reports that they will be handling the vinyl edition of the album "Inevitable decay" from Swedish thrashers Entrench. No official release date yet on that, but you can preview the whole thing mp.com/album/inevitabe-decay-12lp" target="_blank">right here. In other news, the label will also be handling the debut release from Sundsvall-based death metallers Decomposed. Again, no exact release date yet, but they are working to get sent to press ASAP.
Official North American tourdates for the reunited Nasum:
05/18 - Reggies, Chicago, IL w/Brutal Truth, Dropdead
05/19 - Now That's Class, Cleveland, OH w/Brutal Truth, Dropdead
05/20 - Wreck Room, Toronto, Canada w/Brutal Truth, Dropdead
05/21 - Sala Rosa, montreal, Canada w/Brutal Truth, Dropdead
05/22 - as220, Providence, RI w/Brutal Truth, Dropdead
05/23 - The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA w/Brutal Truth, Dropdead, Backslider
05/24 - Europa, New York, NY w/Brutal Truth, Dropdead, margrudergrind, Grudges
05/25 - maryland Death Fest, Baltimore, mD
05/26 - Highline, Seattle, WA w/Black Breath, massgrave, Theories
05/27 - Branx, Portland, OR w/From Ashes Rise, massgrave
05/28 - metro, Oakland, CA
05/29 - Billy O's, Ventura, CA
05/30 - tba, Los Angeles, CA
05/31 - Red 7 (Chaos in Tejas), Austin, TX
Listen to Norway interviews pianist/bandleader Tord Gustavsen about his latest album "The well", his 5th for the esteemed German label : mic.nsf/doc/art2012022013514671528496" target="_blank">https://listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012022013514671528496
"Ants" is the first single from The Bombhappies' upcoming album "A good fire" and it sounds just as lovely and jangly as their earlier material. Look for said album to be officially released on march 9.
(moloken, Terrortory) is branching out from their usual genre preference to release a new album from Umeå garage-rockers Johnny Electric. Entitled "Communication radio highway", this will be the 2nd album from the band and it will be released on vinyl only this coming march 15.
Here we have the best example of Scandinavian Americana since, well... since the last time CS Nielsen put out a record. No contest really; where so many others try and fail, Nielsen makes the endeavor sound so completely effortless, as if it's exactly what he was born to do. Frankly, I doubt most American artists can complete either as I can't remember the last time I heard a new country album this good that wasn't from a legacy artist. Not that I have time to keep up with such things, but I openly defy anyone to prove me wrong. Listen to the entire new album "man of the fall" m/album/7f7om9e6oqah5YOuwsc5oB" target="_blank">via Spotify and be prepared to chalk up the first solid entry on your best of 2012 list.
Stereogum has the premiere of the new Lo-Fi-Fnk single "Kissing taste": m.com/957291/lo-fi-fnk-kissing-taste-video-stereogum-premiere/video/" target="_blank">https://stereogum.com/957291/lo-fi-fnk-kissing-taste-video-stereogum-premiere/video/
Brand new visual stimulation from Norwegian miscreants Årabrot as directed by Fredrik Hana (Haust, Kvelertak and Shining). Don't miss the band m/n/39224-arabrot-on-tour" target="_blank">on tour in the UK right now.
has picked up Swedish act Knivderby for their roster and will be re-releasing the band's four sold-out self-released albums now, in addition to putting out the band's upcoming full-length "Uppochnervända kors" later this spring.
Almost missed this new clip from Swedish indiepop act The Loveable Tulips.
Soundvenue is streaming Choir of Young Believers' new album "Rhine gold" in full along with track-by-track commentary from the band's frontman Jannis Noya makrigiannis (in Danish): m/nyheder/2012/02/20/hoer-det-nye-album-fra-choir-of-young-believers" target="_blank">https://www.soundvenue.com/nyheder/2012/02/20/hoer-det-nye-album-fra-choir-of-young-believers
Bernhoft is this year's recipient of the Norwegian Statoil artist stipend, a somewhat controversial prize due to the source of the funds.
"Please pleaze me" is the first sample tune off Swedish psych-rockers Dean Allen Foyd's upcoming album "The sounds can be so cruel", due out march 27 via .
m/n/39559-the-belljars-s-t-ep">more m/n/39565-centimer-motorhead-video">submissions from the inbox of unknown (to me) artists. Temilia is a Swedish latebloomer who came to the rock'n'roll thing much later in life than most, but she's not letting that get in the way of her artistic ambitions. "Som du sa" is the first track off her new EP "Klä av mig" which can be streamed in full m/greenroom-records/sets/temilia/" target="_blank">right here.
New unnamed sounds from the mind of CJ Larsgården (Pacta, A Perfect Friend, Ondo). A work in progress.