Check out Attaru/jordnara/pressrelease/pressrelease.jpg" target=_blank>this press release on the new album "Jordnära" from Swedish hip-hop artists FAttaru (in Swedish). This record marks the long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "Mina Hundar" and feAtures guest appearances from Fjärde Världen, Masayah, psyche-rockers Dungen, and Robert Athel. Look for it on September 10 from Virgin Records. The first single will be for the track with the single "Bättre".

This week has been killing me At work, so I apologize for the lack of updAtes. Not thAt there's much news to report, but the paying gig comes first.

KAtAtonia has updAted AtAtonia.com/" target=_blank>their website with a new design scheme, pictures, member profiles and more.

Atovarius.com/index2.php?section=readnews&newsid=692" target=_blank>Go here for the full tracklist, Derek Riggs cover art (known for his work with Iron Maiden) and a bunch of other tidbits concerning the forthcoming StrAtovarius album "Elements Pt. 2".

The Rasmus has posted a short message for fans on their website updAting them on recent tour activities and plans for the rest of the summer. Among the items worth mentioning, is the fact thAt they will be shooting a video for the new single on a V8 racing track in Berlin soon. And they've been listening to lots of old Metallica while on the road. Scroll down to the 07/29 entry for the most recent of tour dAtes or Atrap.com/index.php?story_id=241" target=_blank>click here.

ScandinavianleAther.com says this is the final, confirmed US tour itinerary for Turbonegro:

09/12 - Black CAt, Washington DC
09/13 - Ottobar, Baltimore MD
09/14 - Irving Plaza, New York NY
09/15 - TheAter of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA
09/17 - Middle East Café, Cambridge MA
09/18 - Cabaret Music Hall, Montreal QUE (CAN)
09/19 - Lee's Palace, Toronto ONT (CAN)
09/20 - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland OH
09/22 - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit MI
09/23 - Metro, Smart Bar, Chicago IL
09/24 - The Rave Ballroom, Milwaukee WI
09/25 - Fine Line Music Café, Minneapolis MN
09/27 - The Bottleneck, Lawrence KS
09/28 - Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas TX
09/29 - Emo’s, Austin TX
10/01 - Mason Jar, Phoenix AZ
10/02 - Canes, San Diego CA
10/03 - Henry Fonda TheAtre, Los Angeles CA
10/04 - GreAt American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
10/05 - Slim's, San Francisco CA,
10/07 - Graceland, SeAttle WA
10/08 - BerbAti's Pan, Portland OR

The Wannadies are playing Phoenix Park in Dublin on August 9 with the likes of Robbie Williams, Ash and Kelly Osborne. The band also reports thAt the new UK single "Disko" will be released on August 11 from Cooking Vinyl.

Synesthetic Records will be releasing the debut CD from Hellfire, a Norweigan sludge-rock group feAturing 2/3rds of the dudes from Noxagt. No word on a dAte, but they it'll be a limited edition of only 500 copies.
The first couple artists have been announced for the upcoming Tinitus Festival At Münchenbryggeriet in Stockholm on November 14: Lustans Lakejer, Controlled Analogue Programming (C.A.P.), and Hocico from Mexico. For more info and audio samples, go here: www.tinitus.com

Trapdoor Fucking Exit is back from tour and has put up a brand new website with a new mp3 of the song "Intruder" plus a bunch of new pictures. The forthcoming album "Be Not Content" is still awaiting release, but they say you might be able to find it on Soulseek in the meantime if you're feeling criminal. The band has also lined up an appearance on an upcoming 2xCD mp3 compilAtion from Go-Kart Records with some 150+ other bands. I'll post the details on thAt when I get 'em.

Reknown elvish darkwave artist and ex-Emperor bassist Mortiis is touring the UK in September along with Norweigan metal band Susperia. The dAtes:

09/17 - Rio, Bradford
09/18 - Bierkeller, Bristol
09/19 - The underworld, London
09/20 - Rock City, Nothingham
09/21 - Barfly, Glasgow

Supertanker.tk has posted a greAt preview of whAt to expect from this fall's new releases in Danish music. Some of the bands feAtured include The Raveonettes, Tiger Tunes, Jomi Massage, Singvogel, Amstrong, Austin, Martin Hall, Baby Woodrose and many more.

Esbjorn Svensson Trio won best internAtional artist At the BBC Jazz Awards, as announced yesterday.

Swedish prog-metal band Pain of SalvAtion has announced a couple upcoming gigs At Lokomotivet in Eskilstuna where they will preview mAterial from their new album "Be". They say this also might be the only chance to see the actual recording lineup perform the mAterial. "Apart from the band there will be nine orchestra musicians on stage, and Fredrik will play the grand piano and the harpsichord/cembalo," notes vocalist/ guitarist Daniel Gildenlöw, "we are talking the real thing here, no synthesizers! We promise a very special experience with music styles colliding, video projections and a very intriguing concept revolving around the Story of Everything, gods and slaves..." The dAtes booked are August 30, September 5, September 6, September 12, and September 13. Look for the album next spring from Inside Out Music.

Darkane recently put together a video for the track "Chaos vs Order" from 2002's album "Expanding Senses" using live footage gAthered from their Swedish tour with Meshuggah along with shows in France and At the Sweden Rock and German Rock Hard fests. No word on where you'll be able to view the clip in the near future, but it was just sent to their label, Nuclear Blast, for distribution.

Go here for the lAtest updAte from Magnus Sveningsson of The Cardigans. Still no news on any activity for the US yet, but there are hints of more summer festival dAtes to be announced.

Jon Balke's Magnetic North Orchestra has lined up some fall tour dAtes and will also be recording for ECM Records in the near future. The band consists of Jon Balke on piano along with Peter Spissky (violin), Bjarte Eike (violin), Thomas Pitt (cello), Per Jørgensen (trumpet), Arve Henriksen (trumpet, also in Supersilent), Helge Norbakken (percussion), and Ingar Zach (percussion). The dAtes:

09/25 - Jeriko, Malmö (SWE)
09/26 - Bimhuis, Amsterdam
09/30 - New Morning, Paris (FRA) tbc
10/02 - Nordlys festival, Winterthur (SWI)
10/03 - Dornbirn (AUS)
10/04 - Copenhagen Jazz House (DK)
10/05 - Ultima festival, Oslo (NOR)
10/11 - GAS festival Gothenburg (SWE)
11/07 - Berliner Jazztage, Berlin (GER)

More info: www.magnetic.no/projects.html