The Crown has revealed that the upcoming bonus DVD included with the posthumous release of "Crowned Unholy" will be called "The Crown Invades Karlsruhe" and will feature a full live set from Karlsruhe, Germany on November 24, 2003. Tracklist:

01. No Tomorrow
02. Face Of Destruction/Deep Hit Of Death
03. Deathexplosion
04. World Below
05. Deliverance
06. Blitzkrieg Witchcraft
07. Cold Is The Grave
08. Zombiefied
09. Dream Bloody Hell / Kill 'Em All
10. Under The Whip
11. Bow To None
12. Total Satan
13. House Of Hades / Crowned In Terror
14. 1999-Revolution 666

As mentioned before, "Crowned Unholy" is the re-release of "Crowned In Terror" with rerecorded vocals by original singer johan Lindstrand, re-recorded bass tracks from Magnus Olsfelt, new intro music and various 'synthesizer-spiced parts'.

Brand new streaming radio show on the right, this time focusing on Scandinavian artists who sing in their own language. Check it out. As always, if anyone wants to contribute their own mix for the site, just get in touch.

Coming later this week: my picks for the best records from the first half of the year.

A Tenderversion Recording is the name of a new label run by Martin Lundmark. in collaboration with Per Tannergård and josé González. Their first release will be a five-track EP from Audrey, who they describe as Cat Power and Björk. Look for it in july. But what I'm more excited about is the upcoming Bear Quartet tribute they are doing as a co-release A Westside Fabrication. At long last, here's the full tracklist:

01. Laakso - Blizzard
02. The Concretes - just Locals
03. junip - Carsick
04. Håkan Mild - Hunchback
05. Andreas Mattson - Machine Gun
06. The World - Euthanasia
07. Seven Shells - Old Friends
08. Erik Devahl - Straw
09. Kåre Vernby & Dibaba - If You Have A Heart
10. Boy Omega - Last Ball
11. Reverend Big O - I'm Slow
12. Kristofer Åström - Twinreceiver
13. Monastir - Ghosts For Laundry
14. Bad Cash Quartet - Put Me Back Together
15. They Stole A Million - Speedy
16. Audrey - Helpless

It should be amazing, I'm sure. As for later on, they'll release the debut album "Read between the lines at all times" from postrock/minimalist/nolse act Scraps of Tape in August and records from Once We Were and September Malevolence in the fall. More details when I get them.

Melody Club's brand new single "Take Me Away" comes out in june. The band reportedly shot a Tarantino-influenced video which is supposed to emulate a 'rainy back-alley in japan'. The new as-yet-unnamed full-length comes out August 25.

Listen to a clip from "This is the house" from Deltahead: jummen.com/listen.php?ArtistId=25&radio=false" target=_blank>https://www.ljummen.com/listen.php?ArtistId=25&radio=false

The je Ne Sais Quoi will release their debut full-length album "We make beginnings" on September 4 via Coalition Records.

Stratovarius vocalist Timo Kotipelto says he is once again on speaking terms with guitarist Timo Tolkki and will rejoin the band on stage for the Gates of Metal in Hultsfred on july 31.

Listen to a sample from the upcoming Meshuggah EP "I": jent.com/meshforum/media/Meshuggah-I-(clip).mp3" target=_blank>https://www.tandjent.com/meshforum/media/Meshuggah-I-(clip).mp3

EST/Esbjörn Svensson Trio will finally release their most recent album, the highly acclaimed "Seven days of falling", in the US on August 24 through 215 Records. Read more: jazz.com/php/news.php?id=3800" target=_blank>https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=3800

Rising from the ashes of Kinkaid, the new band Novak will release their debut single "It all works out in the end" on a white vinyl 7" on june 20 via Novoton Records. The recordings were engineered by Pierre Lindsjöö at his studio Konst&Ramar (Ceasars Palace, Dungen, Empire Dogs, Strip Music) and mixed by Linus Larsson (Ed Harcourt, Mercury Rev, Nicolai Dunger, Heikki). A full-length will follow in early September.

Kenneth Ishak of Norway's Beezewax will be playing solo at the Baybeats Festival in Singapore on july 18. His solo debut "Northern Exposure" should also be out in the US on PopKid Records around july as well. A video was recently filmed for the track "How you have grown" and it should be getting aired on Scandinavian TV soon.

Streaming playlist: Native tongue

In keeping with the theme set by the album of the month, I have posted some live tracks from Umeå's Cult of Luna. As mentioned numerous times, the current album of the month from Koma features two members from CoL. Enjoy!

Some news from A West Side Fabrication....

The rumors are true: there is indeed a Bear Quartet tribute in the works. 15 bands, out in August.
Also coming in August is an album from new signee Boy Omega, who they describe as Bright Eyes with the voice of Robert Smith from The Cure.
They also signed power-pop act/Monastir sideproject Holiday With Maggie and will release their new album "Skyline Drive" on june 30.
Lastly, Finland's Penniless will release "All Good Things Come To Those Who Wait" as their new single which will come with three unreleased b-sides.

Instead of announcing new bands one act at a time, the people behind the Hole in the Sky Festival have decided to squash the rumors and just announce the whole thing. Acts confirmed so far are Glenn Danzig (US), Entombed, Vader (POL), Katatonia, Aura Noir, Zyklon, Susperia, 1349, Manes (GER), Keep of Kalessin and Disiplin.