has announced the signing of Nexus Kenosis, a new project from Swedish industrial/noise master Henrik Nordvargr Björkk (Pouppée Fabrik, MZ.412, Nordvargr, etc.) which will also function as a multimedia collective of sorts. The debut album is finished and will be released in early fall.
Though I'm firmly in the camp of "who the fuck cares what that racist murderer Burzum says or does in 2012," Pitchfork has a fairly decent writeup of his latest record that also does a decent job of addressing his shittiness as a person head-on: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16640-umskiptar/
"Roundkick" is the first single from The Embassy's long-awaited upcoming album. Buy the mp3 + a t-shirt here.
Danish duo Jetsi Kain have been officially picked up by and will be releasing their debut single "I'm in control" on June 25.
Swedish pop act Ljusår just released a new split single with an interesting concept: on the a-side they perform a faithful modern rendering of the early 80s tune "Kärlek och hat" by postpunk act Brända Barn and on the flip we get the original. Check it out via Spotify.
A new video from Revolvo? Yep, the band is back with a new, self-released album called "The end starts here" that came out in April. Who knew? Not I.
New jangly summertime pop sounds from Mr. Martin Senter, fresh from the studio.
Something new from Swedish indiepop act Adventure Of. The band's new EP "FUYMI" will be officially released on June 18 via with a SoundCloud preview going up beforehand on the 14th.
Long-running Swedish death-metallers Grave have confirmed that their 10th album "Endless procession of souls" will be released on August 27 via . Look for the band to tour the US this fall with Morbid Angel and Dark Funeral.
PSL has the premiere of the new Lorentz & Sakarias video for the single "Garbo, Astrid & Taube", as directed by Ted Malmros (Shout Out Louds): http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/06/07/premiar-lorentz-sakarias-garbo-astrid-taube/
Avant-garde Metal is not too impressed with the self-titled debut from Finnish occult-rockers Jess and The Ancient Ones: http://avantgarde-metal.com/content/beyond2.php?id=180
Sad to say that I'm in agreement; they're a good sounding band on the surface, but it's far too safe sounding and the songs are lacking. puts out a ton of amazing releases, but this is not one of them.
120 Days are calling it quits and will play their final show on September 8 at Rockefeller in Oslo. Read more at FB: https://www.facebook.com/120days/posts/10150877615460840
A new video from Danish duo Kirsten & Marie, as directed by Malthe Fischer (Oh No Ono).
At long last, enigmatic Swedish artist imamiwhoami has confirmed that her debut "audiovisual album" "Kin", a 45-minute album and film, will be released on September 3 via , June 11 via To whom it may concern.
Pitchfork thinks The Hives' new album "Lex Hives" is way too slick: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16703-lex-hives/