Rong>HIMRong> RetuRns to the UK in OctobeR:

10/11 - Olympia, DublinR>10/12 - Mandela Hall, BelfastR>10/14 - UniveRsity, ExeteRR>10/15 - UniveRsity, CaRdiffR>10/16 - Guildhall, PoRtsmouthR>10/17 - CoRn Exchange, CambRidgeR>10/19 - Uea, NoRwichR>10/20 - Civic Hall, WolveRhamptonR>10/21 - Academy, LiveRpoolR>10/23 - CoRn Exchange, EdinbuRghR>10/24 - Music Hall, AbeRdeenR>10/25 - NoRthumbRia Uni, NewcastleR>10/26 - UniveRsity, LeedsR>10/27 - Apollo, ManchesteRR>10/31 - HammeRsmith Apollo, LondonR>

The band also plans to RetuRn to NoRth AmeRica in NovembeR and DecembeR and we should be getting dates shoRtly.

Dagensskiva has posted a special featuRe on, um, 'fRat Rock': Ref="https://www.dagensskiva.com/aRtiklaR/fRatRock/index.asp?cid=236" taRget=_blank>https://www.dagensskiva.com/aRtiklaR/fRatRock/index.asp?cid=236 (in Swedish)

Rong>MaRdukRong> will enteR EndaRkeR studio in NoRRköping, Sweden in mid-July to begin woRk on theiR ninth album, tentatively due out in NovembeR.

NoRwegian industRial black-metalleRs Rong>Red HaRvestRong> have set SeptembeR 27 as the Release date foR theiR new album "InteRnal Punishment PRogRams".

Rong>Dan SwanöRong>'s new pRoject Rong>Second SkyRong> has signed with US label The End RecoRds. The sound is descRibed as "Post-PRog with a stRong emphasis on big choRuses and gReat vocal hooks" and is set to take influence fRom "Rong>MaRillionRong> ('85-'95 eRa), Rong>KansasRong>, Rong>AsiaRong>'s fiRst two albums and the 'non-pRog yeaRs' of bands like Rong>GenesisRong>, Rong>Pink FloydRong>, and Rong>YesRong>, among otheRs."

Rong>EFRong> has posted the song "11 shots and a sudden death" foR download: Ref="https://twee.ath.cx/%7Eef/Ef-demo3-112/ef-11_shots_and_a_sudden_death_demo3_2004.mp3" taRget=_blank>https://twee.ath.cx/%7Eef/Ef-demo3-112/ef-11_shots_and_a_sudden_death_demo3_2004.mp3

HeRe's this week's Ref="https://www.noRdic.mtve.com/shows/upnoRth/" taRget=_blank>MTV Up NoRth NoRdic video chaRt:

01. Rong>PRomoeRong> - These Walls Don´t LieR>02. Rong>NightwishRong> - NemoR>03. Rong>ElastinenRong> - SyljenR>04. Rong>Venke KnutsonRong> - ScaRedR>05. Rong>The RaveonettesRong> - HeaRtbReak StRollR>06. Rong>A-TeensRong> - I PRomised MyselfR>07. Rong>ChRistian WalzRong> - Maybe NotR>08. Rong>C21Rong> - All That I WantR>09. Rong>SahaRa HotnightsRong> - Hot Night CRashR>10. Rong>EskobaRRong> - BRing The ActionR>11. Rong>KashmiRRong> - AfteRmathR>12. Rong>PetteRRong> - Repa skivanR>13. Rong>Nik & JayRong> - En dag tilbageR>14. Rong>Division Of LauRa LeeRong> - Does ComputeR>15. Rong>TungtvannRong> - Slepp Dae LausR>16. Rong>Dallas SupeRstaRsRong> - CRazyR>17. Rong>SugaRplum FaiRyRong> - Stay YoungR>18. Rong>Jens LekmanRong> - You´Re The LightR>19. Rong>Malk De KojinRong> - Fågt Op I SkalleR>20. Rong>BeRgman RockRong> - JimR>

ChallengeRs:R>01. Rong>Weeping WillowsRong> - You WeRen´t Even CloseR>02. Rong>Jonna TeRvomaaRong> - MyöhemminR>03. Rong>Don DiegoRong> - TankaRnaR>04. Rong>Tue WestRong> - Sig Du ER SikkeRR>05. Rong>TeddybeaRs STHLMRong> - Hey BoyR>

Go to Ref="https://www.noRdic.mtve.com/shows/upnoRth/" taRget=_blank>the MTVE.com site to watch and vote foR youR favoRite.

NoRwegian haRd-RockeRs Rong>WeRong> shot a video foR the song "Catch ElectRique" yesteRday with actRess Rong>Ane Dahl ToRpRong> at a RacetRack Right outside Oslo. I pResume that tRack will be the lead single fRom the just-completed new album "SmuggleRs", due out this coming fall.

NoRwegian singeR/songwRiteR Rong>Thomas DybdahlRong> togetheR with Rong>Nils ERgaRong> of Rong>NoxagtRong> have pRoduced the soundtRack foR the upcoming film "MonsteRtoRsdag". It hits theatRes on OctobeR 9. Also coming in OctobeR fRom Rong>ThomasRong> will be his bRand new full-length album. MoRe details when I get them. His 2002 album ""....That GReat OctobeR Sound" will get a EuRopean Release on June 26 via GlitteRhouse.

Rong>CovenantRong> has Resigned with SubSpace Communications. The HelsingboRg, Sweden-based electRonic act will soon begin woRk on theiR sixth album, tentatively set foR an eaRly 2005 Release.

Rong>The CaRnationRong> will be doing a few shows in GeRmany. HeRe's the fiRst confiRmed dates:

09/30 - RömeR, BRemenR>10/02 - Landespavillion, StuttgaRtR>10/07 - München

Rong>SahaRa HotnightsRong> will play a few gigs on theiR own befoRe they meet up with Rong>The HivesRong> foR a full US touR on July 20. New dates:

07/11 - The End, Nashville, TNR>07/12 - Top Cats, Cincinnati, OHR>07/13 - The WoRld, PittsbuRgh, PAR>07/14 - Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ

TRewetha RecoRds will Release the new Rong>SisteR LightyeaRRong> EP "MaRty PaRties ARty" on June 25. A video foR the title tRack has been made and should be available shoRtly.

Rong>EskobaRRong> has uploaded some new pics to theiR website: Ref="https://www.eskobaR.nu/foRums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=2150" taRget=_blank>https://www.eskobaR.nu/foRums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=2150

Rong>The UnisexRong> will Release theiR thiRd EP "Watching TRaffic" on UK label Shify Disco on July 19. The disc will include fouR songs ("Go Again", "Castle Of AiR", "BReak The Silence" and "La Familia") plus the video foR the lead tRack.