Norwegian act Susanna & the Magical Orchestra are currently working on their third album, but will take a quick time-out to play The Luminaire in London on April 30.

Catbirdseat has posted Hemstad's out-of-print self-titled 2006 EP up for streaming at Muxtape. Read more about it here: https://www.catbirdseat.org/archives/000981.php
Does this mean I should post my last remaining copy up for sale on eBay?

Upstart Danish label Tigerspring (Blood Music, Choir of Young Believers, Jong Pang, etc.) now has a proper website, complete with blog: https://www.tigerspring.net/

Hellacopters explain the reasoning behind their decision to do a "covers" album and go through each track, discussing the selection process: https://www.hellacopters.com/site/default.asp

Satyricon will release a 5-track CDEP/gatefold 7" on June 2 entitled "My skin is cold". Other tracks on the EP include two songs from the LP version of "Volcano" ("Live through me", "Existential fear-questions") plus two live tracks ("Repined bastard nation", "Mother north"). Hear a sample of the title track: https://www.satyricon.no/

Aftonbladet reports that Andreas Lundstedt of Swedish pop act Alcazar was denied a US visa due to his HIV positive status: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesliv/musik/article2297021.ab (in Swedish)

Bibabidi weighs in on the new Out of Clouds band Alibi Tom: https://www.bibabidi.com/2008/04/alibi-tom.html

If you've been following our weekly Göteborg spotlight feature, no doubt you picked up on the news that Fang Bomb is putting out a new compilation entitled "Gothenburg 08". I'll have detailed information about the collection on Saturday, assuming my interview with label head Petter Ottosson goes as planned, but I can confirm the tracklist for you now:

01. Viktor Sjöberg & Jonas Lindgren - "Guldheden"
02. Anders Dahl - "Strätta, Flockblomstriga 4"
03. Porn Sword Tobacco - "Feminin Arkitektur"
04. Sewer Election - "Mot Döden"
05. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - "Facelessness Erases Every Trace Of Humanity"
06. Jasper TX - "And I Closed My Eyes"
07. The Skull Defekts - "Invocation Of Brother Rune Lindblad"
08. Tsukimono - "Moan Jar"
09. Joel Brindefalk - "Monitoring My Own Death"
10. Porn Sword Tobacco - "Ett Jaläger Och Ett Nejläger"

I don't have a confirmed release date yet, but it has been sent off to be pressed, so copies should hopefully be available soon. I for one am very excited -- it's a stellar lineup.

There's now a myspace page for the upcoming 5CD, 80-track Norwegian Prince tribute, due out later this year: https://www.myspace.com/shockadelicanorway
Check the blog for a full tracklist, a virtual who's who of Norwegian music.

Lasse Lindh's new single "Kom kampsång", a duet with fellow Swede Timo Räisänen, will be out on May 21 and will include the b-side exclusive "Hur lätt du är att älska" plus a cover of Timo's "Mr Saturday". Want to contribute to the video? Check this out: https://www.grooverrecordings.com/?page_id=10

A Perfect Friend, the duo of Thomas Denver Jonsson and C-J Larsgården (see this week's mp3 posts), are looking for a new label to release their next album "Timber and modern ways": https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=73184671&blogID=381265370

Jeppe, Junior from Junior Senior, makes the Pitchfork Forkcast with a Fine Young Cannibals cover: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/49996-jeppe-junior-from-junior-senior-johnny-come-home-fine-young-cannibals-cover-stream

End of All is going on an extended hiatus, citing "personal reasons" as the cause: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=107803375&blogID=380885395

Metal Mind Productions will reissue the debut album "Penetralia" from Swedish death-metal legends Hypocrisy in a new expanded remastered edition featuring two bonus tracks. It will be available on May 12 in Europe, July 8 in the US. Said record was originally released way back in 1992 and immediately hailed as a classic of the genre.

Swedish screamo hardcore act Suis La Lune has posted their contribution to the upcoming Förmögenhet tribute on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/suislalune
In other news, the band recently recorded five new songs and are entertaining the notion of putting them on a 10", but nothing is settled yet.