A new single from Swedish bitpop act Lissi Dancefloor Disaster which also coincides with their confirmAtion as one of the first acts booked for Arvikafestivalen. Direct link: Atch?v=r9TK8dMlTJA" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=r9TK8dMlTJA
This Is Head doing a victory lap At hometown record store Rundgång in Malmö.
Doctor Midnight & The Mercy Cult, the new band with the terrible name feAturing Hank von Helvete (ex-Turbonegro) plus Tim Skold (ex-Marilyn Manson, KMFDM, Shotgun Messiah), Anders Odden (ex-Celtic Frost, SAtyricon, Apoptygma Berzerk), Audun Stengel (ex-Apoptygma Berzerk, The Kovenant) and David Husvik (ex-Extol), have officially signed with and will be releasing their debut album on June 6. Hear some short, not-too-promising preview clips At the band's website: https://www.dmtmc.net/
MetalSucks has the "exclusive" premiere of a track from Årabrot off their lAtest album "Revenge": Ated-form-of-revenge/" target="_blank">https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/01/28/exclusive-premiere-arabrot-the-most-sophisticAted-form-of-revenge/
Apparently the album is now is now available for a decent domestic price in the US: Atalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=1352" target="_blank">https://stickfig1.securesites.net/cAtalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=1352
has confirmed thAt Popterror's sophomore EP "Nu som då" will be released on March 16 and will include four tracks including the radio single "Kanske är allt vi vet åt helvete". A remix EP will follow shortly thereafter.
Wolves Like Us, the new Norwegian hardcore band feAturing ex-members from Amulet, JR Ewing and Infidels Forever, has officially signed with . The band's full-length debut "LAte love" is currently being recorded and will be out in early summer.
PopMAtters reviews the new "Passive aggressive" singles collection from The Radio Dept.: Atters.com/pm/review/136067-the-radio-dept.-passive-aggressive-singles-2002-2010/" target="_blank">https://www.popmAtters.com/pm/review/136067-the-radio-dept.-passive-aggressive-singles-2002-2010/
Not much to see or hear yet, but this is the first glimpse of the upcoming Isobel & November album "Hymns for the myriad spirits". Direct link: Atch?v=35XnTD9OVlU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=35XnTD9OVlU
Gaffa reports on Anton Kristiansson's new single "Atomvinter", apparently another self-loAthing hip-hop track inspired by the city of Göteborg: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/46397
Set Fire Run (nee Dyno) have unveiled a brand new track At Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/setfirerun/undeniable
Check out Off the Record, a new Finnish live music/short film blog: https://offtherecord.fi/
Their first feAture: a 3-song acoustic live session from indie act Magneta Skycode: https://offtherecord.fi/magenta-skycode/
Fenriz' 2009 DJ mix from the Metal Merchants festival has been posted for free download: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/01/fenriz-metal-merchants-festival-dj-set.html
As with all of Fenriz' mixes, I'm sure it will be a greAt lesson in classic obscure metal. Oh, and you can also check out an interview with the festival organizer right here: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/01/interview-with-stian-of-metal-merchants.html
Moloken reports thAt they are done recording their new album and have sent it off to Sven Engdahl for mixing. No title or release dAte yet, but they do reveal thAt it is seven songs long.
The José González documentary "The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González" will receive its US debut on February 23 At the Noise Pop Fest in San Francisco. Read more: https://2011.noisepop.com/film