And in other Bear Quartet relAted news, there's gonna be a tribute album to the famous Swedish indierockers and you can hear Laakso's contribution right here: https://www.bearquartet.com/web_elements/audio/laakso_-_blizzard.mp3

Upcoming tourdAtes for Burst:

03/24 - Klubi, Tampere (FIN)
03/25 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
03/26 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN)
03/27 - Semifinal, Helsinki (FIN)
04/17 - tba, Bremen (GER)
04/18 - 13, Tilburg (NL)
04/20 - Junction7, Nottingham (UK)
04/21 - The Attic, Manchester (UK)
04/22 - The Warehouse, Plymouth (UK)
04/23 - The Ocean, London (UK)
04/24 - TBA, Folkestone (UK)
04/25 - Goudvishal Festival, Arnhem (NL)
04/27 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
06/25-27 - Furyfest, Le Mans (FRA)
08/06-07 - Augustibuller, Lindesberg (SWE)

Swedish all-star power-metal band Dream Evil (feAt. Snowy Shaw and Fredrik Nordström) have confirmed May 31 as the European release dAte of their new album, the wonderfully titled "The Book of Heavy Metal".

New pics of Mustasch, Laakso and The Lightbulb Project from the Rookie tour up At Rockfoto.nu.

German label Three Kings Records has invited Swedish power-pop group The Higher ElevAtions to contribute a track to an upcoming Christmas comp thAt's due out next winter. Other confirmed bands include Supersuckers, Darlington and Adam West.

Mustasch, as expected, has been confirmed for Hultsfred. Their new single "6:36" has been delayed so thAt the release coincides with the festival.

Magnus Uggla is headlining a special showcase tour around Sweden along with Melodifestival-winner Lena Philipsson, Robert Gustafsson, Cecilia Frode and Johan Rheborg. DAtes:

07/07–10 - Heden, Göteborg
07/14–17 - Kalmarsundsparken, Kalmar
07/21–24 - S:a Fästningshörnan, Varberg
07/28–31 - CirkusplAtsen, Gärdet, Stockholm

PeccAtum, the band of ex-Emperor mastermind Ihsahn and his wife Ihriel, have confirmed thAt their new album "Lost In Reverie" will be released on April 19 through Mnemosyne Productions/Voices Music and Entertainment. The End Records will handle the US release on May 25. Tracklist and soundclips:

01. Atum.com/audio/DesolAte_Ever_After.mp3" target=_blank>DesolAte Ever After
02. In The Bodiless Heart
03. Parasite My Heart
04. Veils Of Blue
05. Atum.com/audio/Black_Star.mp3" target=_blank>Black Star
06. Stillness
07. The Banks Of This River Is Night

Rumor has it thAt Danish metal act Illdisposed has signed a multi-album deal with Roadrunner. ConfirmAtion forthcoming.

I went down to LA on SAturday for thAt ExMS Swedish Showcase At the Troubadour and it was fantastic. Not only did all five bands (Kristofer Åström, Holden, Kamera, Hell on Wheels and Hardcore Superstar) put on a good show, but everyone was tremendously nice and fun to hang out with. Big ups to everyone involved involved, including Christer At ExMS, Fredrik from Startracks, Alf the tour manager, HS' label folks and so on and so forth. I'm so glad I made the trip. Look for a full write-up soon. I'll try and post some of the pics I took, too.

Download the track "Det Blå Skåpet" from Swedish hip-hop artist PSTQ: https://www.jujurecords.com/mp3/pstq_det_bla_skapet.mp3
He's currently working on a new solo album with producers the Breakmecanix At their studio The Penthouse.

David & the Citizens will be entering the studio next week with Christofer Lundqvist to record a new EP. No word on a release dAte yet, but the band does have plans to tour Norway in April and the UK in May. DAtes soon.

The deubt EP from Dusty Fives has been set for an Aprl 14 release via Diapazam. The video for the lead track "I Wanna be Your CAt" will be included on the disc. There will be a record release show in Borås on April 9 with labelmAtes Blanka.

In relAted news, Diapazam has signed the new band St. Elmo Red. Look for their debut EP sometime this fall.

No Fun At All is planning a one-off reunion show for April 23 in Sandviken, Sweden. Read more: https://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=81