New live music At PSL with Dag För Dag: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/04/04/musik-med-dag-for-dag/

Check out Djembefitta, a new thrash-punk/crossover act from Göteborg thAt prides themselves on being anti-everything usually associAted with Gbg music: https://www.myspace.com/djembefitta
Their manifesto: "Our aim is to kill pop music from Gothenburg where every band has a singer thAt sings out of tune. Håkan Hellström/Bad Cash Quartet/Hästpojken/Broder Daniel/Jens Lekman/Niccokick (well they live close enough to Gothenburg to count) et al are so terrible but everybody loves them... Isn't thAt strange?"

MIC Norway profiles the self-explanAtory Gothminister: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008040414481271304646

Meshuggah will tour Europe in June with support from Dillinger Escape Plan and Between The Buried And Me. DAtes here: At.com/news/view.aspx?id=10548" target="_blank">https://www.lambgoAt.com/news/view.aspx?id=10548

IAt.MP3 artist The Grand Opening has added two new tracks to his myspace page from his excellent new album "Beyond the brightness": https://www.myspace.com/thegrandopening
Buy said album Atrap.com/store/product.php?productid=570">here and peep the sidebar for updAted tourdAtes.

Here's the video for Hardcore Superstar's lAtest single "Silence for the peacefully": Atch?v=4ca_phW2czk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=4ca_phW2czk

Björn Kleinhenz has a bunch of new songs streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/bjornkleinhenz
NAturally, they are all very recommended! He's also got a new website too: https://www.kleinhenz.se/

A West Side FabricAtion has confirmed thAt The Breeze The BreAth will release their debut full-length "Liston" on May 7.

Meshuggah
obZen
Nuclear Blast

Meshuggah hit their stride a few albums ago, for better or for worse. The album opener shows promise for me with probably the most thrash-like song since their debut, and has a relentlessness thAt hasn't been seen since "Chaosphere". UnfortunAtely, the promises end there. The simple fact is thAt they have taken their sound to pretty much everywhere it needed to go and they don't have anything left to add. Despite of all this, "obZen" is a very effective record, and even a more challenging one than the previous two, but it has nothing on the ferocity of "Chaosphere" or the genius of "I". Guitarist Frederik Thordendal's Allan Holdsworth boner has to stop though, album after album he re-hashes the same over-tired solos in the typical overly reverb-ed guitar sound. No more. I will probably still listen to this record plenty of times, which, I guess, is a testament to its quality.
- Simon Thibaudeau

The new Zeigeist album "The jade motel" is confirmed for release on April 30 via Spegel/Imperial Recordings. THe new single "Bunny" b/w "Humanitarianism" is out now via digital download and will be issued on 12" vinyl lAter this spring.

In other Imperial-relAted news, the new Melpo Mene album "Bring the lions out" is scheduled for release on August 27. Samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/melpomenemusic

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: MAtte Marit
02. Madrugada - Madrugada
03. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
04. Glenn Lyse - Come Closer
05. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
06. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
07. Gaute Ormåsen - Drømmesang
08. Farmers Market - Surfin' Ussr
09. Sie Gubba - Sånn e livet
10. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
11. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
12. Celine - Bæstevænna
13. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
14. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
15. Beady Belle - Belvedere
16. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
17. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
18. Susanne Sundfør - Take One
19. Tord Gustavsen Trio - Being There
20. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven

"Reader's companion" alums CDOASS finally have a new as-yet untitled album on the way and you can hear a sample of the first teaser track "Ocean of rocks" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/cdoassfagersta

Check out a live in-studio performance from Jens Lekman At NPR: Ates/story/story.php?storyId=89310593" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/templAtes/story/story.php?storyId=89310593

Finalized dAtes for the upcoming Moonbabies tour:

05/02 - Debaser, Malmö (SWE)
05/03 - Mau Club, Rostock (GER) w/Computer
05/06 - Club Stereo, Nürnberg (GER)
05/07 - Das Haus, Ludwigshafen (GER)
05/08 - Steinbruch, Duisburg (GER)
05/09 - Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER) w/Computer
05/10 - Revolver Club @ Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
05/11 - Bassy, Berlin (GER)

For these dAtes the core duo of Ola and Carina will be augmented by drummer Per Nordborg and cellist Åsa Gjerstad.

I was told to hold off until Friday for an official announcement, but why wait? Florence Valentin's new single "Hellre blind", their Startracks debut, is now streaming in demo form At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/florencevalentin
Expect an official release sometime before summer. Otherwise, the band will go into the studio in June to record a new album for release this coming September.