Theodor Jensen is following in the footsteps of Håkan Hellström and taking leave from Broder Daniel to concentrAte on his own project The Plan. The band's sophomore album is due out lAter this year.

And speaking of Broder Daniel, they just announced some new tourdAtes with The Kid:

02/12 - Mejeriet, Lund
02/13 - Popstad, Folkets Park, Huskvarna
02/14 - Folkets Park, Avesta
02/26 - PlAtens Bar, Linköping
02/27 - Arena, Karlstad
02/28 - Balders Hage, Älmhult
03/04 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg
03/05 - Palace, Kalmar
03/06 - 035-Festivalen, Diezel, Halmstad
03/12 - tba, Karlskrona
03/13 - Downtown, Örebro

No word on who might be playing bass yet.

Here's this week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Paleface - ColgAte SoulmAte (FIN)
02. Eskobar - Loves strikes (SWE)
03. Briskeby - Halleluja (NOR)
04. Land og Synir - Smile (ICE)
05. Dinojax - Roadblocks ahead (DK)
06. Diablo - Read my scars (FIN)
07. Moneybrother - It's Been Hurting All The Way With You, Joanna (SWE)
08. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust (SWE)
09. ViikAte - Leimu (FIN)
10. Hardcore Superstar - Honey Tongue (SWE)

Challengers:
01. The Crash - Still alive (FIN)
02. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hAtar Att det e så (SWE)
03. Outlandish - Walou (DK)

Their name's been coming up a fair amount lAtely, so it's only nAtural thAt MIC Norway would run a profile on Frost: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004011511354666292057

Two new dAtes added to the upcoming HIM European tour:

03/20 - Posthof, Linz
04/08 - MuffAthalle, Munchen

P3 Musikjournalen reports on the top-selling records in Sweden this past year: Atum=2004-01-15&Artikel=352594" target=_blank>https://www.sr.se/p3/musikjournalen/arkiv.asp?DagensDAtum=2004-01-15&Artikel=352594

Download an entire Sigur Rós show from March 27, 2003 in Atlanta, GA: https://www.munkity.com/sigurros/

Swedish thrashers The Haunted has booked five weeks of time At Studio Fredman for February and March to work on their next album. As mentioned before, the band is currently labeless, but I'm sure they'll figure out something and have it out by their planned summer release dAte.

Finnish deAthmetal supergroup Chaosbreed has set April 26 as the European release dAte for their new album "Brutal" on Century Media.

The new StrAtovarius singer has been announced and her name is Miss K. Yep, a female vocalist. Read more: Atovarius.com/index2.php?section=vocalist_missk" target=_blank>https://www.strAtovarius.com/index2.php?section=vocalist_missk
Anders Johansson has been confirmed as the new drummer and the band plans to enter the studio in May to begin work on a new record, tentAtively titled "PopKiller".

Don't forget thAt there's now an It's a trap! Atrap.com/rss.php" target=_blank>RSS feed up and running. If anyone is interested in using it, please feel free to pass along suggestions for it to work better. I'd also be interested in knowing whAt sites are syndicAting content and am open to personalizing the feed. This is my first foray into working with XML, so I'd appreciAte your input. Get in touch, eh?

The Sahara Hotnights and (InternAtional) Noise Conspiracy are both confirmed for this year's Coachella Festival in Palm Springs, CA alongside Radiohead and a reunited Pixies.

MAttias Hellberg's debut solo album has been confirmed for a February 24 release dAte.

Go here to check out top 2003 picks from various metalheads such as Michael Amott (Arch Enemy), Jonas Björler (The Haunted), Jonas Renske (KAtAtonia), Kenny R2D2 (...And Oceans) and tons more (incl. a number of hasbeen 80s rockers): https://whiplash.net/forceframe.html?/especiallist.mv?rec=416

Listen to PAtrik Isaksson's new single "1985": mms://qstream-wm.qbrick.com/00195/00195_2017_3_wis_hi.wma
The track comes from his forthcoming album "Vi som aldrig landAt", due out January 28.