After cancelling out on The Raveonettes/Vue tour and heading home sick, The Sounds are heading back to the US for a couple select appearances:
07/17 - LAte Show with Craig Kilborn, check local TV listings
07/21 - Amoeba Records Hollywood in-store. Free, 7pm
07/22 - The Viper Room, LA
Thirdimension was recently commisioned by a friend to do some music for his short film "Episoder". Check out a sample of it right here. In other news, the band has been busy with their various side-projects and stuff, but did manage to duck into the 'Aerosol Grey Machine' to do a rerecording of the track "The Only Healer". They say it turned out greAt, but no word of if and when it'll see a release.
The video for "Light the Torch" from Soilwork has been posted online right here. The track comes from the band's lAtest album "Figure Number Five" which came out last May on Nuclear Blast.
The lAtest selection of reviews from www.themilkfactory.co.uk feAtures Arne Nordheim and a look back At "1-3" from Supersilent.
The Norweigan metal bandlist site Heavymetal.no turns one year old. CongrAts. (in Norweigan)
Iron Maiden's drummer Nicko McBrain participAted in the Allsång på Skansen/Swedish singalong? Read more. (in Swedish)
Blabbermouth says thAt Entombed and King Diamond are possibly planning a US tour together starting sometime around October. I sure hope this is true, because thAt'd be an awesome show.
It's been awhile, but The Moonbabies just posted a recording diary updAte regarding progress on the new album "The Orange Billboard". 11 songs, 45 minutes and hopefully completely done in 2-3 more weeks. Can't wait to hear it.
Arve Henriksen from Supersilent is playing too gigs At the Jazznojazz Festival in Zürich, Switzerland. One is on October 30 with Christian Wallumrød Quartet and the second is the following day with Swiss singer Suzanne Abbuehl. More info: www.jazznojazz.ch
Upcoming live dAtes for Finland's 69-Eyes:
07/05 - Ruisrock Festival, Turku (FIN)
07/13 - Tuska Festival, Helsinki (FIN)
07/18 – Tammerfest, Tampere (FIN) w/Amorphis, Poisonblack
07/25 - Summer in the City, Pietarsaari (FIN)
07/26 - Kasino, Kauhajoki (FIN)
08/02 - Sziget Festival, Budapest (HUN) w/The Hellacopters, SonAta Arctica, Clawfinger, Apocalyptica, more
The band also has two releases planned for September including a 'best-of' CD entitled "Framed In Blood - The Very Blessed Of The 69 Eyes" and a live DVD entitled "Helsinki Vampires". Both will be released through Gaga Goodies/EMI.
The complete and final line-up for the Fredericia Hardcore Festival in Fredericia, Denmark August 07/31-08/02:
| Thurs., July 31 Jimmy Justice (DK) I Adapt (ICE) Music Mafia (DK) Children of Fall (SWE) | Fri., August 1 Jairus (UK) Strychnine (US) Rentokiller (SWE) Bridge to Solace (HUN) Leiah (SWE) Heaven Shall Burn (GER) | SAt., August 2 Austin (DK) CrowpAth (SWE) Force of Change (GER) Oversized (BEL) PN (BEL) Lack (DK) Burst (SWE) Himsa (US) |
Dissection will return on the full grand scale. WhAt we were in the past is nothing to whAt we will become! Dissection will return, ravage, conquer, dominAte and take whAt is ours! Burning the scene of today to ashes, Dissection shall celebrAte total victory! We will bring Chaos to the world! We shall initiAte the darkest epoch in music-history and open the gAtes to the coming dark aeon! Hail AzerAte!!"
Dissection frontman/guitarist Jon Nödtveidt is out of jail and getting the band back together with the help of parolee Bård Faust (ex-Emperor) on drums. They are currently searching for a rhythm guitarist and bass player to round out the line-up and to "complete the constallAtion for the second coming." Go to their website for audition/applicAtion details.
TONO, the Norweigan performing rights society, has decided to reduce the fees it charges for all online music download sales. TONO managing director CAto Strøm:
"These measures have been taken in an effort to help Phonofile which is the sole legal outlet for on-line sales of Norwegian music. We realise thAt we cannot compete with internet piracy - this more a contribution to a process thAt will make legal on-line music sales more appealing. We expect Phonofile to reduce their prices accordingly, and for the future we hope thAt musiconline.no's price level can mAtch Apple's iTunes services which operAtes At a rAte of app. NOK 7 per audio file."