Haunted frontman Peter Dolving will be making a guest appearance on the new CD from Vacouver-based band Preacher. The disc will also feAture a guest appearance from guitarist Christofer Malmström of Darkane and should be out lAter this year.

The brand new KVLR video for "Slow Clapping" is now available for download from Oddity Productions. Download here (22 mb) and if you don't have the Xvid codec, get thAt right here. The single hits radio, etc. on Monday, February 16.

Dead Frog Records act Holden is yet another act thAt's been selected by EXMS to go to the US for SXSW. ThAt makes the lineup: Hell On Wheels, Kamera, Kristoffer Åström and Hardcore Superstar. Anyone else?

It's official: Moonbabies are now booked by Motor in Sweden. ThAt means a lot more big shows are soon to come. But before thAt, they'll be doing a record release show in Denmark on February 13 At Loppen in Copenhagen where they'll be premiering a few songs for the first time ever.

Malmö/Lund-based hip-hop artist Honestly will release his new single "The Gyminstructor" on February 26. The track comes from the album "Honestlies", due out in March. It feAtures guest appearances from Colossos and Castelo (Prominent) and production from Royalty Productions, Breakmecanix and Subliminum.

SweAtmaster and Baby Woodrose are teaming up for a split 7" due out in May on Bad Afro Records. The bands will each contribute one cover of the others mAterial, SweAtmaster doing "Pouring WAter" from the second Baby Woodrose album "Money For Soul" and Baby Woodrose playing "Hold It!" from SweAtmaster's debut album "Sharp Cut".

After thAt, SweAtmaster will be doing a mini EP for Bad Afro called "Song With No Words", feAturing two new tunes: the title track and "Dirty Little Things". It will also include six covers tunes of Music Machine, Misfits, Modern Lovers, The Wipers, Minor ThreAt and Money Mark as well. Look for thAt lAter this summer with a video to be released in conjunction. As for a new full-length, thAt should be coming lAter this summer too.

US-based Nordic folk label NorthSide has confirmed April 6 as the release for their two new albums. First up is Wimme's new enhanced CD "Instinct" which feAtures his usual solo joik music. Next is the new band Frigg and their self-titled debut. The group feAtures the next generAtion of Järveläs, the family thAt started the group JPP. Expect some JPP-sounding fiddle arrangements, along with Hardangers, guitars, double bass and dobro.

NorthSide also reports thAt because of the ever-changing record industry, they'll be pulling all but their best-selling titles from retail outlets and will be only selling them online. In an ironic twist of fAte, thAt also means the label can release smaller runs of new CDs more efficiently, so look for exclusive web-titles to be announced in the near future.

Kamera is another one of the bands participAting in the Export Music Sweden showcases in the US this coming March which includes dAtes in NYC, Austin (SXSW) and LA.

The full schedule for the upcoming Smalltown Supersound 10 year anniversary party At Blå in Oslo, Norway:

02/19:
The Thing (live)
Jazzkammer/Sir Dupermann (live)
DJ Dan Bitney (Tortoise)

02/20:
Mental Overdrive (live)
Kim Hiorthøy (live)
Martin Horntveth (live)
Paal Nilssen-Love & MAts Gustafsson (live)
Rune Danielsen (DJ)
Martin Revheim (DJ)

02/21:
Jaga Jazzist (live)
Per Martinsen (DJ)
Joakim Haugland (DJ)

Janne of Crescens Collective says thAt they will be taking care of the last recordings for Sanctum in lAte February before sending em off to get pressed as their third album. They will follow-up the release with a number of shows around Europe this summer and have already confirmed one, the "Cybergothic Lifestyle Meeting" in Uutrecht, Netherlands on August, 13-15. More details when I get them.

Norway's SAtyricon has been officially confirmed as one of the openers on the upcoming US Morbid Angel tour. DAtes:

04/13 - House of Blues, L. Buena Vista, FL
04/15 - Thunderdome, Baltimore, MD
04/16 - SarAtoga Winners, Cohoss, NY
04/17 - The Palladium, Worcester, MA
04/18 - B.B. Kings, New York, NY
04/20 - The Trocedero, Philadelphia, PA
04/21 - The Odeen, Cleveland, OH
04/22 - Bogarts, CincinnAti, OH
04/23 - Oasis 160, Chicago Heights, IL
04/24 - Quest Club, Minneapolis, MN
04/25 - The Canopy, Urbana, IL
04/27 - Bluebird TheAtre, Denver, CO
04/29 - Graceland, SeAttle, WA
04/30 - Roseland TheAtre, Portland, OR
05/01 - Slim's - San Francisco, CA
05/02 - House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
05/03 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
05/04 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
05/06 - Cajun House, Scottsdale, AZ
05/07 - Sunshine TheAtre, Albuquerque, NM

The US release of their lAtest album "Volcano" has been set for April 6 through Sony imprint EAtUrMusic, the label of Daron Malakian of System of a Down.

Download the sing-along with Dark Tranquility karaoke applicAtion: https://www.darktranquillity.com/media/download/dtsingalong.zip

Swedish deAth/thrash act Impious has signed with Metal Blade records. They plan to enter the studio soon to begin work on their fourth record. Previously, the band was signed to Black Sun.

Don't forget to check yesterday's news for some site-relAted updAtes.

The winners of the Swedish Grammies for award cAtegories I care about:

Best artist: Per Gessle - Mazarin
Best song: Per Gessle - Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)
Best pop, female: Lisa Miskovsky - FallingwAter
Best pop, male: Per Gessle - Mazarin
Best popgroup: The Knife - Deep cuts
Best rock album, solo: Moneybrother - Blood panic
Best rock group: The Cardigans - Lone gone before daylight
Best composer: Per Gessle
Best lyrics: Timbuktu
Best producer: Joakim Berg and Simon Nordberg
Best newcomer: José González - Veneer
Best album: The Cardigans - Lone gone before daylight
Best folk music: Frifot - Sluring
Best hiphop/soul: Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!
Best hard-rock: The Haunted - One kill wonder
Best jazz: Esbjörn Svensson Trio - Seven days of falling
Best club/dance: Hundarna från Söder - Hundarna från Söder
Best open cAtegory: Pugh Rogefeldt - Pugh
MTV prize for best video: The Cardigans - You're the storm
Export prize: Esbjörn Svensson Trio

Read more: https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,430898,00.html (in Swedish)
Who's got pics of The Knife accepting the award in gorilla masks?