I get a lot of garbage via the new contact form, but when the message says only "Hail Satan from Finland!" and includes a video link like this, you can bet that I'll be paying attention! For tech-heads, read all about the shoot right here, otherwise I'm still catching up and won't be back up to full speed until next week.
Pitchfork reviews the deluxe reissue of ABBA's final album "The visitors", giving it a coveted "best new reissue" tag: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16577-the-visitors-deluxe-edition/
Absolutely brilliant, quite easily one of the best videos I've seen in a long time.
No, not calling it quits just yet like my compatriots at Dagensskiva, just attending to family issues. Back in a week or so.
After 13 years and over 6000 reviews, Swedish music site Dagensskiva is throwing in the towel with one last review looking back at the Beastie Boys' landmark album "Paul's Boutique". RIP!
Brand new music from Swedish EBM act The Pain Machinery off their forthcoming album "Restart", due out this coming June via . In other related news, CCP has also announced that they are assembling a comp called "Inside the volcano" that will gather a number of similar-minded artists who are making new music with "old" influences. In addition to acts already on the label's roster such as The Pain Machinery, Infiltrator, Severe Illusion, Guilt Trip and so on, they've also enlisted a bunch of other great names such as Agent Side Grinder, Portion Control and //TENSE//. Full press release: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=405819126106157
Millencolin continue their anniversary fest countdown interview series with The Hives: http://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=351
Check out a sample from the new Balrogg album "Cabin music", out now via the excellent jazz/improv label .
Bazillion Points commemorates the 25th anniversary of Bathory's landmark release "Under the sign of the black mark" with a guestlist by author/musician Daniel Ekeroth singling out the five best Bathory albums: http://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2012/05/11/swedish-death-metal-under-the-sign-of-the-black-mark-turns-25-2/
UPDATE! See more on the subject here and here!
Swedish death metal act Necrovation will release their much-anticipated self-titled sophomore album via on June 26 in Europe, August 14 in the US. It will be available on both CD and vinyl with the first 100 copies of the latter being navy blue with white haze.
I'm enjoying this trend of big Swedish acts doing live performance videos instead of the usual lip-synching to album tracks.
The blog Birds Need Feed is premiering EL-SD's brand new video "A contract": http://birdsneedfeet.blogspot.se/2012/05/watch-el-sd-contract-official-video-bnf.html
Making the rounds and for good reason, here's the new EP from Malmö hardcore ragers Primitive Rites.
Check out a new Ulver video for the Beau Brummels tune "Magic hollow" off their upcoming all-covers album "Childhood's end".