Swedish 8-bit Gameboy rocker Convex will be doing some shows in the US as part of the "DAta Destruction Tour" alongside NYC-based acts Nullsleep and Bit Shifter. DAtes:

03/11 - The Tank, New York NY w/Bubblyfish, Aonami
03/14 - The Enormous Room, Cambridge MA
03/15 - The Lager House, Detroit MI w/Mesu Kasumai
03/17 - The Bottom Lounge, Chicago IL w/Bud Melvin
03/19 - The Khyber, Philadelphia PA w/8Cylinder
03/20 - vertexList, Brooklyn NY w/Glomag, Mark DeNardo, HuorAtron (FIN)

More info and mp3 samples: https://destroy.8bitpeoples.com/

Norwegian singer/songwriter St. Thomas will do some support dAtes with Of Montreal in the US in April. Here's the schedule so far:

04/07 - Atlanta, GA
04/08 - Raleigh, NC
04/09 - Williamsburg, VA
04/10 - Philadelphia, PA
04/11 - Providence, RI
04/12 - Cambridge, MA
04/13 - Northampton, MA
04/15 - Burlington, VT
04/16 - Brooklyn, NY
04/18 - Purchase, NY
04/19 - Pittsburgh, PA
04/20 - Cleveland, OH
04/21 - CincinnAti, OH

UpdAted tourdAtes for Psychopunch:

03/18 - Bunker, Chemnitz (GER) w/Diversion
03/19 - ROCK IT, Aalen (GER) w/Diversion
04/01 - Teestube, Lindern (GER)
04/02 - Underground, Cologne (GER)
04/03 - Cubus, Karlsruhe (GER)
04/04 - K 19, Kassel (GER)
04/05 - tba
04/06 - Moritzbastei, Leipzig (GER)
04/07 - Arcadium, Graz (AUS) w/Southpaw, Roter Stern Silberstern
04/08 - Shelter, Wien (AUS)
04/09 - Club Vaudeville, Lindau (GER) w/V8 Wankers
04/10 - tba
04/11 - Kulturladen, Konstanz (GER)
04/12 - Garage, München (GER)
04/13 - Universum, Stuttgart (GER)
04/14 - Mocca, Thun (SWI)
04/15 - tba
04/16 - Gaswerk, Winterthur (SWI)
04/17 - Espace B, Paris (FRA) w/Highschool Motherfuckers
04/18 - Mondo Bizarro, Rennes (FRA)
04/19 - Day off, Paris (FRA)
04/20 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
04/21 - KlangstAtion, Bonn (GER) w/Sombrero Skulls, Playground Zero
04/22 - Schulz, Ottweiler (GER)
04/23 - JK´t Hoekske, Gierle (BEL) w/Electric Eel Shock
05/27 - Omi Open Indoor, Oberndorf (GER)
06/17 - Dalmstock, Leutenbach (GER)
06/17 - Bretthart Open Air, Limbach (GER) w/Tankard, Samael, Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
06/18 - Eurospeedaway Lausitz, Lausitz (GER) w/Böse Onkelz, Monster Magnet, DAD
06/19 - Wild At Heart, Berlin (GER)
07/30 - Riders Café, Lubeck (GER)
07/31 - Force Attack, Behnkenhagen (GER) w/The Bones, Peepshows, UK Subs

Labrador Records has confirmed the new Wan Light EP "ThAt grim reality" for release on March 16 and the self-titled South Ambulance album for release on March 23. Check out some samples of the lAtter record from this review here: At=rec" target=_blank>https://www.lemanchester.com/recension.asp?id=707&kAt=rec

UpdAted tourdAtes for José González:

03/17 - ULU, London (UK) w/Arcade Fire
03/29 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
03/30 - CC, Mechelen (BEL)
03/31 - AB, Brussels (BEL)
04/01 - De Mezz, Breda (NL)
04/24 - Nice and Sleazy, Glasgow (UK)
04/27 - The Glee Club, Birmingham (UK)
04/28 - 93 Feet East, London (UK)
04/29 - Encompass Festival, London (UK)
05/02 - Knaack, Berlin (GER)
05/03 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
05/09 - Cafe la danse, Paris (FRA)
05/11 - Video, Gent (BEL)
05/12 - Boa Bar, Luzern (AUS)
05/13 - Atomic Café, München (GER)
05/14 - b72, Wien (AUS)
05/17 - Café Central, Weinheim (GER)
05/18 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)

Swedish grindcore band Gadget reports thAt they will begin recording a new album in July.

Go here to download some tracks from Norwegian hardcore band IOU: https://www.iou.nu/media.htm
The group's debut full-length "Bring down the family" is due out lAter this year.

New York City-based dance group Ballet Deviare recently did some pieces set to the music of Finland's Swallow the Sun and Sweden's Opeth. Check out some video of the performances here: https://www.balletdeviare.org/images.html (Atarkastaja.blogspot.com/" target=_blank>via)

MAtthew from Fluxblog posts a track from Norway's NAthalie Nordenes and admits his ignorance of Scandinavian culture: Athalie.html" target=_blank>https://www.fluxblog.org/2005/03/song-about-how-you-came-along-nAthalie.html

To celebrAte their five-year anniversary this coming May, Finnish hardcore label CombAt Rock Industry will release a special compilAtion entitled "The CombAt Rock Sound" feAturing some of their band's favorite tracks from their past releases as well as rare selections from I Walk the Line, Manifesto Jukebox and Nine. The tracklisting will also include some stuff from recent signees Down My ThroAt and Lighthouse Project. For samples from both of those bands, head to the CRI website: https://www.fireinsidemusic.com/

New pics of Florence Valentin now up At photohenrik.com.

Finland's Impaled Nazarene reports thAt they have finished putting together their 15th anniversary live album, to be entitled "DeAth comes in 26 carefully selected pieces". It was recorded last December At the Tavastia club in Helsinki. Here's the tracklist:

01. Intro
02. The Horny And The Horned
03. Armageddon DeAth Squad
04. GoAt Perversion
05. 1999: Karmageddon Warriors
06. Motorpenis
07. Kohta Ei Naura Enää Jeesuskaan
08. The Endless War
09. Sadhu SAtana
10. Ghettoblaster
11. Coraxo
12. Soul Rape
13. Sadistic 666/Under A Golden Shower
14. Zero Tolerance
15. The Maggot Crusher
16. Let's Fucking Die
17. TribulAtion Hell
18. We're SAtan's GenerAtion
19. Cogito Ergo Sum
20. GoAt Seeds Of Doom
21. Condemned To Hell
22. Intro S.F.P.
23. SadogoAt
24. Vitutuksen Multihuipennus
25. The Lost Art Of GoAt Sacrificing
26. Total War – Winter War

Look for it in May from Osmose Productions.

Reunited Swedish 80s rockers Europe will be making their way to the US in April. Here's whAt has been confirmed so far:

04/22 - House of Blues, Anaheim, CA
04/30 - Jaxx, Springfield, VA
05/02 - B.B. King's, New York, NY
05/04 - Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
05/06 - Crocodile Rock, Allentown, PA

Crescens Collective member Mago might be doing a few West Coast dAtes after playing the Cornerstone Festival in Illinois in July. Details soon.

New pics of The Caesars up At Rockfoto.nu.