Speaking of DFR, big congrats to label web gurus Fredrik Muskos and Charly Robbins who just celebrated the birth of their daughter Pixie Amber Molly Meg Muskos. All the best!

Curling Legs has now pushed back the release of the new Chillinuts album "Reworks! What kind of machine is this?" to june 7.

MI reports on new Swedish label Rekord Musik, run by Peter Dahl, Tony Thorén and Pär Wedin: https://www.musikindustrin.nu/mi/smpage.fwx?page=198&NYHETER=4565
The label plans to focus on new Swedish acts and their upcoming releases include Tony Naima's album "Imprints" and the single "On the ground" due out later this month, johnossi's new album in August and single "Man must dance" this month, a single from Quickstep later this month or in june and an album together with Pelle Grytt sometime in the fall.

And the Sound webzine interviews the excellent Swedish post-punk group Seven Feet Four: juer.php?id=66" target=_blank>https://www.twee.nu/andthesound/intervjuer.php?id=66 (in Swedish)

josé Gonzaléz is doing a song together with Embee from Looptroop for his upcoming album.

Swedish melodic black-metal act Dissection have confirmed their triumphant return to the live stage for October 30 at Klubben in Stockholm. In case you don't remember, band leader jon Nödtvedt spent seven years in jail for murder and has just recently gotten the band back together. Tickets are on sale today.

Download a full mp3 of the song "Chainsawed Christians" from Swedish 'old-school' death-metal band God Among Insects: jik.com/gai/05_chainsawed.mp3" target=_blank>https://tph.statikmajik.com/gai/05_chainsawed.mp3

Tuba Records will release the new album "Communicate" from The Solution in Norway on june 28. In case you were unaware, The Solution is the new band from Scott Morgan (The Rationals, Sonic's Rendezvous Band, The Hydromatics, Powertrane) & Nick Royale (The Hellacopters) who I guess decided to change their name from Soulmover, as originally planned. Read more what Nick had to say about the project formation and subsequent recording session: https://www.tubarec.com/
Sounds awesome, can't wait to hear it.

The Knife will be releasing a single for "Heartbeats" in the UK on both CD and 12" vinyl in july. Tracklists:

Heartbeats CD single RABIDCD020
01. Heartbeats - Original
02. Heartbeats - Rex The Dog
03. Heartbeats - The Knife Techno Remix
04. Afraid Of You

Heartbeats 12" RABIDT020
A1. Heartbeats - Original
A2. Heartbeats - Style Of Eye
B1. Heartbeats - Rex The Dog
B2. Heartbeats - The Knife Techno Remix

Preliminary European tour schedule for Danish hardcore band Das Oath who will joined by Some Girls of San Diego:

08/14 - Netherlands
08/15 - tbc, Bielefeld (GER)
08/16 - tbc, Berlin (GER)
08/17 - Germany/Czech Rep.
08/18 - Vienna (AUS)
08/19 - Trafo Bar, Budapest (HUN)
08/20 - Italy/Slovenia
08/21 - Italy
08/22 - Italy
08/23 - Austria/France
08/24 - France
08/25 - France
08/26 - juz, Saarlois (GER)
08/27 - Ieperfest (BEL)
08/28 - UK
08/29 - UK
08/30 - UK
08/31 - UK
09/01 - UK
09/02 - UK
09/03 - UK/France/Brussel
09/04 - Trainspotting Fest @ Alter Stattbahnhof, Schweinfurt (GER)
09/05 - Kafe Kult, Müunich (GER)
09/06 - Hirscheneck, Basel (SWI)
09/07 - Germany/France
09/08 - Belgium

Check out the video for "Elskovspony" from johnny Deluxe: johnnydelux.dk/johnny%20Deluxe%20-%20Elskovs%20Pony%20Hi.wmv" target=_blank>hi / johnnydelux.dk/johnny%20Deluxe%20-%20Elskovs%20Pony%20Lo.wmv" target=_blank>lo

This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Finntroll - Trollhammaren (FIN)
02. Nina Rochelle - Stockholm kommer förstöra mig (SWE)
03. Labrador - Freeway to Mars (DK)
04. Eskobar - Bring the action (SWE)
05. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd (SWE)
06. The Rasmus - Funeral song (FIN)
07. Giant Robot - Public=shopping (FIN)
08. Uniklubi - Rakkautta ja Piikkilankaa (FIN)
09. Egotrippi - Matkustaja (FIN)
10. Elastinen - Syljen (FIN)

Challengers:
01. Nightwish - Nemo (FIN)
02. Infinite Mass - No 1 svartskalle (SWE)
03. The Defectors - It's gonna take some time (DK)

Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:

01. The Rasmus - Funeral Song
02. Kashmir - Aftermath
03. HIM - Solitary Man
04. Ab Ovo - Give Me Punk
05. Paleface - Colgate Soulmate
06. Gemy - Aha Love
07. Paperback Freud - Kate
08. Blue Foundation - End Of The Day
09. The Unisex - Mushrooms and Broccolli
10. C21 - All That I Want
11. Beats And Styles - Allstars
12. Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
13. Infinite Mass - No.1 Swartskalle
14. Amulet - We Are Thunders
15. Winta - I Want You
16. The Cardigans - Live And Learn
17. Tim Christensen - jump The Gun
18. Fjärde Världen - Här i vårt kvarter
19. Niccokick feat. josé González - I Want You Back
20. Petter - Fredrik Snortare och Cecilia Synd

Challengers:
01. Grand Avenue - This Is Not An End
02. Bergman Rock - jim
03. Tungtvann - Slepp Dae Laus
04. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
05. Alcazar - This Is The World We´re Living
06. The Legends - Call It Ours

Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.

Fonal Records plans to finally release the new TV-Resistori and Risto CDs at the end of june, probably on the 21st depending on when they arrive from being pressed.

Starting in late june, Sweden's Bad Taste Records will finally be distributed in North America through Nail. About time! But if you can't hold out, I'll be getting a number of titles in the mailorder department from Logh and Last Days of April very shortly. I'm not taking official preorders or anything like that, just keep checking back or shoot me an email if you want titles set aside for you. Otherwise, LDOA's most recent album "If you lose it" will eventually see a proper US release around September, but I don't have any more details than that.