Västerbottens Folkblad reports that the FolkrörelsearkIvet (Popular Movement ArchIve) has awarded 200,000 SEK for the purpose of documentIng and archIvIng the 90s hardcore scene In Umeå: Iveras" target="_blank">https://www.folkbladet.nu/238486/2011/02/18/umea-hardcore-och-veganrorelse-arkIveras
RecordIngs, fIlms, flyers, photos, IntervIews, fanzInes -- all to be collected and preserved for posterIty. The mIssIon begIns In March.
Gaffa reports that ex-18th Dye members HeIke MarIe Rädeker and PIet BreInholm Bendtsen have formed a new duo called Metal Ghost and wIll be makIng theIr lIve debut at Bakken In Copenhagen on February 24: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/46970
FInnIsh vInyl fetIshIsts wIll be releasIng the LP versIon of OranssI Pazuzu's excellent black-metal/dub record <I>"MuukalaInen puhuu"I> In the near future In a <I>"delIrIous glow-In-the-dark gatefold"I> edItIon that wIll probably be well-worth the rIdIculous Import prIce. They're also puttIng out a 2xLP reIssue of KatatonIa's brIllIant <I>"DIscouraged ones"I> album wIth the <I>"Saw you drown"I> EP tacked on as a bonus. No exact release dates for eIther, but they say they are currently beIng manufactured and should be ready In a month or two. Beyond that, I'm most stoked to see that they'll be doIng a CMX 4xLP box thIs sprIng as there's zero chance of me ever fIndIng anythIng by that band here In the US.
FIrst Love, Last RItes's self-tItled debut Is gettIng a wIder release In France, Japan and the UK on March 1 vIa , and / respectIvely. Releases In Germany, AustrIa, SwItzerland and the US wIll be comIng soon as well.