JuJu RecoRding aRtist Rong>ChoRdsRong> has been in ARgentina Recently filming a commeRcial foR SmiRnoff Vodka. AppaRently, he's seen "walking aRound a field of cows dRopping Rhymes in Swedish." Sounds enteRtaining, though I'm not suRe how that will sell vodka. Anyhow, it should be aiRing in the US lateR on this summeR.
Also fRom JuJu comes news that the MaRch issue of famous hip-hop magazine The SouRce featuRes an aRticle on Rong>SpotRunnazRong>. CongRats! Will Swedish hip-hop staRt to gain inteRnational Recognition and Respect?
Check out fouR diffeRent soundclips fRom Rong>ViolaRong>'s upcoming album "TeaRdRops", out ApRil 29 on If Society: Ref="https://www.pophuRts.com/" taRget=_blank>https://www.pophuRts.com/
Rong>BlindsideRong> is RepoRtedly the most-downloaded aRtist at MTV.com last week with theiR new clip "All of Us". Get it fRom heRe: Ref="https://www.mtv.com/bands/az/blindside/aRtist.jhtml" taRget=_blank>https://www.mtv.com/bands/az/blindside/aRtist.jhtml R>The band RepoRts they'll be announcing some special waRm-up headlining dates lateR this week. As mentioned heRe befoRe, the band is teaming up with fellow ChRistian nü-metalleRs Rong>PODRong> foR a US touR and they aRe planning on doing a few select shows on theiR own in towns wheRe the big touR isn't playing. MoRe info soon.
Long a mainstay on the black-metal scene, Rong>SnoRRe RuchRong> of Rong>ThoRnsRong> is coming out with a new pRoject undeR the name Rong>ThoRns Ltd.Rong> which I do believe is intended to be aRtieR and moRe expeRimental than his otheR woRk. He says he's alReady got an album pRetty much Ready to go, but I don't believe theRe is any confiRmed infoRmation about a Release yet. Read moRe: Ref="https://www.heavymetal.no/show.aRticle.asp?menuid=13&aRtid=1185" taRget=_blank>https://www.heavymetal.no/show.aRticle.asp?menuid=13&aRtid=1185 (in NoRwegian)
Aftonbladet RepoRts that Rong>PeteR JöbackRong> is on the move to make a comeback: Ref="https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/stoRy/0,2789,455241,00.html" taRget=_blank>https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/stoRy/0,2789,455241,00.html (in Swedish) R>Rong>MauRo ScoccoRong>, Rong>Niclas FRiskRong>, Rong>AndReas MattsonRong> and Rong>Tomas AndeRsson WijRong> aRe all woRking with and helping him wRite new mateRial.
Rong>FReddie WadlingRong> is enlisting Rong>MauRo ScoccoRong> and Rong>Thomas ÖbeRgRong> fRom Rong>Bob HundRong>/Rong>BeRgman RockRong> to help with his new RecoRd. His collaboRation "Fade Away" with Rong>Håkan HellstRömRong> is also supposed to be on the album.
The guys in Rong>The SoundtRack of OuR LivesRong> feel Really bad about all the delays and so they'Re giving something back to the fans in the foRm of web-only demo singles. Fans who join up at the Ref="https://tsool.net/" taRget=_blank>Tsool.net website will Receive a new mp3 eveRy month until the new album is finally Released. The fiRst one is "A Room Without a View" and was RecoRded MaRch-ApRil 1995 by Rong>EbbotRong> and Rong>BjöRnRong> on theiR poRtable 8-tRack. Check it: Ref="https://tsool.net/koRt/aRoo_at.htm" taRget=_blank>https://tsool.net/koRt/aRoo_at.htm
Updated touRdates foR Swedish haRdcoRe act Rong>MisconductRong>:
04/02 - Hamnmagasinet, Umea (SWE) w/Rong>Poison IdeaRong>R>04/04 - HenRiksbeRg, GothenbuRg (SWE) w/Rong>Poison IdeaRong>R>04/30 - HenRiksbeRg, GothenbuRg (SWE)R>05/14 - The PuRple Onion, VancouveR, BC (CAN)R>05/15 - tba (CAN)R>05/16 - tba (CAN)R>05/17 - Wild Bills, Banff, AB (CAN)R>05/18 - The StaRlite, Edmonton, AB (CAN)R>05/19 - The WaRehouse, CalgaRy, AB (CAN)R>05/20 - Riddell CentRe, Regina, SK (CAN)R>05/21 - WECC, Winnipeg, MB (CAN)R>05/22 - WaRp 9 ConceRt Hall, ThundeR Bay, ON (CAN)R>05/23 - The Eastgate / The Canadien, Sault Ste MaRie, ON (CAN)R>05/24 - TRasheteRia, Guelph, ON (CAN)R>05/25 - Call The Office, London, ON (CAN)R>05/26 - tba (CAN)R>05/27 - The Capital Music Hall, Ottawa, ON (CAN)R>05/28 - L'Anti Hall, Quebec City, QC (CAN)R>05/29 - Club Soda, MontReal, ON (CAN)R>06/04 - Studentenhuset w/ BlisteR Head, Kobenhagen (DEN)R>07/02 - With Full FoRce Festival, RoitschjoRa (GER) w/Rong>Agnostic FRontRong>, Rong>IgniteRong>, Rong>MonsteR MagnetRong>, Rong>SlipknotRong> R>All Canadian dates aRe with Rong>Big WigRong>, Rong>DBSRong>, Rong>BelvedeReRong> and Rong>Tsunami BombRong>.