There's not really anything there yet, but Snowy Shaw (Notre Dame, ex-Mercyful FAte, King Diamond) has finally opened up his new website: https://www.snowyshaw.com/

Bands confirmed for the Groover Recordings "Jeans & Summer 2" compilAtion: Bishop Allen (US), The Flu, Melpo Mene, The Sunshine, Roger Manning (ex-Jellyfish), Ashley Park, Lasse Lindh and The Martial Arts.

Get a preview of the new Eskobar album with this electronic jukebox: https://www.musicbay.se/jukebox/v2/eskobar
The video for the new single "Bring the Action" has been posted online and you can check thAt out right here: https://www.eskobar.nu/forums/index.php?showtopic=1835

Norwegian all-star band Cream of the Crop (feAt. members from Jaga Jazzist, Hellbillies, Motorpsycho, Askil Holm) has been confirmed as a headliner for the Kongsberg Jazz Festival on June 30.

Here's those upcoming German dAtes for Laakso, as well as their other confirmed summer touring plans:

04/11 - MS Stubnitz, Rostock (GER)
04/12 - Nachtcafe, Keil (GER)
04/13 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
04/14 - Objekt 5, Halle (GER)
04/15 - Fundbureau, Hamburg (GER)
04/16 - Alte Molkerei, Bocholt (GER)
04/17 - Z. Altenberg, Oberhausen (GER)
04/19 - Ut Connewitz, Leipzig (GER)
04/20 - Glad House, Cottbus (GER)
04/21 - Bar Fly, Schönebeck (GER)
04/28 - Honduras @ Hugos, Norrköping (SWE)
05/06 - Rust, Köpenhamn (DK)
05/28-30 - Popaganda festivalen, Stockholm (SWE)
06/04-05 - Spot10 Festival, Aarhus (DK)
07/15-17 - Arvika, Arvika Festival (SWE)

Dimmu Borgir has finally confirmed thAt Danish drummer Reno Killerich (Panzerchrist, Vile, Human Erupt) will be doing the pounding for the band's upcoming live dAtes in the US for Ozzfest and whAtever else they have scheduled. Killerich recently won the 'fastest feet in the world' title At NAMM convention where he recorded some 800 bass drum hits in a minute.

UpdAted dAtes for thAt In Flames US tour with Killswitch Engage and As I Lay Dying:

05/03 - Clutch Cargos, Pontiac, MI
05/04 - Vic TheAtre, Chicago, IL
05/05 - The Quest, Minneapolis, MN
05/06 - Pop's, Sauget, IL
05/07 - The Beaumont Club, Kansas City, MO
05/08 - Ogden TheAtre, Denver, CO
05/10 - Showbox, SeAttle, WA
05/11 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
05/12 - Roseland, Portland, OR
05/13 - Warfield TheAtre, San Francisco, CA
05/14 - The Wiltern LG, Los Angeles, CA
05/15 - Soma, San Diego, CA
05/20 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
05/21 - Masquerade, Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
05/22 - House Of Blues, Lake Buena Vista, FL
05/25 - Bogarts, CincinnAti, OH
05/29 - The Medley, Montreal, QC

Finnish electronic artist Vladislav Delay will be releasing a new album called "Demo(n)tracks" as the first release on his own label Huume. The music is a collage of 13 tracks mixed together and is "trying to avoid the common pitfalls and looking for a challenge in music" as well as stepping "away from the old-trusted dub influences and eternal long soundscapes and [trying] to see for himself whAt the next step is, in a need to find a progression in personal music." More info here: https://mailman.xmission.com/pipermail/ear-subscribers/2004-February/000174.html

Two more dAtes confirmed for the upcoming Cardigans tour in the US. Here's the lAtest:

05/08 - Maxwell’s, New Jersey
05/09 - Southpaw, New York City
05/11 - TT's, Boston
05/16 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
05/17 - Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN
05/25 - The Troubadour, LA

MAttias Hellberg is touring Scandinavia. All dAtes in Sweden unless otherwise noted:

03/26 - Debaser, Stockholm
03/27 - Klubb Kaliber, Mariestad
04/01 - CitySound, Pustervik, Göteborg
04/02 - Sveas, Jönköping
04/03 - Norrlands NAtion, Uppsala
04/06 - Mejeriet, Lund
04/16 - Allhuset, Stockholm
04/21 - KB, Malmö
04/22 - Folkets Hus, Arvika
04/24 - Ole Blues Festival, Bergen (NOR)
04/25 - Café Mono, Oslo (NOR)
04/30 - Nöjesfabriken, Karlstad
05/01 - The Cod, Strömstad
05/26 - Voxhall, Århus (DK)
05/27 - Rust, Köpenhamn(DK)
05/29 - Siesta 2004, Hässleholm
05/30 - Popaganda, Stockholm

Finnish hip-hop artist Redrama reports thAt he just back from Sweden where he was working on some tracks with producers ICON Ken and Spotrunnaz (Breakmecanix), the men behind such artists as Timbuktu and Looptroop. No word on when thAt stuff will surface, but Red does have his first official mixtape on the way. More info when I get it.

Adde from Hardcore Superstar gives his side of the brawl in NYC with Aftonbladet journalist Fredrik Svedjetun:

Hardcore Superstar would like to inform you thAt they have nothing against any member of Backyard Babies. WhAt happened At the Swedish consulAte was thAt we did not get along with the journalists and they clearly had a problem with us.
A fight broke out and it was solved At the CBGB's the day after.
Long live the drunk fights.

Heavymetal.no reports thAt the new Gehenna album is now a bit delayed as mainman Sanrabb will be spending some time touring as Mayhem's 2nd guitarist. The sound is said to be "clean-cut blackmetal," whAtever thAt means. Maybe a fall release from Moonfog?

UpdAted North American dAtes for Jaga Jazzist:

06/25 - Victoria Jazz Festival, Victoria, BC (CAN)
06/26 - Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, BC (CAN)
06/27 - Jazz Festival Calgary, Calgary, AB (CAN)
06/28 - Sidetrack Café, Edmonton Jazz Fest, AB (CAN)
06/29 - Sidetrack Café, Edmonton Jazz Fest, AB (CAN)
06/30 - SaskAtoon Jazz Festival, SaskAtoon, SK (CAN)
07/02 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL (US)
07/03 - Wexner Center, Columbus, OH (US)
07/04 - TBC, Grog Shop, OH (US)
07/06 - Knitting Factory, New York, New York (US)
07/07 - tbc (US)
07/08 - Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, PQ (CAN)
07/09 - Harbourfront, Toronto, ON (CAN)
07/10 - Festival D'Ete, Quebec city, Quebec (CAN)
07/11 - Bluesfest, Ottawa, ON (CAN)

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:

01. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
02. Europe - Med vidöppna fönster
03. Edguy - Hellfire club
04. Per Gessle - Mazarin
05. Sophie Zelmani - Love Affair
06. Sara Löfgren - Starkare
07. Weeping Willows - Presence
08. Owe Thörnqvist - Då nu alltid/Bästa
09. Tomas Ledin - Med vidöppna fönster
10. Lisa Miskovsky - FallingwAter
11. Carola - Guld plAtina & passion
12. Jill Johnson - Roots and wings
13. Michael Michailoff - In God I trust
14. PAtrik Isaksson - Vi som aldrig landAt
15. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
16. Ale Möller band - Bodjal
17. Peter LeMarc - Det som håller oss vid liv
18. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
19. Stefan Andersson - Strangers house
20. Mikael Wiehe - Kärlek & politik