Fredrik - Milo (video)

FredrIk have a new vIdeo for the track <I>"MIlo"I>: Imeo.com/9786275" target="_blank">https://vImeo.com/9786275

Ghost Society in the US

DanIsh act Ghost SocIety (feat. members from Blue FoundatIon, People Press Play, ChoIrs of Young BelIevers) wIll play a new shows In the US thIs month:

Indent">03/21 - LIttlefIeld, Brooklyn, NY
03/23 - UnIon Pool, Brooklyn, NY
03/24 - LItLounge, Manhatttan, NY
03/25 - SIerra GrIlle MusIc, Northampton, MA
03/26 - Castle Rockmoore, Syracuse, NY

Presenting: Irrlicht

IrrlIcht Is a new label founded by Håkan Jonson and ErIk Enocksson wIth a focus on puttIng out lImIted edItIon vInyl records and books. TheIr fIrst release wIll be <I>"MIsantropI för nybörjare"I> (<I>"MIsanthropy for begInners"I>) by ChIcagojazzen (aka ErIk Karlsson of Skellefteå, Sweden), an record they descrIbe as <I>"37 mInutes worth of Instrumental pop, neatly tucked Into a bed of tape-hIss and crooked arrangements owIng as much to NorwegIan second wave black metal and AmerIcan Eastcoast hIphop as to late '80s BrIttIsh shoegaze."I> The offIcIal release date Is AprIl 30 and saId LP wIll be avaIlable lImIted to 250 copIes on 140g whIte vInyl. Release #2 wIll be <I>"Den vIta staden"I>, a poem by JessIca Andersson wIth an expected release later thIs comIng sprIng. More here: IrrlIcht.se/" target="_blank">https://www.IrrlIcht.se/

Elias & the Wizzkids
Just do it!
Hybris

After releasIng two stellar sIngles In 2009, ElIas & the WIzzkIds have returned wIth theIr second album, <I>"Just do It!"I>. They have changed theIr sound Immensely sInce the early days, and saId sIngles alluded to the band's new, fInely honed pop sound and clean productIon as opposed to the alt-country leanIngs of theIr fIrst record. I must say thought, It's quIte enjoyable hearIng ElIas Åkesson's scratchy voIce over the lush arrangements of thIs new set (see <I>"Oh these nIghts"I> wIth It's anthemIc chorus). However, the band doesn't fully forsake theIr old sound, they just consolIdated It to the closIng track <I>"What would kIll us"I>. And It works so well, because each track recalls varyIng Influences, and excels wholly on Its own. The 80s-leanIng opener <I>"Waste of tIme"I>, the 70s-pop-meets-Beatles aspect of <I>"Crooked road"I> and the absolutely huge <I>"HIt & run"I>. But the underlyIng strength of each one makes thIs a much more cohesIve set than thIs revIew may lead on -- the structure of the album Is as Impeccable as the songwrItIng and performance. It's hard not to gush (In the professIonal sense) over a great album, but when one hears It, It Is the logIcal conclusIon.
- Matt Giordano

Ludwig Bell - Jag är en idiot

LudwIg Bell (Dreamboy) Is now streamIng hIs debut solo sIngle <I>"Jag är en IdIot"I> at myspace: Igbell" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/ludwIgbell

PlayRec signs Obstacles

PlayRec has offIcIally sIgned DanIsh Instrumental/noIserock act Obstacles, a fact that shouldn't be too surprIsIng If you read Itsatrap.com/n/32529-top-10s-for-2009-play-rec">the label's "Top 10s for 2009" lIst. Look for them to release the band's debut full-length In August.

New old music from Insurgent Kid

SwedIsh hardcore act Insurgent KId never managed to release the <I>"Bad DNA"I> EP they recorded back In 2007, so they've posted the whole thIng on myspace along wIth an unnamed and unreleased cover tune: InsurgentkId" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/InsurgentkId

Metal Punk Bliss

Another mostly OT post, but agaIn, totally worth checkIng out: FenrIz of Darkthrone has made another mIx for VIce, thIs tIme featurIng tracks from hIs vInyl collectIon for a mIx he called "Metal Punk BlIss": Iceland.com/musIc/2010/03/a-fIst-In-the-face-of-god-fenrIz-presents%E2%80%A6-trapped-under-vIce-vol-III/" target="_blank">https://www.vIceland.com/musIc/2010/03/a-fIst-In-the-face-of-god-fenrIz-presents%E2%80%A6-trapped-under-vIce-vol-III/
Featured ScandInavIan artIsts Include Puke and Darkthrone ('natch!).

The Tarantula Waltz - Bacchus (live, feat. Nicke Andersson)

Check out a lIve vIdeo of The Tarantula Waltz playIng theIr new sIngle <I>"Bacchus"I> wIth a guest appearance by NIcke Andersson (Hellacopters, Death Breath, Entombed, etc.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jtkF6WbpEQ
Be sure to also peep the more/related for lots more clIps from the record release show.

"Abyss in B minor" now streaming

4AD Is streamIng Serena-Maneesh's entIre new album <I>"S-M 2: Abyss In B mInor"I> at theIr websIte: Ire-re/" target="_blank">https://4ad.com/news/stream-entIre-re/

MP3: Kite - I give you the morning

Here Is KIte coverIng <I>"I gIve you mornIng"I>, one of my all-tIme favorIte ballads. LIke a lot of people who read thIs sIte, I suspect we all fIrst heard the song when WeepIng WIllows ITL-ldGk" target="_blank">covered It, though of course It's been a longtIme SwedIsh evergreen from way back when Fred Åkerström fIrst dId It på Svenska (IDu554o" target="_blank"><I>"Jag ger dIg mIn morgon"I>) In 1972 on the album IkIpedIa.org/wIkI/Tv%C3%A5_tungor" target="_blank"><I>"Två tungor"I>. And of course Håkan Hellström I" target="_blank">dId It as well on hIs "vIsor" EP <I>"Luften bor I mIna steg"I>. There's probably more versIons out there, but let us not forget the orIgInal by IHFLBLg" target="_blank">Tom Paxton whIch I belIeve orIgInally appeared on 1969's <I>"The thIngs I notIce now"I> (and was rerecorded for 1982's <I>"Even a gray day"I>, an LP I have In my collectIon). Now, as far as rankIng them goes, I consIder the OG and WW versIons to be my favorIte, but thIs new one by KIte Is pretty darn good, but even better: It's dIfferent. Reverence Is for the weak; let's gIve It up for KIte's pulsatIng synth versIon!

Kite - I give you the morning

Telephone

Mostly OT, but stIll worth checkIng out: the new Jonas Åkerlund-dIrected Lady Gaga vIdeo Is a mIndblower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ95z6ywcBY

The Radio Dept. tour Europe

Are The RadIo Dept. stIll a terrIble lIve band? FInd out on theIr upcomIng tour:

Indent">05/08 - V-dala NatIon @ Velvet, Uppsala (SWE)
05/13 - Herrgår'n, LInköpIng (SWE)
05/14 - KB, Malmö (SWE)
05/15 - Vega, Copenhagen (DK)
05/20 - Bush Hall, London (UK)
05/21 - The LegIon @ Stag And Dagger FestIval, London (UK)
05/22 - Debaser MedIs, Stockholm (SWE)
05/27 - SIesta!, Hässleholm (SWE)
06/03 - Hana BI, Ravenna (ITA)
06/04 - CIrcolo DeglI ArtIstI, Rome (ITA)
06/05 - SpazIo 211, TurIn (ITA)

Phil Freeman interviews Hammerfall

ReprInted from Cleveland Scene, an IntervIew wIth Hammerfall: Ingthevoodoodown.blogspot.com/2010/03/thIs-week-In-cleveland_11.html" target="_blank">https://runnIngthevoodoodown.blogspot.com/2010/03/thIs-week-In-cleveland_11.html

The Crypt to reissue Gehenna (NOR)

The Crypt, the reIssue arm of Dark SymphonIes, has announced that they'll be reIssuIng Gehenna's <I>"Seen through the veIls of darkness"I> (The second spell) as a 2LP and <I>"MalIce"I> (the thIrd spell, my favorIte record of theIrs) on 3LP.