News editors: Mikael Kahrle & Johan Carlsson

Nine Inch Nails' live releases delayed

• The new Nine Inch Nails live releases "And All That Could Have Been" on CD/VHS/DVD have been delayed until January 22 in North America. The different release dates for other territories are likely to change as well. It's said the change "is due to production delays in the DVD mastering process". /Mikael Kahrle, Alex Veronac

New record label with former Music Researcher
• DJ Spacecase alias Markus Kaes, once working with Talla 2XLC's Music Research, has started a new label called Everlasting Records. The first releases are two 12" singles, one being R Wood vs DJ Spacecase with "Sinus", and the other DJ Luna's "Trapped". The label will specialise in "high quality trance and dance". Thank god, it's not low quality. /Jens Krause

KMFDM's first album finally to be released

• The new KMFDM single is to be released on January 22, as reported a few days ago. Now we can show you the cover and the title, "Boots".
KMFDM's "first" album "Opium" was never released, even though complete recordings were done. The album is now, almost twenty years late, scheduled to be released after the brand new KMFDM album in March, 2002. Numerous rumours about the never released "Opium" album have circulated on the web. Perhaps we can finally hear what it is all about. /Peter Takizawa, Mikael Kahrle

Bright future for haloblack?

• Industrial funk project haloblack played in London on October 28 at the Black Celebration event as support for Covenant and Suicide Commando. Raymond Watts of Pig, who occasionally assists the band in the studio, was playing with the band on stage in some of the songs. Another gig is scheduled for tomorrow. There seem to be plans for a European tour, but no dates have yet been revealed. haloblack are busy anyway.
- We are recording demos for an album with the working title "throb", frontman Bryan Black tells Release.
He has, in the past, been sound designer for Prince, recorded with funk legend George Clinton and dark trip hop-er Tricky. /Peter Takizawa, Mikael Kahrle

Compilation with harsh electro-industrial
• COP International presents part two in the "New Violent Breed" series. They've collected a long list of familiar songs by, among others, Dive, Infact, Noisex and Dulce Liquido. This is for sure a CD for fans of new harsh electro-industrial, but those who are into the scene will find songs they already have in their collections. /Johan Astemark

Siberian EBM-goth, anyone?
• A new project by the name of Boshetunmay has surfaced. Brothers Harry and Witali Dercho were born and raised in Siberia in Russia before moving to Germany in 1993, to pursue a music career. Much like the Reynolds brothers of Red Flag, the Derchos have founded their own label and released the album "Signal". Boshetunmay mix goth, electro and rock with mostly English vocals. /Niklas Forsberg

Gothic touch on Sabrina's debut album

• Mainstream goth rock isn’t dead in the States, as is proved by debutante Sabrina, who has currently released her first album ”Euphoria”. Sabrina was born in Brussels, Belgium but moved to USA at an early age. In ”Euphoria” she uses a familiar gothic imagery, but the music somewhat resembles mainstream rock and pop. /Kalle Malmstedt

Estonian Depeche Mode tribute
• After the release of Depeche Mode's "Exciter" a vast number of tributes have been released. There are a few of them that stand out as quite odd, or special. The Estonian "No Hidden Catch" tribute is one of those. Sixteen covers of DM songs, performed by both rock, pop, synth and jazz bands. It's out now on Kaleid Records. /Niklas Forsberg

Marilyn Manson records "Tainted Love"

• Rolling Stone reports that Marilyn Manson has recorded a new cover of "Tainted Love". It will be featured on the soundtrack for "Not Another Teen Movie" and it will also be the first single pick off that record. /Mikael Kahrle

UK goth band Passion Play deliver second album
• One of this year's most talked-about goth releases comes from England. Passion Play has delivered their second album "Dreaming Spikes". /Johan Astemark

Tactile Gemma - new from Norway
• The Norwegian alternative music scene is blossoming like never before. Another in the row of new bands is Tactile Gemma, a trio composing music resembling a psychedelic cross between Björk and Dead Can Dance, with influences from significantly harder genres. They have signed with Season of Mist for their new self-titled album, due out in November. /Niklas Forsberg

The April Tears' new label aim at January

Photo by: Peter Åstedt (Release)
Sara Gunnarsson of The April Tears at SAMA 2001.

• Previously, we have published several News pieces on the delays of Swedish The April Tears new, second album "Consume Desire". Manager Carolina Eriksson now tells Release the album is scheduled for a definte January launch.
- It's mastered and ready since last January, key member Andreas Jismark says.
He is tired of all the delays and The April Tears have reached a state of "black, black humour".
- Hopefully, we can keep a more frequent record release tempo in the future. We want the next album to come out about one year after "Consume Desire". That's our plan, anyway. I think 4/5 of that album is already written.
This week, the band's new label Edel delivered the third single off "Consume Desire": "Hardcoming". The CDM offers two extra songs and a video will be made, if initial reactions are positive. This is a song I heard on the phone a couple of years ago.
- "Hardcoming" as well as "Heart Shut Down" are both on "Consume Desire". They have been with us since 1996, because they are to strong to put aside. And both have gone through a number of phases and re-recordings, but finally we reached a perfect result.
The second April Tears album was initially named "Eyes Cold Kisses".
- If the album had been released back in 1997/98, we would have had a release tempo in Stone Roses class instead of Kraftwerk, he laughs. We might want to release ten or so songs from back then in the future.
In further News, a Canadian artist has made own versions of April Tears songs, to be released next Spring. /Mikael Kahrle

Best of Morrissey album in November
• According to Billboard, a best of Morrissey album will be released in the US by Rhino on November 6. "The Best of Morrissey" will feature 21 tracks, spanning over the ex-Smiths frontman's solo career. The track listing includes classic songs like "Everyday Is Like Sunday" and "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful". It is also said that the booklet will include the lyrics of each track, a new interview with Morrissey as well as rare photographs.
The compilation was produced with Morrissey's "blessing and assistance". Perhaps the release can serve as an intermission for fans, who have been waiting for new material since the 1997 album "Maladjusted". No new material with Morrisey is expected to appear soon. /Peter Takizawa

A new goth band in town

• There’s a new goth metal-band in town and they're called Madrigal. The town is Gothenburg, famous for ”the Gothenburg sound” of death metal.
- Everyone thinks we play death metal just because we’re from Gothenburg. But we don’t, says Marcus Bergman, the drum player of the band.
- Our influences are more of the symphonic kind, Kristoffer Sundberg, guitar, states.
Maybe. But if you like Paradise Lost and Anathema before they began their experimenting, Madrigal's brand new debut album ”I Die, You Soar” may be your kind if music. /Kalle Malmstedt

Single release by Dependent's new signing
• The German industrial music label Dependent, home to well established artists such as VNV Nation and Suicide Commando, has released the debut single of their newest signing, Ivory Frequency. The single is named "Today". Previously, Ivory Frequency has done a remix of the song "Genesis" for VNV Nation. /Peter Takizawa

"Cut Here" single next for The Cure

• As reported in early beginning of October, The Cure is about to release a new "Greatest Hits" album. First, any day now, the brand new songs "Cut Here" and "Signal to Noise" will be put out on a single with a track listing as follows:
1) "Cut Here" 2) "Signal to Noise" 3) "Cut Here" Missing Mix 4) "Cut Here" CD-ROM video.
Exact release dates for the different territories are uncertain, but we know this: the single will only be released as a promo in North America.
The "Greatest Hits" album will feature "Cut Here", as well as a third new piece called "Just Say Yes". This one is a duet with Republica vocalist Saffron. The three new songs were produced by Mark Plati, who previously has produced "Wrong Number".
The recordings at Olympic Studios in London and remastering at Metropolis Studios, also in London, are completed. Original tapes were used.
Read the mentioned, old News entry to find out more. /Mikael Kahrle

VNV Nation + Icon Of Coil = true
• Flesh Field have quit the European tour with VNV Nation. In the US, Norwegian Icon of Coil joins VNV Nation on the US leg that starts on November 16 and ends on December 15. Run Level Zero will replace Flesh Field on some of the European dates. /Johan Carlsson

More "Freelove"

David Gahan live in Stockholm 2001.
Photo by: Jens Krause (Release)

• Depeche Mode's  third "Exciter" single "Freelove", will be released on November 5, as reported earlier. Here are some new details. The DVD contains live recordings from the "Exciter Tour". From the First Union Center in Philadelphia, on June 30, 2001, to be precise.
DVDBong32:  1) "Freelove" live "bootleg" video  2) "Breathe" live  3) "The Dead of Night" live.
Track one is a montage of live and backstage footage shot on the tour. Both "Breathe" and "The Dead of Night" are audio only recordings.
We have already given you the track list for the basic "Freelove" release, CDBong32, but here is the limited edition CD track listing:
LCDBong32:  1) "Freelove" Bertrand Burgalat Mix  2) "Freelove" Schlammpeitziger Mix  3) "Freelove" DJ Muggs Mix.
A 12" will also be printed. A limited 12" might be released shortly after the first release. Of course, formats and track listings may differ throughout the world. /Jesper Lakman (Uselink)

Alphaville launches remix album and competition
• Too old to rock? Let others do it for you. That might be how the German synthpop legends Alphaville reasoned with the recent release of the remix album "Forever Pop". The album was released this Monday, October 22, in GAS (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Czech Republic and in Slovakia. It contains mixes of their classic hits such as "Forever Young", "Big in Japan" and "Sounds Like a Melody". Among the remixers we can find Paul van Dyk, Georg Kaleve and José Alvarez Brill, known for his work with Wolfsheim, as well as a host of other names.
In conjunction with the release of the remix album, a competition has also been launched. It might be of interest for our musically creative readers. The goal of the competition is to make a remix of "Forever Young" with tools and samples provided by the competition holders. The main prize is a trip to Berlin and a meeting with Alphaville. Unfortunately the competition seems to be limited to residents in Germany only, for more information, see this site: www.foreverpop.de. /Peter Takizawa

Fresh Deine Lakaien single out now
• A new single with German darkwavers Deine Lakaien has just been released. It's called "Generators" and is available in both a regular version and a limited edition digipak with bonus tracks and CD-ROM material. In anticipation of the new album on January 7, 2002, the promotion company Hardbeat Propaganda will host a number of release parties all over Germany and also in The Netherlands. The first is on December 24 (!) in Aachen, and the last on January 5 in Arnhem (in the Netherlands). The album has no title as of now. /Johan Carlsson

First Nine Inch Nails live releases
• December 4 will see the release of Nine Inch Nails' first live products. The US "Fragility v 2.0" tour from 2000 has been recorded.
A 16 track CD will be put out, alongside an 18 track VHS and DVD. The latter will "recreate the Fragility concert experience from beginning to end". The DVD version will feature 5.1 surround sound and extra features like multiple camera angles, still photos and audio commentary. The CD will first show up in a deluxe edition with a bonus disc offering brand new material as well as live songs in "deconstructed fashion". /Mikael Kahrle, Alex Veronac

Neuroticfish is working on new material

• New material by German band Neuroticfish is on its way. The new single "Wake Me Up", a dancy track, was finished as early as February, but was never released. In the first week of November, it will come out as a seven track EP. /e-lectric

German Funker Vogt releases US EP
• US label Metropolis releases German EBM band Funker Vogt's new EP "Code 7477" tomorrow. The six track disc gives remixes of "Funker Vogt", "Funker Vogt 2nd Unit" and "Black Hole" as well as the new bonus song "Taxi zum Mars". /Mikael Kahrle

Lolita Storm work on new album
• Jungle pop girl band Lolita Storm is working on a new album. It is tentatively titled "Les Chiennes de Garde". /Kristoffer Noheden

The Mission is back



• The Mission are at it again with their new album "AurA" (Oblivion/SPV). The street date is November 5, as it seems now. A preview copy shows a classic and very typical Mission sound. The CD has been produced by Mission's Wayne Hussey and mixed by Dave Allen (The Cure, The Sisters of Mercy) and Steve Power (Robbie Williams).
The first single is named "Evangeline" and includes three non-album songs, among them "Swoon (Reprise)". /Johan Carlsson, Mikael Kahrle

Nik Page from Blind Passengers starts solo project
• The keyboarder and spokesperson of Blind Passengers, Nik Page, has started a solo project. The producer is TurboBeat, who has previously worked with X-Perience and Bell, Book and Candle. The sound is more electronic than that of the new Blind Passengers, and so far they have recorded five tracks. Some guest vocalists have collaborated on the songs, such as Peter Spilles (Project Pitchfork), Peter Heppner (Wolfsheim) and Jürgen Engler (Die Krupps, Dkay.com). /Jens Krause

Special Polish editions of "Exciter"

• In Poland, there are two special versions of Depeche Mode's latest album "Exciter" out. One has blue artwork and the other one green. Both also offers four mixes: "Dream on (Assembly mix)", "Freelove (Extended Mix)", "Shine (Electromix)" and "Dream on (LNJoyL Mix)". /Jens Krause

Care Company release second single from their album
• The second single from Care Company's album "In the Flow" will be out on November 3. The track is "Dolphins" and is a very catchy tune that easily catches your ear. /Jens Krause

Elastica have split up
• Following disappointing sales of their last album "The Menace", Elastica have split up. Lead singer Justine Frischmann is working on, for the moment, unspecified new projects. /Kristoffer Noheden

KMFDM announce release dates and tour
• KMFDM have announced that their new single will be out on January 22, followed by an album on March 5. KMFDM will also embark on a North American tour together with Pig, that may also reach Europe and Japan. Some new Brute! artwork can be viewed at www.kmfdm.net. /Kristoffer Noheden

Le Tigre back with new album


"Feminist Sweepstakes" cover

• American feminist trio Le Tigre has released a new album, "Feminist Sweepstakes", on the German Chicks on Speed Records. They've partly abandoned the bubblegum pop of their debut album for a more edgy sound. Gone is unfortunately also a bit of the humour from the past. /Kristoffer Noheden

Paradise of Fear entertains UN troups
• The band Paradise of Fear from northeast Germany will play three gigs in Pristina, Kosovo for UN troups stationed there. 5 000 people will watch the concerts. /Jens Krause