New EP coming from Cocoanut Groove

Fraction Discs has announced that Swedish indie/psychpop act Cocoanut Groove will release their new EP "Colours" on May 25 on both 10" vinyl and digital.

Join the Crying Day Care Choir revolution

Swedish indiepop act Crying Day Care Choir are giving away the title track of their upcoming 7" EP "Join the joyful revolution" which will be out in June. Go here to grab it: http://www.jointhejoyfulrevolution.com/

New Necrovation confirmed

Swedish death metal act Necrovation will release their much-anticipated self-titled sophomore album via Agonia Records 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.

Dead Lord - No prayers can help you now (video)

Fenriz' latest band of the week Dead Lord has some serious Thin Lizzy vibes going on! Look for their debut 7" to be released very soon via High Roller Records.

Flora & Fauna LP comp details

The full tracklist and ordering info for the new, vinyl/digital-only, all-exclusive comp from Flora & Fauna is now posted: http://www.brilliant.nu/fflp07.html

Erkki Kurenniemi - Music for the film Hyppy (clip)

Coming soon via Ektro Records, a new collection of works from Finnish experimental/electronic music pioneer Erkki Kurenniemi produced during the period of 1963-1975. Doubel vinyl only, includes previously unreleased music as well as various more well-known pieces and collaborations.

De:Nihil to release new 7" from Swarm

De:Nihil Records is putting out a new 7" from Swarm, a bluesy noiserock trio featuring current and ex-members from revered Swedish acts such as Victims, Disfear and Entombed: http://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2012/05/new-release-swarm-nihil011.html
2 songs, pre-orders start on May 19.

Turist i tillvaron vol 4 sent to press

The tracklist for volume 4 of Mikael Sörling's "Turist i tillvaron" punk comp series has been confirmed and sent off for mastering/pressing: http://sirling.blogspot.com/2012/05/latordning-for-turist-i-tillvaron-vol-4.html
Expect a late July/early August release.

EL-SD - A debt

A just-posted, previously-unreleased alt-take of the track "A dept" from EL-SD's excellent "Repeating patterns" 7" EP.

Miasmal leaving on tour + album repress

Swedish death metallers Miasmal are leaving tomorrow for a European tour:

05/04 - Blue Rose Saloon, Bresso (Milano) (ITA)
05/05 - Rovina HC Fest, Bologna (ITA)
05/06 - Tovarna Rog, Ljubljana (SI)
05/07 - EKH, Wien (AUS)
05/08 - Klub Lúč Trenčín (SK) 05/09 - Strefa Zero Club, Wroclaw (POL)
05/10 - Piksla Kafé, Breclav (CZ)
05/11 - 007 Strahov, Prague (CZ)
05/13 - Koma F, Berlin (GER)
05/15 - Juzi, Göttingen (GER)
05/16 - SK 2, Koblenz (GER)
05/17 - AJZ, Bielefeld (GER)
05/18 - Slow End Fest, Venlo (HOL)
05/19 - tba, Liège (BEL)
05/20 - Heretic Club, Bordeaux (FRA)
05/21 - La Dernière Chance Bar, Toulouse (FRA)
05/22 - Mogambo, Donostia (ESP)
05/23 - Arrebato, Zaragoza (ESP)
05/24 - Los Bloques, Barcelona (ESP)

Also, the band's excellent OOP self-titled album has been repressed by Agipunk, so if you're a dummy like me who missed it the first time 'round, it's available once again.

New Henric de la Cour 7" also coming via cassette

Progress Productions will also be releasing the new Henrik de la Cour 7" as a... cassingle? Yep, it's true. No slipcase sleeve like days or yore though, at least not this time -- just regular plain ol' J-card packaging.

Desperat - Läggdags för mänskligheten

Fresh mangel from Desperat off their upcoming 7" "Början på slutet", due out late May/early June via Hardcore Victim. Also on the way, a split 12" with Deathraid and the band's much-anticipated full-length debut LP which will be out this fall.

Mika Vainio - Rasputin 3000

This is a-side of the new 7" from Mika Vaino (Pan Sonic, Ø, etc.), out now via Comfortzone.

To the Death to reissue Damien

Coming soon via To the Death, a discography collection from late 80s Uppsala thrashers Damien compiling the band's five demo tapes and one 12" EP into one 2xLP set along with a 28-page booklet. 500 copies, 100 on splattered vinyl.

PB&J/HoW split 7"

Peter Bjorn and John team up with fellow Stockholm locals Hell on Wheels for a split 7" to commemorate the 3031st anniversary of famed NZ label Flying Nun Records: http://peterbjornandjohn.com/blog/2012/04/gimme-some-chills-kiwis-part-2/
Each band contributes their own original song "The chills" with members providing cover artwork for their compatriots.