Lots of new stuff added to the mailorder this past weekend including Atrap.com/store.php?search=gravitAtion">four albums from GravitAtion including Björn Olsson's lAtest as well as Atrap.com/store.php?search=kleinhenz">the entire back-cAtalogue of Björn Kleinhenz. You dig thAt free EP from him over on the right? He's got a ton of other greAt stuff worth investigAting as well and you certainly couldn't go wrong with his most recent full-length "Trans Pony", February's album of the month.

Sondre Lerche will once again be opening for Elvis Costello on tour in the US this coming April. DAtes here: https://www.sondrelerche.com/schedule.asp

Jester Records has confirmed thAt the brand new Ulver album "Blood inside" will be released in April and available for mailorder in March. Tracklist, cover art and soundclips available here: https://www.jester-records.com/releases_sub.php?ID=39

Tiger Lou has decided to slow down, take a breAther for a bit and write a couple new songs so his new record "Loyalist" won't be ready for release until the fall.

Check out the video for "Send someone away", the lAtest single from Embee of Looptroop feAturing José González: https://www.looptroop.nu/download.html#videosembee

I knew someone would step up to the plAte: Regain Records has signed Gorgoroth and will release their upcoming album "Ad Majorem SAthanas Gloriam" in lAte spring/early summer.

Tons of new demo reviews up At the Dead Frog Records site: https://www.deadfrogrecords.com/demos-reviews/

Colony 5 has confirmed thAt the title of their upcoming album will be "Fixed". They describe it as "ranging from traditional C5 styled dancefloor songs to lyrically driven slower songs with a lot of Atmosphere" and say it should be out some time in April. Check out an mp3 of the first single "Plastic world": Ateria.se/colony5_plastic_world.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.mementomAteria.se/colony5_plastic_world.mp3

Burning Heart has posted an mp3 for the Raised Fist song from the "Heart Attack" comp: https://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=190

Burning Heart has also confirmed the first slew of upcoming European tourdAtes for Millencolin: https://www.burningheart.com/tours/index.php?bid=7

New live pics of Fireside and The Change up At Rockfoto.nu.

The Haunted has been tapped to support Cradle of Filth on tour in Europe this spring. DAtes soon.

Meshuggah has completed their lAtest masterwork "CAtch 33" and will release it on April 11 via Nuclear Blast. The album will consist of one long 47-minute track broken into 13 parts thAt's said to be the 'musical opposite' of their last release, the one-song EP "I".

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

01. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
02. The 69 Eyes - Devils
03. Johnny Deluxe - Vi Vil Ha Mer
04. Maria Solheim - The Snow Has Killed
05. Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Believe I've found
06. The Similou - All This Love
07. Tim Christensen - Lost and found
08. Kurt Nilsen - My Street
09. Titiyo - Loving out of nothing
10. Dreamboy - Uncalled For
11. In Flames - Touch Of Red
12. Ephemera - On The Surface
13. Kapasiteettiyksikkö - Usko Parempaan
14. The Confusions - Don't Let the World CAtch You Crying
15. Bobby - Come Crashing In
16. Kevin - Theme From Forever
17. Fibes Oh Fibes - One Hour Baby
18. Embee / Vanessa Liftig - Not Tonite
19. The Tough Alliance - Holiday
20. Ison & Fille - Vill Va Highwon?

Challengers:
01. Maria Arredondo - Burning
02. Smak - Hallanvaara
03. Pain - Same Old Song
04. Espen Lind - Unloved
05. Thomas Dybdahl - A Lovestory

Go here to vote for your favorite.

MIC Norway reports thAt Röyksop is working on a new album: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005020110025599491874
Read a recent interview with them At Billboard: https://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000779759