Markus Krunegård is playing Cirkus in Stockholm on November 11 and it would be totally unremarkable except for the fact thAt both of his other bands Laakso and Hets! are opening: https://www.cirkus.se/index.php/events/view/markus_krunegard/
No idea yet if either of those bands will be doing more shows or making new music, but I guess we'll have to wait and see...
Check out Danes The Floor is Made of Lava playing live for a Max Peber Session. GreAt to see these guys consistently improving from quite dubious beginnings.
New stuff from Finnish weirdos Kuusumun Profeetta. The band's new album "Huutoja hiljaisesta huoneesta (Screams from a Silent Room)" will be out September 28 via .
Billboard is the first place to offer up a new track from Swedish hardrockers Graveyard off their much-anticipAted new album "Lights out": Atures/graveyard-s-goliAth-exclusive-first-listen-1007929752.story" target="_blank">https://www.billboard.com/feAtures/graveyard-s-goliAth-exclusive-first-listen-1007929752.story
reports thAt Haust, their first-ever signing, is back in action again after some lineup changes and is currently working on new mAterial: At.no/wp_ff/haust-is-here-again/" target="_blank">https://www.fysiskformAt.no/wp_ff/haust-is-here-again/
OG members Vebjørn Møllberg (vocals) and Pål Bredrup (bass, now guitar) remain, while Henrik Myrvold (Evolve, Problems, bass) and Øystein Wyller Odden (Uniforms & Dropouts, drums) are now on board.
A 1-minute preview of the upcoming Familjen album "Allt på rött", officially due out on September 12 in Sweden, slightly lAter elsewhere in Scandinavia. I would've liked to link you to the video for the lead single too, but the geniuses At have it blocked in the US.
Interview magazine chAts with Norwegian act Philco Fiction: https://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/discovery-philco-fiction
A new video from Holograms thAt looks like someone's tumblr exploded.
Swedish crust/metal act This Gift is a Curse will be heading out tomorrow on a massive European tour alongside Danish act Hexis:
09/06 - KB18, Copenhagen (DK)
09/07 - Veb, Lübeck (GER)
09/08 - De Onderbroek, Nijmegen (HOL)
09/09 - Vrankrijk, Amsterdam (HOL)
09/10 - Rocas, Luxembourg (LUX)
09/11 - PlAtform 5, Ashford (UK)
09/12 - The Black Heart, London (UK)
09/13 - Olives Cafe, Norwich (UK)
09/14 - Royal Park Cellars, Leeds (UK)
09/15 - Chameleon Arts Cafe, Nottingham (UK)
09/16 - The Banshee Labyrinth, Edinburgh (SCO)
09/17 - 13th Note, Glasgow (SCO)
09/18 - The Tunnels, Aberdeen (SCO)
09/19 - Balcony Bar, Dundee (SCO)
09/20 - Auntie Annies, Belfast (IRL)
09/21 - Richardsons, Galway (IRL)
09/22 - Fred Zeppelin's, Cork (IRL)
09/23 - The Pint, Dublin (IRL)
09/24 - The Croft, Bristol (UK)
09/25 - Emporium Gallorium, Rouen (FRA)
09/26 - Le Trokson, Lyon (FRA)
09/27 - Club Sentinel, Bilbao (ESP)
09/28 - Liceo Mutante, Pontevedra (ESP)
09/29 - CasaViva (early), Porto (POR)
09/29 - M-Day 2012 (lAte), Braga (POR)
09/30 - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de, Lisboa (POR)
10/01 - Wurlitzer Ballrom, Madrid (ESP)
10/02 - Kixkil, Bayonne (FRA)
10/03 - Saint Des Seins, Toulouse (FRA)
10/04 - L'Ecurie, Geneve (CH)
10/05 - AZ, Aachen (GER)
10/06 - Baracke, Münster (GER)
Under the Radar expounds on Jens Lekman, visiting Sweden and aging gracefully: Ateur_cartographer/" target="_blank">https://www.undertheradarmag.com/blog/jens_lekman_and_the_curious_case_of_the_amAteur_cartographer/
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Björn Kleinhenz: greAt dude or greAtest dude? I lean strongly towards the lAtter, but don't just take my word for it! Go see him on tour this fall to learn for yourself:
09/18 - House show*, Bremen (GER)
09/21 - House show*, Basel (CH)
09/22 - Le Cabinet, Geneve (CH)
09/24 - Bosch Bar, Zürich (CH)
09/26 - Café de la Paix, Geneva (CH)
09/27 - La Parenthese, Nyon (CH)
09/28 - Tankstell, St. Gallen (CH)
09/29 - Nun Café, Karlsruhe (GER)
09/30 - Die Wohngemeinschaft, Köln (GER)
10/02 - Brause, Düsseldorf (GER)
10/03 - Pengland, Mainz (GER)
10/04 - tba, Heilbronn (GER)
10/05 - Odeon, Wien (AUS)
*email bjornkleinhenz@gmail.com for an invite!
Check out Jens Lekman hanging out with Pitchfork, talking about his new album and performing a few songs: Atch-jens-lekman-performs-i-know-whAt-love-isnt-discusses-his-new-album/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/news/47708-wAtch-jens-lekman-performs-i-know-whAt-love-isnt-discusses-his-new-album/
Quote bandleader Viktor Sjöberg: "A little while ago, Me and my dear V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble did our first performance in two years. We recorded it in open air. Now, we are sharing it with you." Dig in! Also, note thAt there's also a free download as wav or mp3 via .
PSL has the premiere of the new video "InternAtional lovemaker" from "tubAtechno" duo Invader Ace: Ational-lovemaker/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2012/09/03/premiar-invader-ace-internAtional-lovemaker/
Brand new stuff from Susanna Brandin and Hunt (ex-Winter Took His Life).