Little Big Adventure (nee the other Penny Century) has two new songs online for free download: https://www.littlebigadventure.se/?p=19
Annika Norlin, someone who you might know better as Hello Saferide, is working on a new Swedish-language musical project: https://sakert.blogspot.com/
The first single "Vi kommer att dö samtidigt" comes out January 31 and the self-titled album follows on February 21.
IAT recommended acts Detektivbyrån and Hemstad will be teaming up for a split 7" to be released via Italian label Black*Kitten Records. No release date yet, but expect it sometime around spring.
Beatservice is reissuing some old albums from Sternklang and Biosphere: https://www.beatservice.no/blogg/2007/01/winter-re-releases.html
Dark Dose discovers Anna Ternheim: https://darkdose.com/?p=148
Newly updated Firefox AK tourdates:
01/22 - Fundbureau, Hamburg (GER)
01/23 - Cafe Glocksee, Hannover (GER)
01/24 - Elfer, Frankfurt (GER)
01/25 - DQLIQ, Luxemburg (LUX)
01/26 - Blue Shell, Cologne (GER)
01/27 - Juz, Leer (GER)
01/28 - Cafe Central, Magdeburg (GER)
Dagensskiva is reporting that guitarist Harri Mänty has left Kent: https://www.dagensskiva.com/news.asp?id=3507
The Kent website appears to be down currently, so I have no further details.
For you Swedes in bands: check out JK Bil & Bussuthyrning, a new car rental service specializing in tour-ready vans: https://www.jkbussuthyrning.se/
Absolut Noise talks to the promising up-and-coming artist Dear Euphoria: https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2006/01/interview-dear-euphoria.html
IAT.MP3 artist The Grand Opening has posted some new tracks on myspace including two from the recent album "This is nowhere to be found" and the vinyl-only bonus title track: https://www.myspace.com/thegrandopening
Look for copies of said LP to be added to the store soon!
Swedish singer/songwriter Kristoffer Ragnstam's in-studio performance from the PRI program Fair Game is now online: https://morefairgame.org/
Download a high-quality mp3 of the song "Man overboard" here: https://tinyurl.com/sucpl
Franky Lee, the new band fronted by Mathias of Millencolin, has posted their debut single "The world just stopped" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/frankyleeband
MP3: Sivert Høyem - Exiles
I'm waiting for my copy of Madrugada frontman Sivert Høyem's new album to show up in my mailbox, so I'm not yet ready to weigh in on his new solo album "Exiles". Lucky for you, contributor Nancy Baym is ahead of the game and wants to share the title track with you:
Sivert Høyem has never been one to shy away from long songs. "Sister" on Madrugada's second record "The nightly disease" was just over 9 minutes, and now, on his second solo record, he offers up this 8+ minute title-song "Exiles", which he says is about "the tragedy of prostitution and trafficking that I witness every day in my hometown streets of downtown Oslo." Miraculously, it never feels long, even on repeated listens, just rich and powerful. And, as ever, his singing is a marvel to behold.
Listen for yourself and you'll find it hard not to agree. In a word: Epic.
Sivert Høyem - Exiles
MP3: Death Breath - Morbid mind
Almost every review of Death Breath that I've read so far seems entirely too preoccupied with how they compare to some other classic death-metal throwback. Who cares? All that matters is that "Stinking up the night" rips! It's by no means a life-changing classic, but that was never the point. The story: Nicke Andersson (The Hellacopters, ex-Entombed) was inspired by Decibel magazine editor Albert Mudrian's book "Choosing death: The improbable history of death metal and grindcore" and decided to explore his roots. It harkens back to a time when death-metal meant bands like Autopsy or Possessed, before Entombed made their mark on the scene. The horror of the lyrics is kitchsy, like an old b-movie. It's meant to be fun, not scary. Death Breath is pure nostalgia, but it's also more than a few old, tired dudes trying to relive their youth. They recapture the energy and vitality of those early days and I love it.
Death Breath - Morbid mind