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Here's this week's MTV Up North Nordic video chart:
01. Promoe - These Walls Don´t Lie
02. The Rasmus - Funeral Song
03. A-Teens - I Promised Myself
04. HIM - Solitary Man
05. Eskobar - Bring The Action
06. C21 - All That I Want
07. Christian Walz - Maybe Not
08. Petter - Repa skivan
09. Kashmir - Aftermath
10. Venke Knutson - Scared
11. Blue Foundation - End Of The Day
12. Infinite Mass - No.1 Swartskalle
13. Tungtvann - Slepp Dae Laus
14. Winta - I Want You
15. Grand Avenue - This Is Not An End
16. Elastinen - Syljen
17. Paleface - Colgate Soulmate
18. Whyte Seeds - Black Key Song
19. Bergman Rock - Jim
20. Elin Sigvardsson - A Person Called She
Challengers:
01. 21st Century Noise - It´s Alright It´s Ok
02. Nightwish - Nemo
03. Jens Lekman - You´re The Light
04. Boy - Superstar
05. Slaptones - Probably Not
06. The Raveonettes - Heartbreak Stroll
Go to the MTVE.com site to watch and vote for your favorite.
Music for Nations, home of bands such as Opeth, Hardcore Superstar and countless more, has closed. The company's vast back catalogue will be handled by parent company Zomba Records Group going forward. As for the fate of band's currently on their roster, wait and see.
Digfi has a special studio session with David Sandström: https://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=5726
Howlin' Pelle from The Hives will be guesting with a reunited MC5 for two dates in Japan. The Hellacopters' Nicke Andersson will be guesting on some European tourdates, as he has done before.
Some pics from The Defectors' recent European tour: https://www.thedefectors.com/PixMay/Album.htm
Looks like Swedish metalcore act Face Down is active once again and ex-Haunted vocalist Marco Aro is back and not retiring from music as he once said. The band, who previously released two albums in the mid-90s, have reportedly signed a deal with Sound Pollution imprint Black Lodge Records.
Sator checks in with a studio report and commentary on every track set to appear on the new album: https://www.sator.se/studio04/studio04.htm
Paddington DC now has a website online: https://www.paddington-dc.tk/
The upcoming EP on Planekonomi has been delayed and will be out after summer.
The Ricochets are starting to put together a full European tour for September/October. Here's what they've got so far:
09/18 - In The City, Liverpool (UK)
10/01 - Flex, Vienna (AUS)
10/03 - Exil, Singen (GER)
10/04 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt Main (GER)
10/05 - Ziegel Rote Fabrik, Zürich (SWI)
10/06 - Fisherman's Cafè, Langenau (GER)
10/07 - ISC, Bern (SWI)
10/08 - Groovestation, Dresden (GER)
10/09 - Atomic Cafè, München (GER)
10/10 - Mudd Club, Berlin (GER)
As mentioned before, their albums "The Ghost of Our Love" and "Slo-mo Suicide" will be released across Europe in a special bundled edition on August 30 via Glitterhouse.
"It would be difficult for me to imagine liking this record any more than I actually do right at this very moment" says NME's Robert Fitzpatrick about Radio Dept.'s single "Why won't you talk about it?". The track is currently NME's single of the week and will receive an official UK release next week on XL Recordings. Full Radio Dept. UK release schedule:
06/14 - Why Won't You Talk About It?
08/02 - Where Damage Isn't Already Done
08/16 - Lesser Matters
Lars Horntveth manages to claim NME's runners-up spot. Here's what Robert had to say about him:
"Norwegian person constructs unbelievably graceful instrumental. Not, sadly, a cover of Steve Miller's 1974 classic (don't front - those bluegrass harmonies are the bomb), but still high quality. Horntveth is the man behind Jaga Jazzist, a ten-piece outfit who have radically retooled - gulp - jazz, and come up with something a little more experimental. He's also written for psycho-metallers Turbonegro, so you can imagine it's not quite Acker Bilk we're dealing with here. 'The Joker', though is in a universe all of its own, touching on ocean-deep electronica, groovy string quartets, minimalist jungle and tropicala. Four Tet have turned in their best remix in about three years, too - a jumble of spliced beats trimmed down to tiny shards, seemingly by some monomaniacal lunatic with some dangerous fucking scissors - so it's all good."
Various members from the bands Transport League, Taetre, Dimension Zero and Nightshade have joined forces in less-than-serious black-metal project called Gaffla Knifvur. The music is said to be in the same vein as Emperor, but the lyrical content consists of humorous texts in Swedish about 'evilistic and satanic chefs.' Just what the world needs, right? Anyhow, they've recorded a two-song demo and are seeking a record deal. Their site is currently down, but when it comes back, it can be found here: https://www.drink.to/gafflaknivfur/