The Pulpetti blog reprints the story of Finnish 'childish hardcore' act The Demars: https://pulpetti.blogspot.com/2005/02/story-of-demars.html

Burning Heart has posted an mp3 for the Raised Fist song from the "Heart attack" comp: https://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=190

Burning Heart has also confirmed the first slew of upcoming European tourdates for Millencolin: https://www.burningheart.com/tours/index.php?bid=7

Check out the brand-new track "I'm not where I'm suppose to be" from Norway's Beezewax: https://www.beezewax.com/Beezewax.wma

Quit Your Dayjob on tour across Europe:

02/22 - Artrocker @ Buffalo, London (UK)
02/23 - Metro Club, London (UK)
02/26 - Barfly (Monarch), London (UK)
02/27 - Freebutt, Brighton (UK)
03/06 - AB, Brussels, (BEL) w/Danko Jones
03/07 - Live Music Hall, Köln (GER) w/Danko Jones
03/08 - Zeche Carl, Essen (GER) w/Danko Jones
03/09 - SO36, Berlin (GER) w/Danko Jones
03/10 - Fabrik, Hamburg (GER) w/Danko Jones
03/11 - Schlachthof, Wiesbaden (GER) w/Danko Jones
03/12 - Starclub, Dresden (GER) w/Danko Jones
03/13 - Volxbad, Flensburg (GER) w/Ted Leo
03/14 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER) w/Ted Leo
03/15 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) w/Ted Leo
03/16 - Hellmut, Saarbrucken (GER) w/Ted Leo
03/18 - Komm, Nurnberg (GER) w/Ted Leo
03/20 - Arcadium, Graz (AUS) w/Ted Leo
03/21 - Arena, Wien (AUS) w/Ted Leo
04/02 - Kvarteret, Bergen (NOR)
05/26 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
05/27 - Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL)

New live pics of Fireside and The Change up at Rockfoto.nu.

Danish acts The Defectors and Powersolo will be releasing a split in the near future.

The Haunted has been tapped to support Cradle of Filth on tour in Europe this spring. Dates soon.

Meshuggah has completed their latest masterwork "Catch 33" and will release it on April 11 via Nuclear Blast. The album will consist of one long 47-minute track broken into 13 parts that's said to be the 'musical opposite' of their last release, the one-song EP "I".

Division of Laura Lee will be supporting The Donnas on their upcoming Scandinavian tour. Read more: https://www.luger.se/nyheter.asp?PK_Id=264

Indieworkshop reviews Nine: https://indieworkshop.com/reviews/1466

Denmark's Tiger Tunes has a nice new website: https://www.tigertunes.dk/

Here's this week's MTVe UpNorth video chart:

01. The Ark - One Of Us Is Gonna Die Young
02. The 69 Eyes - Devils
03. Johnny Deluxe - Vi Vil Ha Mer
04. Maria Solheim - The Snow Has Killed
05. Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Believe I've found
06. The Similou - All This Love
07. Tim Christensen - Lost and found
08. Kurt Nilsen - My Street
09. Titiyo - Loving out of nothing
10. Dreamboy - Uncalled For
11. In Flames - Touch Of Red
12. Ephemera - On The Surface
13. Kapasiteettiyksikkö - Usko Parempaan
14. The Confusions - Don't Let the World Catch You Crying
15. Bobby - Come Crashing In
16. Kevin - Theme From Forever
17. Fibes Oh Fibes - One Hour Baby
18. Embee / Vanessa Liftig - Not Tonite
19. The Tough Alliance - Holiday
20. Ison & Fille - Vill Va Highwon?

Challengers:
01. Maria Arredondo - Burning
02. Smak - Hallanvaara
03. Pain - Same Old Song
04. Espen Lind - Unloved
05. Thomas Dybdahl - A Lovestory

Go here to vote for your favorite.

DigitalMetal reviews Frantic Bleep: https://www.digitalmetal.com/reviews.asp?cid=6254

MIC Norway reports that Röyksop is working on a new album: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005020110025599491874
Read a recent interview with them at Billboard: https://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000779759