Here's this week's top 20 Swedish albums from Aftonbladet:
01. Agnetha Fältskog - My colouring book
02. Gyllene Tider - GT 25 – samtliga hits!
03. Jens Lekman - When I said I wanted to be your dog
04. Marit Bergman - Baby Dry Your Eye
05. E-Type - Loud Pipes Save Lives
06. The Hep Stars - Cadillac Madness 40 Years - 40 Hits
07. Fredrik Kempe - Boheme
08. Magnus Lindberg - På bergets topp
09. Nina & Kim - En annan tid
10. In Flames - Soundtrack to Your Escape
11. Teddybears STHLM - Fresh
12. Cans - Beyond the gates
13. Björn Rosenström - Pop på svenska
14. Eskobar - A Thousand Last Chances
15. Sarek - Sarek
16. Europe - Med vidöppna fönster
17. Per Gessle - Mazarin
18. Promoe - The long distance runner
19. Roland Cedermark - Så skimrande var aldrig havet
20. Lisa Miskovsky - Fallingwater
Check out the video for "Wolf's Blood" from Swedish thrashers Wolf: http://www.wolf.nu/mp3/wolf%20-%20wolfs%20blood%20320x240.wmv
The look of the clip is described as "Thin Lizzy at 'Top of the Pops' '77 meets Judas Priest at Budokan in '81." As for the sound, I'd say they perfectly combine the best qualities of Mercyful Fate and Iron Maiden.
Updated tourdates for Lorraine:
05/01 - Spikersuppa, Norsk Folkehjelps Humanitære Festival, Oslo (NOR)
05/07 - Markens, Kristiansand (NOR)
05/10 - Nordischer Klang-Festival, Greifswald (GER)
05/11 - Hamburg – Weltbühne (GER)
05/12 - K 19, Kassel (GER)
05/13 - Cafe Nova, Essen (GER)
05/14 - Düsseldorf – Coffy (GER)
05/15 - Hagen – Kultopia (GER)
05/16 - Fürth – Kofferfabrik (GER)
05/18 - Riesa Efau, Dresden (GER)
05/19 - Luna Club, Kiel (GER)
05/20 - Möppken Open Air, Emlichheim (GER)
05/21 - Karreraklub Bastard, Berlin (GER)
05/22 - Ilse´s Erika, Leipzig (GER)
06/12 - NRK TV – Store Studio (NOR)
07/22 - Sinus, Bodø (NOR)
07/23 - Sjonstock, Mo i Rana (NOR)
07/24 - Midnattsrocken, Lakselv (NOR)
08/06 - Raumarock, Åndalsnes (NOR)
08/07 - Malakoff Rockfestival, Norfjordeid (NOR)
Starting today you can now vote for your picks in the Swedish Hip-Hop Awards: http://www.swedish-hiphop-prize.com/
Check out some samples from the upcoming Vacuum album "Your Whole Life Is Leading Up To This": http://www.vacuum-global.com/music/vacuum.mp3
Change is good, right? As you can see, there's a couple new things in the right-hand column today. Maybe some more stuff coming later. In the meantime, check out this e-card thingy I made to help promote those upcoming Christian Kjellvander dates. Feel free to pass it around.
New content alert! Read my short but sweet interview with Niklas from The End Will Be Kicks: [click here]
For all you people who are actually curious to learn more about me and my fascination with Scandinavian music, here's a little interview I did with the Cut the Chord webzine: http://www.cutthechord.com/artintmain.html
They also talk to my pal and associate Jim Kelly of Parasol/Galaxy Gramophone fame.
Some new, updated tourdates for Swedish hardrockers Mustasch:
05/07 - Statt, Lidköping (SWE)
05/08 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
05/14 - Kolingsborg, Stockholm (SWE)
06/05 - Hovafestivalen, Hova (SWE)
06/18 - Hultsfredsfestivalen, Hultsfred (SWE)
06/19 - Metaltown, Göteborg (SWE)
06/25 - Hjo-Festivalen, Hjo (SWE)
07/10 - Dijkpop, Andijk (NL)
07/11 - Forestglade, Wiesen (AUS)
07/14 - Butlers, Trollhättan (SWE)
07/23 - Tumstock04, Helsingborg (SWE)
It's been eight long years, but Cold Meat Industry finally has confirmed the details on the new Sanctum album "Let's eat". The release marks the debut of new vocalist Sara-Lo av Ekstam and the sound is described as 'less bombastic, rougher and more powerful.' The release date is set for May 21 and the first 2000 copies will come in a 6-panel digipack. Read more: http://www.coldmeat.se/catalogue/cmi/cmi132.html
As We Fight has some new flash dealie on their website advertising the new album "Black nails and bloody wrists" and offering a couple preview tracks for listening: http://aswefight.northpost.dk/
With the end of Bjorns Vänner nigh, the band has posted a special exclusive track on their website as a way of saying 'thanks'. Go check it out: http://bjornsvanner.mine.nu/
The band also unearthed a few copies of their very first EP and are offering 'em for sale. There's only a few copies left, so act fast if you want one.
Finland's Flaming Sideburns are hitting the road this summer. Here's the first set of dates:
05/26 - Magnet, Berlin (GER) w/Sewergrooves
05/27 - Musikzentrum, Hannover (GER) w/Sewergrooves
05/28 - F-Haus, Jena (GER) w/Sewergrooves
05/29 - Rock im Wald Festival, Neuensee bei Lichtenfels (GER) w/Sewergrooves
05/30 - Suppkultur, Koblenz (GER) w/Sewergrooves
05/31 - Open Air Werden Festival, Werden (GER)
05/31 - Volksschule, Moers (GER) w/Sewergrooves
06/01 - Kamp, Bielefeld (GER) w/Sewergrooves
07/10 - Dijkpop Festival (NL)
07/10 - Sjockrock Festival (BEL)
07/11 - Ruisrock, Turku (FIN)