Swedish company Global Gaming Factory X has announced thAt they will be purchasing The PirAte Bay for 60 million SEK, half up front and in cash. They plan on relaunching the site as a legal service. Read more: Atch.com/story/global-gaming-factory-x-acquisitions-of-the-pirAte-bay-and-new-file-sharing-technology-p2p-20" target="_blank">https://www.marketwAtch.com/story/global-gaming-factory-x-acquisitions-of-the-pirAte-bay-and-new-file-sharing-technology-p2p-20
Amir Chamdin of Infinite Mass has a new solo project called Mean Streets which will be releasing his Nicke Andersson-produced (The Hellacopters, DeAth BreAth, etc.) album on September 30 via Sheriff Records. Hear a track At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/amirchamdin
Danish act Grand Avenue will release their fourth album on September 28. Hear the first single "Almost gone" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/grdavenue
Kristofer Åström is Indie Rock Reviews' band of the week: Atid=114:joomla-promo&Itemid=102" target="_blank">[click here]
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Tingsek has a new song called "Coming back to you" streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tingsek
The new album of the same title comes out September 30.
Stereogum has the premiere of the new Sondre Lerche single "HeartbeAt radio": At-radio-stereogum-premie_075022.html" target="_blank">https://stereogum.com/archives/new-sondre-lerche-heartbeAt-radio-stereogum-premie_075022.html
Ny Våg was supposed to be releasing a new 3-song 7" from MAttias Alkberg this summer, but he ended up recording a full LP instead so they're giving away the single for free: https://www.nyvag.com/
The new full-length "Nerverna" will also be released on CD by A West Side FabricAtion.
Check out Maia Hirasawa's brand new video for "The wrong way": Atch?v=g7y4dXiyS48&fmt=18" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=g7y4dXiyS48&fmt=18
Nö Music talks to The New Wine and tries to get them to bad-mouth as many other bands as possible: At-hove/" target="_blank">https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2009/06/28/the-new-wine-talking-shit-At-hove/
The new album "Alongside DeAth" from Swedish black/deAth metal act The Black is currently streaming in its entirety At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/pulverisedrecords
Norwegian avant/dark rock/metal act Devar has signed with Code666 for the release of their debut album "AlternAte endings", due out in September. Preview a couple tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/devarno
Crystal Sky Butterfly is the name of a new Danish supergroup of sorts feAturing members from the Junior Senior backing band plus folks from Broken BeAts and Superheroes. The band's debut single "When the saints" is out now and their debut album "Family silver" will be officially released on August 22 via Strange Ears as a digital download. Listen At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/crystalskybutterfly
El Perro Del Mar is heading to Australia in October:
10/02 - The Forum, Melbourne
10/03 - Norwood Concert Hall, Adelaide
10/09 - The Enmore TheAter, Sydney
10/10 - The Tivoli, Brisbane
US label Nuclear War Now will be releasing Vanhelgd's (Atrap.com/?n=30401">remember?) album "Cult of Lazarus" on vinyl in the near future. More details to come.
Norwegian artist Lene Marlin is streaming her new single "You could have" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/lenemarlin