Looks like there's news today after all. Merry Christmas.

Nasum have decided on a name for the title of their next album they are currently recording at singer/guitarist Mieszko Talarczyk's Soundlab Studios. It will be called "Helvete" (hell) and it should be out around April or May on Relapse Records. The band also plans on doing a split 10" with Napalm Death sometime early next year on the latter's label, FETO Records.

Mayhem drummer Hellhammer has decided to lend his talents to yet another band. This time it's with Shining. The band is currently negotiating for a rerelease of their first two albums "I - Within Deep Dark Chambers" and "II - Livets Ändhallplats" on Avantgarde Music.

The Chalksounds fest is sold out. The show takes place tomorrow with Cobolt, The Price Of Ink and A-tuna at Scharinska Villan in Umeå.

Gluecifer is heading out on a tour of Southern Europe at the end of next month. Here's the dates so far:

01.30.03 NL Groningen Vera
01.31.03 NL Eindhoven Effenaar
02.01.03 NL Harlem Patronat
02.02.03 DE Brussells tbc
02.03.03 DE Berlin Columbia Fritz
02.04.03 DE Karlsruhe Substage
02.05.03 CH Zurich Abart
02.06.03 IT Milan Rolling Stone
02.07.03 IT San Dona Mithos club
02.08.03 IT Ravenna Rock planet
02.10.03 SP Montpellier Le Rockstore
02.12.03 SP Barcelona KGB
02.13.03 SP Valencia Fenix
02.14.03 SP Madrid El Sol
02.15.03 SP A Coruna Playa Club
02.18.03 PT Lisboa Paradise Garage
02.19.03 PT Porto Hard Club
02.20.03 SP Bergara Jam
02.21.03 FR La Roche Le Fuzzon
02.22.03 FR Clermont Ferr La Coope
02.23.03 FR Ris Orange The Plan
02.24.03 FR Starssbourg La Laiterie

Katatonia has completed work on their new album. 15 songs were recorded and 13 of them will end up on the final release. No titles or release date yet, but once again Travis Smith will handle the artwork.

Listen to a preview of the new Melody Club album "Music Machine" right here. It comes out tomorrow on Virgin Sweden.

The new 69-Hard album will be called "Blues from Hell and the band says "the music on this album is about 1000% heavier than everything else you have ever heard the 69ers play!" Look for it around springtime. In other news, the vinyl version of the debut album "Life is Good" will be out in January on Idle Hands Records.