Tapes, the soloproject of Sepe from Tigerbombs, has posted a bunch of remix tracks for free download: musaa.org/tapes/media_frame.html" target=_blank>https://www.musaa.org/tapes/media_frame.html

Phaser has posted a brand new track from Social Ambitions, their first in Swedish: m-social-ambtions-stiger-upp/" target=_blank>https://www.phaser.se/2005/12/09/new-release-from-social-ambtions-stiger-upp/

Check out the video for "Khreis" from my Enemy: m.com/files/khreis.htm" targe=t_blank>https://www.cj-film.com/files/khreis.htm

Swedish indie label Johnny Bråttom is taking a bit of a hiatus and has posted a bunch of recent releases for free download: m.com/" target=_blank>https://www.johnnybrattom.com/
They'll return again this summer with the release of the new compilation "Svensk Populärmusik Vol 4".

If Society will reissue Echo Is Your Love's long out-of-print second album "8 hours" on January 13.

Hanna Hirsch has posted a new song for download: m/mp3/01-Hanna_Hirsch-medium_Rare_Conversions.mp3" target=_blank>https://www.hannahirsch.com/mp3/01-Hanna_Hirsch-medium_Rare_Conversions.mp3
Nice energetic organ-driven pop-punk.

Division of Laura Lee is working on a new album and will begin recording early next year.

Dismember has confirmed that their new album "The god that never was" will be released January 27 via Regain Records.

Darkthrone's website is open again and has some info posted about their next album "The cult is alive" and the first single "Too old, too cold": https://www.darkthrone.no/

The Carny has posted a new song from their new "Bestseller" EP for free download: m/" target=_blank>https://www.thecarny.com/
The first track "Bestseller" was posted a week ago and on Christmas Eve the entire 3-song EP will be available including coverart along with the special holiday track "This Christmas (I'll be staying here with you)".

Updated US tourdates for Swedish crusties Imperial Leather:

12/26 - Sin-e, New York City (NY) w/Death mold
12/27 - mr Roboto, Pittsburgh (PA) w/Behind Enemy Lines, Officer Down, motorpsychos
12/28 - milwaukee (WI) w/The Cooters
12/29 - tba, Western WI w/The Cooters
12/30 - Triple Rock/Profane Existence 16th anniversary, minneapolis (mN) w/Provoked, Witch Hunt, Hellshock, more
12/31 - tba, minneapolis (mN) w/The Cooters
01/01 - tba, Des moines (IA) w/The Cooters
01/02 - tba, Chicago (IL) w/The Cooters
01/03 - Sudsy malone's, Cincinnati (OH) w/The Cooters, Envenomed, Appalachan Terror Unit, Restraint
01/04 - tba, Huntington (WV) w/The Cooters, Appalachan Terror Unit
01/05 - The Nancy Raygun, Richmond (VA) w/Social Dropouts, Aghast, Direct Control
01/06 - 1st Unitarian Church/22nd & Chestnut Sts, Philadelphia (PA) w/Hardskin, Cranked Up, The Boils
01/07 - AS220, Providence (RI) w/Denimvenom, Dave & Steve, Sick Electric
01/08 - Central Square VFW (Cambridge), Boston (mA) w/mouth Sewn Shut, miquitzli, Conversions, Unholy Trinity
01/09 - North Six, Brooklyn/New York City (NY) w/The Bayonettes, Splitting Headache

mTVe is streaming a few tracks from the new Håkan Hellström record "Nåt Gammal Nåt Nytt Nåt Lånat Nåt Blått": mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=6068" target=_blank>https://www.mtve.com/article.php?ArticleId=6068

Upstart indie label (The method of) Nomethod has announced yet another signing: The Giant's Dream, an offshoot act of their first signing Aerial. In other Nomethod-related news, I'll soon be adding their releases to the webstore as paid downloads.

For the Eardrums rounds up a few Christmas downloads from various Swedish acts such as South Ambulance and Sophie Rimheden: ms.blogspot.com/2005/12/christmas-gift-from-south-ambulance.html" target=_blank>https://eardrums.blogspot.com/2005/12/christmas-gift-from-south-ambulance.html

Swedish retro-thrashers Witchery (ft. Jensen from The Haunted) has signed with Century media and will be releasing the new album "Don't fear the reaper" in late February.