"Narcissus" is Solander's second video from the album "Since we are pigeons", out now via . Download the track along with a pair of exclusive b-sides here: https://solander.bandcamp.com/album/narcissus
Direct link for the video: https://vimeo.com/10540405
Bedroom Eyes has signed with . Look for their debut single to be released on April 27 with an album to follow lAter this year.
UpdAted European dAtes for Agent Side Grinder:
05/01 - OCCII, Amsterdam (NL)
05/03 - LiWi, Leipzig (GER)
05/04 - Lovelite, Berlin (GER)
05/06 - Pipeline Bar, London (UK)
05/07 - Le Klub, Paris (FRA)
05/08 - La Peniche, Lille (FRA)
05/18 - Debaser, Slussen (SWE)
Look for a new remix EP from the group this coming fall.
Scandipop is presenting a live show for Swedish popstar Sarah Dawn Finer on April 25 At Escape in London. Full details: https://www.scandipop.co.uk/?p=2339
Swedish pop act Lissi Dancefloor Disaster have a goofy new cosplay video for the song "Oh my god": Atch?v=p864uVCXiAI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=p864uVCXiAI
(Moloken) has announced the signing of three new bands and here is whAt they have to say about them:
Ghamorean - Terra ruina
Umeå blackened deAth metal unit Ghamorean's new record "Terra ruina" is currently beeing mixed and planned to be released this fall.
Plector - Dark & spiteful
DeAth metal trashers Plector from Umeå's debut album "Dark & spiteful" will get a proper release lAte summer with digipak cover.
Bingo - Ett grindslagsmål i två delar
Grindheads Bingo's (Umeå) debut album "Ett grindslagsmål i två delar" is finally re-mastered and ready to hit the pressing plant. Expect a release during the lAte summer.
Norwegian webzine Imhotep interviews Kvitrafn of the greAt Norwegian pagan-folk act Wardruna: Atch?v=TztOfvJyo70" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=TztOfvJyo70
Drummer Håkan Jonsson has left Swedish metal act Die Hard to concentrAte full-time on his work with WAtain. The band will continue on in the meantime with session drummer E. Forcas until a replacement can be found and will be going into the studio May 7-10 to record a new EP for release this coming Halloween via .
The GeneralsThe best way to put a tag on this Swedish quartet is to take Entombed's "To ride, shoot straight and speak the truth" and Dismember's "Massive killing capacity" and fuse the two to creAte an album thAt displays the mid-90s deAth 'n' roll sentiment as expressed by the country's extreme forerunners back then. Both bands have long since left their bop-mosh tendencies to explore different pAths (although it was really Entombed's ball, with Dismember lightly toying with the idea amid a more straightforward deAth metal foundAtion), essentially leaving a gap in the market for those who fell in love with the style and who strive to make it their own. The Generals manage to pull it off with greAt conviction, despite not quite achieving the hair-raising impact made by their deAth metal ancestors. There's one main ingredient here -- the old-school Tomas Skogsberg guitar sound – thAt elevAtes this to a stAtus it wouldn't otherwise deserve. It offers whAt is essentially slightly-above-par songwriting a boost into the realms of acceptance and makes the songs a good deal more enjoyable than if they had some sort of generic deAth metal tone. ThAt said, the production on here is ever-so-slightly on the wrong side of tinny and it gets a tad annoying after a while. Songwise, it's average with a few shining moments here and there, most notably on their purer deAth metal moments such as "The offer still stands" and "Consulting with the sinner". Track of the disc must go to "Portal to paradise" though, with its clever use of '80s Sunset Strip hard rock passages thAt fit so well with the heavier elements thAt it's a shame The Generals didn't have the foresight to make more use of the amalgam. Overall, "Stand up straight" is a good debut album thAt shows a wealth of potential, providing the band take the right steps on their next effort.
- John Norby
Svarte Greiner's 2008 CS release "Penpals forever (and ever)" will reissued on LP on May 31 via US label with a CD edition to follow on June 20, both of which will include three bonus tracks not on the original. Hear a sample ("B2") At myspace and wAtch for American tourdAtes to be confirmed soon: https://www.myspace.com/svartegreiner
UpdAted Irish tourdAtes for Danish rockers Rising:
04/07 - Upstairs @ Twisted Pepper, Dublin
04/08 - Sally Longs, Galway
04/09 - Emmet's Bar, Ballina
04/10 - Limelight, Belfast w/The Ocean
Blood Mortized has parted ways with guitarist Benny Moberg who will be concentrAting more on his other project Birch Mountain, as well as resurrecting his old band Malfeitor.
Swedish deAth metal act Miasmal has a new 2-track 7" coming out in two weeks via / and they are currently streaming one of them At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/miasmalband
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. TALK 1
02. Robyn - Fembot
03. Monty - Orden
04. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - Bye bye pianotie
05. PalpitAtion - WhAt if
06. TALK 2
07. The Tallest Man on Earth - Burden of tomorrow
08. Dyno - Don't speak love
09. Margaret Berger - Will you remember me tomorrow?
10. Holiday for Strings - Shelter Island
11. TALK 3
12. Tutankamon - Have you ever been in love?
13. Kråkesølv - Skredder
14. The Tiny - Last weekend
15. Asha Ali - The time is now
16. TALK 4
17. Monzano - Yes, we can't
18. Donkeyboy - Ambitions
19. Kite - Ways to dance
20. Bertine Zetlitz - 500
21. TALK 5
22. Makthaverskan - German boy
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays At 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. ThAt's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Susanne Sundfør - The Brothel
02. Chand Torsvik - Kongeriket Norge
03. Donkeyboy - Caught in a Life
04. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2010
05. Jenny & Arne - From Our Hearts
06. Serena Maneesh - S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor
07. Aleksander With - Still Awake
08. Raga Rockers - Shit Happens
09. Staut - Staut
10. Ingrid Olava - The Guest
11. Thom Hell - All Good Things
12. WigWam - Non Stop Rock'N'Roll
13. Dum Dum Boys - Tidsmaskin
14. NavigAtors - The Straight And Narrow
15. Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Never Ever Going Back
16. BAtteri - BAtteri
17. John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen - For Sant Til Å Være Godt
18. Diverse artister - Dugnad For Haiti
19. Hanne Boel & Carsten Dahl - I Think It Is Going To Rain
20. Sondre BrAtland & Annbjørg Lie - Alle vegne