The Silent Ballet reviews the new Ef record "morning good mourning": m/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3248/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3248/Default.aspx
Necronaut, the solo project of ex-Dismember/Carnage drummer/Sunlight Studios engineer Fred Estby, has signed with and will be releasing their self-titled album later this year. The band features music written by Estby with a huge cast of metal all-stars contributing guest vocals and guitar tracks including luminaries such as Tomas Lindberg (Disfear, At the Gates), Nicke Andersson (Death Breath, ex-Entombed, The Hellacopters), Robert Pehrsson (Death Breath, Dundertåget), Robert "Strings" Dahlqvist (Dundertåget) and many more. Hear a sample tune at myspace featuring vocals from Chris Reifert (Abcess, Autopsy) and lead guitar from Uffe Cederlund (Disfear, ex-Entombed): myspace.com/necronaut666" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/necronaut666
"Narcissus" is Solander's second video from the album "Since we are pigeons", out now via . Download the track along with a pair of exclusive b-sides here: mp.com/album/narcissus" target="blank">https://solander.bandcamp.com/album/narcissus
Direct link for the video: meo.com/10540405" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/10540405
Bedroom Eyes has signed with . Look for their debut single to be released on April 27 with an album to follow later this year.
Updated European dates for Agent Side Grinder:
05/01 - OCCII, Amsterdam (NL)
05/03 - LiWi, Leipzig (GER)
05/04 - Lovelite, Berlin (GER)
05/06 - Pipeline Bar, London (UK)
05/07 - Le Klub, Paris (FRA)
05/08 - La Peniche, Lille (FRA)
05/18 - Debaser, Slussen (SWE)
Look for a new remix EP from the group this coming fall.
has posted preliminary details for their next release, "Jitterbug" by Bushman's Revenge, due out April 26: mmofon.com/artists/bushman_s-revenge/rcd-2097-bushman_s-revenge_-jitterbug" target="_blank">https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/bushman_s-revenge/rcd-2097-bushman_s-revenge_-jitterbug
Swedish pop act Lissi Dancefloor Disaster have a goofy new cosplay video for the song "Oh my god": m/watch?v=p864uVCXiAI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p864uVCXiAI
(moloken) has announced the signing of three new bands and here is what they have to say about them:
Ghamorean - Terra ruina
Umeå blackened death metal unit Ghamorean's new record "Terra ruina" is currently beeing mixed and planned to be released this fall.
Plector - Dark & spiteful
Death metal trashers Plector from Umeå's debut album "Dark & spiteful" will get a proper release late summer with digipak cover.
Bingo - Ett grindslagsmål i två delar
Grindheads Bingo's (Umeå) debut album "Ett grindslagsmål i två delar" is finally re-mastered and ready to hit the pressing plant. Expect a release during the late summer.
Dusted reviews The Knife's electro-opera "Tomorrow, in a year": magazine.com/reviews/5613" target="_blank">https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5613
Norwegian webzine Imhotep interviews Kvitrafn of the great Norwegian pagan-folk act Wardruna: m/watch?v=TztOfvJyo70" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TztOfvJyo70
Drummer Håkan Jonsson has left Swedish metal act Die Hard to concentrate full-time on his work with Watain. The band will continue on in the meantime with session drummer E. Forcas until a replacement can be found and will be going into the studio may 7-10 to record a new EP for release this coming Halloween via .
American power-pop label will be releasing a new EP from The Dahlmanns on may 1, the new band from Andre Dahlmann of long-running act The Yum Yums.
The GeneralsThe best way to put a tag on this Swedish quartet is to take Entombed's "To ride, shoot straight and speak the truth" and Dismember's "massive killing capacity" and fuse the two to create an album that displays the mid-90s death 'n' roll sentiment as expressed by the country's extreme forerunners back then. Both bands have long since left their bop-mosh tendencies to explore different paths (although it was really Entombed's ball, with Dismember lightly toying with the idea amid a more straightforward death metal foundation), essentially leaving a gap in the market for those who fell in love with the style and who strive to make it their own. The Generals manage to pull it off with great conviction, despite not quite achieving the hair-raising impact made by their death metal ancestors. There's one main ingredient here -- the old-school Tomas Skogsberg guitar sound – that elevates this to a status it wouldn't otherwise deserve. It offers what is essentially slightly-above-par songwriting a boost into the realms of acceptance and makes the songs a good deal more enjoyable than if they had some sort of generic death metal tone. That said, the production on here is ever-so-slightly on the wrong side of tinny and it gets a tad annoying after a while. Songwise, it's average with a few shining moments here and there, most notably on their purer death metal moments such as "The offer still stands" and "Consulting with the sinner". Track of the disc must go to "Portal to paradise" though, with its clever use of '80s Sunset Strip hard rock passages that fit so well with the heavier elements that it's a shame The Generals didn't have the foresight to make more use of the amalgam. Overall, "Stand up straight" is a good debut album that shows a wealth of potential, providing the band take the right steps on their next effort.
- John Norby
Svarte Greiner's 2008 CS release "Penpals forever (and ever)" will reissued on LP on may 31 via US label with a CD edition to follow on June 20, both of which will include three bonus tracks not on the original. Hear a sample ("B2") at myspace and watch for American tourdates to be confirmed soon: myspace.com/svartegreiner" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/svartegreiner
Updated Irish tourdates for Danish rockers Rising:
04/07 - Upstairs @ Twisted Pepper, Dublin
04/08 - Sally Longs, Galway
04/09 - Emmet's Bar, Ballina
04/10 - Limelight, Belfast w/The Ocean