Victims have a new website: http://www.victimsinblood.com/

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

Swedish d-beat champs Victims will come over in May to tour with Coliseum and Trash Talk:

05/04 - Club Europa, Brooklyn, NY w/Tombs, Attake
05/05 - Club Hell, Providence, RI w/Tombs, Tides
05/06 - Great Scott, Allston, MA w/Blacktail
05/07 - Club Lambi, Montreal, QC
05/08 - Mavericks, Ottawa, ON w/Metz
05/09 - Sneaky Dee’s, Toronto, ON
05/10 - Call The Office, London, ON w/Midwives
05/11 - Peabody's, Cleveland, OH w/Misery Signals, Evergreen Terrace
05/12 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
05/13 - Reggie's, Chicago, IL
05/14 - The Borg Ward, Milwaukee, WI w/High On Crime
05/15 - Triple Rock Social Club, Minneapolis, MN
05/17 - Club 1123, Evansville, IN w/Hollywood Handgrenade
05/18 - The Rudyard Kipling, Louisville, KY

Bummer there's no west coast dates, but maybe they'll make it out for Rain Fest? I can hope.

MP3: Anti-Cimex - Scandinavian jawbreaker part I

Pitchfork has elected Disfear's new album "Live the storm" to their esteemed recommended list today, an accolade that's well-deserved, though I still consider Victims to be my favorite current Swedish d-beat act. I haven't heard their new record "Killer" yet (out now on Combat Rock Industry), so I figure this is a good opportunity to listen back to a classic track from Anti-Cimex instead. Now, I know that I really should be stretching way back to the 1980s for something off an early 7" such as 1983's "Raped ass", but I tend to prefer the early 90s stuff as it's a bit cleaner and more controlled. One thing I really enjoy about good d-beat is that it shares a stubborn single-mindedness akin to Krautrock in that they both endlessly cycle riffs until they're drilled deep into your head. Really, what else would you expect from a genre named after a drum beat? It thrives on relentless repetition. The recipe can be mixed up a bit, but that's what it boils down to. Dynamics? Overrated in this context. Keep it short and simple and that's all you need.

Anti-Cimex - Scandinavian jawbreaker part I

There's a brand new Victims tune up on myspace along with European tourdates: http://www.myspace.com/victims

Victims will tour Scandinavia in February as support for Raging Speedhorn (UK) before taking off for a European trek with fellow Swedes Rotten Sound and Germany's The Ocean in March/April. Keep up on dates here: http://www.fireinsidemusic.com/cri/tours.php

Combat Rock Industry has confirmed that Sweden's finest d-beat act Victims will release their new album "Killer" on January 9.

Swedish d-beat punks Victims are blogging the recording of their new album "Killer": http://killer.victimsinblood.com/

Victims have announced that their next album will be called "Killer". Recording begins next week at an old church in Gävle, Sweden and Ryan from US hardcore act Coliseum is working on the artwork. Expect an early 2008 release.

Combat Rock Industry will be releasing the new live album "Tavastia" from long-running Finnish punk-rockers Lama on July 4. As for the future, look for a split from Manifesto Jukebox and A Death in the Family to be released in September. The label has also signed Swedish act Victims, my favorite current d-beat act, and will be releasing their new album sometime later this year.

Last night's playlist for my show on Sirius Blog Radio:

01. Isolation Years - Yellow cross on blue
02. TALK 1
03. Johndoe - Nattskift
04. Montys Loco - Wasteland
05. Once We Were - Cut corners
06. TALK 2
07. [ingenting] - Mycket vasen for ingenting
08. Margaret Berger - Robot song
09. Namur - Marching
10. Lampshade - New legs
11. TALK 3
12. Maia Hirasawa - Gothenburg
13. Mixtapes & Cellmates - Quiet
14. Fattaru - 100:-
15. Juvelen - Hanna
16. TALK 4
17. Säkert! - Allt som är ditt
18. Sonores - 16th of June
19. Detektivbyrån - E18
20. TALK 5
21. At the Gates - The swarm
22. Barra Head - Kill the lights
23. TALK 6
24. The Tough Alliance - Leg 7
25. Torpedo - My evil twin
26. Alog - Catch that totem!
27. TALK 7
28. Valley Days - 10k angels
29. A-ha - Celice
30. Victims - Who the fuck are we?
31. TALK 8
32. The Vicious - Alienated
33. Viola - Unreal life
34. Zweizz - Nowadays the only boring everything is so frustrating
35. Viktor Sjöberg - Winter guitars
36. TALK 9
37. Closer - The talker
38. Aerial - My god, it's full of stars!
39. The Kissaway Trail - La la song
40. Laakso - Italy vs Helsinki
41. The Psyke Project - Panic
42. TALK 10
43. C.Aarmé - We are the world

Next week: expect lots more killer jams including totally a brand new track from Closer and maybe even a spotlight set on post-rock/ambient music. Good times!

European tourdates for Swedish d-beat act Victims, one of the best bands I saw play last year:

05/01 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
05/02 - The Little Devil, Tilburg (NL) w/Anaphylactic Shock
05/03 - Sparrow, Klazienaveen (NL)
05/04 - AK47, Düsseldorf (GER)
05/05 - Carlo Levi, Liege (BEL)
05/06 - ExHaus, Trier (GER)
05/07 - JUZ, Mannheim (GER)
05/08 - Kunstverein, Nürnberg (GER)
05/09 - Klub 007, Prague (CZ)
05/10 - Archiv , Potsdam (GER) w/Disfear, Crowskin
05/11 - Beat Club, Dessau (GER) w/Another Breath
05/12 - JH, Rosswein (GER) w/Another Breath, Just Went Black, Empty Vision, Anchors Aweigh
05/13 - Feierwerk,OrangeHouse, München (GER) w/Another Breath
05/14 - Schlachthaus, Dornbirn (AUS) w/Another Breath
05/15 - Arena , Wien (AUS) w/Another Breath, Boy Sets Fire, Satura Lanx
05/16 - Mochvara, Zagreb (CRO) w/Another Breath
05/17 - C.S. Rivolta, Venice (ITA) w/Another Breath
05/18 - Circolo Arci Giuncarico, Grosseto (ITA) w/Another Breath
05/19 - SGA, Arese (Milano) (ITA) w/Another Breath
05/20 - Sonic, Lyon (FRA) w/Another Breath
05/21 - Soap Box, Nancy (FRA) w/Another Breath

Wolfbrigade is back! The legendary Swedish crusties have reunited and will be recording a new album in February for release via Agipunk in Europe, Unrest in North America, MCR in Japan and an as-yet-unnamed label in Brazil. The band's first show will be with Victims in Stockholm on March 17 with lots more international touring to follow. Read the official statement: http://www.myspace.com/wolfbrigadeoffical

Bassist Andy has left Victims so now the band will continue on as a trio with frontman Johan taking on low-end duties.

Victims will record some new songs for a split 7" with US act Kylesa for release on the labels Hyperrealist in the US, Unsociable in Europe.