At the Gates' sorely neglected sophomore album "With fear I kiss the burning darkness" will be reissued on February 15 with new liner notes from frontman Tomas Lindberg, 3 bonus tracks and a bonus DVD with a 1992 live show filmed in Groningen, Holland.
Invasionen (nee The Lost Patrol Band) have a new website: http://www.invasionen.com/
The folks behind music blog Discobelle are getting themselves into the record business and their first release will be a digital EP from Finnish trio MVSEVM entitled "French jeans". Preview here: http://www.myspace.com/mvsevmband
The first sample of the upcoming Racingpaperplanes EP "Guiding light", recorded together with Kristofer Åström, is now streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/racingpaperplanes
RPP mainman Richard Wilson also says that he is still seeking a label to release the EP so all interested parties are encouraged to get in touch.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Stage Dolls - Always
02. Frøya - My American Dream
03. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
04. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ild & Vatten
05. Claudia Scott/Casino Steel/Ottar Big Hand Johansen - Honky Tonk Night - The Best
06. Sivert Høyem - Moon Landing
07. Bjørn Eidsvåg - De Beste
08. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
09. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
10. Jahn Teigen - Teigen - 40 Største Hits
11. Jokke & Valentinerne - Levende (så lenge det varer)
12. Kråkesølv - Trådnøsting
13. Jonas Fjeld feat Henning Kvitnes - Den Gamle Veien
14. Röyksopp - Junior
15. Solveig Slettahjell - Tarpan Seasons
16. Torbjørn Egner - Samlede CD-er
17. Tellusalie - Man Across The Fountain
18. Herborg Kråkevik - Kvar Ein Dag
19. Malin - Malin
20. Helene Bøksle - Det Hev Ei Rose Sprungen
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Erik Grönwall - Erik Grönwall
02. Calle Kristiansson - Calle Kristiansson
03. Thåström - Be-bop-a-lula hela jävla dan (1989-2009)
04. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
05. Gentlemen - Awaken me
06. Kent - Röd
07. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
08. Malena Ernman - La voix du nord
09. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
10. Jill Johnson - Music row II
11. The Refreshments - 8 cd collection
12. Bo Kaspers Orkester - Samling
13. Hästpojken - Från där jag ropar
14. Divine - Divine
15. Takida - The darker instinct
16. Hans Martin - Höstglöd
17. Kent - Kent box 1991-2008
18. Europe - Last look at Eden
19. Sofia Karlsson - Det allra bästa 1999-2009
20. Matz Bladhs - Entré
ObliterationThere's so much metal in so many shapes and guises out there these days that it's inevitable a proportion of bands will rage against the shimmery-shiny output of many of today's bigger acts and opt for the down and dirty approach adopted -- usually out of necessity -- by those who first kicked off the extreme metal movement. Indeed, Kolbotn's Obliteration have done just that and, while a lot of latter day old-school acts whet the whistle with demonic nods towards dirty metal's formative years, this Norwegian crew come across so authentically ancient that they could easily be mistaken as having been around during the early days of Darkthrone's bleak death metal reign. It's no wonder that Fenriz himself praises them for having succeeded in accomplishing what he and Nocturno Culto had attempted to do with "Soulside journey" and "Goatlord" between '88 and '91. Indeed, "Nekropsalms" harks right back to that era in terms of sound and song structure and offers a superb album that sounds even more old-school than some of the genuine mature stuff out there. There's not much point in highlighting examples of nostalgic vibe on this, the band's second full-length effort, when it oozes early-‘90s atmosphere from start to finish. If you want to relive the experience of discovering this type of music when it was first clawing its way out of subterranean Norway, then this is the album with which to do it. Death, doom, despair, horror and -- indeed -- Obliteration await.
- John Norby
The Line of Best Fit has a new interview with The Mary Onettes: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/01/tlobf-interview-the-mary-onettes/
Hits in the Car gives the lowdown on up-and-coming Danish duo and recent signees No Blood in Bones: http://stytzer.blogspot.com/2010/01/no-blood-in-bones.html
Dusted reviews the Pan Sonic/Keiji Haino collaboration "Shall I download a blackhole and offer it to you": http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5462
Check out the new Far och Son video "Ciggdansen": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLFXGiT_GrA
Once again, proving that the best Swedish hip-hop is still på Svenska. Also good to see the caveat at the end that pulls no punches: "Smoking kills children."
Swedish indiepop act Pets report that their self-titled debut album will be released on March 8.
The Times ranks the Esbjörn Svensson Trio (EST) album "Live in Hamburg" at the very best jazz album of the 00s: http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6925488.ece
Swedish expat-cum-Austin resident David Fridlund (ex-David & the Citizens) has finished his new solo album "Some day, eventually, in the future..." and plans to release it in the very near future.
Johannes Gammelby from I Am Bones has put the band on ice and started a new act called Cabin Fever. Hear a couple demo tunes at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/fevercabin
