Release spotlight: Necro Facility
Release Magazine shines a spotlight on Swedish industrial duo Necro Facility and their new album "Wintermute": https://www.releasemagazine.net/Spotlight/spotlightnecrofacility2011.htm
Wounded rhymes preview
The Hype Machine is streaming the new Lykke Li album "Wounded rhymes" in its entirety: https://hypem.com/#!/artist/Lykke%20Li
Peter Bjorn and John - Second chance (video)
Watch the backwards version of Peter Bjorn and John's new video for "Second chance" at Vevo: https://www.vevo.com/watch/peter-bjorn-and-john/second-chance/SE2M41100103
September Malevolence announce new album
September Malevolence have announced that their new album "Our withers unwrung" will be released on August 26. Full tracklist and tourdates and so on will be announced shortly.
Miasmal - Toxic breed
Swedish death metallers Miasmal are streaming a brand new track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/miasmalband/music/songs/toxic-breed-79982924
The band's new album is complete and should be out in time for the band's upcoming US tour in April. And I gotta say; I was pretty tentative about these dudes before, but this new track rules.
Baron Bane - My slow world (video)
Baron Bane's new single "My slow world". Direct link: https://vimeo.com/20166157
Dusted loves Skull DFX
Dusted gives high praise to the new The Skull Defekts album "Peer amid": https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6181
Kvelertak gets the Statoil grant
Kvelertak won the Statoil grant this year of 1m NOK which will no doubt help them in their international touring aspirations: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011022113010229113756
Wounded rhymes sampler
There's a sampler of the new Lykke Li album "Wounded rhymes" up on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/20100255
Makthaverskan - Know love (video)
I didn't get around to hearing Makthaverskan's excellent self-titled album until way after its release, otherwise it would have easily made my Best of 2009 list. Good to see they're not giving up on it though, despite its criminally underwhelming reception -- perhaps the current goth zeitgeist will serve them better. Anyhow, here's a brand new video for the track "Know love" and it's great, though, uh, a bit NSFW. Direct link: https://vimeo.com/18879071
A greener universe with Apparatjik
Plant a tree for Apparatjik, get free stuff: https://apparatjik.com/agreeneryouniverse/
Under the Radar goes to see The Radio Dept.
The Radio Dept. make their live debut in LA for an enthusiastic crowd and yet they still struggle for stage presence, or so days Under the Radar: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/the_radio_dept_at_el_rey_theatre_los_angeles_ca/
Jónsi wins the Nordic Music Prize
Iceland's Jónsi was announced as the winner of the inaugural Nordic Music Prize, awarded this past weekend at by:Larm in Oslo: https://nordicmusicprize.com/
Demonaz gone solo
Immortal's Demonaz is going "solo" and will be releasing his debut album "March of the Norse" under his own nom de guerre on April 1 via , solo being in quotes because the album also features Immortal co-founder Abbath. Samples and more details via Blabbermouth: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=154216
New music from Graveyard
Two new songs from Graveyard are now streaming at myspace, the title track of the new record "Hisingin blues" plus "Granny & Davis": https://www.myspace.com/graveyardsongs/music/albums/hisingen-blues-17362547