Chronicles of Chaos interviews Peter Dolving and Anders Björler of The Haunted about their split with Earache, Dolving's return to the band, raising kids and more: http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/Articles.aspx?id=1-687
Dark Funeral will be entering Dug Out studios in Uppsala with producer Daniel Bergstrand on May 23 to begin recording a new album. A tentative release date has been set for late 2005 via Regain Records.
New mp3 today from singer/songwriter Racingpaperplanes aka Richard Wilson of Göteborg, Sweden. Today's selection is a part of a new net-single, out today from Realease Records. Like me, most people probably first heard of Richard through his involvement with the "I am a cold rock, I am dull grass" Will Oldham tribute on Tract Records. I know it's kind of an oxymoron to recommend Swedish Americana music, but when it's done right, there ain't nothing wrong. Check out the song and if you like it, follow the banner on the right to get the b-side or order the CDR.
New signings for A Westside Fabrication include Mattias Alkberg BD, Èlodie, Partik Berglund and La Masa. La Masa's debut album "Nu Eller Plötsligt" is due out March 30 and rest are said to have new stuff "coming soon". Also in the works before the end of the year is a new one from Bear Quartet. It's tentatively due out around September, but nothing's 100% confirmed quite yet.
Subliminal Sounds has announced that they will reissue the self-titled debut album from Dungen on CD. The original edition of the release was limited to 500 copies on vinyl only, so no doubt this is a highly sought-after item. Look for it to be out on March 16 in Europe, April 5 in the US.
Also coming up from Subliminal Sounds is the debut album from fellow Swedish psych-rockers The Works. It comes out in April.
One Man Army and the Undead Quartet, the new band from ex-The Crown frontman Johan Lindstrand, have signed with Nuclear Blast. Look for their debut album to come out sometime around early 2006.
Finland's Iconcrash will be coming over to NYC to play at the Mercury Lounge on April 1 alongside Something For Rockets, Viva Voce and Acquiesce.
Glam-rockers Wig Wam won the Melodi Grand Prix this past weekend so they will now represent Norway at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. Read more: http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article988193.ece
Finland's Insight has changed their name to Delfoi Road. The band's new EP "Sound Sleeper" comes out March 26 and the band will celebrate with release party at Ravintola Uunisaari in Helsinki the very same day.
Looptroop's new album "Fort Europa" has been confirmed for an April 27 release. Read more about what to expect right here: http://www.looptroop.nu/
Norway's Cloroform has a new website: http://www.cloroform.com/
Their new album "Cracked wide open" comes out April 11 and you can preview it here: http://www.kaadamusic.com/cracked-wide-open/Cl-cracked-player.html
Music blog The Blank Generation reports on seeing Jens Lekman in Bloomington and namedrops a few other Swedish artists to look out for: http://theblankgeneration.blogspot.com/2005/03/mp3s-of-week-go-swedes-go.html
Tracks for download are up on the right.
Fluxblog has the new Junior Senior single: http://www.fluxblog.org/2005/03/night-on-town-junior-senior-itch-u.html