It's a Trap! Scandinavian music journal

Ondo - Svart

Swedish doom/drone act Ondo has a new track up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/avondo

Hiawata! - The deep end

SellOut! Music has a new single from indiepop act Hiawata!: http://www.sellout-music.net/2010/04/new-hiawata-single-out-now.html

New Little Marbles album + single soon

The new Little Marbles album "Vi slutar när vi är klara" will be released on May 5 via National. The first single "Lär mig" is out April 19.

Dagsavisen vs. Fenriz

Dagsavisen interviews Fenriz of Darkthrone: http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/musikk/article480086.ece (in Norwegian)

Cobra announces new releases

Cobra Records has confirmed two new releases on the horizon -- first up is The Man-Eating Tree, the new band from ex-Sentenced drummer Vesa Ranta, who will be releasing their debut full-length "Vine" in September. Samples here. Second is a split between Finnish extreme metal acts Sotajumala and Deathchain which will feature one new song plus one Iron Maiden cover each, with Deathchain taking on "Purgatory" and Sotajumala covering "The prowler" with guest vocals from OG singer Paul Di'anno. That release will be available on April 28.

Katatonia, Swallow the Sun to tour US

Scandinavian doom acts Katatonia and Swallow the Sun will be doing a US tour together in September: http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=14323

This week's Last.fm chart

Here is the It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:

01. This is Head
02. jj
03. Anna Ternheim
04. The Bear Quartet
05. Beach House
06. Håkan Hellström
07. The Radio Dept.
08. Kent
09. Love Is All
10. Jonathan Johansson

Do you listen to music on your computer or with an iPod? Please join us and make your playlist count! Go here to learn more: http://www.last.fm/help/

Ef - Longing for colors (Araki remix)

Check out a remix Ramus Kellerman did for Swedish postrockers Ef under his alias Araki: http://rasmuskellerman.com/?p=969

New EP from The Goner

Sideways Through Sound has released a new digital EP from IAT favorites The Goner: http://www.sidewaysthroughsound.com.au/index.php?cPath=6_565

Johnossi perform new album (video)

Johnossi performed their new album "Mavericks" in its entirety last night at Kägelbanan in Stockholm and you can watch a stream of it here: http://bambuser.com/channel/universalmusicsweden/broadcast/685722

Melody Club in the studio

Melody Club report that they are back in the studio working on new material for their 5th album.

Bastard Priest cover art + tracklist

Bastard Priest has unveiled the cover art and tracklist for their forthcoming album "Under the hammer of destruction": http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=306457541&blogId=532703367

Scandinavian House to host lecture on Norwegian black metal

Scandinavia House in NYC is hosting "A Blaze in the Northern Sky: Norwegian Black Metal & the Culture that Spawned it" on April 29, a lecture on the genre and its (modern) culture of origin. Read more: http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/events_lectures.html#blaze

Bombus confirm album, offer sample

Swedish heavy rockers Bombus has confirmed that their self-titled debut album will be released on May 26, on both CD and 180g vinyl. Hear a new track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bombusmusic

Dag för Dag - Animal (video)

Dag för Dag have a new video for their song "Animal": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKM9uN4z_4A