The guys from Dungen have been keeping busy with various side projects: Gustav is working on Paoline's upcoming album and Fredrik Björling and Reine Fiske are playing in The Guild, along with Sylvester Schlegel from The Ark. No word on release dAtes for anything yet, but I'll keep you posted.

Due to an injury in the band, The Caesars have forced to cancel their shows for August 14-16 At the Frequency Festival in Salzburg, Atomic Cafe in Munich and the Highfields Festival in Erfurt. They do expect to make it for the Stockholm show on August 29 and Terremoto on the 31st though. Also from the band comes this link to some live video stuff they did for London's XFM radio back in April.

Festival news today:

Stefan Sundström, Disco Volante, Dozer, The Hymans, Jukka Pekkonen, Nitery, Dolly's Dead, Nasty Kixx, MutilAted and The Virtues have all been added to Festival Mission Impossible, August 23 in Smedjebacken, Sweden. More info: www.festivalmi.com

Moneybrother, Her Majesty and Miss Universum have cancelled their appearances scheduled for Hovstock on August 30 (something Kalas relAted no doubt) and José González and Parker have been added to the bill.

NRK just put up an interview and profile on Motorpsycho and side-project The InternAtional Tussler Society. (in Norweigan)

Expressen has confirmed thAt Swedish pop singer Robyn wrote a song for Britney Spears' upcoming album.

Aeternus frontman Ares recently posted a note on his band's message board concerning upcoming tour plans. He says they are intending to play Sandnes/Norway sometime in August or September, but has nothing concrete yet. The band will also probably be playing the Underworld in London in December, but again, there's no dAte confirmed yet. He says their label Nocturnal Art Productions has been in contact with Metalysee concerning a 14-day tour for November and there also may be dAtes set up for elsewhere in the UK. So yeah, nothing but a bunch of talk right now, but I'll keep you informed when the stAtus changes.

Also from Musique Machine comes Ate.php?id=413" target=_blank>this review of Icelandic artist Jóhann Jóhannsson.

Madrugada has posted some live video footage recorded from a show At Wrighte Gaarden in Langesund, Norway about three weeks ago. The two tracks available so far are "Blood Shot Adult Commitment" and "Seven Seconds". Enjoy!

Some of the acts set to play Okej-Dagen on August 13 At Gröna Lund in Stockholm: Anders Johansson, A-Teens, D-Side, Her Majesty, Jamie Meyer, Jay-Kid, Laze, Miio, Remedeeh, Shebang, September and User. More info: www.okej.se/okejdagar.shtml

Here's a bunch of pictures from the filming of First Floor Power's video for "Happy Endings". Silence has also posted the cover art for the new album "Nerves". No release dAte yet, but I'll let you know.

The Monstera booking agency is presenting a free festival called Summersmithy songs At Radermachersmedjorna in Eskilstuna, Sweden on August 22-23. Bands set to play include The Concretes, Cdoass, José Gonzáles, Le Mans, Tiger Lou, Jettie, The Legends, The Search, Kristina Carlsson, and Ellis the Vacuumchild. More info: etrea.tripod.com/intro.html

Tiger Lou is the Atures/cms/index.asp?id=1003500000000224&type=3&page=1" target=_blank>band of the week over At MTVE.com. Head on over for a short interview and profile. The new EP "Trouble and Desire" comes out August 20 from Startracks.

This week's edition of the Brainwashed Brain includes reviews and samples of Arbete & Fritid, Martin Horntveth and more.

Ray Adams, the Norweigan singer who had the big hit "Violetta" in the 60s, has died At age 72 from Leukemia.

Finland's HIM has reportedly fulfilled their contractual obligAtions to BMG Finland and are currently seeking a new deal. Widely regarded as one of the country's biggest expost success stories, they are no doubt in considerAtion for a larger deal. In other news, the band will release their first live album "Live Metal" (a play on the previously released album "Love Metal") in November. The mAterial was recorded and filmed At a number of consecutive shows the band played At the Semifinal club in their hometown of Helsinki. Yes, thAt means a bonus DVD of video footage will be included as well. And as often happens when a band decides to change labels, BMG will also be cashing in with a 'GreAtest Hits' package sometime early next year. Lastly, the band has confirmed a number of fall tour dAtes:

08/08 - Taubertal Festival (GER)
08/15 - Viva Comet Awars, Cologne (GER) + Open Air Gampel (SWI)
08/16 - Highfield Festival, Erfurt (GER)
08/29 - Terremoto Festival, Weeze (GER)
11/08 - Coliseum, Lisbon (POR)
11/09 - Coliseum, Oporto (POR)
11/11 - La Riviera, Madrid (SPA)
11/13 - Sports Hall, Granada (SPA)
11/14 - Sala Gamma, Murcia (SPA)
11/15 - RazzmAtazz, Barcelone (SPA)
11/16 - Polideportivo, San Sevastian (SPA)
11/19 - AlcAtraxx, Milan (ITY)

Amorphis will be doing a couple Scandinavian tour dAtes along with UK doomsters Paradise Lost. The confirmed schedule so far:

10/22 - Arena, Stockholm (SWE)
10/23 - KB, Malmo (SWE)
10/24 - Rockafeller, Oslo (NOR)
10/25 - Karen, Gothenburg (SWE)
10/26 - Vega, Copenhagen (DEN)

The Crown will release a special limited-edition double-CD digipack of their lAtest album "Possessed 13" on October 20 through Metal Blade Records. The bonus CD is set to include both the "Forever Heaven Gone" and "Forget The Light" demos plus a cover of BAthory's "Burnin' LeAther" and the demo version of the track "Rebel Angel" from the album "DeAthrace King". View the promo poster here.

Added some new live mp3s from Christian Kjellvander today. Be sure to check em out on the right.

Swedish power-metallers Falconer have finished recording their new album "The Sceptre Of Deception", due out October 6 on Metal Blade Records. Mainman Stefan Weinerhall says the record is "a concept album about greed, falseness and megalomania in the 1300s in Sweden" and "based upon a true story." Sounds like a winning formula to me. The full tracklist:

01. The CoronAtion
02. Trail Of Flames
03. Under The Sword
04. Night Of Infamy
05. Hooves Over Northland
06. Pledge For Freedom
07. Ravenhair
08. The Sceptre Of Deception
09. Hear Me Pray
10. Child Of Innocence