Details for the upcoming Susanna and the Magical Orchestra album "3" have been posted: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/susannaandthemagicalorchestra/rcd-2090---susanna-and-the-magical-orchestra_-3
The official release dAte is August 24 via Rune Grammofon.
Metal Bastard says thAt Entombed's "Clandestine" is the best album of the 90s: https://metalbastard.blogspot.com/2009/08/metal-bastard-reveals-best-album-of-90s.html
The lAtest Looptroop Rockers album "Good things" will receive a proper US release on August 25 via Bad Taste Records.
Dyno are streaming a new track At myspace called "Too close": https://www.myspace.com/dynodynodyno
Here is the Atrap" target="_blank">It's a Trap! listening group top 10 artists of the week, unique to our group:
01. The Bear Quartet
02. Frida Hyvönen
03. Detektivbyrån
04. Sally Shapiro
05. El Perro del Mar
06. Hello Saferide
07. Jenny Wilson
08. Fever Ray
09. The Big Pink
10. Timo Räisänen
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Cult Swedish deAth metal act Bastard Priest are currently mixing their debut full-length for release via Blood Harvest lAter this year. No dAte yet, but I'll keep you posted.
The lAtest edition of the monthly Music Alliance Pack internAtional mp3 highlight roundup is now online: https://eardrumsmusic.com/2009/08/15/music-alliance-pact-august-edition-31-songs-from-31-blogs-from-31-countries/
Swedish postrock act Immanu El have three new songs posted At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/immanuelband
Taxi Taxi!'s debut full-length "Still Standing At Your Back Door" is confirmed for release on September 21.
I promised a week of negAtive-minded mp3 posts and I fully intend to deliver, but I am going to start out slow. The new ModerAt LikvidAtion album isn't bad per se as much as it's pointless. Do we really need one of Sweden's classic hardcore acts to reunite in 2009 and tell us about how out of control political correctness has gotten? No, we don't. I'm glad to see those dudes are still raging after all these years and I'm sure a ton of folks were stoked to finally get a chance to see them live, but I doubt their new record would've gotten much Attention if they weren't banking on the name. See Pissed Jeans' "Goodbye (hair)" for the proper way to make old-man hardcore. This is just tired and boring.
Moderat Likvidation - P.K
Norwegian avant/metal label DuplicAte Records is now doing direct sales of high quality mp3 downloads and are throwing in a bunch of extra tracks as a bonus for many releases: Ate-records.com/mp3store.htm" target="_blank">https://www.duplicAte-records.com/mp3store.htm
In other label news, look for new 7"s from Lydia Laska and Carniwhöre this fall plus new CDs from both Enthral and ViolAted.
It's not 100% Scandinavian, but I have a new mix I made up At the blog You Were There, Too entitled "Have heart": https://youweretheretoo.blogspot.com/2009/08/avi-roigs-playlist.html
Danish act Atoi has a neAt new animAted video for the single "Julio Jackson": https://vimeo.com/6109447
Sounds and looks pretty good!
Check out Bouvet, a new Oslo-based act feAturing members from DeAth Is Not Glamorous and The First Cut: https://www.myspace.com/bouvetband
My first impression is thAt they're doing a heavy/melancholy alt-rock thing kind of like Lapko or maybe Heroes and Zeros, but not nearly as melodramAtic as the former. Look for their debut 7" via Sound Fiction this fall.
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Marit Bergman - Casey, hold on
02. TALK 1
03. Ponamero Sundown - Alcoholic deAthride
04. Titiyo - If only your bed could cry (feAt. Moto Boy)
05. The Bear Quartet - Millions
06. TALK 2
07. The Skull Defekts - Millions
08. Gösta Berlings Saga - SorterargAtan 3
09. TALK 3
10. Stefan and the ProblemAtix - In the city
11. 1999 - HAted people
12. Astrid Swan - 2000 - 2010 (I'm not even 30)
13. Grande Roses - I don't wanna get back on thAt horse again
14. TALK 4
15. Blänk - Shirt off
16. Psychic Stunts - Wind up the sound
17. Baby Woodrose - Countdown to breakdown
18. TALK 5
19. AC4 - Let's go to war
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.