Swedish goth/postpunk act Pen Expers has announced that their sophomore album "Baby's gone straight" will be released on April 2 via I-Ration Records. Download the first single "Switch" right here or stream it at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/penexpersband
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Soundvenue reports that Karin Dreijer Andersson from The Knife is contributing guest vocals to Deus album. Read more: https://www.soundvenue.com/news.asp?id=6821 (in Danish)
MIC Norway provides a press round-up on the by:Larm festival: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008022612075176024719
The new Pugh Rogefeldt album "Vinn hjärta vinn", his first album since 1969's "Ja, dä ä dä" together with Janne "Loffe" Karlsson and Jojje Wadenius, will be released on March 26. Guitarist Martin Axén from The Ark produced.
Bone Voyage has confirmed that the new Goodnight Monsters album "Summer challenge" will be released on June 4. Expect the first single in late April.
Zeigeist is back? See here: https://www.zeigeist.eu/
Looks like there's a new 7" on Spegel due out April 2.
Swedish label Release the Bats! will be putting out a few new releases from Finnish artist Uton in the near future. First up will be a 3CD split release with the label Last Visible Dog entitled "Deep inside the dream" featuring various old recordings. After that, there will be a Uton + Antony Milton collaboration LP under the name "NthNth/SthSth". Both will be out this coming spring with exact release dates to be confirmed soon.
Ihsahn reports that Opeth mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt contributes lead vocals to the track "Unhealer" on his upcoming solo record "angL". In addition, the Spiral Architect rhythm section of drummer Asgeir Mickelson and bassist Lars Norberg contribute to the entire album as well.
Swedish avant/drone duo Tape will release their new album "Luminarium" in April via Häpna, but before that in March, the label will reissue the group's first two out-of-print records "Opera" and "Milieu" with bonus tracks. There will also be a split 7" with Tenniscoats in March as well.
Black Star Foundation has announced the signing of Swedish act Holmes. The band is currently recording their debut album "Wolves" at Kepner Treg in Göteborg with Per-Ola Eriksson (Boy Omega, Björn Kleinheinz, The Book of Daniel) for release later this year. Hear demo tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/holmezzz
Three of the dudes from Pain (including mainman Peter Tägtgren, also in Hypocrisy) were attacked in Leipzig while enjoying a day off on tour: https://www.thelocal.se/10098/
Norwegian jazz act Ballrogg will be doing a few US dates in late March/early April. The Eric Dolphy-inspired duo features Roger Arntzen from renown piano trio In the Country and also has a new self-titled album on the way on March 6. For details and samples, head to myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ballrogg
IAT.MP3 artist Tsukimono has posted the new track "Oh Patti Smith, when will you let me go?" on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tsukimonoswe
The piece comes from his new album "Gutted string", out now on new label Psychic Malmö. See the aforementioned myspace link for pics from last weekend's release party.
German label Denovali Records will be releasing a limited vinyl edition of September Malevolence's new album "After this darkness, there's a next". No release date confirmed yet, but I'll keep you posted.