Sjöarna - Kolsnaren (video)
Sjöarna = A new Swedish band featuring Pelle Lindroth (Parken), Andreas Söderström (ASS), Cecilia Österholm and Henrik von Euler (Rigas). Look for their debut album to be released on October 19 via .
Country: Sweden
John Roger Olsson/The Grand Opening solo tour in October
John Roger Olsson will be embarking on his first-ever solo tour as The Grand Opening this coming October, offering audiences the rare opportunity to see him perform unaccompanied:
10/21 - Nacht der schwedischen Songwriter, Sylt (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/22 - Nacht der Gix, Elmshorn (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/23 - Seminarturnhalle, Stade (GER) w/Christian Kjellvander, The Late Call
10/24 - Subrosa, Dortmund (GER)
10/25 - Brückenkopf, Hanau (GER)
10/26 - Verve, Bielefeld (GER)
10/27 - Mudd Club, Strasbourg (FRA)
10/28 - Café Camera, München (GER)
10/29 - Peng, Mainz (GER)
Rigas - The last dance of the unforgiven (video)
The first cut from the new Rigas album "Bring the dead", due out September 28 via .
An act of love and violence for free
Swedish rockers The Open Up and Bleeds are giving away their album "An act of love and violence" as a free download via : http://claudiomarino.com/soz/soz-009.php
MSN reviews Opeth
Quite possibly the first online review of the new Opeth record "Heritage" over at the MSN Headbang blog: http://t.co/PIxvAxa
Desperat to join Mob 47 for Japan tour
Desperat will be joining Mob 47 on their upcoming Japanese tour in October, which of course makes perfect sense as they share multiple members: http://desperathardcore.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/4-sma-ratter-japan-tour-2011/
Vånna Inget LP on the way plus tour update
has confirmed that Vånna Inget's debut LP "Allvar" will be released in mid-September and apparently will be doing the CD version. Look for the band on tour in October:
10/07 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE)
10/08 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
10/09 - help wanted (GER)
10/10 - help wanted (GER)
10/11 - AK44, Giessen (GER)
10/12 - help wanted (GER)
10/13 - tbc, Dresden (GER)
10/14 - Cortina Bob, Berlin (GER)
10/15 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
Spiders EP gets picture disc repress
is reissuing the Spiders debut 10" EP as a limited picture disc -- act fast if you want one because they are sure to disappear fast: http://www.crusherrecords.com/?p=358
Teitur - You never leave L.A. (video)
A brand new video from Teitur, six months in the making based on drawings he did for the dog character of his album "Let the dog drive home".
Differnet unveils lost tracks comp
Differnet will be releasing a collection of "lost tracks" compiled from the years 2001-2011 with a special pre-release digital edition featuring 7 additional tracks available now: http://differnet.bandcamp.com/
The official release of "Memories are magnetic" will be October 1. More here: http://www.magneticmemories.tk/
CD clearance
I've had it with this mailorder business and I want my office closet back so from now until they're gone, all CDs are free for the price of shipping plus $3 to cover the box and PayPal fees. Select the titles you want and email me your list along with an address. I'll throw 'em in a box, weigh 'em and will calculate the grand total. Help me get this stuff outta here!
Caotico + Tove Styrke
Caotico's next single "Brains out", due out in a few days, will feature guest vocals from Swedish pop artist Tove Styrke.
2011 Rockbjörnen winners
If you care about the Rockbjörnen (you shouldn't), MI has the winners posted here: http://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/2817/ROCKBJORNEN_LIVE_2011_Veronica_Maggio_tvafaldig_vinnare.html
PopMatters reviews Baron Bane
PopMatters has a capsule review of Swedes Baron Bane: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/145879-baron-bane-lpto/
Morbus Chron album preview, more
Invisible Oranges is hosting a full-album stream of the new Morbus Chron album "Sleepers in the rift": http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/09/full-album-stream-morbus-chron-sleepers-in-the-rift/
Also, don't forget to check out our own review, just posted here. Personally, while I love the cover art and am generally a fan of even the most mediocre Swedish death revival, I cannot get into this record at all. Once it was pointed out to me that the drummer is all about the cheat-beat, that's all I hear and it sucks.