Soilwork has been tapped to support Type O NegAtive and Cradle of Filth on a North American tour, beginning November 14. DAtes confirmed so far:

11/20 - Rave/Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
11/24 - Quest Club, Minneapolis, MN

The documentary film "Future Is Not WhAt It Used To Be" on Finnish electronic music pioneer Erkki Kurenniemi is about to get screened in the UK in October. Director Mika Taanila will be on-hand for some of the screenings and the short found-footage film "Physical Ring" by Mika Vainio of Pan Sonic will also be shown. DAtes:

10/15 - The Showroom, Sheffield (InternAtional Documentary Film Festival)
10/16 - The Other Cinema, London
10/18 - CCA, Glasgow
10/19 - Brighton CinemAtheque
10/23 - Meeting House Square, Dublin
10/28 - The Herbert Read Gallery, Maidstone

You've probably already heard some of the buzz surrounding new releases from the label Planekonomi, but let me refresh your memory. First, the new album "8-16" from Royal Downfall is out and should appeal to fans of Fugazi or At The Drive-In they say. Björn Olsson (TSOOL, UCP, etc) is currently mixing MAttias Alkberg BD's (Bear Quartet)'s solo 4-song EP "Med Spöken" and it should be ready for release early next year. Jon Brännström (ex-Refused, Text) is hard At work on his new project Jon F Kennedy, and should have a record ready for early 2004, too. "If you're into the whole Anticon scene this will blow you away," they say. Downloads are up At the Planekonomi site and look for potential annoucements of new signees soon, too.

New streaming radio today - this time it's a spotlight on Sweden's Adrian Recordings, home of artists such as David & the Citizens, Laakso, Björns Vänner and more. Yes, I know they aren't all Scandinavian bands in the playlist, but whAt can ya do? Check it out on the right.

And speaking of Adrian Recordings band David & the Citizens, they've been making inroads in the UK recently and got a nice write-up in Strange Fruit for the album "For All Happy Endings". Read it here. They've also confirmed a couple dAtes over there:

10/09 - London
10/10 - Hastings
10/11 - The Garage, London
10/13 - Liverpool

More details when I get them.

Check out some recent live pics from Victims, Disfear and SAtirnine on this site.

Memento MAteria is putting out a new compilAtion in November called "Electropop Heroes of the North Vol 1" which will include a broad selection of Scandinavian electronic artists such as The Knife (new single "Handy-Man"), Bobby, Daybehavior, Apoptygma Berzerk, Colony 5, StAtemachine, Alice In Videoland, and Pride and Fall. The comp will also feAture exclusive tracks from Michigan, Backlash, Z Prochek and more.

Upcoming tour dAtes for Hardcore Superstar:

09/27 - The Field, Carpaneto Piacentino (Piacenza) (IT)
10/02 - Klubben, Stockholm (SWE)
10/03 - Palace, Kalmar (SWE)
10/04 - Wictoria, Karlskoga (SWE)
10/09 - Markan, Hässleholm (SWE)
10/11 - Voltmeter @ KB, Malmö (SWE)
10/16 - H2, Gävle (SWE)
10/17 - Valand, Göteborg (SWE)
10/25 - Klubb Kaliber, Mariestad (SWE)
10/31 - Gamla BrandstAtionen, Svedala (SWE)
11/01 - Diezel, Halmstad (SWE)
11/07 - Borlanche, Borlänge
11/13 - Stenegade, Copenhagen (DK)
11/14 - Tivoli, Helsingborg (SWE)
12/19 - HC, Sälen (SWE)

Here's a new newsletter from Music Export Finland with the lAtest on various Finnish acts making waves abroad including info on new DVDs from Eläkeläiset and The 69 Eyes and much more.

Dimension Zero has redesigned their website in anticipAtion of the new album "This is Hell", due out October 27 from Regain Records. They have also revealed thAt they have begun work on a video for the song "ImmaculAte" and should hopefully have it done sometime in November.

Supertanker has posted the details about the new soundtrack for the soundtrack of the new Danish film "2 Ryk Og En Aflevering" ("2 Moves and a Pass"). The record feAtures a whole bunch of different Scandinavian artists, including Håkan Hellström, Tiger Tunes and Kaizers Orchestra along with the first new mAterial from Under Byen since April 2002. Danish indie BirdHitsPlane Records will release it on September 29.

And in other Under Byen news, the band has lined up a gig in Hamburg, Germany on October 11 At Schauspielhaus. There were originally going to be other dAtes scheduled around this one, but they have been postponed for the time being.

Madrugada's most recent album "Grit" will be getting a UK release lAter this year via Music for NAtions. The UK version will most likely contain some bonus tracks from the bands previous albums. Check out the new cover art here.

Entombed has updAted their tour diary with details from their just-completed Scandinavian tour. They also have finalized the website for their label Threeman Recordings. ThAt means you can finally order their albums online, direct from the source.

Opeth has been reportedly offered a chance to be the first ever metal band to perform in Jordan, but nothing has been confirmed yet. Otherwise, the band says they are working on South American dAtes for November and will be returning to North America in January/February 2004. Details when I get 'em.