Legendary Swedish punk act Asta Kask is back and has signed with Burning Heart. Read more: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=346
In other BHR news, the label has confirmed an April 12 release for the new Raised Fist album "Sound of the Republic". More info: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=345
Are Mokkelbost (Single Unit, Killl, ARM, etc.) recently did a digital music workshop at the Einar Granum Art School in Oslo and posted some of the results: http://www.b-o-r-g.org/
Fun stuff.
Updated tourdates for Norwegian sludge-rockers Årabrot:
02/13 - Café Unplugged, Berlin (GER)
02/14 - Café Wagner, Jena (GER)
02/15 - Tommy Haus, Berlin (GER)
02/16 - La bim Kino, Halle (GER)
02/17 - Atomino, Chemnitz (GER)
02/28 - The Adelphi Club, Hull (UK)
03/01 - Bull & Gate, London (UK)
03/02 - The King Alfred, Southampton (UK)
03/03 - The Jailhouse, Coventry (UK)
03/04 - Horn & Hand, Nottingham (UK)
03/05 - TBA, Sheffield (UK)
03/06 - The Fenton, Leeds (UK)
03/09 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
03/10 - Tribute, Sandnes (NOR)
Check out the video for "Landet Runt Sommaren 05" from Swedish hip-hop artist Paragon: http://www.hemmalaget.nu/media/video/paragon-LandetRuntSommaren05.wmv
MIC Norway takes a look back at by:Larm, including Djuice award-winner Magnus Eliassen: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2006021313240467462119
Norwegian hardcore act Amulet has announced some new European tourdates:
03/15 - Tryptichon, Münster (GER)
03/16 - Die Röhre, Stuttgart (GER)
03/17 - Café Bar Balthes, Ravensburg (GER)
03/18 - Kulturpalast, Wiesbaden (GER)
03/20 - Sala De Menu, Santander (SPA)
03/21 - Gruta 77, Madrid (SPA)
03/22 - Mephisto, Barcelona (SPA)
03/23 - Ricoamor, Castellón (SPA)
03/24 - Arrebato, Zaragoza (SPA)
03/25 - Gaztetxea, Andoain (SPA)
03/26 - tba (FRA)
03/27 - tba (FRA)
03/28 - Blue Shell, Köln (GER)
03/29 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
03/30 - Backstage Club, München (GER)
03/31 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
04/01 - Kühlhaus, Flensburg (GER)
Finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja on Swedish doom act Circle Six: http://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2006/02/12/circle-six-demo-2005/
I posted on these guys a couple weeks ago and have been listening to the 4-song demo A LOT. If you like your metal slow and heavy (with an emphasis on slooooow), do yourself a favor and check this band out. Seriously ruling.
Metal website Global Domination has relaunched with a new CMS and a new URL: http://www.completedomination.net/
Another post on Stacs of Stamina over at international mp3 blog Fat Planet: http://www.fatplanet.com.au/blog/2006/02/12/stacs-of-stamina-sweden/
Slightly OT, but worth checking out: The Bear in Helsinki: http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/galleries/the_bear_in_helsinki.php
The Guardian reviews new singles from Serena Maneesh and Mew: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,1706061,00.html
The new single "This is my direction" from Danish act Yellowish is streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/yellowishdk
Sounds good methinks - I really like the male/female vocal tradeoffs. As mentioned before, the new album "So bright" comes out March 6 on Quartermain.
The feature interview over at the Ebong.org e-zine this month is with Swedish singer/songwriter Thomas Denver Johnsson: http://ebong.org/060212_denver.html