Finnish brutal doom act Paganus has two new tracks posted on myspace: myspace.com/paganusdoom" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/paganusdoom
RIYL Khanate.

Some updated tourdates for Norwegian piano trio In the Country:

05/21 - Norwich Art Center, Norwich (UK)
05/23 - Luminaire, London (UK)
05/26 - Pavilion - Bath Jazz Festival, Bath (UK)
06/14 - tba, Rochester, NY
06/15 - House of Sweden - Nordic Jazz, Washington, DC
06/22 - Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, BC
06/23 - Vancouver Jazz Festival, Vancouver, BC
08/07 - mono - Klubb Øya, Oslo (NOR)
08/11 - Varangerfestivalen, Vadsø (NOR)

Finnish indiepop act Cats on Fire will return to the UK in late July:

07/26 - Brixton Windmill, London
07/27 - Red Rooms, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
07/28 - Indietracks festival, Derbyshire

Swedish hip-hop artist Emrik will release his new album "Kontrollen" on may 16 via his own new label Emrikording & Entertainment. The first single "Ett Äventyr" features guest vocals from Jenny Silver and production from Jimmy Ledrac can be heard on myspace: myspace.com/topemrik" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/topemrik

Drummer Fred Estby has decided to leave Dismember after 20 years in order to spend more time with his family. The band is currently hard at work on new material and does think their loss will slow them down.

Daniel Loefgren is doing a couple NY shows in may with Luke Brandfon:

05/20 - 169 Bar, NYC
05/22 - Goodbye blue monday, Brooklyn

Finnish act Blanket is offering their entire new album as free download in order to attract new fans and maybe even encourage more sales of the physical disc: mp3.php" target=_blank>https://www.blanket.fi/bl/mp3.php

Swedish singer/songwriters Björn Kleinhenz and Pete Thompson have recorded the follow-up to the very first IAT netrelease m/label.php?show=iatmp3001">"Pigbone 3000". Entitled "Pigblood", there no word yet on how/when/where it will be released, but I'll be sure to keep you informed.

At long last, new material from Park Hotell: m/2007/04/promo.html" target=_blank>https://absolutnoise.blogspot.com/2007/04/promo.html
Looks like the long-awaited album "The guest who stayed forever" is finally coming out. Head to myspace for more: myspace.com/parkhotell" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/parkhotell

Stereo Test Kit has licensed Logh's latest album "North" for UK release later this summer. Exact date to be announced soon.

The Lamentations of the Flame Princess webzine interviews Norwegian act manes: m/content.php?interviewid=59" target=_blank>https://www.lotfp.com/content.php?interviewid=59

The new Turbonegro album, now officially confirmed as being titled "Retox", will be released in Norway on June 13. Read more: mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007042311352229393911" target=_blank>https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007042311352229393911

Finnish rock act Fume has decided to call it quits and has posted the final two songs they recorded for free download: meband.com/" target=_blank>https://www.fumeband.com/
Bassist Juho Salmi will continue on with his work in IAT favorites Plain Fade while the rest of the band can now be heard in A Thousand Bright Tomorrows. Listen to them here: myspace.com/athousandbrighttomorrows" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/athousandbrighttomorrows

musique machine reviews Swedish dronepop act Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words: musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1208" target=_blank>https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=1208

Hannu's new record "Worms in my piano" has been selected as one of Boomkat's albums of the week. Go there for more info and to hear samples: mkat.com/" target=_blank>https://www.boomkat.com/