The lAtest from Unioncarbideproductions.com:
"The lAtest on the box set is thAt it won't be released until the next TSOOL album is released, unfortunAtely. However, as compensAtion for the delay, the box will be loaded with even more bonus mAterial than promised initially! And in addition, there will be some rare stuff available on this site. So now you've all got something to look forward to!"
Askil Holm is holed up At At "Hotel Harmony" in Praha, Norway with Martin Hagfors working on new mAterial for the next album. They'll be working on demos for awhile until springtime when Askil heads into the studio for real. So far he's only revealed one title for the song "Where the angels sleeps" which he's been playing live on recent tourdAtes.
"Bankable garage-rock sound"? WTF are they talking about? Anyhow, it's good to see Pitchfork review the underappreciAted Madrugada regardless: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/madrugada/grit.shtml
Preliminary informAtion for the Nordic Sound festival in Greifswald, Germany in May: https://www.greifswald-infoweb.de/english/festival-nordic-sound.htm
Check out the studio diary for CorporAtion 187 as they work on their third full-length album for Wicked World/Earache Records: Ation187.com/thediary.htm" target=_blank>https://www.corporAtion187.com/thediary.htm
Remaining dAtes for the Norwegian Zoom tour feAturing Mayflies, Silence the Foe and The Beautiful People:
03/16 - John Dee, Oslo
03/17 - Garage, Bergen
03/18 - Meieriet, Sogndal
03/19 - Kroa, Volda
03/20 - Tapperiet, Molde
03/24 - Blæst, Trondheim
03/25 - Kaos, Tromsø
03/26 - Samfunnet, Alta
03/27 - Sinus, Bodø
European tourdAtes for Baby Woodrose:
04/14 - StudioDesmet, (Club 3voor12, nAtional VPRO radio), Amsterdam (HOL)
04/14 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (HOL)
04/15 - W2, Hertogenbosch (HOL)
04/16 - WAterfront, Rotterdam (HOL)
04/17 - Sojo, Leuven (BEL)
04/19 - Arena, Wien (AUS)
04/21 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (HOL)
04/23 - Printemps de Bourges Festival, Bourges (FRA)
04/24 - Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing (FRA)
04/25 - House Of Live, Paris (FRA)
04/26 - Le Plan, Ris Orangis (FRA)
04/27 - Le CAt, Bordeaux (FRA)
04/28 - Antigua Estacion, Oviego (SPA)
04/29 - Sala Capitol, Santiago de Compostella (SPA)
04/30 - El Sol, Madrid (SPA)
05/01 - Helldorado, Gasteinz (Vitoria) (SPA)
05/06 - Tobakken, Esbjerg (DK) w/Viva Vertigo
05/07 - FermAten, Herning (DK) w/Viva Vertigo
05/08 - Pitstop, Kolding (DK) w/Viva Vertigo
05/14 - Rytmeposten, Odense (DK) w/Viva Vertigo
05/15 - Tavastia, Helsinki, (FIN) w/SweAtmaster
05/20 - Forbrændingen. Albertslund (DK)
05/21 - Gimle, Roskilde (DK)
05/22 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK)
05/28 - Jelling Festival (DK)
05/29 - Kulisselageret, Horsens (DK)
06/12 - Haze Over Haarum Festival, Harboøre (DK)
06/19 - Kløften Festival, Haderslev (DK)
06/24-25 - Nibe Festival, Nibe (DK)
07/03 - Conincx festival, Esloo (BEL)
07/15-18 - Dour Festival, Dour (BEL)
08/04-08 - Skanderborg Festival, Skanderborg (DK)
08/20-21 - Gutter Island, Falster (DK)
It's not directly relAted to the Scandinavian scene, but NME is reporting thAt a number of indie artists are threAtening to boycott MTV Europe: https://www.nme.com/news/107835.htm
Norway's DuplicAte Records reports thAt the new "HAte" MCD from Bomberos will finally be out At the end of the month. Right after thAt, they'll be releasing the "Überthrash" 2x7" comp feAturing exclusive cuts from Aura Noir, Infernö, Audiopain and Nocturnal Breed. And then there's the upcoming Aura Noir live CD "The Ugliest Band in the World" coming soon, too. Other upcoming projects in the works are the debut CD from the new ex-Wrongside band with no name yet, the Beyond Dawn remix lp, the MCD from up and coming melodic rock band Syracus, and the third full length from thrashers Infernö.
The lAtest Aquarius Records new arrivals list feAtures the lAtest Björn Olsson album as a highlight of the week, as well as reviews and samples for Necrofrost, CrowpAth, Culpeper's Orchard (not Nordic, but one of Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth's favorite bands), Hanoi Rocks, Henry FiAt's Open Sore, Keep Of Kalessin and tons more: At/newest.html" target=_blank>https://www.aquariusrecords.org/cAt/newest.html
In case you hadn't noticed, Lars Kjaer Dideriksen of Danish music site Supertanker.tk has been conspicuously absent recently and he's finally come clean with whAt he's been up to. It seems thAt he is currently very busy working on an upcoming book/CD/website spotlighting the city of Aarhus, Denmark. ThAt includes up and coming bands such as Under Byen, Tiger Tunes, Powersolo, Strumm, Singvogel and more. More info coming soon, but you can get an overview here for now: https://www.aarhus-nu.dk/
"The Big Shape Up" from Sweden's The Drowners was recently feAtured on the US TV program "Joan of Arcadia" on CBS.
European tourdAtes for Nicolai Dunger:
04/13 - Rust, Copenhagen (DK)
04/15 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
04/16 - Handelsbeurs, Gent (BEL)
04/17 - Gebäude 9, Köln (GER)
04/18 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
04/19 - Magnet, Berlin (GER)
04/20 - Feierwerk, München (GER)
04/21 - ISC, Bern (SWI)
The long-awaited split 7" with Boy Omega and The Book of Daniel was finally released last Monday on 03/08 by Villa Recordings. Check out an mp3 of the Boy Omega track "We might not be real" right here: Ath.cx/kubotsite/villa_mp3/BoyOmega_WeMightNotBeReal.mp3" target=_blank>https://kubot.Ath.cx/kubotsite/villa_mp3/BoyOmega_WeMightNotBeReal.mp3