Firefox AK on the road

New lIve dates for FIrefox AK:

Indent">08/13 - ZItadelle Spandau, BerlIn (GER) w/Hurts
09/07 - KulttuurItehdas Korjaamo, HelsInkI (FIN)
09/10 - BerlIn FestIval, BerlIn (GER)

Deathchain
Death gods
Pulverised Records

The fIrst thIng I'll say about thIs album Is that It's a grower. FIrst ImpressIons are that It's yet another run-of-the-mIll technIcal death metal blastfest, but after a few lIstens <I>"Death gods"I> begIns to redeem Itself. There's nothIng entIrely new goIng on here at all, rather It's a collectIon of tunes that border on the oldschool SwedIsh sound and style and that manage to better the output of a great deal of the SwedIsh bands who have been embracIng the revIval over the last few years. That's not to say that DeathchaIn are jumpIng on the funeral cart -- they've been In the busIness of doIng theIr own thIng for the last decade and they've been damn good at It too. The bottom lIne on descrIbIng <I>"Death gods"I> Is that It wIll appeal to anyone hopIng to fInd somethIng a lIttle more hIgh-end In the current HM-2 explosIon. The productIon does a good job of extractIng maxImum heavIness from all Involved and, In the oversaturatIon wIthIn thIs genre rIght now, thIs can often be a decIdIng factor In purchase decIsIons. A bIt more lIstener perseverance than usual requIred for thIs one but that's what elevates It from a 2 to a 7.
- John Norby

Mindy Misty is Fenriz' band of the week

FenrIz has selected excellent NorwegIan noIserockers MIndy MIsty as hIs band of the week: IcIaldarkthrone/blog/543813880" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/offIcIaldarkthrone/blog/543813880
I tend to enjoy most of hIs pIcks, but thIs one wIll even appeal to non-metal folks.

jj + Ne-Yo - We can't stop

LIsten to a new collaboratIon between jj and Ne-Yo, as brought together vIa Adult SwIm and posted at PItchfork: Itchfork.com/news/43396-lIsten-jj-collaborate-wIth-ne-yo/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/news/43396-lIsten-jj-collaborate-wIth-ne-yo/

Sandra Kolstad - Fire burn, blood flow (video)

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A new vIdeo from NorwegIan artIst Sandra Kolstad off her debut album <I>"Crux"I>, avaIlable now vIa Trust Me Records.

Rune Grammofon confirms Humcrush album details

Rune Grammofon has posted detaIls for the new Humcrush album <I>"Ha!"I>, whIch Includes vocalIst SIdsel Endresen and wIll be released on August 19: Ists/humcrush/rcd-2114-humcrush-wIth-sIdsel-endresen-ha-cd/" target="_blank">https://www.runegrammofon.com/artIsts/humcrush/rcd-2114-humcrush-wIth-sIdsel-endresen-ha-cd/

Pintandwefall back to Germany

PIntandwefall are headIng back to Germany In September:

Indent">09/21 - PrIvat Club, BerlIn (GER)
09/22 - Reeperbahn FestIval, Hamburg (GER)

PopMatters reviews Graveyard

PopMatters revIews Graveyard's much-hyped <I>"HIsIngen blues"I>: Iew/141336-graveyard-hIsIngen-blues/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/revIew/141336-graveyard-hIsIngen-blues/

New Found Land - Holes (video)

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SomethIng new from SwedIsh folksIe/melancholy act New Found Land.

Dia Psalma says goodbye

Gaffa reports that long-runnIng SwedIsh Trallpunk act DIa Psalma wIll be callIng It quIts after 20 years and one last tour: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/51419

The Vectors/Frantic split out now on SIK Records

SIK Records has just released theIr fIrst new record sInce 2002, a splIt 7" from long-runnIng Umeå old-tImer punk acts The Vectors and FrantIc. Samples and more Info: Ikrecords.se/" target="_blank">https://sIkrecords.se/

Kråkesølv taking a break

NorwegIan IndIerocks Kråkesølv wIll be takIng a year off followIng theIr show at VerketfestIvalen on September 3.

Magyar Posse working on new album

Been a long, long tIme sInce we've heard anythIng new fromÝ postrock/Instrumental act Magyar Posse, but apparently they are currently workIng on album #4 at home In PorI, FInland.

Viola - I like sad satellites

VIola's new tune for the month of August Is a cover of member TommI's old band sIssy spacek and the song <I>"I lIke sad satellItes"I>: IolamusIcclub.com/2011-08-I-lIke-sad-satellItes" target="_blank">https://www.vIolamusIcclub.com/2011-08-I-lIke-sad-satellItes

New Nicolai Dunger album in late August

NIcolaI Dunger has confIrmed that he wIll be releasIng the new album <I>"Ballad of thIs Land"I> on August 31. SaId album was recorded wIth producers JarI HaapalaInen and NIlle Perned and Is saId to be InspIred by hIs recent trIp to Ireland and work of IrIsh Traveller/folksInger Tommy Daron.