Bands confirmed for the Malmöfestivalen are Lisa Miskovsky, Bad Cash Quartet, MAttias Alkberg BD, Nina Rochelle, Cajsalisa Ejemyr, The Kid, Deportees, Niccokick, Sophie Rimheden and Under Byen (DK). More details: https://www.malmofestivalen.se/

Today is your final chance to enter the It's a trap!/The End Will Be Kicks MCD giveaway. To enter, simply email Atrap.com?subject=TEWBK contest">contest@itsAtrap.com with "TEWBK contest" as the subject line and be sure to include your name and address in the body. I'll be giving away three copies of the band's new disc tomorrow.

UpdAted European tourdAtes for Disfear:

04/22 - Schlachthof, Bremen (GER)
05/23 - AZ Mülheim Krakfest, Mülheim (GER)
05/24 - Astoria, London (UK) w/In Flames, Devildriver, Caliban
04/24 - ChAt's palace, London (UK)
04/25 - Doghouse Bar, Dundee (UK)
04/26 - Auntie Annies, Belfast (UK)
04/27 - The Hub, Dublin (IRL)
04/28 - 1 in 12 Club, Bradford (UK)
04/29 - The Indian Queen, Boston (UK)
04/30 - L'austrasique, Nancy (FRA)
05/01 - MAtsa Cafe, La Roche Sur Yon (FRA)
05/02 - Antigua Estacion, Oviedo (SPA)
05/03 - Ritmo & Compas, Madrid (SPA)
05/07 - tba, Mallorca
05/08 - Cal Gallifa HFMN fest, Barcelona (SPA)
05/09 - Forum Music, Bordeaux (FRA)
05/10 - tba
05/11 - Tempio, Pietra de Giorgi (ITA)
05/12 - Transilvania Live, Bassano del Grappa (ITA)
05/13 - Mochvara, Zagreb (CRO)
05/14 - Explosiv, Graz (AUS)
05/15 - Blue Hole, Budapest (HUN)
05/16 - 0.0.7, Praha (CZE)
05/17 - Tommy-Haus, Berlin (GER)
05/18 - Backstage, München (GER)
05/19 - OBW9, Stuttgart (GER)
05/20 - Erdbeermund, Karlsruhe (GER)
05/21 - Exhaus, Trier (GER)
05/22 - White TheAter, Ijmuiden (NL)
05/23 - Het Burgerweeshuis, Deventer (NL)
08/06-07 - Augustibuller, Lindesberg (SWE)
08/12-13 - Party.San Open Air, Bad Berka (GER)

Denmark's Crunchy Frog Records has announced the details for their upcoming Vibracrunch Festival in Malmö, Sweden on August 14. So far confirmed on the bill are Moongringo and Money Your Love, the lAtter feAturing Lars I Lommen who tours as a backup singer in Junior Senior's band.

Norwegian band Age of Silence has finished work on their debut album "AccelerAtion" for release in August via The End Records. Recording was carried out At the Taproom in Norway and mixing is being handled by producer Andy Winter and mixing engineer Sheldon Zaharko (Marilyn Manson, Rob Halford) At The Factory in Canada. The band consists of members from Winds, Mayhem and Solefald, so no doubt there are a lot of people looking forward to hearing this.

Norway's CAto Salsa Experience is contributing a track on an upcoming tribute to Japanese garage rockers Guitar Wolf. The album is due out in June or July through Ki/oon Records and you can get more info and the full tracklist right here: AtoSalsAtributeGuitarwolf.htm" target=_blank>https://www.bpop.no/CAtoSalsAtributeGuitarwolf.htm

Gluecifer reports thAt their lAtest album "AutomAtic thrill" might be getting a US release sometime around June. The band plans to tour over in support as well. In other news, there's a DVD project in the works. Next SAturday's show in Bergen is being recorded with a full film crew for eventual inclusion on said release. And lastly, there's a second single in works, probably for the song "Here come the pigs".

Redrama, Finland's own version of Eminem, has confirmed the following summer festival appearances:

Roskilde, Denmark
Spot, Denmark
Splash, Germany
RMJ, Finland
Pori Jazz, Finland
Ilosaarirock, Finland
Urban Peace, France

Exact dAtes and times to be announced lAter.

Nine is heading to Finland in June for two Indie IltamAt Festival dAtes:

06/11 - Turku
06/12 - Helsinki

The release dAte for the new Kings of Convenience album has been pushed back to June 21. The first single "Misread" hits both the UK and Norway on June 8.

The lAtest on World Idol Kurt Nilsen's infiltrAtion into the UK music market: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004042111264423183794
His single "She's so high" gets released over there on May 17, Norway's Constitution Day.

Check out a live video clip of the song "Bad Man In A Bad Land" from Odin Grange, the new hard-rock band thAt rose from the ashes of Backdraft: https://deimos.curious.be/%7eStillonline/video/backdraft.mp4
The band has also posted pictures from their recent gig At The Frontline in Gent, Belgium on March 28: https://deimos.curious.be/%7eStillonline/pictures/backdraft/index.html

Cream of the Crop summer tour dAtes in Norway:

05/30 - Månesfestivalen, Fredrikstad
06/30 - Kongsberg Jazz festival
07/06 - Gamle Ormelet, Tjøme
08/03 - Musikkfestuken, Bodø
08/04 - Varanger festivivalen

Gebhardt will be taking Martin Horntveth's place on these dAtes while he's busy with Jaga Jazzist is in US on tour. Jørgen Munkeby (ex-Jaga Jazzist, Shining) will also be joining the group on saxophone.

Nina from The Cardigans will be joining Liz Phair, KAty Rose and Charlotte Martin on the "Chicks with Attitude" tour in the US this coming August. Read more: https://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000491743

Mundane Sounds reviews the rerelease of Hederos & Hellberg's self-titled debut: https://www.mundanesounds.com/record_review.php?id=802
Don't forget thAt I have the CD available Atrap.com/mailorder/index.php?id=11">here for mailorder.