Pallers - Come rain, come sunshine

There's a free download of the new Pallers single "Come rain, come sunshine" at Spinner: http://www.spinner.com/2011/06/23/pallers-come-rain-come-sunshine-premiere/

Ansiktet - X (video)

Is this for serious? Or maybe they're trying to recreate the era of the Swedish Sensationfilm?

SWEHC/LXO interview Hårda Tider

SWEHC has posted their long, extensive interview with Malmö's Hårda Tider from their zine Law and Order, issue #2: http://www.swehc.com/2011/06/21/harda-tider-interview/

Musik med Serenades

Watch Serenades perform a live version of "Birds" for PSL: http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/06/22/musik-med-serenades/

New Katzenjammer on the way

Norwegian pop/folk act Katzenjammer will be releasing a new album later this year and the first single "When the laughter is gone" is out now http://www.propellerrecordings.no/katzenjammer-releases-first-single-in-norway

Victims reissue debut, confirm US dates

Victims' debut album "Neverendinglasting" from 2001 will be getting a vinyl reissue via Farewell Records in an expanded edition with all of the bonus cuts from the CD which includes the "Harder than it was meant to be" 7" and the tracks from the Acursed split. More info: http://www.punkdistro.de/shop/shopnews.php?news_id=12
The band has also posted dates for their upcoming East Coast tour:

08/13 - St Vitus Bar, NYC, NY w/Ringworm, more
08/14 - This is Hardcore Fest, Philadelphia, PA w/From Ashes Rise, Madball, more
08/14 - The Barbary (Late show/TiHF after party), Philadelphia, PA w/Death First
08/15 - Valentines, Albany, NY
08/16 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
08/17 - tba
08/18 - tba, NJ
08/19 - Charm City Arts Space, Baltimore, MD
08/20 - tba
08/21 - Best Friends Day, Richmond, VA w/Corrosion Of Conformity, Iron Lung, more
08/22 - The Get Down, Asheville, NC
08/23 - Little Hamilton, Nashville, TN w/Symptoms
08/24 - tba, Chicago, IL
08/25 - Now Thats Class, Cleveland, OH
08/26 - tba, Pittsburgh, PA
08/27 - The Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY w/Another Breath (their last show)
08/28 - Acheron, NYC, NY

Just a Number 270511 now Battlekat, sign with Good Tape

Danish electro hype act Just a Number 270511 has officially rechristened themselves Battlekat and have signed to Good Tape Records. They'll also be heading abroad to play the SWN Festival in Wales this coming October: http://goodtaperecords.dk/?p=210

Razika - Eg vetsje

There's a new track from Norwegian postpunk/ska? act Razika streaming in the Pitchfork Forkcast: http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/15961-eg-vetsje/

Cryptborn to Detest

Detest Records has signed Finnish act Cryptborn and will be releasing the band's demo tape at the upcoming Hell's Pleasure metal fest in late July.

Combat Rock confirms Atom Notes, Särkyneet for late August

Combat Rock Industry has confirmed that the new Atom Notes and Särkyneet albums will both be released on August 31.

Teddybears - Weed ina Rizzla (video)

New stuff from Teddybears, slowly finding its way online.

Live Evil 2011: Aura Noir

The 2011 edition of the Live Evil Festival, the UK-based metal fest booked entirely on recommendations culled from Fenriz' vaulted "Band of the Week" posts, has been confirmed for October 22-23 and will feature Aura Noir plus 16 more acts. It's yet to be updated with new info, but you should be able to stay informed of updates here: http://www.liveevilfestival.com/

Arrow Meet Francis - Hurricane (video)

The official debut single from Arrow Meet Francis, aka Dick Pettersson of In These Woods.

It's a Trap! Clubnights fall update

It's a Trap! Clubnights for the fall season are starting to be confirmed and we've already got We Are the Storm coming on September 24 and then Kriget + Like Rats from a Sinking Ship on October 1. November is almost confirmed as well with a killer Norwegian act and I'll be sure to fill you in as soon as it's ready for public dissemination. Also, more crucially imminent: Into the Woods, the new band of Sara Wilson (First Floor Power, Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons), has been added to the bill on July 16 with Kajsa Grytt! If you find yourself near Malmö on any of those dates, you know where to go!

Cocteau Twins say nej to Anna Järvinen cover

Anna Järvinen's upcoming album "Anna själv tredje" has been pulled due to the Cocteau Twins disapproving her Swedish-language cover of the cong "Fotzepolitic", which she rechristened as "Hur man lättar helt enkelt". A new digital version of said album will be available on June 22 with the physical edition returning on July 4.