Finnish punkers Hero Dishonest started recording a new album today. Combat Rock Industry will handle the CD release and I imagine that If Society will do the vinyl.

Finnish act Hero Dishonest has a new website: http://www.ifsociety.com/herodishonest/

Finnish hardcore act Hero Dishonest will have a new album in September and will bring the rock to the US east coast around October/November.

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Tommy Nilsson - Tiden Före Nu
02. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
03. Peps Blodsband - Äntligen!
04. Laleh - Laleh
05. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
06. Musikal - Mamma Mia
07. CajsaStina Åkerström - De vackraste orden
08. Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
09. Darin - The anthem
10. Robyn - Robyn
11. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
12. Carola - Störst av allt
13. Christian Walz - Paint By Numbers
14. Magnus Uggla - Den tatuerade generationen
15. Sofia Karlsson - Svarta ballader
16. Peter Jöback & Göteborgs Symfoniker - Storybook
17. Kent - Du & Jag Döden
18. Helena Paparizou - My Number One
19. Ulf Lundell - Högtruck
20. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan

Hero Dishonest has posted all the details for their upcoming UK tour in late September: http://www.ifsociety.com/herodishonest/
The band is also now on myspace if you wanna be their friend: http://www.myspace.com/herodishonest

Finnish punks Hero Dishonest on tour in the UK:

09/23 - King's Tavern, Reading w/Whole in the Head, Crash the Pose, Dirtline
09/24 - 1 in 12 Club, Bradford w/See You in Hell, Homo Consumens, Filthpact, more
09/25 - tbc (matinee in Manchester and evening show in Liverpool?)

These dudes put on a damn good show, so you should check 'em out if you get a chance.

Hero Dishonest has decided to take it easy for awhile and has cancelled their Russian tourdates. They'll still play in the UK in late September though.

If Society has announced that they'll finally be releasing the last two Hero Dishonest albums ("Juggernaut" and "Let your poison scream") on vinyl, one on each side of a 12". Yes, they are both short enough to fit on one side apiece. It is hardcore, after all. Anyhow, it's gonna be packaged in a fancy gatefold with bronze print n all that and should be out this summer. More details when I get 'em.

Finland's Hero Dishonest has posted the tour diary from their recent UK and US tour: http://www.ifsociety.com/herodishonest/heroukusa.php
If you look very closely, you can see me in one of SF photos.

Finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja discusses Scandinavian hardcore with links to mp3s from Totalt Jävla Mörker, Hero Dishonest, Trapdoor Fucking Exit, Abduktio and C.Aarmé: http://lupatarkastaja.blogspot.com/2005/02/luuvitonen-hyv-meininki-niinku-vko-6.html

Tentative dates for the upcoming Hero Dishonest tour:

05/19 - Latvia
05/20 - Lithuania
05/21 - Lithuania
05/22 - Bialystock, Poland
05/23 - Warsaw, Poland
05/24 - Poznan, Poland
05/25 - Berlin, Germany
05/26 - Leipzig, Germany
05/27 - Dresden, Germany
05/28 - Prague, Czech
05/29 - Vienna, Austria
05/30 - Innsbruck, Austria
05/31 - München, Germany
06/01 - Karlsruhe/Giessen, Germany
06/02 - Germany
06/03 - Germany
06/04 - Germany/Belgium
06/05 - Belgium
06/06 - Belgium/Netherlands
06/07 - Netherlands
06/08 - Netherlands
06/09 - Flensburg/hamburg, Germany
06/10 - Copenhagen, Denmark
06/11 - Uppsala, Sweden

And on the If Society touring front, look for Echo is Your Love to do four dates in Russia in February and two-and-a-half weeks with labelmates Fun (see the "IAT reader's companion") in Europe in April/May. Hero Dishonest will also be hitting the road in Europe around May/June and I can personally attest that they are not to be missed.

Pics of Hero Dishonest from their show in SF: http://www.pbase.com/pistolswing/hero_dishonest
No, I'm not in any of the pics, though I was at the show.

Hero Dishonest put on a great show last night. Well-worth the sleep deprivation I'm currently experiencing. All you folks out there interested in checking out some quality punk-rock, be sure to go see these guys. Remaining dates:

10/01 - Porter College UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA w/Iron Lung, Hostile Takeover
10/02 - Mexican Cultural Center, Santa Ana, CA w/Iron Lung
10/03 - Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ w/Kylesa
10/04 - The Compound, 3206 San Mateo N.E., Albuquerque, NM w/Buried Terror
10/05 - Skull Haus, Norman, OK
10/06 - Houston, TX w/Signal Lost
10/07 - East Side Artist co-op, Austin, TX w/Signal Lost, BSA
10/08 - tba, Dallas, TX w/ Signal Lost
10/09 - Woodward Park (early show), Tulsa, OK w/Jor Dan, Fumar
10/09 - tba (late show), Ft. Smith, AR
10/10 - Little Rock, AR w/Richard James and the Special Riders
10/11 - Memphis, TN w/Ola's Backyard Whistlers
10/12 - Graceland, Staxx & Underground Railroad
10/13 - Hair of the dog, Nashville, TN
10/14 - Green eggs and jam, Asheville, NC w/Kakistocracy
10/15 - American University, Washington DC w/1905
10/16 - tba, Baltimore, MD
10/17 - Knitting Factory, New York City, NY w/Hammer, Signal Lost, Witch Hunt, Caustic Christ
10/18 - Pirates Cove, Allentown, PA w/Get to the Chopper, Verwustung
10/19 - tba, Cincinnati, OH w/Requiem
10/20 - The Metro, Chicago, IL w/Subhumans, Unseen
10/21 - tba, Quad Cities, IA W/Angsted
10/22 - The Rave. Milwaukee, WI w/Subhumans, Unseen
10/23 - Top Cats, Cincinnati, OH w/Subhumans, Unseen
10/24 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI w/Subhumans, Unseen
10/25 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH w/Subhumans, Unseen
10/26 - The World, Pittsburgh, OH w/Subhumans, Unseen
10/27 - tba, Pittsburgh, OH w/Uncurbed
10/28 - tba, Ann Arbor, MI w/Uncurbed
10/29 - Du Paul, Chicago, IL w/Uncurbed, Rat Bastards, Fourth Rotor

Has it really been two years already? Hard to bellieve I've been doing this for so long already, the time just flies by. So cheers everyone! Here's to another year! Well-wishers are encouraged to send money in lieu of gifts.

Since it's such a special day, I've posted two new mp3s today. First up in Novak with their single "It all works out in the end" from the new album "Perpetual motion". I'm still undecided about the record as a whole, but this song is undeniably catchy. Tons of energy, great hooks and solid guitar work. Next up in "Draped in disease" from Swedish all-star old-school death metal act Bloodbath. Vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt (Opeth) may no longer be in the band, but he's been more than capably replaced by Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Pain). Factor in that the rest of the band is fleshed out by Dan Swanö along with members of Katatonia and Witchery and you've got an instant classic.

The "It's a trap! reader's companion" microsite is now open: http://www.itsatrap.com/vol1/
As mentioned earlier this week, CDs are done and should arrive in stock on Tuesday.

Going to see Finland's Hero Dishonest tonight in San Francisco at The Hemlock. Should be fun!

The long-awaited split 7" with Finland's Hero Dishonest and Brazil's Mukeka Di Rato is out now on If Society/625 Thrash. Check out one of the HD tracks right here: http://ifsociety.com/herodishonest/files/Hero_Dishonest-ImpossibleEverything.mp3