From Nerverna to Begravning
Matti Alkberg has a new band and that band is Mattias Alkbergs Begravning. Read more: http://www.mabd.se/?p=936
Country: Sweden
Kristofer Åström to tour in September
Kristofer Åström will be heading back out on the road this coming September: http://kristoferastrom.com/category/tour/
Bye Bye Bicycle - Believe me/Leave me (video)
Bye Bye Bicycle's new single "Believe me/Leave me" is out today via imprint . Look for the band's new album "Nature" to be released in September.
Vånna Inget on tour
Vånna Inget is in the US on tour right now, go see them:
05/20 - The Metaphor, Escondido, CA
05/21 - The Tower Bar, San Diego, CA
05/22 - VLHS Warehouse, Pomona, CA
05/23 - Luigi's, Sacramento, CA
05/24 - The New Parish, Oakland, CA
05/25 - The Know, Portland, OR
05/26 - FBK House, Seattle, WA
05/27 - VFW, Missoula, CA
05/28 - The Aquarium, Fargo, ND
05/29 - Hexagon Bar, Minneapolis, MN
Swarm to support Doomriders
The old men of Swarm will be supporting Doomriders for a number of European dates: http://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2012/05/dont-miss-doomriders-and-swarm.html
BSR to do Keep Rising 7"
will be doing a 7" with Gävle hardcore act Keep Rising, a new-ish band featuring members from Meleeh, Gadget and In Ruins.
Metal Blade signs Entrails
Swedish death metal act Entrails, possessors of one of the chunkiest guitar tones ever, have signed with for their third album, currently set to be recorded this summer.
Autarkeia gets revenge
Lithuanian industrial label has just released a new CD collection entitled "Revenge?! Yes! Nordic Audio Modern 2012" which is pretty much exactly what it says it is: http://www.autarkeia.org/main.php?lang=en&menu=label&ac=releases&id=1841
Said comp features brand new music from Deutsch Nepal as well as In Slaughter Natives, Trepaneringsritualen, Survival Unit and more. There was also a live festival to coincide with the project, but it already happened earlier this month and I wasn't paying close enough attention to give you a heads-up.
Danjer Cove - Vielen danke
Fresh rough mixed sounds from a new member of Sweden's (Niels Nielsen, Patrik Torsson, etc).
Henric de la Cour - Grenade (video, now on YouTube)
The best new video in the world right now, now on YouTube. Please stop whatever you're doing and take 5 minutes out of your day to watch this.
Let's Say We Did - The stars above looked so bright and green
"The stars above looked so bright and green" is the first single from Let's Say We Did's upcoming sophomore album.
The Kingfisher Waltz
Swedish songwriters Thomas Denver Jonsson (I'm Kingfisher) and Markus Svensson (The Tarantula Waltz) have started a new collaborative project and are planning on doing an EP together.
New EP coming from Cocoanut Groove
has announced that Swedish indie/psychpop act Cocoanut Groove will release their new EP "Colours" on May 25 on both 10" vinyl and digital.