Country: Finland

Medeia - The burning (video)

Here's a new video from Finnish metalcore act Medeia that is sadly, unlike all of their other videos, not entertaining at all: http://youtu.be/uIfdV5K2agk

Wed, Nov 2nd, 2011 18:37:47

SXSW 2012 first round confirmations

The first official confirmations for SXSW are out and Scandinavian artists on the list include Agent Fresco, Delay Trees, I Got You On Tape, Marit Larsen, Niki & The Dove, 120 Days, Team Me and Thulebasen. Read more: http://sxsw.com/node/9610

Wed, Nov 2nd, 2011 17:56:07

Nordic By Nature November mix

Berlin-based Scandinavian music clubnight Nordic By Nature has a new mix up for November: http://www.mixcloud.com/Nordicbynature/nordic-by-nature-we-are-nordic-by-nature-nov-mix/
Featured artists include Battlekat, Icona Pop, Black Twig and Ane Brun.

Tue, Nov 1st, 2011 15:15:12

Viola - Saddened yet hopeful

Once again, it's November in Finland so that means it's time for another new tune from Viola: http://www.violamusicclub.com/2011-11-saddened-yet-hopeful
November 2011's selection is an old song that was never properly recorded before, but was an old favorite at many acoustic shows.

Mon, Oct 31st, 2011 19:34:01

Ja Ja Ja November

London-based Scandinavian music showcase Ja Ja Ja will celebrate their 2nd anniversary in November with a marketing and networking workshop event hosted by NOMEX and Record of the Day: http://www.exportmusicsweden.org/2011/10/jajaja-celebrates-its-2-years-anniversary/
The usual club show will happen as well and will feature French Films, Marit Larsen and Sóley.

Fri, Oct 28th, 2011 18:08:23

A Day in the Mouth: Jussi Lehtisalo (Ektro Records, Circle)

Finnish artist/filmmaker Sami Sänpäkkilä spends the day with Jussi Lehtisalo, head of Ektro Records and founding member of Circle, as well as a ton of other bands such as Pharaoh Overlord, Ektroverde, Steel Mammoth and so on.

Thu, Oct 27th, 2011 18:30:49

Presenting: Avasaxa

Avasaxa is a new postrock/shoegaze band from Finland featuring a member from On Volcano and this is their self-titled debut EP. You can definitely hear comparisons between the two bands, but this stuff seems far more dreamy and that's by no means a bad thing.

Mon, Oct 24th, 2011 14:44:53

Cigarette Crossfire album preview

Punknews.org is streaming the new album from Finnish punkrockers Cigarette Crossfire in its entirety: http://www.punknews.org/bands/cigarettecrossfire

Fri, Oct 21st, 2011 16:53:59

Off the Record: Plain Ride / Rubik

Finnish live music video site Off the Record has two new sessions online, one with folk/psych/rock act Plain Ride and one with indierockers Rubik.

Tue, Oct 18th, 2011 19:48:39

Svart unveils a new onslaught of vinyl

Svart Records has announced the signing of Finnish occult rockers Jess and the Ancient Ones and will be releasing their debut 7" on October 26 with a full-length LP to follow next year.

Svart will also release the new Fleshpress album "Acid mouth strangulation", their fifth overall, on the same date. In a similar vein, look for the new album "Holy testament I" from like-minded black/doom-metal act Sink which will be unleashed in 2012. Preview that one below:

Beyond all that, the label will also be doing a bunch more reissues (as usual), including stuff from Mana Mana sideproject Silmienvaihtajat, murder-punks Rytmihäiriö, cult punk-rockers Stalin, death metallers Disgrace and Xysma as well as the previously announced CMX 4LP box, the rest of the Sarcofagus discography and lots more. Start saving now -- shipping from Finland ain't cheap!

Tue, Oct 18th, 2011 17:41:51

A new outlet for Sanna Kurki-Suonio

The Finnish Music Information Centre reports that the brilliant vocalist Sanna Kurki-Suonio (Hedningarna) is in a new international group called SANS, along with Andrew Cronshaw, Ian Blake and Tigran Aleksanyan: http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/047C0D764BC11BB0C22579220045029C?opendocument
Look for their debut album "The unbroken surface of snow", out soon under Cronshaw's name.