It's a Trap! Scandinavian music journal

Altaar CS repress available now

Norwegian noise/metal act Altaar has pressed a 2nd edition of the "Dødsønske" CS. Order via Roggbif: http://www.roggbif.com/
Look for a new 7" from the group in the near future along with their upcoming full-length CD/LP "Okkult de sac".

Dead Letters selling limited t-shirts

Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words recently did a very small limited run of t-shirts that proved popular enough he's doing it again -- preorder here: http://www.deadwords.org/

Candy Cane/Oranssi Pazuzu split coming in fall

Finnish pseudo-black metal acts Candy Cane and Oranssi Pazuzu will be putting out a split CD this fall via Verdura Records/Firebox.

Sirius playlist week #23

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:

01. TALK 1
02. Dear Euphoria - Coming down
03. Magnus Pelander - A sinner's child
04. Monzano - Grand siblings
05. TALK 2
06. Haust - Pointing and laughing
07. Pets - A good day for telling lies
08. Adventure Of - Time will tell
09. Swedish House Mafia - One
10. TALK 3
11. Supersci - Snap out of it
12. Pearl Fiction - The ruby fever
13. Britta Persson - Meet a bear
14. TALK 4
15. Nidingr - Reginsmol
16. The Bear Quartet - You you you you you you
17. Grande - You are the night
18. Rasmus Kellerman - The greatness & me
19. TALK 5
20. Susanne Sundfør - The brothel

Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.

TLOBF interviews Radio Dept.

The Line of Best Fit interviews The Radio Dept.: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/06/tlobf-interview-the-radio-dept/

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Karpe Diem - Aldri Solgt En Løgn
02. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
03. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
04. Venke Knutson - Smiles - The Very Best Of
05. Bobbysocks - Let It Swing - The Best of Bobbysocks
06. Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, Helt om dagen
07. Gitarkameratene - Kanon! Gitarkameratenes aller beste
08. Trond Granlund - Sanger jeg lærte av faren min
09. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
10. Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment
11. Ingenting - Ingenting live
12. Aleksander With - Still Awake
13. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
14. Keep Of Kalessin - Reptilian
15. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
16. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
17. Senjahopen - Bli med på yttersida
18. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
19. Sigrid Moldestad - Sandkorn
20. Finn Kalvik & Erik Fosnes Hansen - Neste Stasjon Grorud

Street Drinkers/Skeppet split out now via Release the Bats

Release the Bats' latest release is a split LP featuring up-and-coming noise/experimental acts Street Drinkers and Skeppet. Read all about it: http://www.releasethebats.com/rtb58.html

24-hour Finn

NYC-based classical music station WQXR 105.9 will be dedicating June 8 to 24 hours of contemporary music from Finland via their online (streaming) station Q2: http://www.wqxr.org/articles/q2-music/2010/jun/02/24-hour-finn/

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lasse Stefanz - Texas
02. Sabaton - Coat of arms
03. Eric Saade - Masquerade
04. Kalle Mmoraeus - Underbart
05. Imperial State Electric - Imperial State Electric
06. Timoteij - Längtan
07. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
08. Titanix - Drömmar får liv
09. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
10. Scotts - Vi gör det igen
11. The Ark - In full regalia
12. Mikael Wiehe - Ta det tillbaka!
13. Anna Bergendahl - Yours sincerely
14. Toni Holgersson - Ibland kallar jag det kärlek
15. Svenne Hedlund - Sings Elvis in Memphis
16. Cookies n Beans - Beg, borrow and steal
17. Rolandz - Jajamen
18. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland - International version
19. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
20. Ola Magnell - Rolös

Efterklang and Turboweekend remix swap

Danish acts Efterklang and Turboweekend did a remix swap and the results are now posted for free download: http://efterklang.net/home/2010/06/04/efterkang-turboweekend-remix-swap/
Generally speaking I don't usually care about these sorts of things, but the results actually came out quite well.

Søren Huss returns

Gaffa reports that Saybia frontman Søren Huss is re-entering the music business after a two-year break following the tragic death of his girlfriend and mother of his daughter: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/40168
Saybia will be playing a few shows this summer before beginning work on their fourth album and Huss will also be releasing his debut solo album, recorded in his native tongue, sometime in October.

Lawless darkness preview

MetalSucks is offering up a full album stream of the new Watain record "Lawless darkness": http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/06/01/exclusive-full-album-stream-watains-lawless-darkness/

Asleep - Your new gold

Norwegian act Asleep has posted a new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/asleepmusique
Expect a new album from them sometime later this year.

Hellsongs - School's out

The new Hellsongs single "School's out", as posted about yesterday, is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hellsongs

Johnossi to Germany in September

Newly announced dates for Johnossi:

09/22 - Pumpe, Kiel (GER)
09/23 - Reeperbahn festival, Hamburg (GER)
09/24 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt (GER)
09/26 - Grabenhalle, St Gallen (CH)
09/28 - BHF Langendreer, Bochum (GER)
09/29 - Haus Der Jugend, Osnabruck (GER)
09/30 - Stollwerk, Cologne (GER)
10/01 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER)
10/02 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
10/03 - Hirsch, Nurnberg (GER)
10/06 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
10/07 - Muzikzentrum, Hannover (GER)
10/08 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)