Century Media has licensed Finnish doom act Kypck's latest album "Cherno" for release across Europe this summer. The band, which sings in Russian, features ex-Sentenced guitarist Sami Lopakka along with renown producer Hiili Hiilesmaa (HIM, Apocalyptica, etc.) and can be heard here: https://www.myspace.com/kypck

Kid Down will be spending six weeks at IF Studios in Göteborg this summer with engineer Roberto Laghi recording their sophomore album.

Swedish 8-piece indiepop act Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck (nee Sibyl Vane) will finally release their debut album "Days come and go" on June 9 via UK-based label Blow Up Records. Listen to the lead single "Pictures (too big to fit in a sight)" (just released today, June 2) at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mockingbirdwishmeluckswe

Swedish alt-country act Hyacinth House are keeping a blog while on tour: https://blog.myspace.com/wwwhyacinthhousese

Caesars' most recent album "Strawberry weed" will finally get a US release on August 19 via Astralworks.

Envelopes are blogging while on tour: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=12478407&blogID=401204842

Swedish EBM act Lip Service (ahem) will release the new EP "Black cat" in Septmeber. Check out a live video of their Depeche Mode cover "Never let me down again", a track which will appear on said EP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liTAPeJWv2o

Joakim Thåström is working on compiling material for a Imperiet boxset.

Guitarist Petter S. Freed has stepped down from being a member of The Project Hate and is being replaced by Anders Bertilsson (Ruin, Coldworker). Read the full (long) band statement: https://www.theprojecthate.net/

Serena Maneesh's collection of pre-debut album material "S-M backwards" is confirmed for an international release on September 22 via Smalltown Supersound.

The new Marit Bergman single "Were you ever really mine?" is now available to subscribers and will be released to the general public on Monday. Marit also says that Karin Dreijer (The Knife) is working on a solo album which could be pretty darn cool, doncha think?

The self-explanatory Swedish label D-Takt & Råpunk Records has announced a bunch of upcoming releases:

Warvictims - Bellum Se Ipsum Alet 7" (May)
Skitslakt - tba 7" (June/July)
Besthöven/Warvictims - Split 7" (June/July)
Mob 47 - Back To Attack 2xCD (tba)
Raw Hate - Drunk As Fuck Existence 7" (tba)

Lykke Li's single "I'm good, I'm gone" gets a UK release next week on June 2 and will feature b-side remixes from Metronomy and Black Kids. The full-length album "Youth novels" follows on June 9.

Achtung! Clothing is putting on a series of clubnights each featuring a pair of bands and a new split 7". First up is Killerchaps and Pistol Mob tonight (May 30) followed by Don Darlings/Kusowsky on July 18 and then Bye Bye Bicycle/Alex Face on August 15. More info: https://www.achtungclothing.com/

Danish metalcore act As We Fight has announced that Esben Elnegaard Kjaer Hansen (Numbnuts, Nightrage, ex-Stomped) is now their new, permanent vocalist. The band is currently recording their third album "Meet your maker" with producer Jacob Bredahl (Hatesphere, Koldborn) at Smart N Hard Studio.