has announced that they'll be releasing vinyl edition of Tramp's debut full-length "Indigo" this coming April as a 4x7" set with handling the CD and digital. Tramp features Markus Karlsson (ex-The Turpentines), Stefan Brändström (Henry Fiat's Open Sore), Johannes Borgström (ex-Captain Murphy) and Robert Eriksson (ex-The Hellacopters) and can be previewed at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/tramptramp
Attention denizens of Malmö! InSekt has been forced to cancel this coming Friday's It's a Trap! Clubnight with Kvelertak due to medical reasons, but all is not lost: the excellent Norwegian rock act Spirits of the Dead will be stepping in to take their place. Be there!
The debut single from Shout Wellington Air Force frontman Bastian Kallesøe's solo project The New Spring. The official release date of "The glow" is February 1 and the album follows on March 28 via . Direct link: http://vimeo.com/19295693
The Sounds are streaming their new single "Better off dead" at SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/the-sounds-official/better-off-dead
They also apparently posted the sheet music awhile back for fans to cover and will be including the best version as the official b-side: http://the-sounds.com/better-off-dead/
A new single from Swedish bitpop act Lissi Dancefloor Disaster which also coincides with their confirmation as one of the first acts booked for Arvikafestivalen. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9TK8dMlTJA
Bassist Alexander Blomqvist has left Agent Side Grinder, citing the old evergreen "personals reasons" as the culprit. His replacement: Thobbe Eidevald from Friska Viljor, De La Mancha, etc.
This Is Head doing a victory lap at hometown record store Rundgång in Malmö.
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, the new band with the terrible name featuring Hank von Helvete (ex-Turbonegro) plus Tim Skold (ex-Marilyn Manson, KMFDM, Shotgun Messiah), Anders Odden (ex-Celtic Frost, Satyricon, Apoptygma Berzerk), Audun Stengel (ex-Apoptygma Berzerk, The Kovenant) and David Husvik (ex-Extol), have officially signed with and will be releasing their debut album on June 6. Hear some short, not-too-promising preview clips at the band's website: http://www.dmtmc.net/
Swedish prog act Gösta Berlings Saga have revealed the artwork and tracklist for their next album "Glue works": http://www.gostaberlingssaga.se/gbs2/2011/01/intermission-1-glue-works/
MetalSucks has the "exclusive" premiere of a track from Årabrot off their latest album "Revenge": http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/01/28/exclusive-premiere-arabrot-the-most-sophisticated-form-of-revenge/
Apparently the album is now is now available for a decent domestic price in the US: http://stickfig1.securesites.net/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=1352
has confirmed that Popterror's sophomore EP "Nu som då" will be released on March 16 and will include four tracks including the radio single "Kanske är allt vi vet åt helvete". A remix EP will follow shortly thereafter.
Wolves Like Us, the new Norwegian hardcore band featuring ex-members from Amulet, JR Ewing and Infidels Forever, has officially signed with . The band's full-length debut "Late love" is currently being recorded and will be out in early summer.
The new album "Silesia" from Swedish postrockers Jeniferever has been officially confirmed for release on April 19 via .
PopMatters reviews the new "Passive aggressive" singles collection from The Radio Dept.: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/136067-the-radio-dept.-passive-aggressive-singles-2002-2010/