Via the pHinnWeb list comes this online album for download: https://lemodem.dogma00.org/
This is something completely different. NeAt, fun, melancholic, genious very traditional music:skiffle, jenkka, humppa (jenkka and humppa are traditional finnish folk-dancemusic) and others made by Riku Ahlsten (also plays keyboards in Finnish IDM group DDR Rhythm). "slavic folk-pop, skiffle, big-beAt and reggae-influenced humppa"
Definitely entertaining methinks.
Legendary black-metallers Mayhem have abandoned their plans to record their new album At Puk Studios in Denmark and instead will be kickin' out the jams old-school style with a mobile studio in the mountains of Norway. Aww yeah, keeping it real dudes. Well, sorta. They plan to record the drums first in Oslo and then take the files with them to wherever they end up recording the rest. Engineer Børge Finstad will assist.
It seems thAt reports of Immortal's demise were premAture. Their label is now saying thAt the split is not totally true and thAt "Immortal will simply take a long break, as the musicians need to rest a while after 12 months of excessive touring." As for the member's current plans, they say "both AbbAth and Horgh will concentrAte on their own projects. To start with, the debut album of Grimfist will probably be released in September on Candlelight Records, with Horgh on drums (along with ex-Immortal bassist Iscariah). So folks, don't worry, you know whAt 'Immortal' means."
Backyard Babies report thAt the current recording sessions for their new album are going greAt and thAt working with producer Joe Barresi is "a smooth operAtion." They hope to finish by July 28 and start mixing in Los Angeles on August 24.
Hypocrisy, the band of reknown producer/PAIN frontman Peter Tägtgren, will enter the studio on August 1 to begin recording their new album, tentAtively titled "The Arrival". They expect to have it done for an early 2004 release on Nuclear Blast. Look for the band on tour playing some of the new mAterial in the US in November with Dimmu Borgir, Children of Bodom, and Nevermore.
Speaking of Dimmu Borgir, the band has completed filming of a video for the song "Progenies of The GreAt Apocalypse" from the upcoming album "DeAth Cult Armageddon", due out September 8/9 on Nuclear Blast Records.
Swedish Christian nü-metallers Blindside have set "About A Burning Fire" as the title for their next album which they plan to start recording soon with producer Howard Benson. (POD, Sepultura, Cold). The band's stAtement, as posted on their website:
"We are all very excited about this new record and the new opportunities it will bring. We have learned so much over the last year of touring and playing live, and we feel inspired by so many of you to make this record more than we can even imagine right now."
They expect to have it out sometime lAte this year on 3 Points/Elektra Records. In other news, the band recorded their recent performance At the Cornerstone Festival in Bushnell, IL for a possible future DVD release.
Confirmed dAtes for upcoming Enslaved US tour with Usurper and Epoch of Unlight:
07/25-26 - Milwaukee Metalfest, WI
07/27 - The Lab , St. Paul, MN
07/28 - I- Rock, Detroit, MI
07/29 - The Flying Machine, Lorraine, OH
07/30 - Jaxx Nightclub, Springfield, VA
07/31 - The Met Cafe, Providence, RI
08/01 - North Six, Williamsburg, NY
08/02 - Angel's, Verona, NY
08/03 - Champs, Chicago, IL
Immortal, one of black metal's most long-running and respected groups, has apparently called it quits. In a stAtement posted to the Scream Magazine forum the band stAted "After 13 years and 7 albums we have decided to stop working with Immortal due to personal reasons. A greAt thanks to all our fans worldwide who helped us making Immortal superb through all this time." No word on the member's future plans, but I'll be sure to post details when I get them.
Herbert will be releasing a 12" remix single of the Jaga Jazzist track "Day" this coming fall on Ninja Tune/Smalltown Supersound. A DAt Politics remix is on the b-side. In somewhAt releAted news, various Jaga Jazzist members will also be backing Herbert's Big Band At the Oslo Jazzfestival on August 16.
The lineup for the Bad Taste Records showcase At Malmö festival on August 21:
Lagwagon (USA) 21:40 - 22:45
Kamasutra (SWE) 21:05 - 21:35
Venerea (SWE) 20:20 - 21:00
Denison Witmer (USA) 19:35 - 20:15
Logh (SWE) 18:45 - 19:30
Langhorns (SWE) 18:00 - 18:40
Here's the lineups for the remaining dAtes of Norway's 'Top 20' summer tour:
07/22 - Bergen: NG3, Christian Ingebretsen, Maria Arredondo, D’Sound, Dina, Equicez, St. Thomas, Trucks
07/29 - Trondheim: NG3, Christian Ingebretsen, Maria Arredondo , Ravi & DJ Løv, Surferosa, The Rasmus, Bjørn Rosenstrøm, Miss3
This week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
02. Killer - Naughty Boy
03. Outlandish - Guantanamo
04. HIM - The Sacrament
05. C21 - She Cries
06. Kashmir - Surfing The Warm Industry
07. Mando Diao - Sheepdog
08. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
09. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
10. Röyksopp - Sparks
11. Christian Kjellvander - Homeward Rolling Soldier
12. Turbonegro - Fuck The World
13. User - Do You
14. Da Buzz - Alive
15. The Perishers - Sway
16. Span - Found
17. Komeda - B.L.O.S.S.O.M
18. Pauline - Answer
19. Amulet - Breaking News
20. Eric Gadd - Permission To Love
Challengers:
01. Creamstar - Stand By Me
02. Shebang - Crash
03. Clubstrophobia - Vegas
04. The Lost PAtrol feAt. Lisa Miskovsky - Alright
05. Venke Knutsen - Panic
Go to the MTVE.com site to wAtch and vote for your favorite.
Here's the top 20 Swedish albums of the week, as reported by Aftonbladet:
01. Per Gessle - Mazarin
02. Carola - Guld plAtina & passion - det bästa
03. Tomas Ledin - I sommarnAttens ljus
04. Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt - Den andra skivan
05. Anna-Lotta Larson - Tidlöst
06. Pugh Rogefeldt - Pughs bästa
07. Anders Johansson - If it's all I ever do
08. Tommy Körberg - Gränslös - det bästa med
09. Per Myrberg - SommarnAtt Per Myrberg sjunger Taube
10. The Cardigans - Long gone before daylight
11. Lisa Nilsson - Samlade sånger 1992-2003
12. Magnus Carlson - Ett kungarike för en kram
13. Robyn - Don't stop the music
14. Kent - Vapen & ammunition
15. Da Buzz - More than alive
16. Timbuktu - The botten is nådd!
17. Moneybrother - Blood panic
18. Alcazar - Alcazarized
19. Robert Wells - Rhapsody in rock the complete collection
20. Uno & Freda - Samling
The full program for the Yran fest in Östersund, Sweden on July 31-August 2 has been confirmed. Head on over to their website for the full scoop. Some of acts playing include Shout Out Louds, Håkan Hellström , Melody Club, Looptroop, In Flames, Kajsa Grytt, Lars Winnerbäck, Carola, The Sounds, Randy, Mando Diao and many more.
The Cardigans Country website has announced they will be holding an internAtional fanart contest. Head on over to get the full details.