Long-running Swedish death-metallers Grave have confirmed that their 10th album "Endless procession of souls" will be released on August 27 via . Look for the band to tour the US this fall with Morbid Angel and Dark Funeral.
120 Days are calling it quits and will play their final show on September 8 at Rockefeller in Oslo. Read more at FB: https://www.facebook.com/120days/posts/10150877615460840
Okkultokrati will be heading out on the road in July as support for Black Tusk and will be debuting a bunch of new material along the way:
07/08 - MTC, Köln (GER)
07/09 - tbc
07/10 - Star & Garter, Manchester (UK)
07/11 - Underworld, London (UK)
07/12 - Winston, Amsterdam (HOL)
07/13 - Juha West, Stuttgart (GER)
07/14 - 59 to 1, München (GER)
07/15 - Cassiopeia, Berlin (GER)
07/16 - 007, Prague (CZ)
07/17 - tbc
07/18 - tbc
07/19 - Truckstop Alaska, Gothenburg (SWE)
07/20 - Slottsfjell Fest, Tonsberg (NOR)
My question is, who's gonna give me a ride out to Truckstop on the 19th?
Swedish postrockers Ef have announced that they will be releasing a new 10" EP this fall via German label entitled "Delusions of grandeur". They'll also be heading out on tour in late September to support it, full details here.
Tomorrow, June 5 - It's a Trap! Clubnights presents a night of top-shelf Swedish indierock with Soviac, Tennis Bafra and Åbe at Debaser Malmö! Free entry before 10pm too, so you have no excuse! Do it.
Finnish hardcore act Hero Dishonest heads eastward to Mother Russia next week:
06/04 - Jolly Roger Cafe, Minsk
06/05 - Hospitable Ed, Smolensk
06/06 - Chocolate Factory, Moscow
06/07 - Heaven Club, Vologda
06/08 - London, Novgorod
06/09 - Dusche, St. Petersburg
Rising is heading to Ireland next month:
6/06/2012 TBA - Belfast, Northern Ireland 6/07/2012 Kelly's Bar - Galway, Ireland 6/08/2012 Fred Zeppelins - Cork, Ireland 6/09/2012 The Pint - Dublin, Ireland
Just confirmed for It's a Trap! Clubnights on September 22 at Debaser Malmö: a night of Swedish hardcore featuring old-man upstarts Out of Vogue with support from legends-in-their-own-time Anchor! Be there!
Updated tourdates for The Radio Dept.'s South American tour in July:
07/02 - Bizarro Club, Lima (PE)
07/04 - Centro de Eventos Cerro Bellavista Santiago (CL)
07/06 - Beco 203, Sao Paulo (BR)
07/08 - Teatro Odiessa, Rio de Janerio (BR)
Swedish garage-rockers Terrible Feelings are touring the East Coast next month:
06/19 - Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY
06/20 - Kungfu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
06/21 - Gooski's, Pittsburgh, PA
06/22 - tba, Cleveland, OH
06/23 - tba, Nashville, TN
06/24 - The Buccaneer, Memphis, TN
06/25 - tba
06/26 - Slims, Raleigh, NC
06/27 - Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
06/28 - Golden West, Baltimore, DC
06/29 - Warehouse Motor Club, Middlesex, NJ
06/30 - The Acheron, Brooklyn, NY
New visuals from Gävle-based electronic/dreampop act The Deer Tracks; see them tour the US this June: http://thedeertracksmusic.com/#/events
Refused guitarist Kristofer Steen will be making his debut as a Stage Director next February when he stages his interpretation of Puccini's opera "La Bohème" at NorrlandsOperan in his old hometown of Umeå, Sweden. Read the full press release: http://www.norrlandsoperan.se/sve/press/pressmeddelanden/refused-gitarrist-operadebuterar (English + Swedish)
Swedish rockers Blues Pills will be heading south this July for a run of shows:
07/20 - Bocanegra, Piloña (ESP)
07/21 - Milhoes de Festa, Barcelos (POR)
07/22 - Ibu Hots, Vitoria (ESP)
07/25 - Nasti Club, Madrid (ESP)
07/26 - Loui Loui, Malaga (ESP)
07/27 - Texola, Elda (ESP)
07/28 - Rocksound, Barcelona (ESP)
07/29 - La Traviesa, Torredembarra (ESP)
The band's debut EP "Bliss" is out now via and is available on 10" vinyl as well as digital.
Finnish act Disco Ensemble will be touring extensively in Northern Europe this fall: http://www.discoensemble.com/
Randy is confirmed for West Coast Riot on July 26 and since I will actually be in Sweden at that time, there's a small possibility that I will be there. We shall see...