Children of Bodom has revealed that the cover tunes set to appear on their upcoming "Trashed, Lost & Strungout" EP will include "Bed of Nails" by Alice Cooper and "She Is Beautiful" by party animal Andrew WK. Should be interesting.

What kind of webmaster would I be if I didn't provide an mp3 from my selected album of the month? Download a track from Koma on the right. As mentioned way too many times before, the band features members from The Perishers and Cult of Luna and play epic, heavy, melodic rock. Check it out.

German webzine Melodic.net does 25 questions with Denmark's The Fashion: https://www.melodic.net/25qtoMain.asp

Sorry to report ladies, but Hank von Helvete of Turbonegro is now a married man. Read more: https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2004/06/13/400361.html (in Norwegian)

Looptroop has a brand new website: https://www.looptroop.nu/

Finland's Lackluster has a new remix CD coming out called "Remixselection_one" and you can listen to a number of samples from his website: https://www.lackluster.org/

Head on over to www.tsool.net for a brand new Soundtrack of Our Lives web single for the demo track "Mutiny".

Kingblind has hooked up an mp3 of the real, complete studio version of the new Hives single "Walk Idiot Walk". Check it: https://www.kingblind.com/2004_06_01_michiganblind_archive.html#108723369588462007

Aura Noir is the first band confirmed for this year's Hole in the Sky Festival in Norway. Look for new additions every Monday in the coming weeks.

Häpna Records will be releasing a new 3" CD from Patrik Torsson called "Gästhamnar" in the near future. It's said to be about 'guest harbours on the Swedish east coast' and you can listen to the track "Loftahammar" right here: https://www.kunst.no/berthling/hapna/Loftahammar-P_Torsson.mp3

Dotshop.se is a new online webshop and distributor for electronic/experimental music in Sweden that will be opening in August.

The Lionheart Brothers are filming a video for the song "I Burn Myself On You" with directors Joakim Faxvaag and Marcus Hukkelås (Johndoe, Silence the Foe).

Check out the brand new Unleashed track "Winterland": https://www.centurymedia.de/century/mainarea/audio.aspx?id=unleashed__winterland.rm
The track comes from the band's new album "Sworn Allegiance", due out July 26 on Century Media.

MIC Norway profiles contemporary composer/electronic musician Terje Winther: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004061415363125632410

Aftonbladet reports on rock n' roll couple Howlin' Pelle Almqvist (The Hives) and Maria Andersson (Sahara Hotnights): https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,491763,00.html (in Swedish)
The latter will be opening for the former on their upcoming US tour.