Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:

01. Per Gessle - Mazarin
02. Lasse Stefanz - Det här är bara början
03. Carola - Guld plAtina & passion - det bästa
04. Bad Cash Quartet - Midnight prayer
05. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
06. Robyn - Don't stop the music
07. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
08. Ola Magnell - Vallmoland
09. Da Buzz - More than alive
10. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
11. Robert Wells - Rhapsody in rock the complete collection
12. Lars Winnerbäck & Hovet - Söndermarken
13. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
14. Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!
15. Tomas Ledin - I sommarnAttens ljus
16. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
17. The Sounds - Living in America
18. Jamie Meyer - It´s all about me
19. Per Myrberg - SommarnAtt Per Myrberg sjunger Taube
20. Moneybrother - Blood panic

Aftonbladet says thAt Timbuktu will be touring this fall. No dAtes yet.

The new LAtin Kings album "Omertá" comes out in October. Various guests slAted to appear on the record include Yellow Man, Jojje Wadenius, Cyndee Peters and Håkan Hellström.

Nocturnal Rites is planning to enter the studio in November to commence work on a new album, tentAtively due out early next year from Century Media. Bassist Nils Eriksson describes the new mAterial as "pretty much like we've always done... maybe just a tad better."

Download the new StrAtovarius track "I Walk To My Own Song" Atovarius.com/i_walk.mp3" target=_blank>here. The tune comes from the upcoming album "Elements Part 2", due on October 27 on Nuclear Blast.

Opeth will be filming and recording their show At Shepherd Bush Empire in London on September 25 for use on an upcoming DVD, due out sometime next year. The band will play two sets of music thAt evening.

Startracks will be releasing a new Christian Kjellvander 2xCD compilAtion called "Introducing the past" feAturing various mAterial from the back cAtalogue of his old projects LoosegoAts and Songs of Soil plus three live tracks recorded by P3 At Södra TeAtern and two new songs. One of the new songs, "Portugal", will be released as a single on October 8 with an unreleased b-side. The collection is released the same day, too.

Also coming soon from Startracks is thAt long-awaited label showcase compilAtion. It'll be in stores in September and you have a chance to win a copy by emailing rock@startracks.se your top five labels and why you chose them. Probably wouldn't hurt to say 1. Startracks, 2. Startracks, 3. Startracks, 4. Startracks, 5. Startracks because Fredrik Holmgren is such a kind, generous and handsome man. Where's my free copy, eh?

Ellis the Vacuumchild has updAted their website with a new functional design. They have also confirmed the departure of drummer Joel who left to go play bass with my pals KVLR. Martin from the band Chloe has taken his place behind the kit. They've also brought on yet another Chloe member, Johan Wilhelm on guitar.

Kristian Anttila's new single "Självmordsblond" comes out September 10 and will feAture an exclusive b-side. She's also got a couple live dAtes coming up:

08/29 - Pustervik, Göteborg
08/30 - Riddarholmsfesten, Stockholm
09/03 - Jord, Göteborg (acoustic)
09/04 - Vinylbaren, Malmö (acoustic)

Sweden's Regain Records is rereleasing six "classic" albums from the archives of WAR Music (Wrong Again Records) on October 1. The titles and details, straight from the label:

Naglfar - "Diabolical"
After being deleted for years this classic piece of metal is finally available again in a remastered version. Originally released in 1998, Naglfar's 2nd album is a milestone in the black/deAth genre! With the new album "Sheol" Naglfar has become one of the most hyped black/deAth metal bands in the scene.

Darkane - "Rusted Angel"
Remastered with 3 bonus songs. Originally released in 1998 technical deAth metal At its best. Darkane has through the years grown to a highly respected metal act, becoming one of the top acts in their style.

Carnal Forge - "Who's Gonna Burn"
Debut album from Sweden's Carnal Forge now remastered. Originally released in 1998. Their rawest album ever.

Defleshed - "Fast Forward"
Defleshed's 3rd album remastered with 4 bonus songs. This is the album thAt brought Defleshed to the level were they are now. Comes in an exclusive slipcase.

Dimension Zero - "PenetrAtions from the Lost World"
Originally released as a 4 song mini CD in 1998, finally available again with 7 bonus songs making it somewhAt more substantial. FeAturing 2 previously unreleased studio songs and 5 songs recorded live on their successful Japan tour 2002.

Eucharist - "Mirrorworlds"
Eucharist's 2nd album. The pioneers of Swedish melodic deAth metal.

I don't enough about all of these records to recommend 'em myself, except for the Eucharist disc which is a criminally overlooked classic of the genre. It feAtures drummer Daniel Erlandsson before he went on to work with Arch Enemy and no fan of mid-90s blackened Swedish deAth metal should be without it.

Revolver.nu has updAted with interviews with Bad Cash Quartet and Rocky Dennis. (in Swedish)

Go here to vote for the nominees in the Swedish Deejay Awards. Winners will be announced At the Scandinavian Music Convention in Stockholm on September 22-23.

Norweigan metal mag Scream is sponsoring a Scandinavian tour with the bands Griffin, Scariot, Lumsk and Einherjer. Here's the tentAtive dAtes so far:

10/08 - John Dee, Oslo
10/09 - får Garage, Bergen
10/10 - Flytten, Haugesund
10/11 - Tribute, Sandnes
10/12 - tba
10/13 - tba
10/14 - Maxime, Kristiansund
10/15 - Blæst, Trondheim
10/16 - Scena, Ålesund
10/17 - Rust, Ørsta
10/18 - Hydranten, Hamar
10/19 - tba (SWE)
10/20 - tba (SWE)
10/21 - tba (DEN)

José Gonzáles has quite a few live dAtes lined up around Sweden for the near future:

08/30 - Hovstocksfestivalen, Huskvarna
08/30 - Riddarholmsfestivalen, Stockholm
09/04 - Mejeriet, Lund
09/05 - Trädgårdsföreningen, Göteborg
09/06 - Café MIC, Vänersborg
09/12 - Cafe Schwartz, Norrköping
09/13 - Smedjan, Köping
09/18 - Gump @ Jazzhuset, Göteborg
09/24 - BackbeAtbolaget, Sandviken w/Love Antell aka Florence Valentin
09/25 - Pipeline, Sundsvall w/Love Antell aka Florence Valentin
09/26 - Pinkerton, Skellefteå w/Love Antell aka Florence Valentin
09/27 - Tingshuset, Östersund w/Love Antell aka Florence Valentin
10/02 - Herrgårn, Linköping
10/03 - Klubb Desierd @ Fly Bars, Borlänge
10/04 - Voxmusik, Edsbyn
10/16 - Palladium, Växjö
10/24 - Kalmar NAtion, Uppsala
11/01 - Kulturhuset (Hörsalen), Stockholm
11/15 - The Tivoli, Helsingborg

His debut full-length comes out in October on Imperial Recordings.

Seems thAt everything is not quite so hunky-dory with the exit of frontwoman Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull from TheAtre of Tragedy, as reported yesterday. Seems thAt Liv was unceremoniously fired via email and has this to say:

"I'm totally surprised and shocked by these news. Until now, nobody from the band has called me personally to inform me about their decision. I feel betrayed and deceived by my own band members. This decision was NOT made by me, and I am not going to let our fans down!"

Whether or not ToT will respond to these accusAtions remains to be seen.

Added a new mp3 today from up-and-coming singer/songwriter Tiger Lou. I think we'll be hearing a lot more from this guy coming up as he seems to keeping quite busy with putting out new records and touring a lot. And speaking of touring, don't forget thAt he's coming to the US in November for a big string of dAtes with Kadd Stevens aka Homage To CAtalonia. The complete tour schedule:

08/30 - Herrgårn, Linköping
09/06 - Faulbaum Festival, Tantogården, Stockholm w/Fire Fox, etc.
09/11 - Kägelbanan, Stockholm w/Josh Rouse
09/12 - Pustervik, Göteborg w/Josh Rouse

US Tour:
11/24 - Washington, DC
11/25 - Richmond, VA
11/26 - Asheville, NC
11/27 - Summerville, SC
11/28 - Atlanta, GA
11/29 - Gainesville, FL
11/30 - Pensacola, FL
12/01 - Little Rock, AR
12/02 - Austin, TX
12/03 - El Paso, TX
12/04 - Tucson, AZ
12/05 - San Diego, CA
12/06 - Los Angeles/Ventura/Santa Barbara, CA
12/07 - San Francisco, CA
12/08 - Portland, OR
12/09 - Olympia, WA
12/10 - SeAttle, WA
12/11 - Boise, ID
12/12 - Denver/Colorado Springs, CO
12/13 - Lawrence, KS
12/14 - Chicago, IL
12/15 - Toronto, CAN
12/16 - Ottawa, CAN
12/17 - Montreal, CAN
12/18 - Portland, ME/Burlington, VT
12/19 - Boston, MA
12/20 - Brooklyn, NY
12/21 - New Brunswick, NJ
12/22 - Philadelphia/Allentown, PA

Silentium have confirmed the departure of vocalist Maija Turunen. Anna Ilveskoski, who appears on the lAtest album "Sufferion - Hamartia of Prudence" singing choral parts, will take her place.