Atrap.com/n/39401-new-skansros-gets-title-release-dAte">Speaking of , the label has announced thAt they will also be releasing a new 7" single called "Just for fun" from Alpaca Sports on March 22 in associAtion with . Limited to 300 copies and already available for preorder.
Swedish indierock act Skansros have confirmed thAt their new album "Rekviem till en dröm" will be released on March 21 via . The lead single "Felix" came out in December.
Norwegian indierockers The Megaphonic Thrift will be spending a lot of time on the road over the next few months:
01/31 - Lexington, London (UK)
02/01 - Old Blue Last, London (UK)
02/03 - Logen, Bergen (NOR)
02/04 - Flytten, Haugesund (NOR)
02/09 - Trashpop, Kristiansand (NOR)
02/10 - Glassmagasinet, Horten (NOR)
02/11 - John Dee, Oslo (NOR)
02/18 - Klubben, Trondheim (NOR)
02/22 - Bingon, Lillehammer (NOR)
02/24 - Parkbiografen, Skien (NOR)
02/25 - Kroa (Viko), Bø (NOR)
03/06 - Gless 22, Munster (GER)
03/07 - Gebaude 9, Køln (GER)
03/08 - Botanique, Brussel (BEL)
03/09 - Prince Albert, Brighton (UK)
03/11 - Ruby Lounge, Manchester (UK)
03/12 - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (UK)
03/13 - Rainbow, Birmingham (UK)
03/16 - Le Divan Du Monde, Paris, Frankrike
03/17 - Manufaktur, Schorndorf (GER)
03/20 - Atomic Cafe, Munchen (GER)
03/21 - B72, Wien (AUS)
03/22 - Eldorado, Zurich (CH)
03/24 - MAttAtio Culture Club, Carpi (ITA)
03/26 - BeAtpol, Dresden (GER)
03/27 - PrivAt Club, Berlin (GER)
03/28 - Molotow, Hamburg (GER)
03/29 - Loppen, København (DK)
Tight Silk is the brand new electro/pop solo project of Josefine Fagerström from The Je Ne Sais Quoi/Jenny Wilson and "Like a feAther" is her debut single. No word on any sort of physical release yet, but expect more tracks to come down the line in the not-so-distant future.
Daniel Westerlund of the excellent avant-folk act The Goner and ex-bandmAte Johan Knudsen are composing the music for a new production of the play "Stora Landsvägen", originally by August Strindberg and rewritten for this occasion by poet/playwright Annika Boholm and directed by Ulf Friberg. The play opens on February 15, more info here: AteAter.com/" target="_blank">https://www.gottsundAteAter.com/
I was informed last night thAt dAtes wouldn't be confirmed until Thursday, but it appears thAt the cAt is out of the bag: Mastodon will be bringing both Opeth and Ghost on tour with them across North America in April. DAtes:
04/04 - StAte TheAter, Portland, ME
04/05 - Orpheum TheAter, Boston, MA
04/06 - Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec
04/07 - Sony Centre, Toronto, Ontario
04/09 - Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA
04/10 - The Dome, Wallingford, CT
04/11 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
04/13 - Riviera TheAtre, Chicago, IL
04/14 - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
04/15 - Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
04/16 - TN TheAter, Knoxville, TN
04/18 - Diamond Ballroom, Oklahoma City, OK
04/19 - Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX
04/20 - Back Stage Live, San Antonio, TX
04/21 - Concrete Street, Corpus Christi, TX
04/23 - Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
04/25 - House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
04/26 - Gibson AmphitheAtre, Los Angeles, CA
04/27 - Fox TheAtre, Oakland, CA
04/28 - Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV
04/30 - The Paramount, SeAttle, WA
05/01 - Orpheum TheAtre, Vancouver, British Columbia
05/03 - Edmonton Events Center, Edmonton, Alberta
05/04 - MacEwan Hall, Calgary, Alberta
05/05 - The Odeon, SaskAtoon, SaskAtchewan
05/06 - Burton Cummings TheAtre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
05/09 - The Fillmore, Washington, D.C.
05/10 - The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC
05/11 - House of Blues, Myrtle Beach, SC
05/12 - Masquerade Music Park, Atlanta, GA
A new tune from Norwegian artist Simen Tangen off his upcoming record "Fall/1998". There's a release party At Blå in Oslo on Friday, February 3.
WAtch Sahara Hotnights do an acoustic session for Finnish live music video site Off the Record: https://offtherecord.fi/sahara-hotnights/
Local (to me) metal/punk act Black BreAth will be taking Swedes Tormented and Victims on tour in Europe:
03/29 - Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL)
03/30 - Trix Bar, Antwerp (BEL)
03/31 - De Kreun, Kortrijk (BEL)
04/02 - The Underworld, London (UK)
04/03 - Islington Mill, Manchester (UK)
04/04 - Club For Ibach, Cardiff (UK)
04/08 - Caracol, Madrid (ESP)
04/10 - La Dynamo, Toulouse (FRA)
04/11 - Tap-Tap, Schaffhausen (CH)
04/12 - Juha West, Stuttgart (GER)
04/14 - AJZ, Bielefeld (GER)
04/15 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
04/17 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE)
04/19 - Truckstop Alaska, Göteborg (SWE)
04/20 - Templet, Lyngby (DK)
Listen to Norway's first new episode of 2012 of their excellent podcast series "99 Minutes" is now online and feAtures an interview with Ivar Peersen of Enslaved, as well as the usual diverse array of Norwegian music: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012013011222443117418
Aversionline covers the lAtest 7" from Finnish noiserockers ThroAt: At-pee-7/" target="_blank">https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2012/01/30/throAt-pee-7/
New Converge-esque hardcore outta Tromsø from a band called Die X Legend. The band's debut LP "VS. GoliAth" will get a proper vinyl release on February 3.
The new Maskinen album "Framgång & efterfrågan" will be released on March 27.
I fully admit it now: my first impression of Ghost was way off and totally wrong. I went in with false expectAtions due to whAtever hype and backlash was going around At the time and totally missed the fact thAt they are simply a greAt heavy rock band with tons of solid hooks. I'm sure a lot of folks are bummed by the occult vibe and costumes, but thAt stuff doesn't bother me At all. In fact, I am unreservedly excited about seeing them play in SeAttle tonight and look forward to seeing an actual show. See you there?
will be doing a vinyl edition of The High HAts' excellent 2007 album "Too much is never enough" lAter this spring with a brand new full-length to follow lAter in the fall. Seeing as how I'll definitely be tracking down a personal copy, I'll be sure to keep you posted.