10 - Loudmouth At The Drive, Adelaide
10/11 - Livid Festival, Sydney
10/12 - Livid Festival, Melbourne
10/15 - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
10/16 - University, Newcastle
10/17 - Annandale Hotel, Sydney
10/18 - Livid Festival, Brisbane

This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - In My Life
02. HIM - The Sacrament
03. Killer - Naughty Boy
04. Outlandish - Guantanamo
05. Kurt Nilsen - She´s So High
06. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
07. Christian Kjellvander - Homeward Rolling Soldier
08. User - Do You
09. C21 - She Cries
10. Mando Diao - Sheepdog
11. The Lost Patrol feat. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
12. Turbonegro - Fuck The World
13. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
14. Kashmir - Surfing The Warm Industry
15. Röyksopp - Sparks
16. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
17. Elin Sigvardsson - Where To Start
18. Dr. Alban - Work Work
19. Komeda - B.L.O.S.S.O.M
20. Span - Found

Challengers:
01. Paperboys - What U Need
02. Darude - Next To You
03. Mendez - Tequila
04. Dilba - Diamonds And Motorcars
05. Junior Senior - Rythm Bandits

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Scandinavianleather.com says this is the final, confirmed US tour itinerary for Turbonegro:

09/12 - Black Cat, Washington DC
09/13 - Ottobar, Baltimore MD
09/14 - Irving Plaza, New York NY
09/15 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA
09/17 - Middle East Café, Cambridge MA
09/18 - Cabaret Music Hall, Montreal QUE (CAN)
09/19 - Lee's Palace, Toronto ONT (CAN)
09/20 - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland OH
09/22 - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit MI
09/23 - Metro, Smart Bar, Chicago IL
09/24 - The Rave Ballroom, Milwaukee WI
09/25 - Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis MN
09/27 - The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS
09/28 - Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas TX
09/29 - Emo’s, Austin TX
10/01 - Mason Jar, Phoenix AZ
10/02 - Canes, San Diego CA
10/03 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles CA
10/04 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
10/05 - Slim's, San Francisco CA,
10/07 - Graceland, Seattle WA
10/08 - Berbati's Pan, Portland OR

NME reports that Turbonegro will be putting on an exclusive 'secret' Thames river boat party on August 20 that will feature a live appearance from the band along with DJs and guest appearances from Seaman Stains and Roger The Cabin Boy. Read more.

Also from Turbonegro, by way of Epitaph Records, comes the new video for "Sell Your Body (to the Night)". Check it: high / low