Raised Fist on tour in Australia:

10/25 - HMB, Brisbane
10/26 - Manning Bar, Sydney
10/27 - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
10/28 - Corner Hotel, Melbourne
10/29 - Uni Bar, Adelaide

Swedish hardcore act Raised Fist on tour in Canada:

09/13 - Le Trash, St-Hyacinthe
09/14 - La Saguenéene, Chicoutimi
09/15 - Marina Hall, Sept-Iles
09/16 - L'imperial, Quebec
09/17 - Granada Theater, Sherbrooke
09/18 - tba, Montreal
09/19 - Le Maquisart, Trois-Rivieres
09/20 - Babylon, Ottawa
09/21 - The Dungeon, Oshawa
09/22 - Call The Office, London
09/23 - The Reverb, Toronto
09/24 - Club 1214, Windsor
09/25 - The Townehouse, Sudbury
09/27 - Kilroys, Thunder Bay
09/28 - Royal Albert, Winnipeg

Note: there will be no US dates, so any Americans wanting to see the band are advised to either cross the border or find a promoter willing to book the band.

Swedish hardcore act Dead Reprise reports that their new MCD "Death of a nation" will finally be out on June 2 and the band will celebrate with a record release show at Folkets Hus in Örebro before heading out on some dates in Northern Europe. Here's what's booked so far:

06/02 - Folkets Hus, Örebro (SWE) w/Damien, Ticking Bombs, Spiteful
06/03 - Mariaberget, Västerås (SWE)
06/05 - tba
06/06 - Café De Oude Ketel, Heist-Op-Den-Berg (BEL) w/Justice
06/07 - Le Bierstube, Tournai (BEL) w/Down My Throat, St Hood
06/08 - tba
06/09 - AJZ, Leisnig (GER) w/The Warriors, To Kill, Icepick, FC Five
06/10 - Koornbeurs Corefest, Delft (NL) w/Angel Crew, Settle The Score
08/04 - Sucks 'n' Summer, Leisnig (GER) w/No Innocent Victim, Caliban, Deadsoil
08/05 - Augustibuller, Lindesberg (SWE) w/Sick Of It All, Rise And Fall, Raised Fist, No Fun At All
09/08 - Deadfest, Linköping (SWE) w/100 Demons, Sworn Enemy, Kickback, Parkway Drive, Arkangel, Caliban

Raised Fist
The sound of the republic
Burning Heart Records

On this album Raised Fist have pushed the limits a bit more. We're still talking about pissed-off, aggresive hardcore here, but the band has made its most diverse set of songs yet. While the first couple of EPs was strongly influenced by Youth Of Today and the old-school hardcore scene, this album contains more metal breakdowns, hard-hitting grooves, no compromising vocals and even more rawk. Yes, it's true, Swedens finest hardcore act (still existing, that is) have a few rock n' roll influenced tunes on this one. And I like it! It keeps the album together perfectly. One of the best things that ever happened to the band was the recruitment of Matte Modin, (and by that I'm not saying that former drummer Oskar Karlsson didn't do a great job), the Dark Funeral-drummer gives them a push forward not imaginable before. I've been in love with Raised Fist ever since they released the "You're not like me"-EP and my love is still intact with "The sound of the republic". In fact, it's even more passionate than before! When it eventually comes time to put together a list of the best albums of 2006, this one will probably be on my top 10.
- Jonas Appelqvist

Lupatarkastaja on the new Raised Fist, calling it one of the year's best records: http://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/03/25/raised-fist-sound-of-the-republic-video/

The video for the title track of Raised Fist's new album "Sound of the republic" is now online: http://www.burningheart.com/videos/search.php?bid=12

In other BHR news, the label has confirmed an April 12 release for the new Raised Fist album "Sound of the Republic". More info: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=345

Also out in April from BHR will be a new album from Raised Fist. More details tbc.

Burning Heart reports that Raised Fist will soon be entering Dugout Studios with producer Daniel Bergstrand (In Flames, Meshuggah etc) later this month to work on a new record. Expect a spring 2006 release.

Burning Heart has posted an mp3 for the Raised Fist song from the "Heart attack" comp: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=190

Finally, Burning Heart issues a press release concerning their upcoming "Heart Attack" 10 year anniversary compilation: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=140
This thing's been in the works for a loooooong time, so I'm very excited to see that it's finally coming out on October 25. So many amazing collaborations! Full tracklist:

01. T(I)NC - Black Mask
02. C. Aarmé - Tu Puta Mi Casa
03. Promoe - These Walls Don't Lie
04. Nine - Inferno
05. Moneybrother - Reconsider Me
06. Turbonegro - Drenched In Blood (DIB)
07. Nasum - Darkness Falls
08. The Weakerthans - The Reasons
09. Raised Fist - Message Beneath Contempt
10. Nikola Sarcevic - Lovetrap
11. Division Of Laura Lee - Endless Factories
12. Refused - Refused Are Fucking Dead
13. Puffball - Take You Down
14. Looptroop - Don't Hate The Player
15. VOAG - Cause For Alarm
16. Give Up The Ghost - Love American
17. X-Ray Eyes - Randy
18. The Peepshows - Count Me Out
19. Bombshell Rocks - Warpath
20. The Lost Patrol - Alright
21. Between Us - Dialog
22. The Hives - Untutored Youth
23. Millencolin - Happiness For Dogs
24. The Business - No One Likes
25. Division Of Laura Lee - I Don't Wanna Hear It
26. Turbonegro - Repo Man
27. Nasum - The Real
28. Randy - Beware
29. Nobodys Heroes - Wrongones
30. Moneybrother/Looptroop - Looking For More Love
31. C. Aarmé - You're A Dead Box
32. Raised Fist - Time Will Let You Go, All Alone And Break
33. The Lost Patrol Band - My Heart Is Still A Mess
34. Nine - United Forces
35. Club Killers - Some Of Them A Bawl
36. Millencolin - AB Böna Och Be
37. Sounds Like Violence - You Give Me Heartattacks
38. T(I)NC inhale Blacksmoke - Armed Love

The Hives, Raised Fist and Sahara Hotnights have been confirmed for Roskilde.

Raised Fist explains their cancellation of the 'Close-Up Made Us Do It' tour: http://www.burningheart.com/newspub/news_content.php?fileName=168 (in Swedish)

And speaking of that Close-Up tour, Raised Fist has been forced to cancel due to sickness in the band. Nine will take their place and C.Aarmé will tag along for the ride.

Happy turkey-day to all you Americans! Here's just a short update on a few things today:

Dead Frog Records has signed the band Waver. You might've heard em before, as their song "The Things You Told Me" was featured in the 2002 movie "Den Osynlige" (The Invisible). Bandmember Andreas Alfredsson also composed the score. The duo, which is made up of songwriter/musician/producer Alfredsson and singer/songwriter Josefina Andersson, is said to utilize "sweeping melodies and delicate guitar lines" that sound like "the soundtrack to Swedish winters." But don't take the official bio's word for it, download some songs yourself right here: http://www.deadfrogrecords.com/artists/waver/

The group has been busy recording throughout the past year at numerous studios around Sweden, including Umeå's famous Tonteknik Recordings and plan to release their debut album for DFR in April, 2004.

Entombed guitarist Uffe Cederlund has joined Disfear on second guitar. That means he'll be doing double duty with both bands during the Close-Up Made Us Do It tour which kicks off on December 3 and also features Raised Fist. As mentioned before, Disfear is another in the long line of dis-core bands (see Discharge) and features ex-At the Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg.