Presenting: Nervgift

Check out Nervgift, a new metal/punk act featuring members from Coldworker, Kvoteringen and Ond Bråd Död. More at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nervgift
Expect a demo to surface at the end of the month.

Coldworker - Flesh world

A new tune from the forthcoming Coldworker album "The doomsayer's call", due out February 13 via Listenable Records.

MP3: Coldworker - Citizens of the Cyclopean Maze

It's been a long time since I've heard any melodic Swedish death metal that matches the quality of the stuff the Göteborg scene churned out in the mid-90s, long enough that I've pretty much given up hope. Which is fine really, there were enough quality releases back then that still stand the test of time. There's no need to revisit that sound, but that doesn't stop people from trying. Coldworker is most definitely not a melodic metal act, but just like they aren't a grind band either, that doesn't stop them from incorporating elements from various subgenres as they see fit. To go from harsh blastbeats into a riff that wouldn't be out of place on an In Flames album might seem a little incongruous, but they pull it off admirably. And I always love a good pinch-harmonic riff. They do stray a bit too far into riff-salad territory, especially around the solo section, however I have to say that it works overall in the grand scheme of things. It's always good to hear solid, new Swedish death metal that doesn't rely on the old rulebook.

Coldworker - Citizens of the Cyclopean Maze

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Lögnhalsmottagningen - Bodybuilder
02. TALK 1
03. Svart - Carl du lever i en dröm
04. Majessic Dreams - Beautiful days
05. Antennas - Lies (Oscar Tillman remix)
06. TALK 2
07. The Sound O.E - Universal tourist
08. Kaipa - Nattdjurstid
09. Murmansk - Pale
10. TALK 3
11. On Volcano - Ride the wolf
12. Markus Krunegård - Samma nätter vänter alla
13. Ondo - Mahavishnu
14. TALK 4
15. Popsicle - Hey princess
16. CMX - Tulikiveä
17. Ström i P2/Håkan Lidbo - Strömavbrott (Boeoes Kaelstigen Etsi remix)
18. TALK 5
19. The Goner - Kill them all save Simon Joyner
20. Cult of Luna - Eternal kingdom
21. Montys Loco - Ages ago
22. TALK 6
23. Mattias Alkberg BD - Allting är drömt
24. Masshysteri - Monoton tid
25. Ljudbilden & Piloten - You know you're doing OK
26. Abduktio - Thermador
27. TALK 7
28. Hebosagil - Big sun
29. Anna Ternheim - To be gone
30. Kusowsky - Tjuvar
31. Fredrik - 1986
32. TALK 8
33. Johan Heltne - 16 Avenue de l'Opera
34. Cortex - Arkham
35. Kleerup - Until we bleed (ft. Lykke Li)
36. TALK 9
37. Coldworker - Citizens of the cyclopean maze

Heads-up: my show is moving to a new time next week! Starting on Sunday, June 8 my show will be on at 11pm Eastern / 8pm Pacific with a repeat on Monday at the exact same time. I'm also paring down to an hour of programming a week, so expect all-killer/no-filler from here on out! Also, seeing as how I'm leaving for Sweden on June 9, this week's coming show will be a Hultsfred Festival special so mark your calenders, update your alarm clocks or do whatever it is you need to do to remind yourself to listen in!

Guitarist Petter S. Freed has stepped down from being a member of The Project Hate and is being replaced by Anders Bertilsson (Ruin, Coldworker). Read the full (long) band statement: http://www.theprojecthate.net/

Swedish death/grind act Coldworker (ex-Nasum) has a couple sample tracks up from their forthcoming album "Rotting paradise": http://www.myspace.com/coldworker

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. The Bear Quartet - Put me back together
02. TALK 1
03. Karin Ström - Silent night
04. Camouflage - Syster sol
05. Ulf Ljusberg - Whatever was
06. TALK 2
07. Juvelen - Don't mess
08. Invocator - Breed of sin
09. The Grand Opening - Secrets revealed
10. TALK 3
11. Motorpsycho - For free
12. Coldworker - Flammable
13. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Photo Jenny
14. TALK 4
15. Egil Olsen - Singer/songwriter
16. Last Days of April - Will the violins be playing?
17. Desert Planet - Riot sector 68
18. TALK 5
19. Printer - Satisfaction
20. Psyke Project - Physical romance
21. Promise and the Monster - Light reflecting papers
22. TALK 6
23. Marybell Katastrophy - Hidden agenda
24. Pan Sonic - Johdin
25. Opération Zéro - Etude no. 1
26. TALK 7
27. Jonas Game - Nothing to lose
28. Mari Boine - Tundra flower
29. Vapnet - Plötsligt händer det inte
30. TALK 8
31. Moto Boy - Ride my wild heart
32. Markus Krunegård - Jag är en vampyr
33. Gravy - Behind my walls
34. TALK 9
35. Looptroop Rockers - The building
36. Victims - Victims in blood #5
37. Anna Leong - Guillotine
38. Zeigeist - Humanitarianism
39. TALK 10
40. Ef - Appendix

MP3: Coldworker - Heart shaped violence

Does anyone really like Valentine's Day? I love my wife, but you won't see me rushing out to buy her flowers today simply because Hallmark told me to. I can't help but be suspicious of people who revel in celebrating this 'holiday'. In that spirit, I've decided to preempt the song I was originally going to post today in favor of doing something completely anti-Valentines. I've been listening to Coldworker a lot recently, so I would've gotten around to posting about them eventually, but who can resist a song called "Heart shaped violence" on a day like today? It's too perfect. As mentioned in pretty much every damn Coldworker review, the band was founded by ex-Nasum drummer Anders Jakobsson, but don't listen to this expecting all-out grindcore. Nope, the blastbeats are just as raging, but the music is way more steeped in classic death-metal. And we're not talking typical weak-ass, played-out melodic Swedish metal either - this is pure, no-frills brutality. Deep guttural vocals, fierce atonal riff after riff and even a few tasty pinch-harmonics. The guitars break into harmony every once in a while, but it's the exception - not the rule. In a word: siiiiiick, with six i's.

Coldworker - Heart shaped violence

Global Domination talks to Anders Jakobsson (ex-Nasum) from Coldworker: http://www.globaldomination.se/interviews/coldworker-anders-jakobsson
Despite being GD, this is a very nice, long and thought-out interview. Of course, there's still the usual silly GD touches, but they don't take away from it at all. Recommended reading!

Relapse has posted an e-card for the new Coldworker record: http://www.relapse.com/ecards/coldworker/

DigitalMetal interviews Coldworker, the new band of ex-Nasum drummer Anders Jakobson: http://www.digitalmetal.com/interviews.asp?iID=7729

Relapse has signed Swedish act Coldworker, the new band of ex-Nasum drummer Anders Jakobson. Read the details at Lambgoat: http://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=7116

Ex-Nasum drummer Anders Jakobssons has revealed that his new band is now called Coldworker. They will make their live debut supporting Gadget at the band's record release party in Gävle on June 3.