Dead Frog recording artists Holden will contribute the songs "God is good" and "Every Exit" from their self-titled album to the soundtrack of the upcoming movie "Strandvaskaren". The film is currently being made by Best Foreign Film Oscar-nominAted director Mikael Håfström ("Evil") and is due out this summer.

The master and the artwork for the upcoming RegulAtions "Destroy" 7" on Busted Heads has been set to press, so it should be available soon. In the meantime, check out some preview tracks: Ations%20-Destroy-.mp3" target=_blank>"Destroy" / Ations%20-Blank-.mp3" target=_blank>"Blank"

I neglected to mention it yesterday, but Bent Spanner, Arty Banner's final show is At KB in Malmö on February 12.

Check out samples from Monastir's lAtest album "The Modern Sound for a Loser GenerAtion": https://www.syftrecords.com/label/monastir.html (scroll to the bottom)

PopMAtters reviews Lost PAtrol, the solo project of Dennis Lyxzen from (InternAtional) Noise Conspiracy: Atters.com/music/reviews/l/lostpAtrol-songsabout.shtml" target=_blank>https://popmAtters.com/music/reviews/l/lostpAtrol-songsabout.shtml
Apparently the reccord finally received a US release last month, but I've barely seen any press for it.

New bands confirmed for Hultsfred Festival: Sahara Hotnights, Backyard Babies, Nicolai Dunger, MAttias Alkberg BD and CDOASS. And even though they aren't relevant here, you might be interested to know thAt The Pixies were confirmed too.

Musique Machine reviews the new release from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra on Rune Grammofon: Ate.php?id=473" target=_blank>https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_templAte.php?id=473

More coverage of the ongoing criminal investigAtion into Gorgoroth's bloody SAtanic stage antics, as first reported about yesterday: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=18884

Final confirmed dAtes for the upcoming Hell n Diesel tour with Sparzanza and Duster 69:

02/12 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburg (GER) w/Samavayo
02/13 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)
02/14 - Bungalowdorf, Olganitz (GER)
02/15 - Mad n' Crazy, Berlin (GER) w/Samavayo
02/17 - Alex SkAtehall, Osnabrück (GER)
02/18 - Labor, Hannover (GER) w/Toxic Inc.
02/19 - Kitchen Club, Nabburg (GER)
02/20 - Nepomuk, Altenkunstadt (GER)
02/21 - MCDC Low Tune Festival, Worms (GER)
02/22 - The Cave, Frankfurt (GER)
02/23 - Knust, Hamburg (GER) w/Kind, Coogans Bluff
02/24 - MS Stubitz, Rostock (GER) w/Kind, Coogans Bluff

Norwegian black-metal act Gorgoroth is apparently under investigAtion by the Polish authorities for whAt they call "offending religious beliefs." Gotta love those archaic European blasphemy laws. Anyhow, the band recently played a show over there thAt was filmed for an upcoming DVD which including naked women with hoods,, crucifiction, lots of blood and sheep guts. Lovely. More info and links to photos can be had from here: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=18848

Bergman Rock nee Bob Hund will play Denmark for the first time in April, as well as a few other dAtes around Scandinavia:

04/09 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE)
04/10 - Storan, Göteborg (SWE)
04/11 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
04/12 - Pumpehuset, Köpenhamn (DK)
04/13 - Voxhall, Århus (DK)
04/15 - Rockerfeller, Oslo (NOR)

www.thecardigans.de has updAted with some 260 live photos from 2003.

The Suburban Kid has changed their name to Jet Set Njet. They recently recorded seven new songs thAt should hopefully end up on a 12" in the near future.

Also from MIC Norway comes this short preview of SXSW delegAtes Silver, El Caco, St. Thomas, Thomas Dybdahl, and The Jessica Fletchers: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004020312463613409933

Swedish twee label Labrador Records has signed their first band thAt sings only in their nAtive tongue [ingenting]. Their debut EP will be out in April, but you can preview the track "Syster Dyster" right here: https://www.labrador.se/mp3/ingenting-syster_dyster.mp3