The Finnish Music Information Centre reports that Nightwish will be taking things to the next level and is producing a duel concept album/fantasy film called "Imaginarium" for release in 2012: http://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/973B57DA1C9AF0E1C22578410039E27C?opendocument
From Sink's new 12" EP "Truth & severance", out now via . Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-zcb8bxbaE
In case you were unaware, Finnish hardcore blog Killing the Legacy is back doing regular updates and a recent highlight is this post featuring Endstand's very first demo cassette: http://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2011/03/fear-of-future.html
Finnish act Regina will be releasing their as-yet-unnamed fourth album in September with the first single "Jos et sä soita" making its premiere on March 30.
OT, but worth noting: Nordisk Film and TV Fond have partnered with Eurocinema and Diva.AG to create an on-demand Scandinavian film festival which will be making its North American premiere on May 1. Read the press release: http://eurocinema.com/festivals.php
Dusted reviews the new record "Heijastuva" from Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic) alias Ø: http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6293
reports that they'll be putting out a new 4-song Circle 7" called "Mylläri" to coincide with the Roadburn Festival in April. If copies are left over after the fest, they will be made available to the public. Otherwise, the label also reports that they'll be doing vinyl editions of Swedish retro rockers Brutus and Burning Saviors, both of which have records originally released via . Again, out in April. Beyond that, Svart will also be doing a live Pharoah Overlord album called "Horn" featuring a live set from Torvi in Lahti, Finland featuring all new/unreleased tracks and a Spaceman 3 cover.
"Valo kaasumeren hämärässä" comes from Eleanoora Rosenholm's new album "Hyväile minua pimeä tähti", out now via on CD and LP with digital to come soon. Shot in vertical format for maximum vertigo; direct link: http://vimeo.com/21080193
It's been years since we've heard anything new from Boys of Scandinavia, so I can deal with a remix I guess: http://soundcloud.com/juhanalahtinen/james-reipas-super-mic-boys-of
Check out the original tune on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeIEBrYVJpg
22-Pistepirkko will be releasing a special 7" version of their old single "Birdy" for this year's Record Store Day with a flipside cover of the same as done in dub by countrymate Jimi Tenor. Full details here: http://www.bonevoyagerecordings.com/component/content/article/91-special-22-pistepirkko-7q-for-record-store-day
Someone messed up when they uploaded this file because the sound quality is totally jacked, but who knows? Maybe they'll fix it by the time you hit play. Regardless, new Hebosagil is always good and I'm stoked to see that Finland's finest will be releasing the new album "Ura" on April 13.
Dusted has a review up of the new Tape album "Revelationes": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6319
Also covered, the new Moritz von Oswald record "Horizontal structures": http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6319
Stream the new Joensuu 1685 split with Brad Laner, now out digitally via : http://splendour.no/post/3853568272
The official release for the 12" vinyl will be April 16, aka Record Store Day.
Check out Alcoholic Faith Mission performing for Finnish live music site Off the Record: http://offtherecord.fi/alcoholic-faith-mission-den/
The Vladislav Delay Quartet, featuring the namesake artist AKA Sasu Ripatti plus fellow Finn Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic) as well as previous V. Delay collaborators Derek Shirley and Lucio Capece, will be releasing a new self-titled album in May via , the same label as another one of Ripatti's other projects, the Moritz von Oswald Trio.