has picked up Icelandic act Apparat Organ Quartet and will be releasing their sophomore album "Pólýfónía" across Europe this coming September. More here: http://blog.crunchy.dk/post/Apparat-Organ-Quartet-signed-at-Crunchy-Frog.aspx
is Svensk Musik's label of the month for May: http://svenskmusik.org/article/may-hybris/
Grab a new single from Danish rockabilly/garage-punks The Untamed courtesy of : http://www.heptownrecords.com/2011/05/11/new-single-from-untamed-dolores/
will be releasing Finnish cult act Beherit's very first album "At the Devil's Studio 1990", recorded as a duo back in the day and lost for the past 20 years. Full details: http://www.hellsheadbangers.com/beherit/
Håkon Kornstad is the latest artist to take part in Listen to Norway's "Live at the Office" series. Direct link: http://vimeo.com/23632990
There's a new tune from When Saints Go Machine streaming at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/when-saints-go-machine/on-the-move
Gaffa has confirmed that Silverbullit is indeed working on new music and will be touring: http://gaffa.se/nyhet/49333
"When evil happens" is the new single from Swedish act The Elliots, their first from the upcoming record "Love|Decay" (due out June 10), and also a duet with Camela Leierth. Direct link: http://youtu.be/m1jhMUPWRgs
I can't imagine that I'll ever actually like Medeia's slightly above-average metalcore, but they do consistently deliver great videos. Direct link: http://youtu.be/rTtSCh1AmQM
Even though it's barely relevant to It's a Trap!, I'm stoked to learn that Swedish label will be reissuing Doomstone's 1994 cult classic "For those whom Satan hath joined" on vinyl for the very first time this coming fall. For the unindoctrinated, Doomstone was a project featuring members of Deceased playing what I guess you could call old-school Satanic Heavy Metal. They also boasted one of the best band member aliases of all-time, Cross Turner Upside-Downer.
The debut video from I Break Horses, the new Swedish band featuring Maria Lindén of Blackstrap as first reported about here. Look for their debut album "Hearts" to be released later this year via . Direct link: http://vimeo.com/23403268
There's a new EP out from Trondheim-based artist Bendik on the label: http://www.riotfactory.no/rfac20.php
Highly recommended for fans of dreamy pop -- the samples they have posted on the site are all fantastic.
Via Musik fra Norge comes a heads-up that up-and-coming Bodø-based indie act Ihab are streaming a new track at Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/beyond-records/ihab-ae-m-faer-1
Look for the band's new EP "Marionettedukke" to be released digitally on May 20 via with a physical version to follow on June 4. As Musik fra Norge says, definitely recommended for fans of Kråkesølv.
There's a lot of killer vinyl reissues these days and out of Finland is behind quite a few, the latest being Lama's 1982 self-titled LP, an absolute classic of Finnish punk: http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/product.php?id_product=396
PSL reports that Silverbullit has been awarded a sizable stipend from SKAP despite the fact that the band has not been active in many years: http://psl.svt.se/psl/2011/05/11/extra-extra-silverbullit-far-pris-och-psl-ropar-hipp-hipp-hurra/
Perhaps it's a harbinger of things to come? I can only hope so, as they truly are one of Sweden's greatest rock bands and I've been eagerly awaiting their return.