Dismember and Entombed side-project Murder Squad will release their new album "Ravenous, Murderous" in the spring on Entombed's own Threeman Recordings. The band plans to follow up with touring across Europe, including the Fuck the Commerce fest in May.
In Flames will be supporting Ministry and Mudvayne on an upcoming US tour. I may not be a fan of the headliners, but that's a great opportunity for the guys and I wish 'em best of luck as they attempt to reach a wider audience. The dates so far (more to come):
3/8 Metropol – Pittsburgh , PA
3/10 Webster Theater – Hartford , CT
3/11 Northern Lights – Clifton Park , NY
3/12 Staircase – Pittson , PA
3/14 Norva Theater – Norfolk , VA
3/15 House Of Blues – Orlando , FL
Hammerfall has announced they will be heading over to Japan in March with fellow Swedes Nocturnal Rites. The dates:
3/12 - Club Quattro, Osaka
3/14 - Bottom Line, Nagoya
3/15 - Club Quattro, Tokyo
3/16 - Club Quattro, Tokyo
Future Farmer Recordings will be putting out Magnus from The Cardigans solo project Righteous Boy in the US. The album "I Sing Because of You" came out about a year ago in Sweden and is mellow singer/songwriter stuff, akin to Leonard Cohen and the like.
In other Cardigans news, the band will be performing on TV in the UK for the show RE:COVERED on February 28 and there are free tickets available for fans. Simply call 020 7240 2828 or email your name and phone to phillipa@powerhousetv.co.uk to get in. Oh, it takes place at the Hammersmith from 5 to 9:30pm and you must be 18 or older.
And finally, in yet more Cardigans news, the band recently performed a couple songs live and acoustic on the TV program Nyhetsmorgon in Sweden and you can see the performance for "03.45 No Sleep" here.
Bad Taste Records finally put up Logh's video for "Yellow Lights..." here: high / low. The music was recorded right along with the filming, so it's a little different than the album version, but I think that's a good thing.
69-Hard has parted ways with drummer Bert Lundgren and his last show will be on March 20. With a new album coming out very soon, a replacement is needed immediately, so if you're interested they ask you email info@69-hard.com ASAP.
Martin Westerstrand of LOK has announced a new music project he's working on called Oral Sumo. A record is apparently already under production.
Marduk has posted an mp3 for the new track "Night of the Long Knives" from the forthcoming album "World Funeral". Look for it in Europe on February 24. The band also did an interview with Metal-Reference recently where guitarist Morgan Håkansson discussed their future plans, including work on a DVD. Read the whole thing here.