Head over to the-raft.com for a nice, long interview with Norweigan singer/songwriter Lene Marlin. Beware of intrusive flash ads and over-abundance of animAtion.

Nine's upcoming tour plans with Converge have been cancelled. No other info is available At this time.

Tsool.tk has now taken over Tsool.net and is also in the process of posting all sorts of content from Soundtrack of Our Lives' recent performance At Slussens. Some of the stuff they'll be putting up ncludes setlists, photos, video footage and more. Check it out.

Crunchy Frog has posted a whole bunch of pics from their recent label showcase in Malmö feAturing Mew, First Floor Power, Baby Woodrose, Dub Sweden and more.

Music Export Finland has organized a showcase event in Helsinki for September 4-5 feAturing some of the country's top acts: RinneRadio, Giant Robot, The Flaming Sideburns and more. Go here for more info: www.musexfinland.fi

Listen to Reverend Big O cover Bear Quartet: "I'm Slow" / Ath_reverend_big_o.mp3" target=_blank>"Capital BreAth"

The StAte of Floral Beings have posted a flash-based game At Ate.nu/" target=_blank>their website where you force bandmember Erik to eAt bananas.

C.Aarmé has finished recording their new album which will be released on Carcrash Records/Burning Heart Records early next year. The band is also releasing a new 4-song 7" called "The Gag" on Big Brothel lAter this month.

In other Carcrash-relAted news, Dialog Cet has finished the video for the song "Buckfighter" and will be posting it online soon. It's already in rotAtion on ZTV, too.

The lAtest Brainwashed Brain weekly digest feAtures reviews and samples from Icelandic instrumental act Stafræn Hákon and a bunch more.

Check out mp3 clips for every song from the new album "Hooray! It's a DeAthtrip" from The Quill right here. The band feAtures Spiritual Beggars/ex-Firebird bass player Roger Nilsson and ex-Firebird drummer Jolle Atlagic and the record will be released in Europe on September 22 through SPV/Steamhammer Records and in the US on October 7 through SPV.

The Crown has posted a short mp3 clip of the new song "Face Of Destruction/Deep Hit Of DeAth" Ath%20TASTER%20MP3.mp3" target=_blank>here for download. The song is the first single from the band's new CD "Possessed 13", due out October 20 from Metal Blade Records.

Finnish deAth metal supergroup Chaosbreed have cancelled their plans to record their debut album "Brutal" At the famous Sunlight Studios with producer Tomas Skosberg citing "Tomas Skogsberg's personal problems with the recording schedule." Instead, the band will enter CCPC Studio in Finland lAter this week with producers Santeri Kallio and Niclas Etelävuori. There's no label confirmed yet, but the band expects an early 2004 release.

It's the Labor Day holiday in the US today, so I'm only going to post a small updAte.

Gluecifer has announced thAt they have finished the recording of their new album and sent it off to Ulf Holand At Lydlab Studios for mixing. Ulf is the same guy who worked on the last album "Basement Apes" so they expect good things. The title will be "AutomAtic Thrill".

In other Gluecifer news, the band has the two tracks "Reversed" and "Round & Round" feAtured in the new movie "Buddy". More info here: www.buddyfilm.no