Swedish black/death-metal act Naglfar has signed an international record deal with Century Media. The band is currently recording their new album "Pariah" at Ballerina Studios in Umeå, the band's hometown. Expect a spring release.
Per Helin has reportedly left NEG/Push Music Group, the company that swallowed up MNW. The bright side? He took NONS with him and will be running the company on his own as an independent.
The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:
01. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Late Night Version]
02. Anna Sahlene - Creeps
03. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake Your Beauty
04. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Clean Version]
05. Wibutee - We Are In Space, So Are You
Requested Videos: 307,458
Total Streams: 488,327
A West Side Fabrication will be releasing the debut album "Come take a shine" from Björn Norestig later this month. The label has also signed La Masa from Göteborg and will be releasing their debut album in February.
Fucking finally: Universal will release the new Soundtrack of Our Lives album "Origin I" in the US on March 15 with two bonus tracks. As to whether those tracks will be previously unreleased or just recycled b-sides remains to be seen.
Katatonia has confirmed that their upcoming 3xCD box-set "The Black Sessions" will be released on February 21. The collect includes a selection of the band's best material from the last few albums including b-sides and a live DVD. For full tracklist and cover art, go here: http://katatonia.com/sitestart.html
Turbonegro reveals their new gimmick, ahem, I mean dresscode: http://www.burningheart.com/news/article.php?id=180
Norway's Emmerhoff and the Melancholy Babies have posted three new tracks from their forthcoming album "Electric Reverie" for download: http://www.emmerhoff.com/
It comes out on January 17.
Aversionline reviews Swedish grim black-metal act Damnation: http://www.aversionline.com/reviews/1992/
Download the single "Foolish pride" from Agent Kooper: http://www.agentkooper.com/music/Foolish%20Pride.mp3
Mando Diao has announced that "You can't steal my love" will be the band's debut single in the UK, to be released on February 21 via Majesty Records. I presume a proper release for their most recent album "Hurricane bar" will follow shortly thereafter. I can only presume that these guys will do okay over there considering how much England seems to love bands with incredibly pompous attitudes.
The nominees for the 2005 Spellemannspris, Norway's equivalent to the Grammy, have been announced. Here's a selection of the categories:
Female artist:
Maria Solheim - "Frail"
Sissy Wish - "You May Breathe..."
Bertine Zetlitz - "Rollerskating"
Male artist:
William Hut - "Versus the End of Fashion Park"
Sondre Lerche - "Two Way Monologue"
Odd Nordstoga - "Luring"
Pop act:
Kings of Convenience - "Riot on an Empty Street"
The National Bank - "The National Bank"
Savoy - "Savoy"
Rock:
Gluecifer - "Automatic Thrill"
Gåte - "Iselilja"
Span - "Mass Distraction"
Tellusalie - "Tangerine Dreams"
WE - "Smugglers"
Electronica/contemporary:
Biosphere - "Autour de la lune"
Deathprod - "Morals and dogma"
Lars horntveth - "Pooka"
Lasse marhaug - "The shape of rock to come"
Metal:
Black Debbath - "Den femte statsmakt"
Enslaved - "Isa"
Mayhem - "Chimera"
Hip-hop/R&B:
Jaa9 & Onklp - "Sjåre brymæ"
Madcon - "It's all a madcon"
Tungtvann - "Iii:folket bak nordavind"
Jazz:
Børre Dalhaug - "Bigbandblast!"
Sharp 9 - "No:network"
Skomsork - "Skomsork"
Solveig Slettahjell - "Silver"
Petter Wettre - "Hallmark moments"
Open category:
Frode Fjellheim - "Aejlies gaaltije - the sacred source"
Karl Seglem - "Femstein"
Trygve Seim - "Sangam"
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - "List of lights and buoys"
Transjoik - "Uja nami"
Music video:
Margaret Berger - "Lifetime guarantee"
Illumination feat. Anneli Drecker - "Kool karma"
Jim Stärk - "Morning song"
Kings of Convenience - "I'd rather dance with you"
Bertine Zetlitz - "Fake your beauty"
Newcomer of the year:
Annie - "Anniemal"
Margaret Berger - "Chameleon"
Madcon - "It's all a madcon"
Side Brok - "Høge brelle"
Span - "Mass distraction"
Hit of the year:
Erik Faber - "yesterday's call"
Jim Stärk - "Morning song"
Kurt Nilsen - "My street"
Odd Nordstoga - "Kveldssong for deg og meg"
Ravi & Dj Løv - "Dødsøt"
Winners will be announced on February 26. Read more: http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2005010714073264546578