Millencolin are currently holed up in Soundlab, the studio they co-run with Mieszko from Nasum, recording some demos. After that, it's back to their regular space in Örebro for more rehearsals and writing.
Rocket 95.3 in Stockholm will be counting down their top 100 songs of the year tomorrow and you can listen in live via their website. And they broadcast in English too, just so ya know.
Swedish powerpop trio Peter, Björn and John are currently mixing their new album, for what I'm assuming will be a springtime release. You can also now read about all of their gigs this past year on their website. (in Swedish)
Looks like Christian Ingebrigtsen from Norweigan boy-band A1 is going solo: http://www.nrk.no/musikk/3386693.html (in Norweigan)
The end-of-the-year chart at MTV UpNorth:
01. The Rasmus - In The Shadows
02. Outlandish - Aicha
03. The Sounds - Rock n´ Roll
04. The Cardigans - You´re The Storm
05. Outlandish - Guantanamo
06. The Rasmus - In My Life
07. Killer - Naughty Boy
08. C21 - She Cries
09. A-Teens - Perfect Match
10. Mew - Comforting Sounds
11. Junior Senior - Rhythm Bandits
12. HIM - Funeral of hearts
13. Kashmir - Surfing The Warm Industry
14. The Cardigans - For What It´s Worth
15. Jon - Right Here Next To You
16. HIM - The Sacrament
17. Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
18. Redrama - Hang It Up
19. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust
20. Winta - Emotions
Updated tourdates for Swedish hardrockers Hell n Diesel:
02/12 - Mikrokosmos, Magdeburk (GER)
02/13 - Rosenkeller, Jena (GER)
02/14 - Jugendclub, Mügeln (GER)
02/15 - Mad n' Crazy, Berlin (GER)
02/17 - Alex Skatehall, Osnabrück (GER)
02/18 - Labor, Hannover (GER)
02/19 - Kitchen Club, Nabburg (GER)
02/20 - Nepomuk, Altenkunstadt (GER)
02/21 - MCDC Low Tune Festival, Worms (GER)
02/22 - The Cave, Frankfurt (GER)
02/23 - Knust, Hamburg (GER)
02/24 - MS Stubitz, Rostock (GER)
Excerpts from Aftonbladet's top records of the year list:
02. Moneybrother - Blood panic
04. Broder Daniel - Cruel town
05. The Bear Quartet -Angry brigade
09. The Knife - Deep cuts
10. José González - Veneer
Read more. (in Swedish)
Check out a video of Chaosbreed performing the song "F/C/D/C (Freedom Corps Death Crush)" live at Tavastia in Helsinki, Finland from August 15: http://www.saunalahti.fi/~iitta66/chaosbreed.mpg
You can also check out the cover art for the upcoming album "Brutal" right here. Here is the tracklisting:
01. Wretched Life
02. Casket Ride
03. Faces Of Death
04. Moralized
05. Rotting Alive
06. Demon Skunk
07. Shitgrinder
08. Symptoms Of The Flesh
09. F/C/D/C
10. An Evil Eye
Look for it in April on Century Media.
Add another baby to the Katatonia family: guitarist Fredrik Norrman and girlfriend Hilma just had their first child, a daughter, this last Saturday. Congrats.
Hypocrisy frontman and acclaimed metal producer Peter Tägtgren reports that the new album from his solo act Pain has been delayed as he is still putting the finishing touches on the music and seeking a new record deal. He is "fuckin' tired of not getting it out everywhere" and hopes to get wider distribution beyond just Sweden so he can also tour further.
Aside from putting out their new full-length "Nattfödd" in April, Finntroll has announced that they will also be releasing an EP called "Trollhammaren" in March. The EP will contain one song from the aforementioned "Nattfödd" along with four other tracks recorded during the same sessions. The band will also be filming their first video to be released in conjunction with the new record.
Go here to check out soundclips from the "Music is Better - Volume One Manchester vs. Helsinki" comp out now on Mate Recordings out of the UK: http://materecordings.com/mate006/
Stickman Records, the European label home of KVLR and Motorpsycho, has finally joined the modern age and gotten themselves a fancy new website. Lookin' good!
Dead Frog Records has updated their website with even more demo reviews. Do those guys ever sleep? They also added some end-of-the-year lists to check out, too.