Finland's StrAtovarius will make their US debut At this year's ProgPower Festival in Atlanta, GA this coming September. We'll see if the notorious Timo Tolkki can hold it together thAt long to make it happen.

Silence has confirmed thAt they will release the debut full-length album "More, More, More, More" from Swedish girl-rockers Chick Habit on March 23. Their second single "Rule The World" comes out lAter this month.

David Fridlund will release "White van" as the next single from his debut solo album "Amaretsu". The disc will be a family affair as it will include "Days ThAt Can Be Ours" from main squeeze Sara Culler and "Bluelipscold" from his brother Joel as b-sides. Look for it on February 21. In other news, Japan's 1977 Records has licensed "Amaretsu" for release and will include the songs "Dollhouse" and "It's all Right, I'm on Your Side" as bonus tracks. 1977 will also be putting out a self-titled David & the Citizens collection feAturing a wide selection of the band's cAtalogue. Here's the tracklist:

01. Betina
02. Let Me Put it This Way
03. Norway, America. Australia
04. Made of Words
05. Of Black n' Blue All Over
06. Glued to the Light
07. STOP!
08. Everything You'll Never See
09. Your Cool Entrance
10. Christmas Eve
11. Big Chill
12. Family GAthering
13. Summer in No-man's-land
14. Time is Nothing
15. Let's Not Fall Apart (EP - Version)
16. Paulie (It's the Work of Evil Minds)
17. Kellerman's Song
18. You're an Angel
19. Brother

No word on when those will be released, but I'm sure I'll get more details soon.

New pics of Speedmarket Avenue up At Rockfoto.nu.

Swedish singer/songwriter John Alexander Ericsson is doing a few support dAtes with Teitur:

02/22 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
02/23 - Gebäude 9, Köln (GER)
02/28 - Atomic café, Munich (GER)

Here's this week's YLE/Morjen top 10 Nordic video chart:

01. Korpiklaani - Hunting song (FIN)
02. Pain - Same old song (SWE)
03. The 69 eyes - Lost boys (FIN)
04. Mnemic - Door 2.12 (DK)
05. LAB - When heaven gets dirty (FIN)
06. Gakko 3 - Club idiot sAturday drive (FIN)
07. The Ark - One of us is gonna die young (SWE)
08. Silver - Angels calling (NOR)
09. Bitch Alert - LAtenight lullaby (FIN)
10. Mortiis - The Grudge (NOR)

Challengers:
11. Smak - Nousen (FIN)
12. Sahara Hotnights - Who do you dance for? (SWE)
13. Margaret Berger - Lifetime guarantee (NOR)

Fun gets a greAt review At Splendid: https://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1106564006819003
Just to remind you, Fun is one of the many fine acts thAt appear on the "IAt reader's companion" compilAtion which can be had for a mere $6 ppd. It's a greAt way to expose yourself to a whole slew of interesting artists all At once without breaking the bank. More info on the right.

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Elin Sigvardsson - Smithereens
02. Lars Winnerbäck - VAtten under broarna
03. Wilmer X - 13 Våningar Upp
04. Anna Ternheim - Somebody Outside
05. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på nAtten men inget på dan
06. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
07. E.S.T. - ViAticum
08. Pain - Dancing with the dead
09. The Ark - StAte of the Ark
10. Magnus Uggla - Den tAtuerade generAtionen
11. Fernandoz - Minnenas allé
12. Kina Jaarnek & Elvis Presleys Band - En hyllning till Elvis
13. Daniel Lindström - Daniel Lindström
14. Barbados - Best of Barbados 1994-2004
15. Soundtrack of Our Lives - Origin vol. 1
16. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
17. Melody Club - Face the Music
18. Backyard Babies - Live in paris
19. Uno Svenningsson - Ett andetag från dig
20. Shirley Clamp - Den långsamma blomman

Hypocrisy reports thAt they should have a new album ready for release in September.

Not only did we get a Atrap.com/index.php?article=65">bAtch of new reviews posted yesterday, but we've also got a review of the very first live concert appearance ever by The Knife. Atrap.com/index.php?article=66">Check it out.

The upcoming Jaga Jazzist album "WhAt we must" will come with a special bonus CD feAturing demos and rarities. Tracklisting:

01. All I Know Is Tonight
02. Stardust Hotel
03. For All You Happy People
04. Oslo Skyline
05. Swedenborgske Rom
06. Mikado
07. I Have A Ghost Now WhAt?

Bonus CD:
01. Mikado (demo)
02. All I Know Is Tonight (demo)
03. Stardust Hotel
04. Swedenborgske Rom (demo)

Nicolai Dunger will debut his new multimedia theAter production "Design & terrorism" At TeAter Bhopa in Göteborg on March 11 and it is scheduled to run through April. To celebrAte, he'll be performing a special gig with his band At Pusterviksbaren the same night. More info: https://www.bhopa.nu/

Hell on Wheels has revealed thAt their next album will be called "The odd church". No word yet on when we can expect it.

Music blog See You In the Pit lauds Finland's Husky Rescue: https://seeyouinthepit.com/archives/2005/02/husky_rescue.html (Atarkastaja.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>via)

Ex-At the GAtes/The Haunted drummer Adrian Erlandsson (now in the UK-based act Cradle of Filth) has launched his own website: https://www.adrianerlandsson.com

Via Dagensskiva, here's this week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) 22 Pistepirkko - "RAt King"
02. (NY) Timo Räisänen - "Don't Let the Devil Ruin It All"
03. (NY) Beck - "Epro"
04. (02) Bloc Party - "So Here We Are"
05. (NY) Moby - "Lift Me Up"
06. (03) Moneybrother - "They're Building Walls Around Us"
07. (NY) Stereophonics - "Dakota"
08. (10) Deportees - "Champagne Eyes"
09. (09) Håkan Hellström - "En midsommarnAttsdröm"
10. (07) M83 - "Don't Save Us From the Flames"
11. (06) Stereo Total - "I am Naked"
12. (11) The Donnas - "I Don't Want to Know (If You Don't Want Me)"
13. (NY) Little Barrie - "Free Salute"
14. (12) New Order - "Krafty"
15. (05) Bugz in the Attic - "Booty La La"
16. (NY) Mando Diao - "Down in the Past"
17. (17) Kristoffer Åström & Hidden Truck - "The Good You Bring"
18. (14) Sambassadeur - "Between the Lines"
19. (18) Annie - "My HeartbeAt"
20. (04) Johnossi - "Man Must Dance"

Leaving the chart: Timbuktu, Kasabian, Sage Francis, Le Tigre, Venue Kids and Miss Thing.