has confirmed that Trust's full-length debut "From light into mass" will be released on January 31. I managed to listen to about 2/3rds of it last night and it's pretty cool; definitely well worth checking out for anyone into the label's other releases (Menfolk, Obstacles, etc.) or heavy math-rock in general. The band will also be touring Europe in February and you can get dates here: http://playrec.dk/default.aspx?section=schedule
Sleep Party People has recorded a cover of "Silent night" and posted it for free download: http://soundcloud.com/brianbatz/sleep-party-people-silent-night
Danish act The Floor is Made of Lava is giving away a cover version of Neil Young's "Birds" that Asbjørn/Ace recorded with Kellermensch for P4 Esbjerg: http://www.thelava.dk/P4session.html
You'll get nothing and you'll like it.
King Diamond - No presents for Christmas
Danish act Of the Wand & the Moon has released a new seasonal single, the darkly titled "It's like dying on Christmas Day" featuring the two tracks "We are dust (no Yule this year my love)" (as featured above) b/w "Dirtnap stories", a Lee Hazelwood cover. Look for the group's new album "The lone descent" to be released this coming spring.
Hymns from Nineveh has unveiled the first sample off the forthcoming self-titled album, set for release on February 21: http://www.hymns.dk/2010/12/sneakpeak/
Thulebasen's debut single "Raga Gemini", just released today via . Looked for the group's new album "Gate 5" to be released on February 7 with handling the vinyl.
Haust, Rotten Sound and The Kandidate will be spending the month of April touring Europe together with Americans Trap Them and Gaza:
04/01 - Stadtmitte, Karlsruhe (GER)
04/02 - Underground, Köln (GER)
04/03 - Juha, Rosswein (GER)
04/04 - Exit Chmelnice, Prague (CZ)
04/05 - Randal, Bratislava (SLO)
04/06 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
04/07 - Rockhouse, Salzburg (AUS)
04/08 - Bloom, Mezzago (ITA)
04/09 - Init, Rome (ITA)
04/10 - Dynamo Werk21, Zürich (CH)
04/11 - Glazart, Paris (FRA)
04/12 - Underworld, London (UK)
04/13 - White Rabbit, Plymouth (UK)
04/14 - Arts Centre, Colchester (UK)
04/15 - Trix, Antwerpen (BEL)
04/16 - Perron55, Venlo (HOL)
04/17 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
04/18 - Templet, Lyngby (DK)
04/19 - Henriksberg, Gothenburg (SWE)
04/20 - tba
04/21 - Debaser Slussen, Stockholm (SWE)
04/22 - Klubi, Turku (FIN)
04/23 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN)
04/24 - Nosturi, Helsinki (FIN)
I have started my 2011 Watchlist: http://www.itsatrap.com/filter/2011-watchlist
Feel free to make suggestions. Or start your own filter list.
I'm into it. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1FG-ws-A8A
The initial 50 candidates for the inaugural Nordic Music Prize have been announced: http://nordicmusicprize.com/eng/pages/8-the_50_nordic_candidates
