New EP from The Mary Onettes in April

Labrador will release the new Mary Onettes EP "Dare" on April 29.

New Truckfighters album in May

Swedish fuzzrockers Truckfighters will release their 3rd album "Mania" on May 22 via their own Fuzzorama Records. Expect samples online soon.

Atlas Losing Grip recruits ex-Satanic Surfers vocalist

Swedish melodic hardcore act Atlas Losing Grip (ft. members from Enemy Alliance, Sista Sekunden) has enlisted Rodrigo Alfaro from Satanic Surfers as their new vocalist. Listen to a new track at myspace called "Heartbeat": https://www.myspace.com/atlaslosinggrip
Fans of any of the other aforementioned bands will not be disappointed. Also note the upcoming live dates in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Greece. (via)

Afasi & Filthy remix competition

MyBestFriendIsMyGrind.com is throwing an Afasi & Filthy remix competition: https://www.mybestfriendismygrind.com/afasi-filthy-hahaha-remix-competition/

New album from The Boppers in late April

Swedish raggare rockers The Boppers will release their new album "Vibrations" on April 22 via Bonnier Amigo. The album will contain 10 new original tunes including the first single "57" plus four covers.

Komplott launches the Maginot Series

Swedish experimental/avant label Komplott is launching a new label endeavor called the "Maginot Series" based on the Maginot Line, "a line of fortifications, obstacles and casemates, used to defend the French borders, but which failed miserably." Says the label: "Maginot will act as an alternative track to the traditional releases on the Komplott label, dedicated to presenting music that separates itself from the established forms of music releases. The project will allow space for failed experiments, and envisioned as a kind of backward and slow, yet circumstantial and comprehensive 'granduncle' of digital sounds. Maginot may prove to be impulsive, askew and sometimes even stupid." The first release of this grand experiment will be the first volume of Ronnie Sundin's "Very friendly" project to be followed by a new release from the ever-prolific Norwegian artist Lasse Maurhaug. Also in the works are new releases from Hans Appelqvist and Hanna Hartman as well as more traditional albums by composers Anderas Bertilsson and Erik-Mikael Karlsson. Read more: https://www.komplott.com/

The Sweptaways - Time of the season (feat. Howlin' Pelle)

Hybris presents the brand new single from The Sweptaways, "Time of the season" featuring guest vocals from Howlin' Pelle Almqvist of The Hives: https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2009/03/sweptaways-and-howlin-pelle-almqvist.html

On the way from Beatservice: The Electones, Flunk, Fenomenon, Xploding Plastix

Beatservice has announced four new releases for 2009: https://www.beatservice.no/blogg/2009/03/finally-things-are-starting-to-happen.html
First up will be the full-length debut "If you'll be null, I'll be void" from Xploding Plastix alter-egos The Electones which the label describes "60's folk meets early electronica with a dose of Lanois." That one comes out March 23. After that we get Flunk's sophomore album "This is what you get" on May 11 and then a new record from Fenomenon in August followed by the export/digital version of Xploding Plastix "Donca matic singalongs" later in the fall.

2009 Emma Gaala awards

The Finnish Grammy Awards aka the Emma Gaala were this past weekend and here are the winners in many of the categories:

Female artist: Anna Abreu
Male artist: Juha Tapio
Band: Egotrippi
Album: Egotrippi - Maailmanloppua Odotellessa
Debut album: Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset - Sata Vuotta
Pop album: Egotrippi - Maailmanloppua Odotellessa
Rock album: Apulanta - Kuutio
Metal/Hard Rock album: Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk
Hip-hop/dance/r&b: Asa - Loppuasukas
Export prize: Apocalyptica

More here: https://www.emmagaala.fi/2009/tulokset/

Haddy N´jie licensed to Universal Norway

Trust Me Records has licensed the next album from Norwegian artist Haddy N´jie, due in September, to Universal.

Milk Milk Lemonade spotlight on Lassus

Milk Milk Lemonade has new music from Lassus along with the news that he has signed with Chicago-based label Fragile Famile Records: https://milkmilk-lemonade.blogspot.com/2009/03/lassus.html

Steffan Hellstand collection coming in April, new single later this month

Swedish artist/songwriter Steffan Hellstand will release the new collection "Little blue bird - Staffan Hellstrand 1989-2009" on April 22 via Legal Records. The new single "Control the rocket up in the sky", one of three new songs on said album, comes out March 23.

New website for The Genuine Fakes

Swedish powerpop act The Genuine Fakes have a nice new website: https://thegenuinefakes.com/
Look for the band to release their debut album this coming fall.

Labrador signs Little Big Adventure, offers free mp3

Labrador Records has announced the signing of Little Big Adventure (aka Swedish artist Magnus Sätterström) and is offering their/his first single "The hateful eye" as a free download: https://www.labrador.se/mp3/lba-the_hateful_eye.mp3
Look for the new EP of the same name to be released on May 13.

Hymns from Nineveh - Daughters of Zion

Hymns from Nineveh,the solo project of Jonas Petersen from Attrap, has a new track called "Daughter of Zion" posted on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hymnsfromnineveh
This is the the first taste of what's to come from his forthcoming album and it features guest appearances from Mikael R. Andreasen (Kloster) and Nikolaj Paakjær (Even If It's Me).