The End Will Be Kicks have got their official website online: https://www.theendwillbekicks.com/
In case you missed it, I recently did a quick, 10-question interview with frontman Niklas Quintana: Atrap.com/index.php?article=5">[click here]

Tomas Lindberg speaks to Lords of Metal about his split with Swedish thrashers The Crown, his new album "Terra Incognito" with The GreAt Deceiver and more: https://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=599&lang=en
If you're into crusty, noisy metal, you should definitely check out thAt TGD record. It's quite excellent - far better than their previous releases.

Looks like the plans for drummer Frost (SAtyricon, 1349) to collaborAte with fellow Norwegian black-metallers Gorgoroth have been called off. According to a stAtement from Khaoz Productionz, Frost is way too busy with his other projects to give the Gorgoroth work the Attention it deserves. 1349 and Gorgoroth plan to tour Europe together in October.

Gluecifer reports thAt the live concert filming in Bergen last weekend went really well and they hope to have the DVD out sometime this fall.

Check out a clip of The Luscious Four playing At Klubb MAtchbox from April 30: https://www.thelusciousfour.com/film/tlf_inkonst_040430.WMV

LiberAtor has a new website design up and running: Ator.se/" target=_blank>https://www.liberAtor.se/
The band reports thAt they will begin recording their fifth album At their new home studio starting today. They say the music "will contain some of the things you probably already associAte LiberAtor with - Reggae, Punk and Ska."

New pics of Jmyhaze BeAtbox up At Rockfoto.nu.

The Swedish pop group Caitlyn are doing some dAtes in Germany:

07/30 - Schokoladen, Berlin
07/31 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen
08/01 - Brause, Dusseldorf
08/02 - CVJM, HAttingen w/Chelsy, Goodbyvega, Silk Cut
08/03 - Subway to Peter, Chemnitz
08/04 - Sprungschanze, Dresden w/Chelsy
08/06 - Sudpol, Recklinghausen
08/07 - Temple Bar, Essen

The band's first album "Save Yourself" was just rereleased over there on My Favorite Toy Records.

MIC Norway profiles their country's emissary's At this year's Roskilde Festival: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004050313415081166399

Download a live video of the Darkane track "A Wisdoms Bleed" recorded way back in 1998 At The Tivoli in Helsingborg: https://www.christofermalmstrom.se/a%20wisdoms%20breed.mpg

Swedish record label NAtional (Stefan Sundström, The Mo , Alice in Videoland, Cajsalisa Ejemyr and Kristian Anttila) has split from Bonnier Amigo and become wholly independent. I fully expect we'll see more of this trend as indie labels become more and more self-reliant so thAt they can retain more profits in the ever-increasingly troubled music world. Coming soon from the label is new stuff from Pugh and a new album from Stefan Sundström in fall.

NME reviews the Melody Club show from the Borderline in London on April 7: Ategory=news&ID=32" target=_blank>https://www.melodyclub.com/default.asp?cAtegory=news&ID=32

Apparently Arch Enemy has pulled out of the current Machine Head tour in the StAtes. Previously, it was reported thAt the band was having visa troubles and would join the tour At this past weekend's New England Metal And Hardcore Festival. Although they did arrive At said fest, an apparently throAt infection suffered by vocalist Angela Gossow made it impossible to carry on. Look for an official explanAtion soon. Machine Head's own take on mAtters can be read here: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=22001

The new issue of the Low Cut Webzine is now online with feAtures on The Marvins, Powergrill and Gas Giant as well as tons of record and live reviews of Nordic rock n' roll bands: https://www.lowcut.dk/

UpdAted tourdAtes for Tiger Lou:

05/07 - Vinylbaren At Tivoli, Helsingborg (SWE)
05/13 - Herrgårn, Linköping (SWE)
05/16 - Smålands NAtion, Växsjö (SWE) (solo) w/Mary Lou Lord
05/19 - Smålands NAtion, Lund (SWE) (solo)
05/21 - Pustervik, Göteborg (SWE)
05/22 - some festival, Jönköping (SWE)
05/26 - BeAt On The BrAt, Uppsala (SWE)
05/28 - Popaganda, Stockholm (SWE)
05/29 - Immergut Festival, Neustrelitz (GER)
05/30 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
05/31 - Cookys, Frankfurt (GER)
06/03 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER) w/Rob & the Pinholestars
06/04 - Roter Salon, Berlin (GER)
06/05 - Orangehouse, München (GER)
06/06 - Blue Shell, Köln (GER)
06/08 - Scheune, Bardinale Festival, Dresden (GER)
06/11 - tba, Göteborg (SWE) (solo)
06/12 - Hågelby, Stockholm (SWE) (solo)
06/19 - 18:15 @ Stora Dans, Hultsfred (SWE)
07/22 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
07/24 - Tullakrok, Ängelhom (SWE)