KVLR got a 4-star review over At All Music Guide: https://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDCASS70311101710182654&sql=Acu5a8qbzbtm4

United Enemies will be holding a release party for their new EP "Love Kills" At FAtclub in Malmö on April 23. Admission will get you a free copy of said EP, too.

Upcoming live dAtes for Supersilent:

07/03 - Jazz Festival Ljubljana (SLO)
07/05 - Copenhagen Jazzfestival (DK)
07/27 - Canal Street, Arendal (NOR)
09/03 - Trondheim Jazzfestival, Norway (NOR)

Pole, I Am Kloot, Blue FoundAtion and Lise Westzynthius are the first names confirmed for the RECession Festival in Århus, Denmark on May 6-8.

Swedish hip-hop artist DJ Large from Mobbade Barn Med AutomAtvapen is putting out a new mix CD to peddle on the upcoming Atmosphere/Promoe tour. Full tracklist and other info: https://www.svenskunderjord.com/incNyheterView.asp?id=570

Stereocent.com is updAted with new live pics of The Raveonettes and Sofia Talvik.

Full, updAted live schedule for Turbonegro:

03/17 - HH, Bergen (NOR)
03/19 - Samfundet, Trondheim (NOR)
03/20 - Hydranten, Hamar (NOR)
03/26 - All Tomorrows Parties (UK)
03/27 - Umeå Open (SWE)
03/31 - Arctic Challenge, Mackhallen Tromsø (NOR) w/SAtyricon
04/03 - Rock Mot Rus, Andenes Idrettshall (NOR)
06/04 - Rock Am Ring, Nurberg (GER)
06/05 - Rock Im Park, Nurnburgring (GER)
06/06 - Download Festival, Donnington (tbc)
06/18 - Oslo Spektrum (NOR) w/Joan Jett & Alice Cooper
06/19 - Gøteborg Metal Fest (SWE)
07/04 - With Full Force (GER)
07/09 or 10 - Stavernfestivalen (NOR) w/Gluecifer
07/10 or 11 - Ruisrock (FIN)
07/11 - tbc, Wiesen (AUS)
09/11 - Vittoria (SPA)

The Models are looking for a new drummer and rhythm guitarist. Email info@themodelsband.com for details. The should be releasing a new single soon from their recent record session At Svenska Grammofonstudion, the studio run by Kalle of TSOOL.

The next single from Nicolai Dunger's most recent album will be for the song "My Time is Now" and the b-side will feAture a remix from "Swedish housegurus" Laid (aka Zoo Brazil).

Minty Fresh has a brand new website with confirmAtion of the upcoming North American release of "Kokomemedada" from Komeda on May 4 as well as a link to the video for "B.L.O.S.S.O.M.": https://www.mintyfresh.com/
And by way of the Happyment fan site comes this link to a directory of rarities available for download by way of the Yahoo fan group.

UpdAted European tourdAtes for Seven Feet Four:

03/20 - Eldorado @ Alcazar, Stockholm (SWE) w/C.Aarmé
04/02 - Muddy WAters, Oslo (NOR) w/Captain Murphy
04/03 - Kafé Hvitfelt, Uddevalla (SWE)
04/04 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
04/05 - Blue Shell, Köln (GER)
04/06 - Clubkeller, Frankfurt (GER)
04/07 - Butterclub, Berlin (GER)
04/08 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen (GER)
04/09 - TBA, Kassel (GER)
04/10 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
04/12 - Molodoi, Strasbourg (FRA)
04/13 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
04/14 - MuK, Giessen (GER)
04/15 - Himmel, Schwyz (CH)
04/20 - La Nau, La Roca Del Valles (SPA)
04/21 - ArrebAto, Zaragoza (SPA)
04/22 - La Scena, Lyon (FRA)
04/23 - Libre Court, Montceau Les Mines (FRA)
04/24 - L’Austrasique, Nancy (FRA)
04/25 - Stax-O-Soul, Lille (FRA)
04/27 - Ex-Haus, Trier (GER) w/JR Ewing
04/28 - Heartbreak Hotel, Bremen (GER)
04/29 - 1000 Fryd, Ålborg (DK)

New London dAtes for Swedish synthpop group Melody Club:

04/06 - Barfly, Camden
04/07 - Borderline, Soho
04/08 - WAter RAts, King's Cross

"Let's Rock 'n' Roll the Dice Tour" is the name of a four-day tour feAturing six Swedish and Finnish bands joining forces to play both countries. Here's the lineup of dAtes:

03/31 - Tantogården, Stockholm w/Firestone, KiNG, The Unisex & Lovestone
04/01 - Café PastL, Sala w/Firestone, KiNG, The Unisex & The Sheena Hyenas
04/02 - Sombrero, Örebro w/Firestone, KiNG, The Unisex & Agent Kooper
04/03 - Smedjan, Köping w/Firestone, KiNG, The Unisex & Agent Kooper (all ages afternoon gig)
04/03 - Smedjan, Köping w/Firestone, KiNG, The Unisex & The Sheena Hyenas

Pre-Emperor deAth-metal band Thou Shalt Suffer (feAt. Samoth, Ihsahn and Ildjarn) will see their album "Into the Woods of Belial" reissued with new cover art via Nocturnal Art Productions on April 12. Candlelight will release the US version on May 4.

Finnish doom metal act Shape of Despair has set "Illusion's Play" as the name of their forthcoming album, due out lAter this year through Spikefarm Records.