King reports thAt their most recent recording will be mixed by the famous Nicklas Flyckt in KhaBang Studio. Nick's previous work includes huge acts such as Britney Spears and Infinite Mass, so you know the guys are stoked. The songs in question: "Dirty Girls", "Fastlane" and "My Alibi".

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

01. Sara Löfgren - Starkare
02. Lisa Miskovsky - FallingwAter
03. Per Gessle - Mazarin
04. José González - Veneer
05. Moneybrother - Blood panic
06. PAtrik Isaksson - Vi som aldrig landAt
07. Peter LeMarc - Det som håller oss vid liv
08. Sophie Zelmani - Love Affair
09. Tomas Andersson Wij - Stjärnorna i oss
10. Cornelis Vreeswijk - Cornelis Vreeswijks bästa
11. Backyard Babies - Stockholm Syndrome
12. Broder Daniel - Cruel Town
13. Nicolai Dunger - Here's my song you can have it....
14. The LAtin Kings - Omerta
15. Jill Johnson - Roots and wings
16. The Knife - Deep Cuts
17. Viktoria Tolstoy - Shining on you
18. Miio - På vårt sätt
19. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
20. Elin Sigvardsson - SAturday Night Naive

Finland's On a Solid Rock are the lAtest band to sign on with CombAt Rock Industry and they are currently in the studio recording their debut release for the label. The music is described as "cAtchy, innovAtice metallic hardcore with sincere Attitude." Check out samples on the band's website: https://www.onasolidrock.cjb.net/

The lAtest on The Hellacopters:

Carl Von Schewen (Wild Kingdom Records, founder of White Jazz Records), Henrik Walse (Hellacopter minister of art) and Nick Royale are running a club night At Debaser in Stockholm together called Club Wild Kingdom. Not only are they claiming to spin the best hard-rock, power-pop and classic punk records around, but they also have a hot house band called The Wild Kings with feAtures members of The Hellacopters, SAtor, The Turpentines, The Republicans and Thåström. They'll be playing all sorts of classic cover tunes and also promise to host surprise guests. Check out a flyer here: https://www.hellacopters.com/news/bomp.jpg

Strings' new band Thunderexpress has a 2-track single coming out soon on Razzle and will follow up with a full-length lAter this year.

There's still no official release dAte, but "Cream of the Crap, Vol. 2" is coming very soon. Or so they say.

Frontman Nick Royale also has a new band with Scott Morgan (The RAtionals, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, The HydromAtics, Powertrane) called Soulmover. They will be recording an album of old-school soul/r'n'b which should hopefully be out on Wild Kingdom before the summer.

And lastly, Nick reports thAt the new Kurt-Sunes Med Helvetes Hundarna 7" will be out soon on Birdnest Records. "WhAt it is?" he says, "I'm part of it but I don't have a clue." Check out www.birdnest.se for more info.

Danish deAth-metal act Infinited HAte has signed with Displeased Records. The band plans to begin recording AM Studios in Gouda, Holland with producer Andre van de Ree in the near future. Look for the debut full-length "Revel In Bloodshed" lAter this year.

The new Eskobar album will be called "A Thousand Last Chances" and has been confirmed for a March 31 release dAte in Sweden. Info for other countries coming soon.

Nicolaidunger.tk reports thAt the SF-based label Runt LLC (Plain Recordings) might be reissuing 180gm audiophile versions of Nicolai's vinyl trilogy sometime this spring. In case you weren't aware, Hot Stuff originally issued the limited edition records "Blind Blemished Blues", "A Dress Book" and "SweAt Her Kiss" back in 2001-2002 on both vinyl and lAter as a 3-CD box set in conjunction with Dolores Recordings.

More bands confirmed for Umeå Open: Weeping Willows, Nocturnal Rites, Mustasch and MAttias Alkberg BD.

Tracklist for the new Division of Laura Lee album "Das Not Compute", as reported on yesterday:

01. Does Compute
02. We are Numbers
03. Endless Factories
04. BreAthe BreAthe
05. Dirty Love
06. Loveless
07. To The Other Side
08. Sneaking up on Mr. Prez
09. Q2
10. All Streets End
11. There's a Last Time for Everything

Burning Heart will release it in April (Europe), Epitaph in May (US).

Svenskunderjord speaks to Organism 12 about his new album, MBMA and the stAte of Swedish hip-hop: https://www.svenskunderjord.com/incArtikelView.asp?id=184&sortera=senaste (in Swedish)

Nine vocalist Johan Lindqvist just became a fAther of a baby boy. CongrAts!

Acts confirmed for the Sonika Festival in Stockholm on February 27-28: Appareil, Bondage Fairies, 1999, Saralunden, Lo-Fi-Fnk, Light Bulb Project, Penelopes, Ra-X, Nadie Affecta, KomAtrohn and Hundarna från Söder. More info: https://www.metica.se/news/news_result.php?n_id=0216&page=0

Also via Metica comes word thAt Swedish synthpop group Colony 5 will be heading to Moscow on February 14 and over to Mexico in March. Read more: https://www.metica.se/news/news_result.php?n_id=0214&page=0

New, updAted Junior Senior tourdAtes:

03/16 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA w/B-52s
03/18 - Stubbs, SXSW, Austin, TX w/B-52s
03/20 - Salon 21, Mexico City (MEX)
04/01 - Club QuAttro, Osaka (JAP)
04/02 - Club QuAttro, Nagoya (JAP)
04/04 - Club QuAttro, Tokyo (JAP)
04/05 - Club QuAttro, Tokyo (JAP)
05/01 - Coachella Festival, Indio, CA (US)

Well it looks like Hell On Wheels is the first confirmed act for the Export Music Sweden showcase shows around SXSW. Just look At their updAted tour schedule (incl. South American dAtes):

03/17 - Mercury Lounge, NY, NY
03/19 - Emo's, Austin, TX
03/21 - Trobadour, Los Angeles, CA
03/27 - TeAtro Guararapes, Recife (BRA)
04/03 - SESC Pompeia - Chopperia, Sao Paolo (BRA)
04/04 - Atari Club, Sao Paolo (BRA)