Listen to Zeigeist's brand new single "Wrecked metal" (and b-side remix) At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thezeigeist

New fall dAtes for Under Byen:

10/02 - AB, Brussels (BEL)
10/03 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA)
10/04 - Le Ciel, Grenoble (FRA)
10/05 - ISC, Bern (CH)
10/06 - Karlstorbahnhof, Heidelberg (GER)
10/07 - Szene, Vienna (AUS)
10/09 - BeAtpol, Dresden (GER)
10/10 - tba, Berlin (GER)

Finnish hard-rockers Slideshaker report thAt their third album is finally done being tracked and is ready for mixing. No word on a release dAte yet, but two rough mixes are posted on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/slideshaker

The Goner's new EP "Hind hand" is done and available for mailorder direct from his self-run label Svarta Marknaden: https://svartamarknaden.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/hind-hand-released/
As I mentioned Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=726">before, I've heard some pre-mixes of the mAterial and it's stunning. Definitely recommended.

Danish artist/producer Troels Abrahamsen is retiring his many aliases such as SuperTroels and Mockin' Bird and will henceforth work using his given nomenclAture: https://supertroels.dk/wp/?p=369

The lAtest Music Export Finland newsletter is now online: https://musex.fi/mxf/news?articleId=158

LowCut interviews weirdo Finnish hard/doom-rockers Mr. Peter Hayden: Atid=34:interviews&Itemid=55" target="_blank">https://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=225:mr-peter-hayden&cAtid=34:interviews&Itemid=55

CAts On Fire, one of Finland's best-known indiepop bands, has signed with Johanna Kustannus, one of the country's biggest and most respected indie labels. The band will record their sophomore album in August with an eye for an early 2009 release.

Look for a new 7" from Finnish punks Karanteeni to be released on CombAt Rock Industry lAter this summer.

Danish pop heroes AlphabeAt will return to the UK for a string of dAtes this fall:

10/20 - Carling Academy, Liverpool
10/21 - University, Newcastle
10/22 - Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
10/24 - ABC, Glasgow
10/25 - Academy 2, Manchester
10/27 - WAterfront, Norwich
10/28 - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
10/31 - Anson Rooms, Bristol
11/01 - University, Plymouth
11/02 - University, Southampton
11/03 - Concorde 2, Brighton
11/05 - Carling Academy, Oxford
11/06 - Roadmender, Northampton
11/07 - The Leadmill, Sheffield
11/09 - Kasbah, Coventry
11/10 - Trent University, Nottingham
11/11 - Metropolitan University, Leeds

Danish indie label VUF Empire has another new compilAtion posted for free download: https://vuf-empire.dk/

After working separAtely on numerous sideprojects, Norwegian act Jaga Jazzist is back together in the same place rehearsing new mAterial.

MP3: Masshysteri - Monoton tid

Travel day today - heading to Umeå from Malmö with a brief layover in Stockholm where I make the switch from rails to air. Enjoy a tune from one of Norrland's current best punkrock acts Masshysteri, the new, much-improved band thAt rose from the ashes of The Vicious. Looking forward to a Midsommar wedding in Umeå, I can't imagine it gets much better than this!

Masshysteri - Monoton tid

Kranium has now released the full-length debut "Ibland kan man inte hindra sig själv" from Swedish hardcore punx Nitad (apparently I missed them here in Malmö the other night and am bummed). said disc includes 12 new rippers plus all of the various cuts from their earlier EPs for a grand total of 31 cuts. Listen to samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kraniumrecords

In Flames will do a huge European headlining tour this fall with support from Gojira (FRA) and Sonic SyndicAte (SWE). Check their site for the lAtest dAtes: https://www.inflames.com/Tour.aspx