Mustasch has revealed that their new album will be called "Powerhouse". As mentioned before, it's due for release on May 25 in Scandinavia, slightly later in Germany.
I don't think it's been officially announced yet, but Laakso has signed with V2 after two albums on Adrian Recordings.
The brand new Mattias Alkberg BD album "Jag ska bli en bättre vän" has been confirmed for a May 25 release on A West Side Fabrication. Tracklist:
01. Politix
02. Livet är hårt mot de mjuka
03. Uh uh uh
04. Kamratskap rock
05. Fri vilja & press
06. Ta helg
07. Stenar
08. Dunkar varmt
09. Ragnar
10. Ändra på allt
The record was produced by Björn Olsson (TSOOL, UCP, etc.) and the first single "Politix" will be released on May 11. Download the track "Ta helg" right here: http://www.bearquartet.com/web_elements/audio/Mattias_Alkberg_BD_-_Ta_helg.mp3
Seven Feet Four has confirmed that their upcoming EP "To kill is easy" will be released the last week of May via Tenderversion Recording. The title track will be released as a single at the beginning of May, just before they head out on tour across Europe. Dates so far:
05/11 - Tower, Bremen (GER)
05/12 - Winston, Amsterdam (NL) w/Since By Man
05/13 - Lintfabriek, Kontich (BE) w/Further Seems Forever
05/14 - tba
05/15 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER) w/Since By Man, Further Seems Forever
05/16 - tba
05/17 - tba
05/18 - ACU, Utrecht (NL) w/Funeral Diner
05/19 - AZ, Mülheim (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/20 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes
05/21 - Nexus, Conspracy Festival, Braunschweig (GER) w/These Arms Are Snakes, etc.
05/22 - tba
05/23 - tba
05/24 - tba
05/25 - tba
05/26 - tba
05/27 - Siesta Festivalen, Hässleholm (SWE)
Finnish music blog Lupatarkastaja kicks off their new mixtape series with a collection of five songs hand-picked by guitarist/vocalist Antti Hyyrynen of the metal band Stam1na: http://lupatarkastaja.samizdat.info/2005/04/19/luuvitosen-vippi-1-antti-hyyrynen-stam1na/
Coolfer relays (mostly) disappointing reviews from Annie's recent hyped show in NYC: http://www.coolfer.com/blog/archives/2005/04/its_a_hard_knoc.html
Sambassaduer has confirmed that their upcoming 3-track EP will be released on May 5, to be followed by the full-length on June 1. Upcoming shows:
05/05 - Klubb Slippery People, Pustervik, Göteborg (SWE) (Record release party)
06/14 - Water Rats, London (UK)
113 Swedish artists plead to the people to stop downloading: http://expressen.se/index.jsp?a=271429 (in Swedish)
The irony of the situation to me is that without p2p downloading, I would've never had the chance to listen to, enjoy and buy albums from quite a few of those artists.
Finnish power-metallers Stratovarius have confirmed a late August/early September release for their upcoming self-titled album on Sanctuary Records. Tracklist:
01. Maniac Dance
02. Fight
03. Just Carry On
04. Back To Madness
05. Gypsy In Me
06. Götterdämmerung (Zenith of Power)
07. The Land of Ice and Snow
08. Leave The Tribe
09. United
A video for the first single "Maniac dance" was just shot with guitarist Timo Tolkki's old school chum director Antti Jokinen (Beyoncé, Korn, Missy Elliot, Celine Dion).
Updated tourdates for Lack:
04/19 - 1000fryd, Aalborg (DK)
03/20 - Nexus, May Conspiracy Fest, Braunschweig (GER)
03/21 - Bla, Bonn (GER)
03/22 - Escape B, Paris (FRA)
03/23 - Free Butt, Brighton (UK)
03/24 - tba, London (UK)
03/25 - Jabez Glegg, Manchester (UK) w/Eden Maine
05/26 - Trillions, Newcastle (UK) w/Eden Maine
05/27 - Planet, Wolverhampton (UK) w/Eden Maine
05/28 - TJ's, Newport (UK) w/Eden Maine
05/29 - Phoenix, Plymouth (UK) w/Eden Maine
05/30 - Hobbits, Weston Supermare (UK) w/Eden Maine
05/31 - tba, Brest (FRA)
06/01 - tba, Lyon (FRA)
06/02 - tba, Lille (FRA)
06/03 - Astra Stube, Hambourg (GER)
The band's new album "Be there pulse" is out now in Denmark on Play/Rec and will be released in UK on May 3 via Undergroove.
Swedish lofi solo pop act Cake on Cake aka Helena Sundin has signed with US-based label Desolation Records who will release her debut full-length in July. There's also talk of a US tour in November, but nothing's been confirmed quite yet. More info soon.
Plastic Head is doing a special 2000-copy run of the Burzum albums "Hvis Lyset Tar Oss", "Det Som En Gang Var", "Burzum / Aske", "Filosofem", "Daudi Baldrs" and "Hlidhskalf" on 12" vinyl. Go here to order: http://www.plastichead.com/phd/catalogue.asp?ex=backlist&target=burzum
Want to preview the brand new Carpark North album? Go here at 20:00 CET for a free, one-time stream: http://www.carparknorth.dk/preview/