Lambgoat reports that classic Swedish goregrind/death metal act General Surgery has resigned with : http://lambgoat.com/news/17602/Relapse-Records-re-signs-General-Surgery
Look for the compilation "A collection of depravation" to be released on March 27 with a new 7" EP and album to follow later this year.
Singapore's continues their acquisition of Sweden's death metal elite by picking up Crucifyre as the latest addition to their roster. The band has existed since 2006 and features an all-star cast including Erik Tormentor Sahlström (General Surgery, Maze Of Torment), TG (The Sun, Morbid), Urban Skytt (Regurgitate, Nasum), Henrik Doltz Nilsson (Dobermann Cult) and Yasin Hillborg (Afflicted). Look for their debut full-length to be released later this year.
Iron Lamb, the new Swedish all-star "filthrock" act featuring members from Dismember, General Surgery, Repugnant, Tyrant and more, will be releasing a split 12" with Spanish doom act Deadmask via Psychedoomelic Records. No date set yet, but considering that the band aims to record in October/November, I'd say to expect an early 2010 release.
The brand new Swedish "filthrock" act Iron Lamb (feat. members from Dismember, General Surgery, Repugnant, Tyrant, more) will be releasing their debut 7" via Greek label Nuclear Winter Records this coming fall. The band is also working on their live debut which will happen on August 22 at Hornstull Strand as part of Stockholm-based tattoo parlor Swahili Bob's 4-year anniversary party with Poison Idea (thee Kings of Punk!) and Henry Fiat's Open Sore, who will apparently be debuting "a new style," whatever that means (speculation is not positive from what I've seen). Listen to demo tracks at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ironlambofficial
"We're General Surgery! We play Death Metal!" Indeed they do, and they do it well. Last night's show here in Olympia was fantastic, bonus that recent Fenriz band-of-the-week pick Midnight played support along with local faves Funerot (who keep sounding better and better each time I see them). I actually don't think I've ever spent much time listening to General Surgery on record -- their discography is awfully meager considering how long they've been around -- but I may have to correct that now. Gore-obsessed grind can easily get tedious, but those dudes throw in enough grooves and classic Swedish death melodies to rise above the rabble. Performed live on stage in bloodied hospital whites just makes it that much more powerful. I'm still smiling thinking about it now.
General Surgery - Slithering maceration of ulcerous facial tissue
Swedish death/grind legends General Surgery are doing a short West Coast jaunt after they play LA Murderfest:
05/09 - LA Murderfest @ Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA
05/10 - The PHiX, Phoenix, AZ
05/11 - Blue Lagoon, Santa Cruz, CA
05/12 - DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA
05/13 - Satyricon, Portland, OR
05/14 - Old School Pizza, Olympia, WA
A show here in smalltown Olympia? Hell yes! You know where to find me...
Mayhem, General Surgery Sayyadina and Crowpath are confirmed for next year's Maryland Deathfest, set to take place May 22-24 at Sonar in Baltimore, MD.
Via Lupatarkastaja comes word that Swedish goregrind legends General Surgery have posted a ton of old demo material for free download: http://www.generalsurgery.nu/
This is Carcass worship from back when Carcass was still mostly on top of their game.
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart is exactly the same as last week:
01. Björn Skifs - Decennier sånger från en annan tid
02. Son of a Plumber - Son of a Plumber
03. Jill Johnson - The christmas in you
04. Monica Zetterlund - Z - det bästa med monica zetterlund
05. Darin - Darin
06. Lena Philipsson - Jag ångrar ingenting
07. Thåström - Skebokvarnsv 209
08. Amy Diamond - This Is Me Now
09. Björn Afzelius - Björn Afzelius bästa
10. Nanne - Alltid på väg
11. Eva Dahlgren - Snö
12. Laleh - Laleh
13. The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity
14. Brolle Jr - Brolle jr tolkar cornelis - en stund på jorden
15. Bodies Without Organs - Prototype
16. The Soundtrack of Our Lives - A present from the past
17. Sophie Zelmani - A decade of dreams 1995-2005
18. Carola - Jul i betlehem
19. Jussi Björling - Från operans värld till svenska sånger
20. Peter Lemarc - Sjutton sånger - lemarc sjunger lemarc
Believe it or not, long-running legendary Swedish grind act General Surgery has actually completed work on their debut full-length album. Read the press release over at DigitalMetal: http://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=7025
Regurgitate will be going into the studio this summer to do some preproduction for their next record and also to record a song for an upcoming Napalm Death tribute. Don't forget that the band will be heading over to the US to play the Maryland Deathfest alongside fellow Swedes General Surgery and Birdflesh, among many other fine grind acts. More details available here: http://www.marylanddeathfest.com/
Legendary Swedish grind act General Surgery has posted a new track called "Ambulance chaser" for download: http://generalsurgery.nu/downloadpro/download.php?file=0
The band just finished tracking four tracks of preproduction demos at Offbeat Studios in preparation for recording their upcoming full-length.
Classic gore-grind band General Surgery has signed with Listenable Records. The band will enter Soundlab studios later this year to record their first-ever full-length album from a spring 2005 release.
After five years together, bassist Joakim Harju has left Construcdead. He just got married and is expecting to become a father, so it's no surprise he wants to change his lifestyle. But what is surprising is that he's also going back to reform his old band Face Down. As mentioned before, ex-Haunted vocalist Marco Aro reported the news that he was calling off his musical retirement to restart the project and it looks like members Joakim Harju, Joacim Carlsson (General Surgery) and Erik Thyselius (also in Construcdead, but not quitting) will be joining him. Harju says "This project will give me more time with my family and hopefully more creative satisfaction for me. I like to thank the band for a wonderful time and for all the good memories I've got, and to our fans, I hope that you will enjoy Face Down almost as much."
Renown cult Swedish grindcore band General Surgery has lined up some European tourdates:
05/14 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
05/15 - Goudvishal, Arnhem (NL)
05/16 - Pazzop, Bladel (NL)
05/17 - AZ, Mullheim (GER)
05/19 - Archiv, Potsdam (GER)
Bassist Andreas Eriksson has left long-running Swedish grind act General Surgery. Glenn Sykes of Regurgitate will be filling in until a suitable permanent replacement can be found. The band currently plans to play their first live show in 14 years at Club Nocturnal in Göteborg, Sweden on February 14 and is also planning on doing a short headlining tour in April as well as maybe some summer festival dates.