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Swedish doom metal band Candlemass have called it quits yet again, seemingly for the last time. Their statement:
"We are truly sorry to inform you that Candlemass have disbanded! This is sad news for us and everybody else that love this fantastic band. There will be no more gigs, no new album, no more doom!
This is it... ..finished..........zero...........nada........out!!!
Despite the tremendous success of the reunion, everything hasn’t been perfect.
Tiny cracks in the façade could be seen during the first round in the summer of 2002 because members of the band do not share the same vision of C-mass, the gigs, an eventual new album, democracy etc, and last year it became clear that the indifferences were too large to overcome.
A demo was recorded but the internal problems overshadowed the fun of playing. The gig at Klubben (Stockholm) nov. 29 came to be the last and final for Candlemass.
The band have tried to save the situation. There have been meetings and discussions, but unfortunately it hasn’t been possible for the five members to agree on how Candlemass could work in the future. The members would have loved to continue but the chemistry is just not there anymore.
The magic is gone........................."
Of course, the music will still live on, especially since GMR Records is compiling a tribute album to the band. Some of the names set to contribute include Opeth, The Hellacopters, The Haunted, Cathedral, Grand Magus, Krux, Satyricon and maybe Timo Rautianinen & Trio Niskalaukaus. It's tentatively set for a spring 2005 release.
Unleashed's new album will be called "Sworn Allegiance". It comes out on July 26 via Century Media Records.
The much-anticipated new album from The Hives has been confirmed for a July 20 release date.
Jettie has a new website design online: https://www.jettieband.com/
Katatonia will be doing a total of four Norwegian dates in August:
08/26 - Markens, Kristiansand
08/27 - Hole In The Sky, Bergen
08/28 - Folken, Stavanger
08/29 - Garage, Oslo
Swedish psych-rockers Dungen will release their new album "Ta det lugnt" in June.
While in London working on the upcoming Lord of the Rings musical, the singers of Värttinä and Janne Lappalainen are taking some time out to speak with BBC Radio 3's Late Junction program with host Fiona Talkington on May 24. More info here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/
They will also record a short program for BBC Wales to be broadcasted in Britain on June 20 via BBC Radio 3.
Check out some pics and details from the video shoot for Powersolo's new single "Oak Tree Girl": https://www.crunchy.dk/asp/default.asp?News_Id=105
The Embassy have a fancy new flash-based website: https://www.embassyrecordings.org/
My worst nightmare: Norwegian beer brewers are on strike: https://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/english/article227956.ece
Odd Nordstoga, Bo Kaspers Orkester and Hellbillies have been confirmed for the Norwegian Wood Festival.
Expressen reports that Roxette is planning a comeback. Again. Read more: https://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=136923 (in Swedish)
Melody Club checks in from Delta Lab Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark where they are currently working on their new album with producer Thomas Troelsen to report that their new single will hit radio on June 7. As for the official release in stores, that won't happen until June 30 which will be just in time for the Kalas tour. As for the album, that's scheduled for a late August release.
When Last Days of April arrive in Japan today they will be greeted by a team of documentary filmakers from NHK (the Japanese equivalent of BBC). Previous subjects of the documentary series have included musical celebs such as Elvis Costello, Gene Simmons and Jimmy Page. After that, it's five days of promotion and a sold out show at the Astro Hall in Tokyo on May 24. Not bad, eh? The track "It's On Everything" was also the first single in the history of College Radio Japan at North Wave to reach number one in the charts before the album was released. The video is also on rotation at Space Shower, Japan's MTV equivalent.