Swedish flexi label has unearthed some old recordings for release from the band Herraids, an old hardcore act featuring members from Raped Teenagers and Rövsvett that apparently recorded some material back in '85 that was never officially released. No idea when it'll actually be out, but I'll keep you posted.
Here are the winners of the 2012 Swedish Grammis:
Best Album: Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes
Best Artist: Lykke Li
Best Electronic/Dance: Rebecca & Fiona - I Love You, Man
Best Hip-Hop/Soul: Timbuktu - Sagolandet
Best Hardrock/Metal: Graveyard - Hisingen Blues
Best Jazz: Tonbruket - Dig It To The End
Best Songwriter: Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Song: Avicii - Levels
Best Music Video: Gustav Johansson - Karl X Johan "Flames (Uncompromised Cut)"
Best Newcomer: Aleks
Best Pop: Veronica Maggio - Satan I Gatan
Best Producer: Masse Salazar
Best Rock: Deportees - Islands & Shores
Best International Success: Swedish House Mafia
Best Lyrics: Veronica Maggio/Christian Walz - Satan I Gatan
Best Innovator: Avicii
Full list: http://www.grammis.se/?ha_events=grammis-vinnarna-2012
will release the debut 7" from Bergen hardcore act Vestindien on March 16. Listen here: http://vestindien.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-the-lords-of-hellfire-and-we-bring-you-fire
has picked up Swedish death metallers Necrovation and will be releasing the band's new full-length album this coming May.
Finland's Delay Trees does the "Listed" guestlist thing for Dusted: http://dustedmagazine.com/features/1030
Visual stimulation from Trepaneringsritualen, one of many aliases of Thomas Ekelund (Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words, Soma Sema). The new 10" "Deathward, to the womb" will be released soon via .
Finnish doom with a distinct psychedelic bent. "The words of gods lie among us" is Oceanwake's first single which they hope to release as a 7" shortly; the album "Kingdom" will follow later this year once a label steps up to release it.
Heavy Krautrock'n'roll from Finland. The band's new album "Death & decay" was just released last week via .
Hot tip on some new music outta Stockholm from a band of dudes you are probably familiar with from other constellations. Keep an eye out!
Hyped secretive act iamamiwhoami (aka Jonna Lee) will officially release her (their?) debut "audiovisual" album "Kin" on June 11. The new video above ("Sever") is the first official single.
Pitchfork is streaming a new tune from Danish dance/rock act WhoMadeWho: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13150-below-the-cherry-moon/
Kraja, singing live on the streets and in the stairwells of Sicily.
has made the much-anticipated Missbrukarna LP available for preorder: http://www.skrammelrecords.se/
Grab it now and get a free 7" from Alouatta or The Nature, both equally solid bands.
Slugfield = Lasse Marhaug, Maja Ratkje and Paal Nilssen-Love. "Get out the traps" comes off the trio's debut album "Slime zone", out now via .
A new video from Giana Factory. Their new album "Save the youth" will be out this coming spring.