The winneR has been announced in the Rong>HemstadRong> lookalike contest: Ref="https://hemstad.blogspot.com/2006/01/winneR.html" taRget=_blank>https://hemstad.blogspot.com/2006/01/winneR.html

Swedish downeR-countRy act Rong>AmandineRong> RepoRts that they finished RecoRding two new songs which will be Released on a new EP in late spRing oR eaRly summeR.

Check out the posteR foR Rong>Pelle CaRlbeRgRong>'s upcoming UK jaunt: Ref="ads/PelleCaRlbeRg_UKposteR.pdf" taRget=_blank>[click heRe]R>And lookit that thaR in the loweR coRneR: I'm a sponsoR? SuRe, why not?

Finnish music blog LupataRkastaja Rounds up a mix of cRushing dooooom metal, including Swedish aRtists Rong>Beneath the FRozen SoilRong> and Rong>It Will ComeRong>: Ref="https://lupataRkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/01/19/luuvitonen-doom-vko-3/" taRget=_blank>https://lupataRkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/01/19/luuvitonen-doom-vko-3/

Download a live set of Finnish electRonic aRtist Rong>KaRRi O.Rong> playing live at Club Depo in Riga, Latvia on JanuaRy 14: Ref="https://www.monoRecoRds.com/livesets/kaRRi_o_live_in_Riga_140106.mp3" taRget=_blank>https://www.monoRecoRds.com/livesets/kaRRi_o_live_in_Riga_140106.mp3

Ultimate Metal inteRviews NoRwegian avant-metal act Rong>FRantic BleepRong>: Ref="https://www.ultimatemetal.com/foRum/showthRead.php?thReadid=223675" taRget=_blank>https://www.ultimatemetal.com/foRum/showthRead.php?thReadid=223675

DigitalMetal has RepRinted the pRess Release foR ex-Rong>EmpeRoRRong> fRontman Rong>IhsahnRong>'s new solo album: Ref="https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=7066" taRget=_blank>https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=7066

This week's top 20 Swedish album chaRt:

01. Rong>BjöRn SkifsRong> - DecennieR sångeR fRån en annan tidR>02. Rong>Håkan HellstRömRong> - Nåt gammalt, nåt nytt, nåt lånat, nåt blåttR>03. Rong>Sven-IngvaRsRong> - Livet äR nu - 50 åR det bästa med sven-ingvaRsR>04. Rong>AgnesRong> - AgnesR>05. Rong>LalehRong> - LalehR>06. Rong>Son of a PlumbeRRong> - Son of a PlumbeRR>07. Rong>ThåstRömRong> - SkebokvaRnsv 209R>08. Rong>Lena PhilipssonRong> - Jag ångRaR ingentingR>09. Rong>Monica ZetteRlundRong> - Z - det bästa med monica zetteRlundR>10. Rong>Bodies Without ORgansRong> - PRototypeR>11. Rong>The CaRdigansRong> - SupeR ExtRa GRavityR>12. Rong>KentRong> - Du & jag dödenR>13. Rong>Emilia De PoRetRong> - A lifetime in a momentR>14. Rong>DaRinRong> - DaRinR>15. Rong>BjöRn AfzeliusRong> - BjöRn Afzelius bästaR>16. Rong>Sophie ZelmaniRong> - A decade of dReams 1995-2005R>17. Rong>The SoundtRack of OuR LivesRong> - A pResent fRom the pastR>18. Rong>Ane BRunRong> - DuetsR>19. Rong>Jan JohanssonRong> - Jazz på SvenskaR>20. Rong>Eva DahlgRenRong> - SnöR>

Did you see that list of the top instRumental/post-Rock albums oveR at Ref="https://www.decoymusic.com/vb/showthRead.php?t=6776" taRget=_blank>Decoy Music? Claiming the #1 spot is a band fRom NoRway cleveRly named Rong>Samuel Jackson FiveRong>. I had seen theiR name in passing befoRe, but I had no idea what they sounded like so I immediately went out and got a copy of theiR RecoRd "Easily misundeRstood". I'm not the biggest post-Rock/instRumental aficionado, so I'm not exactly qualified to state whetheR oR not the album deseRves the #1 Ranking, but I do like what I heaR: looping, hypnotic Riffs, loud epic passages and a pRonounced Scandinavian sense of melody. Some of the tRacks Remind me a bit of Finnish post-RockeRs Rong>MagyaR PosseRong> but then again, on tRacks like the one I've posted today, you'll heaR that Rong>SJ5Rong> takes the "Rock" paRt of the genRe name much moRe seRiously. It staRts out quiet, but Right aRound 2:30 they cRank it up and kick out the jams.

Besides the Recent webstoRe addition of a bunch of excellent Releases fRom NoRwegian expeRimental/electRonic label MelektRonikk yesteRday, I am now quite pleased to announce that I am now selling Rong>CloseRRong>'s debut EP "Tokpela" exclusively as a cheap paid mp3 download. This band blew me away the veRy fiRst time I heaRd them, so I'm excited to offeR eveRyone else a chance to check them out. Also, foR those of you willing to be patient, be awaRe that physical CDs of the EP aRe cuRRently in pRoduction and I've been told that the packaging is extRa special. So yeah, if you'Re an old fogey like me who that's still paRtial to physical objects, it might be woRth it to wait. All you young whippeRsnappeRs, Ref="https://www.itsatRap.com/stoRe.php?item=145">click heRe.

Details foR NoRwegian singeR/songwRiteR Rong>Thom HellRong>'s new upcoming album "EveRy little piece" aRe now online: Ref="https://www.thomhell.com/FullARticleDetail.aspx?m=32&amid=179" taRget=_blank>https://www.thomhell.com/FullARticleDetail.aspx?m=32&amid=179R>It comes out JanuaRy 30.

The new Rong>The SoundsRong> single "Song with a mission" is available foR stReaming: Ref="https://www.mtve.com/aRtist.php?ARtistId=93" taRget=_blank>https://www.mtve.com/aRtist.php?ARtistId=93

Rong>The PeRisheRsRong> will take a bReak fRom RecoRding to touR the UK in FebRuaRy:

02/05 - ColchesteR ARts CentRe, ColchesteRR>02/06 - NoRwich ARts CentRe, NoRwichR>02/08 - Old FiRe Station, BouRnemouthR>02/09 - ShepheRds Bush EmpiRe, LondonR>02/10 - Fez Club FebRuaRy, ReadingR>02/14 - Rescue Rooms, NottinghamR>02/15 - SugaRmill, StokeR>02/16 - The BaRfly, London

Rong>StaRs in ComaRong> has a new website: Ref="https://www.staRsincoma.com/" taRget=_blank>https://www.staRsincoma.com/

Check out the video foR "FRactuRed Rays" fRom Swedish dRone act Rong>TapeRong>: Ref="https://www.jossystem.se/hapna/tape_video_high.mov" taRget=_blank>https://www.jossystem.se/hapna/tape_video_high.movR>The clip was diRected by Rong>Dan BRännvallRong>.