There's a couple new Powersolo tracks up on myspace: myspace.com/powersolo" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/powersolo
Expect a new album from the band this coming fall.

Aversionline on new Finnish hardcore act Ills: m/blahg/2008/03/27/ills-demo-2008/" target="_blank">https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/03/27/ills-demo-2008/

Antenna interviews Danish metal act mercenary: https://www.antenna.nu/?p=51

MP3: Bloodbath - Mouth of empty praise

I spent something like 10 hours yesterday banging my head against the wall, trying to get some code to work. Every time I'd fix one problem, it would cause something else to break. Just another day at the office, eh? To top it off, it started snowing in the late afternoon. I mean, c'mon- wtf is going on here? It's almost April for crissakes and I don't even live that far north. As for my soundtrack, I'm glad I had the new Bloodbath EP "Unblessing the purity" to keep me company. I know that listening to brutal death-metal might seem counterintuitive when you're having a stressful day, but it works for me and was exactly what I needed to make it through. Compared to that other all-star old-school Swedish death-metal act Death Breath, Bloodbath is bit more 2nd gen; think "Clandestine", not "Left hand path" if you catch my drift. Far less punk/thrash influence, way more blastbeats and overt techinicality. Unfortunately, I can't say that it's my favorite thing that Bloodbath has done, but it does hit the spot and there's more than a few stellar moments to make it worth your while. Listen for the brutal breakdown around 1:45 followed by the summoning of demons- I love that shit! Classic death-metal was often quite fun and far too many bands seem to forget about that. Yes, it's goofy, but that's fine. It's pure escapism, like a comic book or a Stephen King novel. Don't think too hard about it! That's why I can find it relaxing.

Bloodbath - Mouth of empty praise

Kaka (aka Richard Karlsson, ex-The mo) will be playing a showcase in London this weekend on march 29 at the Plus One Club in Soho. Stream his self-titled debut album here: ml" target="_blank">https://www.despotz.se/kaka_london/kaka.html

The new In Flames album "A sense of purpose" is streaming at myspace: myspace.com/inflames" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/inflames

TIAC
Overstaying the welcome
Hybris

Balancing itself somewhere between over-accessibility and kitschy electronica, "Overstaying the welcome" is an undeniably fun album, but it's hard to give a general impression of the record overall. "Catalogue of failures" is an overabundance of 80s clichés and synths, wonderfully wound around solid songwriting, but the following track "Piss on you" is rather disappointing, especially the lyrics. Imagine New Order on a drug binge (probably uppers) in Berlin deciding to record an album in a weekend... and you're somewhere in the realm of TIAC's "Overstaying the welcome". It's a lot of fun, like I said, but there's an obvious expiration date to this enjoyment.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

Popmatters reviews Lykke Li's "Youth novels": matters.com/pm/music/reviews/56395/lykke-li-youth-novels/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/56395/lykke-li-youth-novels/

The Kahvi netlabel has a new release from Finnish IDm artist Jari Ylamaki posted for download: https://www.kahvi.org/175.php

Gbg-based all-star hardcore act The Eight Arms Around You (feat. members from The Smackdown, Dead Vows, Anchor, Tsukimono, more.) have posted a couple new recordings on myspace: myspace.com/theviiiarmsaroundyou" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/theviiiarmsaroundyou
The band is actively seeking a label, so all interested parties are encouraged to get in touch!

Kristoffer "Garm" Rygg of Ulver will be touring as a member of international experimental/doom act Æthenor this coming April. Read more about the project here: myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=34726270&blogID=370807411" target="_blank">https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=34726270&blogID=370807411

Electronic music webzine Soundscaping has posted a review of the new Sten Ove Toft (Ryfylke) album "Lit de Parade": https://www.soundscaping.net/reviews/163/sten-ove-toft-lit-de-parade-roggbif

Swedish experimental/electronic acts Ved and metek released a super-limited CDr a few years back and it's now finally available online as a free download: metekVsVed" target="_blank">https://www.archive.org/details/metekVsVed

Niccokick are keeping a tour blog (in Swedish): m/news.asp?newsID=289" target="_blank">https://www.niccokick.com/news.asp?newsID=289

Umeå-based act Isolation Years report that they are working on a new album.