First rookie artists confirmed for Hultsfred

Here's the first batch of artists confirmed for this year's Rookiescenen at Hultsfred: Twiggy Frostbite, Meleeh, Pretty Whores, The Koo Koo's, Walking With Strangers and The Sacred Sailors.

Meleeh has been forced to cancel their upcoming Finnish tour due to complications from their vocalist's recent surgery: http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=86577905&blogID=444556837

Swedish hardcore act Meleeh has licensed their album "Heartland" to Zestone Records for release in Japan on October 22.

Swedish hardcore act Meleeh will be blogging their upcoming tour: http://meleeh.blogspot.com/

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Boys of Scandinavia - Worse than a girl
02. TALK 1
03. Markus Krunegård - Jag är en vampyr
04. Deathbed - Neon light fantasy
05. The Grand Opening - Dark dark dawn
06. TALK 2
07. The Bear Quartet - I have an itch
08. C.Aarmé - Dustin
09. Noxagt - Wall's end
10. TALK 3
11. Menfolk - Hell is in Texas
12. Detektivbyrån - Hemvägen
13. Folk&Røvere - Solveigs sang
14. TALK 4
15. Bobby Baby - Goodbye love
16. Häive - Raina: Yömyrsky
17. Peter Bjorn and John - All those expectations
18. TALK 5
19. Meleeh - Vittra
20. Rigas - The hardest pocket to pick
21. The Kid - Mayhem troopers
22. TALK 6
23. Cortex - Warrior night
24. Tiger Lou - The war between us
25. Sophie Rimheden - Stay the night (ft. Adam Tensta)
26. TALK 7
27. Moto Boy - Beat heart
28. Nina Ramsby & Martin Hederos - Kanske jag kommer hem
29. September Malevolence - Who watches the watchmen?
30. TALK 8
31. Säkert! - Sanningsdan
32. Paper - Before that day
33. Moonbabies - Walking on my feet
34. TALK 9
35. Susanne Sundfør - I resign
36. Stina Nordenstam - Trainsurfing
37. Red Moon - The height
38. TALK 10
39. Broder Daniel - When we were winning

Lords of Metal interview Swedish hardcore act Meleeh: http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showinterview.php?id=1980&lang=en

MP3: Meleeh - Malign

Musically, I like Meleeh quite a bit. They've got a great balance of aggression and melody and they throw in just enough little rhythmic tricks to keep things interesting without overdoing it. The weak link however, are the vocals. They aren't bad per se, but they're definitely far too screechy for my tastes. Of the many influences they draw from Refused, that's definitely the one I appreciate the least. The syncopated breakdown on "Malign" on the other hand, is pretty damn awesome.

Meleeh - Malign

The playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Isolation Years - Frosted minds
02. TALK 1
03. Hyacinth House - Lucky stranger
04. Immanu El - Kosmonaut
05. Kamera - Fragile
06. TALK 2
07. Pay TV - Fashion report (clubmix)
08. Fun - I've got a truck
09. Timo Räisänen - Sixteen
10. TALK 3
11. Superfamily - Warszawa
12. Majessic Dreams - Still inside
13. The Indecision Alarm - Time for the big guns, baby
14. Boeoes Kaelstigen - Flir
15. TALK 4
16. The Fine Arts Showcase - Modern love
17. Karin Ström - Ordlös
18. Meleeh - Malign
19. TALK 5
20. Kongh - Pushed beyond
21. Baby Woodrose - Let yourself go
22. TALK 6
23. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet (Cat Burgler remix)
24. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Rhythm
25. The Bell - I need nothing
26. September - Satellites
27. TALK 7
28. Piroth - Waltz for prima ballerina
29. Sällskapet - Järnstaden
30. Montt Mardié - Birthday boy (drama)
31. TALK 8
32. CS Nielsen - Bottle for the road
33. Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Love will tear us apart
34. Voices Break the Silence - Mopo3
35. TALK 9
36. Plain Fade - Blue skies ahead

Swedish hardcore act Meleeh kicks off tour tonight with a record release party in Gävle for their new album "Heartland":

09/21 - Spegeln, Gävle (SWE)
09/22 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK)
09/23 - Rostock, (GER)
09/24 - Fraktal club, Mikolow (POL)
09/25 - AzConni, Dresden (GER)
09/26 - Elektromadonna Squat, Czesochova (POL)
09/27 - Subway to Peter, Chemnitz (GER)
09/28 - ann and pat, Linz (AUS)
09/29 - Hopa, Bratislava (SLO)
09/30 - Tuewi, Wien (AUS)
10/01 - Kultiplex, Budapest (HUN)
10/02 - CK13, Novi Sad (SER)
10/03 - Capolinea, Faenza (ITA)
10/04 - approdo caronte, Milano (ITA)
10/05 - Tetrisclub, Trieste (ITA)
10/06 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
10/07 - Cafe Revolt, Malmö (SWE)
10/08 - Råhuset, Copenhagen (DK)
10/09 - Insikten, Jönköping (SWE)
10/10 - Cafe MIC, Vänersborg (SWE)

Also check out the band's brand new website: http://www.meleeh.com/

Upcoming tourdates for Swedish synth-hardcore act The Grizzly Twister:

09/13 - Lades Kaelder, Copenhagen (DK)
09/14 - Elverket, Helsingör (DK) w/Imagine I had hands
09/15 - Help?
09/16 - Poortgebouw, Rotterdam (NL) w/The Office Rules
09/18 - Rockhal Café, Luxemberg (GER)
09/19 - Juz, Mannheim (GER)
09/20 - Clubkeller Frankfurt (GER)
09/21 - AZ Mühlheim, Ruhr (GER) w/Siffing Glue, Mühleim A.D.
09/22 - 13eins, Ansback (GER)
09/23 - Leonkavallo, Milano (ITA)
09/24 - Help?
09/25 - Help?
09/26 - XM 24, Bologna (ITA)
09/27 - Club Palach, Rijeka (CZ)
09/28 - Ann and Pats, Linz (AUS) w/Meleeh
09/29 - Q-bar, Berg Im Drautal (AUS) w/Asstronauts
09/30 - Tuwi, Wien (AUS) w/Meleeh
10/02 - Le Metallic, Orleans (FRA) w/Robot Orchestra
10/03 - Mars Attack, Angouleme (FRA) w/Robot Orchestra
10/04 - tba, Poitiers (FRA) w/Robot Orchestra
10/05 - Heretic Club, Bourdeaux (FRA)
10/06 - WBC, La Rochelle (FRA) w/Robot Orchestra
10/07 - Lilo, Tours (FRA)
10/08 - tba (FRA)
10/09 - The Fenton, Leeds (UK) w/Rolo Tomassi, Omerta
10/10 - Engine Room, Brighton (UK) w/Daughters
10/11 - Croft, Bristol (UK) w/Daughters
10/12 - Idenpendent, Sunderland (UK) w/Daughters, Lavotchkin
10/13 - The Fly, London (UK) w/Lavotchkin, Rolo Tomassi

Upcoming tourdates for Rumble in Rhodos:

09/28 - Lades kælder, Copenhagen (DK)
09/29 - Magnet Club, Berlin (GER)
10/03 - PDZ, Besancon (FRA) w/Welcome To Miami
10/04 - D:QLIQ, Luxembourg
10/05 - JH Bunker, Glabbeek (BEL) w/Meleeh, Autumn Delay
10/06 - tba, Gee (BEL) w/Autumn Delay

Swedish hardcore act Meleeh has posted the brand new track "Vittra" on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/meleeh
It will appear on the band's forthcoming album "Heartland", due out September 21 via Black Star Foundation.

Top 10s for 2006: Emil Björkander (Black Star Foundation/Khoma)

Swedish electro/hardcore act Grizzly Twister will be recording their new album in November with producer/engineer William Blackmoon (Children of Fall, Lack, Gadget, Meleeh). Look for them to tour France in late October/early November as well.

Dates for the upcoming Set My Path/Meleeh European tour are now posted: http://www.meleeh.com/