The brand new Chalksounds website is now online: https://www.chalksounds.com/
I've been lucky enough to hear both the new Carpet People demos and some rough mixes of new stuff from The End Will Be Kicks and can assure you that both will be absolutely amazing releases. Hopefully 2005 turns into the year that this label finally gets the recognition they've long deserved.

Check out the video for "1000 Sparks" from Finland's Tigerbombs: https://www.johannakustannus.fi/johannatv.php
If you like The Caesars/Caesars Palace, you should probably check these guys out.

Dark Tranquility will be touring Europe alongside German thrash legends Kreator next year:

02/02 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
02/03 - Tvornica, Zagreb (CRO)
02/04 - Petöfi Hall, Budapest (HUN)
02/05 - Planet Music, Wien (AUS)
02/06 - Orpheum, Graz (AUS)
02/07 - VtK, Llubljana (SLO)
02/08 - New Age, Treviso (ITA)
02/09 - Rolling Stone, Mailand (ITA)
02/10 - Rockstore, Montpellier (FRA)
02/11 - Jam, Bergara (SPA)
02/12 - Arena, Madrid (SPA)
02/13 - Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona (SPA)
02/14 - Transbordeur, Lyon (FRA)
02/15 - Elysee Montmatre, Paris (FRA)
02/16 - Electric Ballroom, London (UK)
02/17 - Hof ter Lo, Antwerpen (BEL)
02/18 - O13, Tilburg (NL)
02/19 - Dütehalle/Georgsmarinenhütte, Osnabrück (GER)
02/20 - T-Club Turbinenhalle, Oberhausen (GER)
02/21 - Stadthalle, Langen (GER)
02/23 - Longhorn, Stuttgart (GER)
02/24 - Hirsch, Nürnberg (GER)
02/25 - Z7, Pratteln (CH)
02/26 - Zeppelinhalle, Kaufbeuren (GER)
02/27 - Alte Spinnerei, Glauchau (GER)
02/28 - Columbiaclub, Berlin (GER)
03/01 - Faust, Hannover (GER)
03/02 - Markthalle, Hamburg (GER)
03/03 - Musikens Hus, Göteborg (SWE)
03/04 - Betong, Oslo (NOR)
03/05 - Klubben, Stockholm (SWE)

St. Thomas has posted a few updates to his upcoming tour schedule and has also provided a glimpse into what may be his setlist for the jaunt: https://www.stthomas1976.net/thomas/

Royal Downfall spent the weekend in Skellefteå recording basic tracks for a demo of eleven new songs.

Rallypack has posted a bunch of stills from the video shoot for the new single "Traktor": https://www.rallypack.se/nyheter.html

"Baby" is the name of the next Melody Club single. It comes out October 27.

Upcoming tourdates for Mando Diao:

10/28 - Trädgårn, Göteborg (SWE)
10/29 - Blue Moon Bar, Karlstad (SWE)
10/30 - Klubb Kaliber, Mariestad (SWE)
11/10 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
11/11 - Slick City @ heartbreak.hotel, Gävle (SWE)
11/12 - Bolanche, Borlänge (SWE)
11/13 - Star Hotell, Avesta (SWE)
11/19 - Gisleparken, Gislaved (SWE)
11/20 - Diezel, Halmstad (SWE)
11/22 - Nalen, Stockholm (SWE)
11/24 - Katalin, Uppsala (SWE)
11/26 - Palace, Kalmar (SWE)
12/01 - Diamond Hall, Nagoya (JAP)
12/02 - Zepp, Tokyo (JAP)
12/03 - Zepp, Tokyo (JAP)
12/05 - Club Quattro, Hiroshima (JAP)
12/06 - Zepp, Fukuoka (JAP)
12/07 - Zepp, Osaka (JAP)
12/09 - Zepp, Sendai (JAP)
12/10 - Club Citta, Kawasaki (JAP)
12/12 - Zepp, Sapporo (JAP)

Noise artist Lasse Marhaug of Jazzkammer is this month's guest mp3 DJ over at Pilota.fm. Head on over to check out his eccentric and diverse playlist.

Pics of Isolation Years in the studio: https://www.isolationyears.com/bild.asp

Upcoming dates for Division of Laura Lee:

10/27 - Tavastia, Helsinki (FIN)
10/29 - Smålands, Växjö (SWE)
10/30 - Perrong 23, Hässleholm (SWE)
11/05 - Betong, Oslo (NOR)
11/06 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
11/10 - Öst 100, Stockholm (SWE)
11/11 - Astoria, London (UK) w/The Soundtrack of Our Lives
11/12 - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK) w/The Soundtrack of Our Lives
11/13 - Leadmill, Sheffield (UK) w/The Soundtrack of Our Lives
11/15 - Academy, Birmingham (UK) w/The Soundtrack of Our Lives
11/19 - Musikens Hus, Göteborg (SWE)
11/25 - Village, Västerås (SWE)
11/26 - Blå, Eskilstuna (SWE)
11/27 - Rockborgen, Borås (SWE)
12/01 - Smålands Nation, Lund (SWE)
12/02 - Stengade 30, Copenhagen (DK)
12/03 - Satin, Örebro (SWE)
12/04 - Kungen, Sandviken (SWE)
12/11 - M15, Trollhättan (SWE)

New pics of El Parro Del Mar and The Concretes now up at Rockfoto.nu.

A Tenderversion Recording reports that the new releases from The Once We Were and Scraps of Tape are now available for preorder: https://www.tenderversion.com/

Drummer Lisa Millberg of The Concretes talks to Canada's National Post: https://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/artslife/story.html?id=4c0dfc67-2dee-47da-8103-d5790c9d5aa4
Anyone know if Jari Haapalainen is touring with them over here in the US?

The new Giant Robot EP "Home Entertainment" has been confirmed for an October 6 release. Read a preview for a recent show in St. Petersburg, Russia: https://www.sptimes.ru/archive/times/1008/features/a_13683.htm