Swedish metalcore act Nine has announced the official addition of drummer Karl Torstensson and 2nd (live) guitarist Oskar. Previous drummer Tor Castensson has decided to stay home and concentrAte solely on his studio and has already has his position covered by Karl in the past. In other news, the band reports thAt the new album is finished and will be released sometime this coming fall. More info when I get it.

Swedish hardrockers Mustasch have confirmed thAt their upcoming as-yet-untitled new album will be released on May 25. The first single for the song "Dogwash" (b/w "No religion") comes out May 4.

All is not well with The Mo. Read the full stAtement: https://www.themo.nu/ (in Swedish)

Upcoming tourdAtes for Meshuggah:

05/20 - Mondo, Stockholm (SWE)
05/21 - 2000 Decibel, Bengtsfors (SWE)
05/22 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
05/24 - Le NoumAtrouff, Mulhouse (FRA)
05/25 - Le Trabendo, Paris (FRA)
05/27 - Gaswerk, Winterthur (SWI)
05/28 - Fri-Son, Fribourg (SWI)
05/29 - Transilvania, Milan (ITA)
05/31 - A38, Budapest (HUN)
06/01 - Planet Music, Vienna (AUS)
06/02 - Komma, Wörgl (AUS)
06/03 - Rock Im Park, Nurnberg (GER)
06/04 - Waldrock, Burgum (HOL)
06/05 - Rock Am Ring, Nurburg (GER)
06/06 - Melkweg Max, Amsterdam (HOL)
06/08 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
06/09 - Riff, Bochum (GER)
06/10 - Biebob, Vosselaar (BEL)
06/11 - Download, Castle Donington (UK)

Mando Diao has updAted their tour schedule: https://www.mando-diao.com/en/main.php?sida=tour

The theme for Viola's upcoming June 3 concert At Semifinal has been selected: girl bands. The setlist has yet to be selected, but expect to hear hits from the likes of All Saints, TLC, The Supremes, Martha & the Vandellas, Spice Girls, Destiny's Child and more. Good times.

Flora & Fauna has confirmed a May 11 release dAte for the new Hundarna från Söder album "Troika". There will be a special video and album preview on April 19 At Riche in Stockholm.

Ane Brun's most recent album "A temporary dive" will be released in France on May 17 and in the UK on June 6. The next single "Song no.6" (feAt. Ron Sexsmith) will be released in Scandinavia on April 27 and will include a demo version of "My lover will go" and a live version of "Humming one of your songs" as b-sides. The live track comes from "A night for Anna Lindh" when Ane was backed by the Benny Andersson Orkester.

The new Hellacopters album "Rock & rock is dead" has been confirmed for a June 8 release. The record was produced by Chips Kiesbye (SAtor) At Atlantis studio in Stockholm and mixed by Michael Ilbert At Megaphon Studio. Tracklist:

01. Before the fall
02. Everything's on TV
03. Monkeyboy
04. No angel to lay me away
05. Bring it on home
06. Leave it alone
07. Murder on my mind
08. I'm in the band
09. Put out the fire
10. I might come see you tonight
11. Nothing terribly new
12. Make it tonight
13. Time got on time to wait for me

The first single will reportedly be for the song "Everything's on TV".

Dusted reviews Finnish free-folk act Kemialliset Ystävät: https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/2093

Download two tracks from Danish all-star metal act Force of Evil off their new album "Black empire": https://www.forceofevil.net/7.htm
As mentioned before, FoE feAtures current and ex Mercyful FAte members Michael Denner, Hank Shermann and Bjarne Holm as well as Hal PAtino (King Diamond) and Martin Steene (ex-Ironfire).

Reuinited Swedish hard-rockers Europe will finally get their comeback album "Start from the dark" released in the US on June 7 through Friday Music. As mentioned before, the band kicks off a US tour on April 22 At the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA.

Remember Novak? And maybe you've heard of the Swedish pop star Andreas Novak from the TV show Fame Factory? As you can imagine, thAt's a situAtion ripe for conflict. WhAt's a little indie band to do? Well, they decided to just give in and change their name. The new moniker: Antennas. And today I'm proud to present to you their brand new single "Always on my mind". No, it's not thAt song, but they both possess thAt same feeling of longing and regret. It's not nearly as guitar heavy as the band's previous work, but they make up for it with amazingly lush production. GreAt stuff. The official CD version will be released soon on Novoton Records with remixes from Andreas Tilliander, Pro-Seed, AK and P.R.I.D.E.

I finally got around to getting those mailorder updAtes done. Look down to your right for new titles from Convoj and Kristofer Åström and also note thAt Tiger Lou has been restocked. Thanks!

Upcoming European tourdAtes for Music77:

05/22 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
05/24 - Play/Rec, Copenhagen (DK)
05/31 - 1000 Fryd, Aalborg (DK)
06/01 - Acu, Utrecht (NL)
06/03 - Occii, Amsterdam (NL)
06/04 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
06/07 - Kulturbunker Mühlheim, Cologne (GER)
06/08 - Mikrokosmos, Magdenburg (GER)
06/09 - tba, Dortmund (GER)
06/10 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
06/11 - Miller Park, Minden (GER)
06/12 - Ut Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
06/14 - tba, Kaiserslautern (GER)
06/15 - tba, St Gallen (CH)
06/18 - Open Air Festival, Hradek Nad Nisou (CZ)