The website for Swedish supergroup Hets is now open: http://www.hets.se/
As mentioned before, the band features Markus Krunegård (Laakso), Per Nordmark (Fireside), Henrik Svensson (Moneybrother) and Christoffer Roth (Monster).
Check out an e-card for the new Endstand album "The time is now": http://www.lifeforcerecords.com/ecardendstand.htm
It comes out April 10 on Lifeforce.
The new Kajsa Grytt album "Brott & Straff" will be released on March 22. Read the press release: http://www.emi.se/nyheter.aspx?ssoid=1985 (in Swedish)
El Caco has now made their video downloads iPod-friendly: http://www.elcaco.com/index.php?pg=media
Dub Sweden has posted the song "On the beach" for free downloading: http://www.area26.com/dubsweden/media/dub_sweden-on_the_beach.mp3
The track comes from the band's forthcoming album "Welcome to our world", due out March 15 via Silence.
Swedish grind act Disfear writes about their recent US West Coast tour: http://www.kulspruta.com/Disfear/WEB/tourReport.asp?prmCategoryId=11&prmSubCategoryId=47&prmCategoryToShow=47
Norwegian rock act Tuco's Lounge has signed in GAS with German label The A Label. Details: http://www.tucoslounge.no/nyheter.php?artid=70 (in Norwegian)
Boy Omega will be releasing a 7" on UK-based label Stereo Test Kit featuring the track "By midnight we'll give it a go" b/w "If only" and a new song called "From us to eternity". Look for it in May. Boy Omega will also be featured on three (!!!) upcoming releases on US label Tract Records: the 4-way all-Swedish singer/songwriter split with Kristofer Åström, Racingpaperplanes and Two Times the Trauma "If we were oceans"; the "Engaño" comp and the single-disc reissue of the "I am a cold rock. I am dull grass" Will Oldham tribute. And that's not all! Boy Omega will also be doing a limited tour-only CDR with various rare tracks, cover tunes and outtakes.
Denmark's Tiger Tunes has posted some way old demo tracks for download: http://www.tigertunes.dk/info-gb.asp?id=122
Finnish rockers The Flaming Sideburns have resigned to Bad Afro after taking a five year hiatus and will release a new 12-song compilation entitled "Back to the grave" on May 8. The disc features six unreleased songs recorded around the time of the albums "Hallelujah Rock'n'Rollah" and "Sky Pilots", two vinyl-only b-sides from the "Hallelujah Rock'n'Rollah" sessions, two rare compilation tracks and a "storming tribute" to Kike Turmix on the song "Bamalama" featuring Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks). The comp also features one brand new track called "Black Moon" to help build up anticipation for the upcoming brand-new full-length, due out later this year.
Hot Igloo reports that the long awaited Radiopuhelimet compilation will come out as a 2xCD in late March/early April and by the release of a biography edited by Juha Hurme.
MIC Norway spotlights The Jessica Fletchers: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006022713374522884412
Hemstad has a brand new website and a new mp3 from their forthcoming album: http://www.hemstadhemstad.com/