Refused coming to SF
It sold out in 10 minutes, but just so you're aware: Refused and The Hives are playing The Warfield in SF on April 18.
Country: Sweden
Watain, In Solitude to take part in Decibel Magazine Tour
Swedish metal acts Watain and In Solitude will be touring the US together alongside Behemoth and my wife's favorite band The Devil's Blood this coming April as part of the Decibel Magazine Tour: http://www.decibelmagazinetour.com/
Actual dates to be announced January 24.
Miike Snow - Paddling out
"Paddling out" is a brand new track from Swedish act Miike Snow. Look for their new album "Happy to you" in March.
From eagle to sparrow teaser
A quick preview of the upcoming Kristofer Åström album "From eagle to sparrow", due out February 24 via .
MP3: Entombed - State of emergency
I have no idea how widely it's been reported, but Western Washington underwent some seriously extreme weather this past week, so between working my regular dayjob among itinerant power outages and making sure my family and pets are taken care of, keeping up this site doesn't exactly register on the priority list. So despite the carnage above which shows you the view from my home office window, we are all doing okay, more or less. The fence and the tree, not so much. I'll get back on top of things soon enough.
Entombed - State of emergency
Hybris signs Noonie Bao
Yet another new signing to , here's Noonie Bao. Look for her album "About to tell" to be released on January 27.
Godbox vinyl reissue out now
New Swedish label , in collaboration with Germany's , has reissued Breach's stellar "Godbox" EP on 12" vinyl for the very first time with new artwork from original Breach artist Pierre Johansson. It's already close to sold out so act fast if you want one: http://serenerecords.net/
Igloo reviews Soma Sema
The first official review of Swedish/American synthpop act Soma Sema's debut 7": http://igloomag.com/reviews/soma-sema-artificial-heart-frenzy-no-emb-blanc
Very glad I already grabbed a copy for myself, it's a great single.
A busy year for Skrammel
Swedish punk label upcoming release schedule:
03/01 - Missbrukarna - Zooma in en zombie
03/15 - Bad Antics - Where did i go wrong
Later this year: RAS (album), Novelties (album), Rolf och Revoltörerna (compilation), Trenchrot (album), Moralens Väktare (EP) and Thräshers (album).
New stuff from HOOB: Martin Höper, Lindha Kallerdahl
has announced that they will be releasing the debut album "The bride" from Swedish bassist Martin Höper on January 25. Go here for a sample tune. HOOB will also be collaborating with Norwegian jazz/folk label on the release of the new Lindha Kallerdahl album "Let's dance" on February 15. Samples and more info on that one right here.
Agent Side Grinder album details
Swedish industrial act Agent Side Grinder have confirmed that their new album "Hardware", one of my most anticipated releases of 2012, is officially confirmed for release on February 22 via / and will be available on all formats: CD, digital, vinyl and cassette.
More Blessings
Blessings have swapped out a couple tunes on their Soundcloud page, offering up a couple new song samples off their forthcoming cassette release: http://soundcloud.com/thetrueblessings
Hybris signs Fanny
Presenting Fanny, a new signing to the label . Look for the debut single to be released on February 29.
Love Antell (Florence Valentin) going solo
Florence Valentin frontman/songwriter Love Antell is currently working on his debut solo album for release later this spring via .
Tack! Tack! Tack! retrospective
Ja Ja Ja pays tribute to their forebears from Tack! Tack! Tack!: http://www.jajajamusic.com/index.php/2012/01/flipside-of-a-memory-tack-tack-tack-retrospective/