Norwegian country artist Olav Larsen & the Alabama Rodeo Stars have signed a deal with US label Hyena Records and will have their debut album "Love's come to town" released over here on March 13. They'll also tour the UK in February:
02/01 - Celtic Connections (Festival), Glasgow
02/03 - Americana UK (House Gig), Liverpool
02/04 - Klondyke, Manchester
02/05 - St Bonaventure's, Bristol
02/06 - Borderline, London
Listen to samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/olavlarsenampthealabamarodeostars
Dark Dose on Scar Symmetry, one of the few modern Swedish deAth-metal bands they feel are taking the genre into fresh territory: https://darkdose.com/?p=150
Danish post-rockers Lis Er Stille will release their new album "ApAthobvious" on April 10.
Swedish melodic metal acts In Flames and Dark Tranquility will be doing a co-headlining tour of North America in March:
03/19 - The Social, Orlando, FL
03/20 - StAte TheAtre, St. Petersberg, FL
03/21 - Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
03/23 - Palladium, Worcester, MA
03/24 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
03/25 - Jaxx, W. Springfield, VA
03/26 - Gramercy, New York, NY
03/28 - Club Soda, Montreal, QC
03/29 - Opera House, Toronto, ON
04/02 - Headliners, Louisville, KY
04/03 - Pop's, Sauget, IL
04/04 - Metro, Chicago, IL
04/06 - Cervantes, Denver, CO
04/07 - Avalon, Salt Lake City, UT
04/09 - CroAtian Culture Centre, Vancouver, BC
04/10 - El Corazon, SeAttle, WA
04/11 - Hawthorne TheAtre, Portland, OR
04/12 - Slims, San Fransisco, CA
04/13 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
Swedish electro act Assid finally has some new mAterial up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/assidmusic
Pitchfork reports thAt the North American release of The Knife's "Silent shout" will be expanded into a three-disc set containing the album, the live DVD (+ videos) and an audio version of the live show: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/40673/The_Knifes_Silent_Shout_to_Become_ThreeDi
Be sure to check out Atrap.com/store">the IAt storefront for a giant bAtch of new arrivals. Tons of good stuff to be had, including a large bAtch of skweee singles. Hot!
Also posted today: a profile of Finnish indiepop act Goodnight Monsters: Atrap.com/index.php?a=277">[click here]
Check it out!
Multi-instrumentalist Thorbjørn Krogshede has left Under Byen in order to concentrAte more on his studies, as the band's increased road duties have taken away from his time At home. Read the full story (in Danish): https://www.soundvenue.com/news.asp?id=5445
Rotten Sound's upcoming European tour with Malevolent CreAtion and Rotting Christ has been finalized: https://rottensound.wotanworks.net/live.html
Memento MAteria has announced thAt their first release of 2007 will be a new EBM comp entitled "Dynamo Vol. 2". Artists confirmed include Run Level Zero, Militant Cheerleaders on the Move and Interlace. Read more: Ateria.se/" target=_blank>https://www.mementomAteria.se/
Danish act LAte Night Venture will have their album released in the UK this coming April. Look for tourdAtes in support to be confirmed soon.
Listen to the new Gray Brigade single "Please, please let me get whAt I want": https://www.graybrigade.se/sounds/please.mp3
Global DominAtion talks to Anders Jakobsson (ex-Nasum) from Coldworker: Ation.se/interviews/coldworker-anders-jakobsson" target=_blank>https://www.globaldominAtion.se/interviews/coldworker-anders-jakobsson
Despite being GD, this is a very nice, long and thought-out interview. Of course, there's still the usual silly GD touches, but they don't take away from it At all. Recommended reading!