The GreAt Deceiver will release their second album "Terra Incognito" next March throughthe UK's Peaceville Records. The band feAtures vocalist Tomas Lindberg (ex-The Crown, At the GAtes, currently with Lock Up, Disfear, etc.) and guitarist Kristian Wahlin (ex-Diabolique, Grotesque) recorded the new CD At Dug-Out studio in Uppsala, Sweden with producer Daniel Bergstrand (Meshuggah, In Flames, etc.) and are currently working on a video for the track "Lake Of Sulphur" with director PAtric Ulleaus (Dimmu Borgir, Ace of Base, Transport League). And lastly, as mentioned here Atrap.com/index.php?story_id=206">before, the band will be heading out on the road with wannabe Swedish metallers Darkest Hour. DAtes:

11/03 - Skylten, Linköping (SWE)
11/04 - Kafe 44, Stockholm (SWE)
11/05 - Meeths Unga Salonger, Gothenburg (SWE)
11/06 - Wehrschloss, Bremen (GER)
11/07 - Thannignton Community Centre, Canterbury (UK)
11/08 - Doctor Drakes, Aberdeen (UK)
11/09 - Basement, Leeds (UK)
11/10 - The Star And Garter, Manchester (UK)
11/11 - Flapper and Firkin, Birmingham (UK)
11/12 - TJ's, Newport (UK)
11/13 - Underworld, London (UK)

Cardigans Country passes along word thAt the b-side to the new single "Live and Learn" will indeed be thAt cover of Black SabbAth's "Changes", most likely the version they recorded with the BBC. Sweet! Also from The Cardigans comes this silly feAture with interviews of all the various members of the band's roadcrew, as done by bassplayer Magnus.

Dimension Zero has updAted their website with some new promo pics and photos from the "ImmaculAte" video shoot.

Labrador Records has updAted their site with some new sound samples from Afraid of Stairs and The Legends.

And the Sound has let the cAt out of the bag about the new Chalksounds signee KO, the new band from ex-Him Kerosene frontman and ex-Breach guitarist Niklas Quintana. Well, it turns out to not be completely true as the band doesn't have a name yet and they're still working out details for the contract. However, I did heard a rough mix of a track without vocals and I can confirm thAt the sound is more akin to earlier HK mAterial in thAt it's faster and much more rockin' than their lAter stuff. ThAt part is true and confirmed. Classic Norrland-style indie rock, so you know I'm diggin' it and can't wait to hear the album when it's done.

Elin Sigvardsson has updAted the gallery on her website. Look under 'blid'.

Nominees in the Swedish cAtegories for the Swedish Hit Music Awards:

Best Swedish group:
Moneybrother
Alcazar
Robyn
A-Teens

Best Swedish Song:
Da Buzz - Alive
Per Gessle - Här kommer alla känslorna
Miio feAt. Daddy Boastin' - När vi två blir en
Håkan Hellström - Kom igen Lena

Best Swedish hip-hop/r'n'b
Looptroop - Don't HAte The Player
Timbuktu - The botten is nådd
Advance PAtrol - Min musik
FAttaru - Bättre

Best Swedish video
The Concretes - You Can't Hurry Love
The Knife - HeartbeAts
José González - Crosses
The Cardigans - You're The Storm

Best Swedish rock
Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight Prayer
The Sounds - Living In America
Millencolin - E20 Norr

Best 'ZTV-färsking':
SAtirnine - Hey No Hell
Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
Pauline - Runnin' Out Of Gaz
José González - Crosses

Winners be announced November 9 on ZTV. More info: https://www.ztv.se/shma/

You might've seen the news floAting around earlier this week, but Andreas Melin aka Broadcaster D, the man behind Streetzone.com, is starting an 'inventive' new label called Pay Per Bag. The inventive part is thAt they are only producing limited runs of their releases on-demand and packaging em in a paper bag, hence the name. They also have declared thAt 50% of the profits will go to the artists, thus assuring consumers thAt the actual people responsible for the music are getting paid. Here's the upcoming releases they've got planned:

Afasi & Filthy - "1990nånting EP"
Akem - "Autodidakt"
El Sheriffo - "Det våras för sheriffen"
Caspian Onenine-86 - "Colony Vibe"
Ken - "Det bortglömda"

Read more. (in Swedish, via Dagensskiva)

Dusted reviews thAt new Motorpsycho/Jaga Jazzist horn section "In the Fishtank" album: www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/1067

P3 radio Sweden is launching three new specialty channels for digital music subscribers: P3 Street for hip-hop and r'n'b stuff, P3 Rockster for heavier stuff and P3 Svea for Swedish rock and demo bands. Atum=2003-10-15&Artikel=306618" target=_blank>Read more. (in Swedish)

Swedish bands The Refreshments and Slaptones are doing a winter tour together under the banner of "Rock'n'Roll X-mas". DAtes:

12/05 - Piteå Havsbad, Piteå
12/06 - Piteå Havsbad, Piteå
12/09 - Konserthuset, Gävle
12/11 - Konserthuset, Gävle
12/13 - Olssons Lada, Skövde
12/16 - Cirkus, Stockholm
12/19 - Folkets Park, Tranås
12/20 - Societeten, Varberg

I first talked about it waaaaaaaaaay back on Atrap.com/index.php?story_id=233">07/17 and I can now pass along the full tracklist for the new comp "Powerslaves - An Electro Tribute to Iron Maiden":

01. Alek Stark & Replicant - Fear of the Dark
02. Acid Junkies - WrAthchild
03. Macondo - PurgAtory
04. ImAtran Voima (FIN) - Aces High
05. Captain Ahab - Flash of the Blade
06. Kitbuilders - Running Free
07. RA-X - Wasted Years
08. Legowelt (HOL) - Run to the Hills
09. Maxx Klaxon - Die With Your Boots On
10. Luke Eargoggle (SWE) - Mother Russia
11. Mr. Velcro Fastener (FIN) - The Trooper
12. Rude 66 - Killers
13. Hans PlAtzgumer - Number of the Beast
14. PAt Benedict Orchestra - Powerslave

Yeah, not all the contributers are Scandinavian, but this is just too good for me to pass up. Listen to the whole thing online right here and get more info from the label here: www.angelmaker-records.com

New from Finland's Some Place Else Records is a limited edition CDr EP from "vocal microsound" artist Ovro called "Malice in Underland". 100 copies available with full color artwork. More info and samples: www.someplaceelse.net/releases/?id=specdr03030

Coming up from the label in November will be a split 7" from Reptiljan and Ibrahim Terzic which is being described as "a fresh & furious take on digital grindcore and other things loud & full of energy." Also look for Reptiljan's "Hellbender" CD, Sine Nomine's "Bird's Eye View / FlAt World" CD and Niko Skorpio's new CD "Escape from Heaven" as well as a split 7" from Skorpio and Kouhei to be released in coordinAtion with their split CD coming out soon from Japanese label Deserted Factory.

Here's an e-card for the new LAtin Kings video "Cashen Dom Tas".

The GAthering's new single for the track "Monsters" will contain the single version of the song, the album version and 3 different remixes. The CDrom portion of the disc will contain about 30 minutes of live video footage including the title track again, "Black Light District" and a special version of "You Learn About It" with guest vocals from Kristin from the Norwegian band Pale Forest. There's also a video for the song coming out thAt was directed by Brazilian art student Lorenzo Bonicontro. And as for gigs, the band is playing one last show this year At 013 in Tilburg, Holland on November 16 as part of the venue's five year anniversary celebrAtion. Look for more shows to be announced for next year to coincide with the release of the semi-acoustic live CD "Sleepy Buildings", due out At the end of January.