Danish metalcore act As We Fight has posted their European tour itinerary: m/" target=_blank>https://www.aswefight.com/

Useless trivia? Juvelen, aka Jonas Petersson, is revealed to be the same Jonas Petersson of 90s indie act Pineforest Crunch: musicbrigade.com/templates/UserPage____12413.aspx?uid=82&view=5&entryId=5287" target=_blank>https://www.musicbrigade.com/templates/UserPage____12413.aspx?uid=82&view=5&entryId=5287
Apparently he was also a member of Kamera too? I had no idea.

Popmatters on ths US release of Finnish Eurovision champs Lordi and their album "The arockalypse": matters.com/pm/music/reviews/31996/lordi-the-arockalypse/" target=_blank>https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/31996/lordi-the-arockalypse/

Pelle Carlberg's new album "In a nutshell" is now streaming on Last.fm: m/music/Pelle+Carlberg/In+a+nutshell?autostart" target=_blank>https://www.last.fm/music/Pelle+Carlberg/In+a+nutshell?autostart

Swedish doom act A Swarm of the Sun has now confirmed April 30 for the release of their new EP "The king of everything". The first single "I fear the end" is now available for download, both as a video and mp3: mofthesun.com/" target=_blank>https://www.aswarmofthesun.com/
Recommended for fans of Katatonia and the like.

Swedish artrockers Knife & Ape have updated their myspace with a bunch of new tracks: myspace.com/knifeandape" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/knifeandape

MP3: Bruce Banner - Shut the fuck up

There are two things I'd love to post more of: raging hardcore punk and jazz. If I could find people to contribute a regular column on either subject I would be stoked. Talking about the same boring indie crap week in/week out is so tiring. Sure, there's plenty of gems out there, but there's so much bullshit to sift through to find it.
The jazz will wait until next week - today you get a track from Sweden's Bruce Banner off their 2004 full-length "I've had it with humanity". The group featured scene vets from all sorts of bands such as DS-13 and Filthy Christians and they play raw, no-frills early 80s-style hardcore with a two-pronged vocal attack. The song I've posted today: "Shut the fuck up". A totally self-explanatory, no slow/all go 35-second thrash onslaught. I'm not an angry teenager anymore, but this hits the spot for me right now.

Bruce Banner - Shut the fuck up

MP3: Laakso - Italy vs Helsinki

Peter Jöback: "Oh, let's go to milano / it's fashion week and so am I / weak, in need of love / any love from anyone"

markus Krunegård: "Oh no, come with me to Helsinki / where the streets are wide and so am I / wide open for love / any love from anyone"

And with that first verse, Laakso gives you their modern-day schlager classic. The innuendo is so fierce and the song so overwrought, over-the-top ridiculous and awesome, it's gotta be destined for evergreen status. I seriously cannot stop myself from listening to it over and over and over again. The fact that there's a video on the way makes me quiver with excitement.
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Laakso - Italy vs Helsinki (ft. Peter Jöback)

I went and saw Under Byen and Frida Hyvönen in Seattle last night on the final show of their US tour. Seeing Frida live was both good and bad; good in that I think I now better understand why some people really like her and bad because the show also reinforced just how boring I find her music to be. Under Byen on the other hand, were fantastic. The recordings simply do not do them justice - they are a band meant to be experienced in-person. Apparently they'll be back around in September so go see them for sure.

Some of the dudes from Norwegian metalcore act Purified in Blood have started a new band called Helldiver. Listen at myspace: myspace.com/helldiver666" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/helldiver666

The brand new The End Will Be Kicks EP "Ass of a friend" is done and will soon be available for order from Premonition Records: monitionrecords.se/" target=_blank>https://www.premonitionrecords.se/

Danish act Tiger Baby on tour in Germany:

04/12 - Kulturhaus 73, Hamburg (GER)
04/13 - medienhaus, Hanover (GER)
04/14 - Privatclub, Berlin (GER)
04/15 - Noch Besser Leben, Leipzig (GER)

Swedish weirdo electropunk label Trewetha Records has signed Hi-Fi'ss of the 90's and will be releasing a 3-track EP in the near future. Listen to samples: myspace.com/hifisofthe90s" target=_blank>https://www.myspace.com/hifisofthe90s

The moonbabies are now streaming four tracks at myspace from their excellent new album "At the ballroom": myspace.com/moonbabies" target=_blank>https://myspace.com/moonbabies

Hybris is offering up The Sweptaways' new single as a free download: m.blogspot.com/2007/03/free-mp3-single-from-sweptaways.html" target=_blank>https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2007/03/free-mp3-single-from-sweptaways.html
The song is a cover of Jenny Wilson's "Let my shoes lead me forward" and is my favorite cut from the band's record "Ooh ahh".