ScandinavianMetal interviews female Norwegian doom, er um "gloom" band Octavia Sperati: http://www.scandinavianmetal.info/interviews/interviews_detail.php?id=28
The UK's Stereo Test Kit Records will be releasing a new EP from Sweden's We Are Soldiers We Have Guns this coming fall. The band started as the solo project of Malin Dahlberg from Douglas Heart and Laurel Music and now includes Robert Tenevall (Royal Downfall, Knugen Faller) and Pontus Wallgren (Franke, Douglas Heart, Afraid of Stairs) as backing musicians. The recording will be handled by Jon Brännström (ex-Refused, JFK) and you can hear samples of older home-recorded material at the band's website: http://www.wearesoldiers.net/
Monolith interviews Swedish fuzzrockers Truckfighters: http://www.monolith.gr/interviews/html/truckfighters.html
The band's new album "Gravity X" will be released in Germany and Austria on June 13 via Soulfood and in Benelux on May 30 via Suburban.
Norway's Frantic Bleep has confirmed that their new lineup: Kjetil Fosseid (vocals), Patrick Scantlebury (guitars), Lars Gunnar Morastseter (guitars), Eywin Sundstrøm (bass) and Trond Sand (drums). The band is currently working on new material and plans to enter the studio in August with producer Anders Lind to record their second album, due out sometime in early 2006.
Sweatmaster will release their next single "Dirty rabbit" on both CDS and 7" with the unreleased b-side "Steamboat". Look for it May 30 from Bad Afro.
Aa Records, home of Det Gamla Landet and Now, has a new website design that looks awfully similar to my own: http://www.a-double-a.com/
Not that I'm complaining - it's always good to see other people posting dog pics.
New updated tourdates for Moneybrother:
05/15 - Pinkpop, Landgraaf (NL)
05/15 - Roco Del Schlacko Festival, Püttlingen (GER)
05/16 - Pfingst Open Air Werden, Essen (GER)
05/17 - Tivoli de Helling, Utrecht (NL)
05/18 - E-Werk, Erlangen (GER)
05/19 - PPC, Graz (AUS)
05/21 - Musikkantine, Ausgburg (GER)
05/22 - BPM Club, Leipzig (GER)
05/23 - Feuerwache, Mannheim (GER)
05/25 - Colos Saal, Aschaffenburg (GER)
05/26 - Kamp, Bielefeld (GER)
05/27 - Immergut Rock Festival, Neustrelitz (GER)
05/28 - Siesta, Hässleholm (SWE)
06/03 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE)
06/04 - Tivoli, Helsingborg (SWE)
06/08 - Open Air, Fulda (GER) w/Wir Sind Helden
06/09 - Nova Rock, Nickelsdorf (AUS)
06/10 - Atomic Café, Münich (GER)
06/11 - Southside, Neuhausen ob der Eck (GER)
06/12 - Hurricane, Scheessel (GER)
06/17 - Hultsfredsfestivalen, Hultsfred (SWE)
06/19 - Provinsirock, Senäjoki (FIN)
07/01 - St Gallen Open Air, St Gallen (SWI)
07/02 - Rheinkultur Festival, Bonn (GER)
07/02 - Rothhaar Festival, Erndtebrück (GER)
07/03 - MTV Campus Invasion, Osnabrück (GER)
07/08 - Gatufesten, Sundsvall (SWE)
07/09 - Peace & Love, Borlänge (SWE)
07/15 - Arvika, Arvikafestivalen (SWE)
07/20 - After Eight, Jakobstad (FIN)
07/22 - Das Fest, Karlsruhe (GER)
07/23 - Kino, Ebensee (AUS)
08/03 - Where The Action Is, Göteborg (SWE)
08/05 - Where The Action Is, Malmö (SWE)
08/06 - Haldern Open Air, Rees Haldern (GER)
08/07 - Weinturm Open Air, Bad Winsheim (GER)
08/11 - Öya Festival, Oslo (NOR)
08/12 - Where The Action Is, Linköping (SWE)
08/13 - Where The Action Is, Karlskrona (SWE)
08/18 - Pukkelpop, Hasselt (BEL)
08/20 - Frequency Festival, Salzburg (AUS)
08/21 - Highfield Festival, Hohenfelden (GER)
08/27 - Where The Action Is, Stockholm (SWE)
Is this for real? Enslaved to appear on South Park? Check it: http://www.heavymetal.no/show.article.asp?menuid=13&artid=2603 (in Norwegian)
Norway's Infidels Forever have a new website, complete with downloads from their new record: http://www.infidels-r-us.com/
Flash-free, too. Thanks god!
Want to hear more music from Norway? Check out independentradio.no, a streaming website that appears to feature only Norwegian artists. I guess the site is still in its infant stages, but it seems like a great idea to me. (via)
Music (for Robots) gives love to The LoveKevins: http://music.for-robots.com/archives/000941.html
Electronic duo Monster & Maskiners will be releasing their new album "Never Die!" via Rotwang Records on May 11. The group's debut record was put out on Rabid Records, the label run by The Knife. Go to Rotwang's website for more info and samples: http://www.rotwangrecords.com/
Indie Workshop likes Mando Diao: http://indieworkshop.com/reviews/1713/
Poor Jake, I thought you had good taste. I guess I was wrong.
Delusions of Adequacy reviews the song "April and May" from David Fridlund: http://www.adequacy.net/music/online/5-9-05.shtml