The dAtes for thAt TiamAt, TheAtre of Tragedy, Pain and Sirenia tour have been confirmed:

12/26 - Hof Ter Loo, Antwerpen (BEL)
12/27 - Haus Auensee, Leipzig (GER)
12/28 - JZ, Andernach (GER) (no TiamAt)
12/29 - Kallewerk, Bad Salzungen (GER) (no TiamAt)
12/30 - Ohrakel, Ingolstadt (GER)
12/31 - Planet Music, Wien (AUS)
01/02 - Rockhaus, Salzburg (AUS)
01/03 - Z7, PrAtteln (SWI)
01/04 - Rainbow, Milano (ITA)
01/05 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER)
01/06 - O13, Tilburg (NL)
01/07 - Live Arena, Münster / Breitfeld (GER)
01/08 - Columbia Fritz, Berlin (GER)
01/09 - Faust, Hannover (GER)

Since thAt Type O NegAtive tour fell through, Amorphis will be teaming up with Into Eternity and Beyond the Embrace for some new American dAtes. Here's whAt's been confirmed so far:

02/24 - Hard Rock Live, Guadalajara (MEX) (Amorphis only)
02/25 - Salon Arena, Morelia (MEX) (Amorphis only)
02/26 - Gran Forum, Mexico City (MEX) (Amorphis only)
02/27 - Cafe Iguana, Monterrey (MEX) (Amorphis only)
03/02 - Mason Jar, Phoenix, AZ
03/03 - Key Club, West Hollywood, CA @
03/04 - Galaxy TheAtre, Santa Ana, CA
03/09 - Bluebird TheAter, Denver, CO
03/14 - House Of Blues, Cleveland, OH

Chalksounds has confirmed thAt the upcoming Ellis the Vacuumchild album will be called "Peace by exterminAtion". As mentioned before, it comes out January 28. LabelmAtes The End Will Be Kicks have taken the easy way out and decided to give make their debut album self-titled. Again, as mentioned before, thAt one comes out a week earlier on January 21.

Moonbabies will be supporting MAtt Sharp (ex-Weezer, The Rentals) on tour in Northern Europe:

11/27 - Frankfurt-Nachtleben (GER)
11/28 - CH-Genf-L'uisine (SWI)
11/29 - Atomic Cafe, München (GER)
11/30 - Rote Fabrik, Zürich (SWI)
12/01 - Schwimmbad, Heidelberg (GER)

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week At on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Nightwish - Wish I had An Angel
02. Annie - Chewing Gum
03. Ana - We Are
04. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini
05. Alcazar - This Is The World We Live In
Requested Videos: 356,617
Total Streams: 508,460

In honor of John Peel: Atrap.com/special/sahara_hotnights-teenage_kicks.mp3" target=_blank>Sahara Hotnights - Teenage kicks

IAt will be packing up the wife and dogs and leaving for the mountains tomorrow for a bit of R&R. No computer, no email, no nothing. Regular updAtes and mailorder will resume again on Wednesday, so if you've been thinking about ordering something, you should do it today before I leave.

The complete list of gigs thAt The Tiny will be playing while in the NY/NJ area lAter this month:

10/25 - tba, New Jersey
10/26 - The Knitting Factory, NYC w/The Feverfew, Sleep StAtion, All RAttle & Dust, Zolof The Rock & Roll Destroyer
10/27 - The Living Room, NYC
10/28 - ExMS showcase @ The Lion's Den, NYC w/Hell on Wheels, Prime Sth
10/29 - Pete's Candystore, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
10/30 - Barbes Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY

The new book "The Swing of Things" chronicling the career of Norway's A-ha is now out and comes with a bonus CD containing 12 of the band's old demos. Read more: At=417" target=_blank>https://www.a-ha.com/?cAt=417

New pics of The Fine Arts Showcase and Nasum up At Photo: Henrik.

Some new live dAtes for The Defectors:

11/26 - Loppen, Copenhagen (DK)
11/27 - Gimle, Roskilde (DK)
12/04 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK)

World Idol winner Kurt Nilsen has won the Nordic Music Awards for best Nordic artist and best Nordic newcomer. He premiered his new song "My street" At the awards ceremony last night and will release his new album "A Part Of Me" on November 8.

Ulver says thAt they are done with the film business for now. Their lAtest soundtrack project "Uno" has been quite successful in Norway with over 200k visitors in the firth month and a prize At the EuropaCinema festival in Italy. Bonnier Amigo Music Norway has released a soundtrack album, but the group's own label Jester will be putting out their own eventually as well. Coming out next will be the soundtrack to "Blood Inside" which feAtures guest guitar work from Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa) and various instrumentAtion and improv work from UK singer/songwriter Tom McRae and band. Their own words: "It is running cold and the brain is receiving it and interpreting and transmitting again and again and again. It is making us sick. A baroque thing, beyond all good taste."
But thAt's not all! Ulver has also completed a collaborAtion with Stephen O'Malley and SUNN O))) thAt they describe as "a 15 min. epic with Julian Cope speaking out of the dark." Swedish radio has commisioned the piece for broadcast and it will also be released on the SUNN O))) "White" 4xLP box set scheduled for release this spring. Lastly, Ulver has recorded a downtempo version of "Strange Ways" for an upcoming Norwegian Kiss tribute entitled "Gods of Thunder". Other acts set to appear on the album are Turbonegro and Gluecifer (of course) and it will be released sometime next year by VME in cooperAtion with the Norwegian Kiss Army.

PopMAtters reviews Baby Woodrose: Atters.com/music/reviews/b/babywoodrose-dropout.shtml" target=_blank>https://popmAtters.com/music/reviews/b/babywoodrose-dropout.shtml

Erebus Odora has announced thAt Sophia's seventh album "Deconstruction Of The World" is finally ready on CD after much delay. The disc includes the previously unreleased track "Depravity" along with its accompanying video. As for the sound, they say "Peter Bjärgö has ... joined forces with long time friend and Arcana collaborAteur Stefan Eriksson to deliver an outstanding piece of sonic grandeur. Keeping with the lAtest elements of the Sophia sound and bringing back some of the early martial elements with predominant drumming and the addition of commanding vocal parts, this album is definitely one step above it's predecessors and reconfirms Sophia's uniqueness."