Country: Sweden

Saturnalia Temple album set for spring release

Swedish doom act Saturnalia Temple report that their new album "Aion of Drakon" has been sent off for pressing and will be released in April/May via / with artwork by Dennis Dread.

Video Violence - Action junkie

Swedish(?) electrotrash act Video Violence are giving away a new track via Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/videoviolence/video-violence-action-junkie

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! to support Glasvegas

It's a Bird! It's a Plane!, the new Swedish act featuring Joel Sjöö (They Live By Night) and Andreas Söderlund (Sounds Like Violence, Niccokick), will be doing a number of European dates supporting Glasvegas:

03/06 - Vega, Köpenhamn (DK)
03/07 - Kägelbanan, Stockholm (SWE)
03/09 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
03/10 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
03/17 - Nouveau Casino, Paris (FRA)
03/18 - Sugar Factory, Amsterdam (NL)

The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Waste my beauty (video)

Join The Je Ne Sais Quoi's dance party! Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4mxqK4NtKM

Suicide Records signs Dödsvarg (ex-Detektivbyrån)

has announced the signing of Dödsvarg, a new act featuring ex-member(s?) of Detektivbyrån that they describe as "a mixture of Meshuggah and Skitsystem," so uh, yeah -- don't go expecting anything like what came before.

Final Commitment Crew EP coming via Instigate

will be releasing the final 7" EP from Swedish hardcore act Commitment Crew ahead of the band's last show on March 26 in their hometown of Göteborg. 300 copies, 5 tracks.

A dissident preview

Preview a couple tunes from the upcoming Victims album "A dissident", due out April 12 via //: http://www.deathwishinc.com/listennow/launch/74/

Henric de la Cour - Dogs

Not an official video, but still cool to hear something new from Henric de la Cour (ex-Yvonne, Strip Music).

Hammock Sessions: The Bombettes

Watch The Bombettes perform the song "Ålidhem" at Ålidhem in Umeå for Hammock Sessions. Link: http://www.hammocksessions.com/2011/02/28/bombettes-alidhem-umea/

Khoma to Friction Fest

Khoma will make their German live debut on April 22 at the Friction Fest in Berlin.

Create your own nightmare… everywhere

Now available, Nordvagr -- the iPhone app: http://www.nordvargr.com/

Nottee - Don't waste your light on me (video)

New music from Nottee off the forthcoming 7", due out March 8 via and produced by Henning Fürst of The Tough Alliance. More here: http://www.eeemotion.se/music/nottee/

Vanessa Falk - Private party (video)

Presenting the debut solo single from Vanessa Falk, daughter of long-established Swedish artist Christian Falk. Vanessa has previously guested on tracks from artists such as Promoe and Mange Schmidt, now she is stepping out on her own and is aiming to release a full-length album later this year. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uovfKDzAW1s

Electronic Music Cavalcade coming to GBG in May

Electronic Music Cavalcade is the name of a new techno-focused festival put on by the folks behind clubnight Electronic Music Club which is happening in Göteborg in May, spread across three Fridays. Read more at Gaffa (in Swedish) and then bookmark the official website: http://www.emcgbg.com/cavalcade.html

Alibi Tom - Now like then (video)

Alibi Tom's video for their new single "Now like then", off the forthcoming record "This sleeping" which is due out March 14. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9v-4WZHVPo8&hd=1