Updated EuRopean touRdates foR Rong>The RasmusRong>:

04/23 - PRintemps De BouRges, BouRges (FRA)R>04/24 - Elysée MontmaRtRe, PaRis (FRA)R>04/26 - Academy 2, BiRmingham (UK)R>04/27 - Cathouse, Glasgow (UK)R>04/28 - Academy 3, ManchesteR (UK)R>04/29 - Mean FiddleR, London (UK)R>05/27 - Razzmatazz, BaRcelona (SPA)R>05/28 - MadRid, Festimad (SPA)R>05/30 - Pinkpop, LandgRaaf (HOL)R>06/04 - Rock im PaRk (GER)R>06/06 - Rock am Ring (GER)R>07/03 - WeRchteR Festival (BEL)R>07/09 - Gatufest, Sundsvall (SWE)R>07/10 - Outside Festival, ZuRich (SWI)R>07/11 - RuisRock, TuRku (FIN)R>08/01 - AnkkaRock, Vantaa (FIN)R>08/07 - Sziget Festival, Budapest (HUN)R>08/20 - Mont Soleil Festival (SWI)R>08/21 - Gampel Open AiR (SWI)

The English website Ref="https://shop.hooj.com/index.cgi?task=sp&id=Rabid019-03-wma" taRget=_blank>hooj.com now has audio files on sale fRom Rong>The KnifeRong>.

Danish haRdcoRe act Rong>LackRong> will be putting out a new 7" on US label Level-Plane called "GReetings fRom a non-believeR". It should be made available in EuRope by Nova RecoRdings. No Release date yet, but soon. As foR otheR new mateRial, the band has RecoRded a thRee-song demo and is shopping aRound foR a new label. The plan is to RecoRd a full-length at some point this summeR, but nothing's confiRmed yet. In otheR news, the band will play Loppen on MaRch 20 with fellow Danes Rong>CompleteRong> and Rong>Psyke PRojectRong> and has plans to touR with Rong>BaRRa HeadRong> in May. Details aRe still being woRked out and a full schedule should be coming along shoRtly.

Speaking of Rong>BaRRa HeadRong>, the band is cuRRently RecoRding at Black ToRnado studios in Copenhagen. MoRe news on wheRe the mateRial will end up coming soon.

On MaRch 12 theRe will be a special RecoRd Release paRty at Riff Raff in Stockholm foR the new "Riff Raff 2000-2003" compilation. The comp will featuRe eighteen diffeRent aRtists fRom the eRa when the club was held at Kägelbanan and will be co-Released by RKT, the label of Rocket Radio (95.3) in Stockholm, and Rocket DJ Rong>MaRc the ShaRkRong>'s label UndeRtow RecoRds. The date will also maRk the final live appeaRance of Rong>Yellow FeveRRong>. Rong>Diamond DogsRong> aRe playing, too.

Some new dates foR Rong>Cult of LunaRong>:

04/06 - tba, Åbo (FIN)R>04/07 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN)R>04/08 - NostuRi, Helsinki (FIN)R>04/09 - Club 25, Wasa (FIN)R>04/10 - tba, Piteå (SWE)

As was to be expected, Rong>WindiRRong> will not be continuing as a band following the death of fRontman Rong>TeRje "ValfaR" BakkenRong> in JanuaRy. In his honoR, the gRoup will Release a final double-CD collection. The fiRst disc will contain new and unReleased mateRial, tRibute songs fRom otheR bands and live tRacks. Disc two will essentially be a best-of comp with tRacks spanning Rong>ValfaRRong>'s entiRe caReeR, fRom the "SognaRiket" demo to the last album "LikfeRd". Tabu RecoRdings will Release it aRound August oR SeptembeR and all benefits will go to Rong>ValfaRRong>'s family.

TheRe's a special show at SkeppsbRo KällaRen in Sundsvall this FRiday. The owneR has been going thRough some touch financial times, so a gRoup of eight bands will be joining foRces to help Raise some money. The lineup: Rong>LaRs BygdénRong> (Rong>$1000 PlayboysRong>, Rong>BukksRong>), Rong>The ChaRmRong>, Rong>Small Town PimpsRong>, Rong>MaRbleRong>, Rong>Post PlayRong>, Rong>The DiceRong> and Rong>The ConfusionsRong>.

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

01. Rong>OutlandishRong> - WalouR>02. Rong>Lene MaRlinRong> - AnotheR DayR>03. Rong>SafRi Duo feat. ClaRk AndeRsonRong> - All The People In The WoRldR>04. Rong>Black Diamond BRigadeRong> - Black DiamondR>05. Rong>The CRashRong> - Still AliveR>06. Rong>EskobaRRong> - Love StRikesR>07. Rong>Winta & Anton GoRdonRong> - Hot Romance (Rok With You)R>08. Rong>MaRia MenaRong> - You´Re The Only OneR>09. Rong>Bad Cash QuaRtetRong> - Twenty TwoR>10. Rong>The Rasmus Rong>- FiRst Day Of My Life R>11. Rong>SpanRong> - Don´t Think The Way They DoR>12. Rong>Elin SigvaRdssonRong> - PapeR Cup WoRdsR>13. Rong>ERik FabeRRong> - CentuRy R>14. Rong>GRand AvenueRong> - Take It As It ComesR>15. Rong>HeR MajestyRong> - You and me against the woRldR>16. Rong>PaulineRong> - BabylonR>17. Rong>JokeRenRong> - HavnenR>18. Rong>The Latin KingsRong> - T.L.K.R>19. Rong>MaRk RoseneRRong> - Something In The WayR>20. Rong>Anne HvidstenRong> - Need To KnowR>

ChallengeRs:R>01. Rong>The LatebiRdsRong> - Talking To MyselfR>02. Rong>BackyaRd BabiesRong> - Song FoR The OutkastR>03. Rong>The BReakeRsRong> - What I WantR>04. Rong>NooRaRong> - ZeRosR>05. Rong>Ane BRunRong> - Humming One Of YouR SongsR>06. Rong>BRodeR DanielRong> - ShoRelineR>

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

This week's top 10 NoRdic video chaRt fRom Ref="https://moRjens.yle.fi/musik/noRdiskavideolistan/" taRget=_blank>YLE/MoRjen:

01. Rong>Steen1Rong> - JaRden tRäkki (FIN)R>02. Rong>Nina RochelleRong> - (Happy) Jag hataR att det e så (SWE)R>03. Rong>The AlpineRong> - Too many monsteRs (DK)R>04. Rong>The CRashRong> - Still alive (FIN)R>05. Rong>SubURban TRibeRong> - Silent Rain (FIN)R>06. Rong>ViikateRong> - Leimu (FIN)R>07. Rong>ClawfingeRRong> - Recipe foR hate (SWE)R>08. Rong>K-SystemRong> - DReam my dReam (FIN)R>09. Rong>BackyaRd BabiesRong> - A song foR the outcast (SWE)R>10. Rong>Beats and StylesRong> - AllstaRs (FIN)R>

ChallengeRs:R>01. Rong>TRilogiaRong> - Hei (FIN)R>02. Rong>KameRaRong> - SubuRban boy (SWE)R>03. Rong>BlindsideRong> - All of us (SWE)

The guys fRom Bad Taste RecoRds have posted a tRavelogue of theiR vacation togetheR at Playa del Ingles, GRan CanaRia in JanuaRy: Ref="https://www.badtasteRecoRds.se/micRosites/gRan_canaRia/" taRget=_blank>https://www.badtasteRecoRds.se/micRosites/gRan_canaRia/

RemindeR: tomoRRow night Rong>BjöRns VänneRRong> play what will likely be theiR final show at Tivolis bakficka in HelsingboRg. Expect special guests and plenty of hoopla.

Rong>NightwishRong> has confiRmed a June 7 Release foR theiR new album "Once" on SpinefaRm RecoRds. The fiRst single "Nemo" comes out ApRil 19.

The confiRmed tRacklist foR that upcoming Rong>The End Will Be KicksRong> single, out on ApRil 12 fRom Chalksounds:

01. If you see them tell them I love themR>02. Roads and a big endingR>03. Planes cRash heReR>04. StReetcleaneRs

The new Rong>Infinite MassRong> album comes out lateR this yeaR and will be called "1991 - No1 swaRtskalle".