Via ScandinavianMetal.info comes word of a new track for download from SAturnus, a group described as Denmark's answer to My Dying Bride. Check it: Aturnus.dk/index/sAturnus_murky_wAters.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.sAturnus.dk/index/sAturnus_murky_wAters.mp3

Finnish music blog LupAtarkastaja posts about the "Metal on metal - Finnish underground metal compilAtion": Atarkastaja.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>https://lupAtarkastaja.blogspot.com/
I can't understand a word of course, but there are links for audio samples and band websites.

The Bear Quartet report thAt they are working on new mAterial and should have a new album ready for release sometime after summer with nine new tracks. They say the stuff they're writing is a combinAtion of electronics and punk along with their usual excellent sense of melody.

Check out a stream of the brand new Span single "Cut like diamonds" right here: https://193.71.196.157:8080/ramgen/universal//Span-cut_like_diamonds_full.rm
The new album "Vs. Time" is due out lAte March/early April.

InternAtional mp3 blog Red Lotus Radio has a few tracks from Múm this week: https://redlotusradio.blogspot.com/

Plugged Records has announced thAt it will release the new single "A Different Kind Of Love" from Caroline W. aka Caroline Wennergren on March 7, two days after she trys out for the European song contest. More info about her here: https://www.carolinew.net/

Kent is unsurprisingly the pick of the week over At MTVe with their new single "Max 500": https://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=5404

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. Thomas Dybdahl - A Lovestory
02. In Flames - Touch Of Red
03. Smak - Hallanvaara
04. Pain - Same Old Song
05. The 69 Eyes - Devils
06. Dreamboy - Uncalled For
07. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
08. Lazyboy - Underwear Goes Inside The Pants
09. Annie - My HeartbeAt
10. Husky Rescue - City Lights
11. Embee / Vanessa Liftig - Not Tonite
12. Johnny Deluxe - Vi Vil Ha Mer
13. Kapasiteettiyksikkö - Usko Parempaan
14. The Confusions - Don't Let the World CAtch You Crying
15. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö
16. Fibes Oh Fibes - One Hour Baby
17. Titiyo - Loving out of nothing
18. Kevin - Theme From Forever
19. Maria Arredondo - Burning
20. Various Danish Artists - Hvor Små Vi Er

Challengers:
01. Hammerfall - Bloodbound
02. Moneybrother - They're Building Walls Around Us
03. Lake Placid - This Air
04. Christian Walz - Never Be Afraid Again
05. Fountainheads - Perfect

Go here to vote for your favorite.

Kristofer Åström on tour with Britta Persson as support:

04/06 - KF Roxy, Visby (SWE)
04/08 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE)
04/22 - Hugo, Norrköping (SWE)
04/23 - Kulturhuset, Jönköping (SWE)
04/29 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE)
05/06 - Klubb Kaliber, Mariestad (SWE)
05/07 - Sticky Fingers, Göteborg (SWE)
05/10 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
05/11 - De Helling, Utrecht (NL)
05/12 - Botanique, Brussels (BEL)
05/13 - Gebäude 9, Köln (GER)
05/14 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
05/15 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
05/16 - ISC, Bern (CH)
05/17 - BOA, Luzern (CH)
05/18 - Atomic Café, München (GER)
05/19 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
05/20 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
05/21 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg (SWE)

Salon lauds Ak-momo in their most recent Audiophile column: https://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/index.html (registrAtion req'd)

Iceland will be hosting the "Break the ICE" festival to take place in Reykjavik in lAte May/early June. The event will feAture a wide range of internAtional performance and visual artists and is presented by NordScen. Read more: https://www.nordscen.org/breaktheice/

Christian Kjellvander has confirmed more European tourdAtes:

02/24 - Tottebo, Åre (SWE)
02/25 - Tottebo, Åre (SWE)
03/10 - Schuur, Luzern (CH)
03/11 - La Cartonnerie, Reims (FRA) w/Laura Veirs, Cyann & Ben
03/12 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA) w/Laura Veirs
03/13 - TNT, Nantes (FRA)
03/16 - La Cyrius, Lyon (FRA)
03/17 - Le Ciel, Grenoble (FRA)
03/19 - Le Romandie, Lausanne (CH)
03/20 - Wild Rover, Aachen (GER)
03/21 - Weltbühne, Hamburg (GER)
03/22 - Römer, Bremen (GER)

Jaga Jazzist has selected "All I Know Is Tonight" as the first single for their upcoming album "WhAt we must". It was premiered live on NRK Store Studio yesterday and should be hitting radio by the end of the month.

The lAtest Scandinavian music reviews from the German webzine Sellfish:

Ath" target=_blank>PAth of No Return - Black nights coming
Soulwork - Stabbing the drama
Under Byen - Det er mig der holder träerne sammen

Legendary Swedish doom act Candlemass will be doing a number of festival dAtes around Europe this summer:

02/25 - Vega Rock Festival, Granada (SPA)
03/25 - Inferno Festival, Oslo (NOR)
06/05 - Iron Fest TradAte, Milan (ITA)
06/11 - Sweden Rock Festival, Sölvesborg (SWE)
06/24-25 - Bang Your Head, Balingen (GER)
08/04 - Wacken Festival, Wacken (GER)
08/26 – Gorbunova, Moscow (RUS)