Swedish indie act Sibyl Vane has changed their name to Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck. The band's debut album "Days come and go" will be out April 14 and you can hear samples here: https://www.myspace.com/mockingbirdwishmeluckswe
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Swedish hardrockers Ammotrack have signed with Gain Music and will be releasing their debut album this coming spring. Listen to the first single "Scream for your mother" right here: https://www.ammotrack.org/master/scream.mp3
Swedish industrial/metal act Misery Loves Company has a new myspace fansite that's doing a great job of compiling old videos, interviews and so on: https://www.myspace.com/miserystillspeaks
The winners of Sweden's P3 Guld awards:
Female artist: Säkert! - Säkert!
Newcomer: Maia Hirasawa
Male artist: Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
Song: Oh Laura - Release me
Group: Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
Hip-hop/soul: Petter - God damn it
Rock/metal: Arch Enemy - Rise of the tyrant
Dance: Minilogue - collected work
Pop: Jens Lekman - Night falls over Kortedala
Guldmicken (best live act): Timo Räisänen
Ex-Bad Cash Quartet act Hästpojken will release their debut album "Caligula" on January 30 via Roxy Recordings.
The Horror The Horror will have a new single out in February with an album to follow on March 7. Look for them to tour Europe March through May as well.
Diapazam has confirmed that the new Chris Beach album "Den förra var bättre" will be out in February. Listen to a sample track: https://www.myspace.com/diapazam
Nasum may have ceased to be with the tragic death of Mieszko Talarczyk in 2004, but the band's recordings live on. Coming up later this year will be a live album recorded in Japan in 2004 as well as a split picture disc LP with Napalm Death. A stand-alone CD version of said LP will also be released via Relapse under the title "Doombringer" which will include the Mitch Harris-directed video for "Scoop" as bonus content.
MIC Norway on Madrugada's fifth and final self-titled album, due out next week: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008011814393498766765
Preview the entire record at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/wearemadrugada
Insurgent Kid reports that frontman Erik has left the band to concentrate on drum duties with Masshysteri, the new ex-Vicious band. Also, drummer Jonas is currently studying abroad in Beijing and playing with a local hardcore band there called Fanzui Xiangfa (Criminal Minds) that just put out an album and will be touring locally. Otherwise, the band has some material set aside for a potential 10" or 7" EP to be released via Ny Våg, but it's currently delayed. As for the future, the band plans to lay low for awhile until Jonas returns this summer.
Slideshaker has finally revealed that their next album has the working title of "Like stormy weather". Still no word yet on when they expect to be done, but I'll keep you posted.
Maia Hirasawa is composing music for the upcoming Swedish television program "Stormen": https://www.metro.se/se/article/2008/01/14/08/0844-62/index.xml (in Swedish)
The Tallest Man on Earth, as heard on the "Upp till kamp" soundtrack, has confirmed that his new album "Shallow grave" will be released on March 5.
The Susanna & The Magical Orchestra cover of Prince's "Condition of the heart" will be included on an upcoming Prince tribute compiled by Rapster Records, due out in February. Another notable contributor is Stina Nordenstam, whose near-unrecognizable version of "Purple rain" originally appeared on her 1998 album "People are strange". Read more: https://www.panorama.no/vis.php?kat=3&did=5884