Fronda - Underbar (video)
The video for the latest single "Underbar" from Swedish hip-hop aritst Fronda. Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STeHV7eRgvs
New music from Iron Lamb
Iron Lamb are streaming a couple new tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ironlambofficial
Tribulation, Behexen, more to play Rites of Darkness III in Texas
Swedish death metal act Tribulation will make their American live debut at the Rites of Darkness III festival in San Antonio, Texas on December 9-11. Other confirmed Scandinavians include Demigod, Interment, Behexen, Sargeist, Demonical, Anhedonist, Ondksapt, Strid and Valkyrja. Facebook appears to be the best place to keep up with future updates: https://www.facebook.com/RITESOFDARKNESS
Saturnalia Temple release date confirmed
The new Saturnalia Temple album "Aion of Drakon" has now been officially confirmed for release on May 1 to coincide with Walborg/Walpurgisnacht/May Day.
Delay Trees to Friendly Fire
Brooklyn-based indie label has signed Finnish act Delay Trees and will be giving their self-titled full-length a digital release in North America on May 10.
As We Fight - Shattered
As We Fight are now streaming a new tune at YouTube from the forthcoming "Ebola" split with The Psyke Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QubvicbZnY
Frida Selander - Forever on your team (video)
Frida Selander has a new video for the track "Forever on your team": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP_cplCwb9w
Shotgun Language - Downtown tonight EP
Swedish indie/folk act Shotgun Language have a new 2-song EP streaming at Bandcamp: https://shotgunlanguage.bandcamp.com/album/downtown-tonight-ep
Look for the band's full-length debut "Goodbye city limits, hello heartland" to be released later this year.
Blessing - Fabric of wonder
Blessing, the new band from Lars Strömberg and Ludwig Dahlberg of The (International) Noise Conspiracy (remember?), will be releasing their debut 7" in May via , "Fabric of wonder" being the a-side.
Iconcrash - Delete
Finnish act Iconcrash just finished recording their next album are now streaming a new track at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/iconcrash/delete-single-version/s-OJW7t
Egil Olsen - She and him (and I) (video)
New music from Norwegian singer/songwriter Egil Olsen from his forthcoming album "Keep movin - keep dreamin", due out June 10. Details at Egil's website: https://www.egilolsen.com/
Pitchfork reviews The Raveonettes
Pitchfork gives a mediocre grade to the new Raveonettes album "Raven in the grave": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15295-raven-in-the-grave/
MP3: The Skull Defekts - Peer Amid
The Skull Defekts and Daniel Higgs are like chocolate and peanut butter. They both taste great separately, but put them together and oh man, is it magical. I just wish they'd tour out west at some point.
The Gatheration - An illusion just to fail (video)
The Gatheration is a new band featuring the four brothers Blomberg, Simon and Daniel from M:40 plus Ulf of Grace.Will.Fall and Jesper who is apparently the black sheep of the family with no notable band resumé. Anyhow, they've come together with the intention of playing straightforward punkrock and, if this song's any indication, I'd say they've succeeded mightily. Look for their debut 7" on / in May with a European tour to follow.
Martyrdöd in Seattle
I don't know if it's a one-off thing due to the collision of the Miasmal/Sanctuary in Blasphemy tours or what, but Martyrdöd is coming to the US and will be playing the Black Lodge in Seattle on June 17 with No Statik, Walls, Slowmotions (JPN), Crazy Spirit and my own dumb band Criminal Code. Should be pretty awesome.