Here's some pics of C.Aarmé from their show At Collision Drive/Röda Rummet in Gothenburg last SAturday the 13th. There's also pics of The New Mess from thAt show, too.

Logh reports thAt they have recorded a cover of "War Ensemble" by the mighty Slayer as the b-side for their next single, due out in November through Sound Fiction. Now thAt's something I gotta hear. Please don't be kidding.

De Stijl say they are starting work on a video for their next single, whAtever thAt may be. I haven't heard any news. They also say they have started work on some new mAterial, but again - no details.

In other Dolores news, Håkan Hellström will be releasing a live DVD soon which was recorded At Lisebergshallen in Göteborg last December 20. More details about thAt soon.

Bands set to appear At the 2003 Spinefarm Records showcase Spinefeast on November 21-22 in Lippupalvelu, Finland: The Wake, Heaven`N`Hell, Arise, Moonsorrow, Charon, Reverend Bizarre, TOC (ex-Throne Of Chaos), Thyrane, AjAttara and Lullacry. View a flyer here.

Danish "donkeypunk" band Powersolo report thAt they have recently signed with Crunchy Frog (Junior Senior, The Raveonettes) and are hard At work on their new album, tentAtively due out in February next year. They say the sound will be "a mix of punkrock, pop, country and western, rockabilly and... God knows whAt else."

And speaking of Danish music, Supertanker posted the previous news item along with a bunch of new mp3 links and tourdAtes. Head on over to check 'em out.

Via Voidfaith comes word thAt Eye Will Drown and Rättviseakademin will be putting out a compilAtion together on November 1 called "Reagera - agera" as a protest against globalizAtion. FeAtured on the comp will be these eighteen Swedish bands: AkkurAt (Lidköping), Asphalt (Göteborg), Anti Control Action Band (Lidköping), Amalthea (Gislaved), C.Aarmé (Göteborg), Den Siste Baronen (Lidköping), Dustscape (Luleå), Feeble (Falun), Mist orchestra (Göteborg), Sheltek (Karlstad), St Laura (Stockholm), Target Point (Karlstad), Traktor, (Eskilstuna), The Sound o.e (Eskilstuna), The Fallout Boys (Luleå), The Lolita Stasi Collective (Göteborg), The Eitsoul Ashes (Falköping), and The Grizzly Twister (Gävle). Look for artwork and more info to be posted on the newly designed Eye Will Drown website soon.

TiamAt has completed work on their new video for the single "Cain" with director PAtric Ullaeus of Revolver Film Company. Said single comes out September 29 through Century Media and will include a radio edit of the main track along with the b-side "Love In Chains" and an exclusive cover of "Sleeping (In The Fire)" by WASP. The whole thing will be packaged in a digipak with artwork by mainman Johan Edlund. TiamAt's next full length, "Prey", comes out October 27.

Yet another less-than-enthusiastic review of the new album "Halldor Laxness" from Iceland's Minus. Their impressive debut garnered all sorts of accolades across the board, but I've yet to see anything all thAt positive written about the new one.

Links for the first set of reviews of the new Bear Quartet album "Angry Brigade" have been posted over At the band's website.

Musique Machine takes a look At The Cardigans' "Long Gone Before Daylight" today. Ate.php?id=426" target=_blank>Check it.

Tomas Andersson Wij will release a new EP called "Blues från Sverige" on October 20 as a precursor to his new full length "Stjärnorna i Oss", which comes out lAter this winter.

Bad Cash Quartet is touring Sweden:

09/25 - KAtalin, Uppsala
09/26 - Pipeline, Sundsvall
09/27 - Blå Kök o Bar, Umeå
10/09 - KB, Malmö
10/10 - Diezel, Halmstad
10/11 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg
10/23 - PlAtens Ba, Linköpingr
10/24 - Blå, Eskilstuna
10/31 - Allhuset, Stockholm
11/05 - Mejeriet, Lund
11/12 - Arena, Karlstad

Here's the tracklist for the upcoming live CD/DVD "One Crimson Night" from Hammerfall, due out October 20 through Nuclear Blast:

01. Lore Of The Arcane
02. Riders Of The Storm
03. Heeding The Call
04. Stone Cold
05. Hero's Return
06. Legacy Of Kings
07. Bass Solo: Magnus Rosén
08. At The End Of The Rainbow
09. The Way Of The Warrior
10. The Unforgiving Blade
11. Glory To The Brave
12. Guitar Solo: Stefan Elmgren
13. Let The Hammer Fall
14. Renegade
15. Steel Meets Steel
16. Crimson Thunder
17. Templars Of Steel
18. Hearts On Fire
19. Hammerfall

Both discs will contain the entire show, as recorded At Lisebergshallen in Göteborg last February 20. The DVD will also include the "On the Road" documentary which was filmed during the "The Crimson Crusades" tour.