Arvikafestivalen is dead
The 2011 edition of the Arvika Festival, Sweden's most synth-focused fest, is cancelled and the company is filing for bankruptcy: https://www.arvikafestivalen.se/node/128
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Agent Side Grinder repress
is doing a new pressing of Agent Side Grinder's excellent self-titled debut LP and it will be available on July 1 in an edition of 400 copies on black, 100 on blue. However, you can also still purchase a first-edition pressing on direct from me for $13 + s/h -- I've got 2 copies left in ye ol' mailorder distro.
Hooded Menace signs with Relapse
Finnish doom/death metal act Hooded Menace has been officially picked up by . Read the press release at Lambgoat: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=16430
De:Nihil to release Dead Man 7"
has announced that they'll be putting out a 2-song 7" from Swedish psych-rockers Dead Man in late summer.
New Katzenjammer on the way
Norwegian pop/folk act Katzenjammer will be releasing a new album later this year and the first single "When the laughter is gone" is out now https://www.propellerrecordings.no/katzenjammer-releases-first-single-in-norway
Victims reissue debut, confirm US dates
Victims' debut album "Neverendinglasting" from 2001 will be getting a vinyl reissue via in an expanded edition with all of the bonus cuts from the CD which includes the "Harder than it was meant to be" 7" and the tracks from the Acursed split. More info: https://www.punkdistro.de/shop/shopnews.php?news_id=12
The band has also posted dates for their upcoming East Coast tour:
08/13 - St Vitus Bar, NYC, NY w/Ringworm, more
08/14 - This is Hardcore Fest, Philadelphia, PA w/From Ashes Rise, Madball, more
08/14 - The Barbary (Late show/TiHF after party), Philadelphia, PA w/Death First
08/15 - Valentines, Albany, NY
08/16 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
08/17 - tba
08/18 - tba, NJ
08/19 - Charm City Arts Space, Baltimore, MD
08/20 - tba
08/21 - Best Friends Day, Richmond, VA w/Corrosion Of Conformity, Iron Lung, more
08/22 - The Get Down, Asheville, NC
08/23 - Little Hamilton, Nashville, TN w/Symptoms
08/24 - tba, Chicago, IL
08/25 - Now Thats Class, Cleveland, OH
08/26 - tba, Pittsburgh, PA
08/27 - The Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY w/Another Breath (their last show)
08/28 - Acheron, NYC, NY
Just a Number 270511 now Battlekat, sign with Good Tape
Danish electro hype act Just a Number 270511 has officially rechristened themselves Battlekat and have signed to . They'll also be heading abroad to play the SWN Festival in Wales this coming October: https://goodtaperecords.dk/?p=210
Cryptborn to Detest
has signed Finnish act Cryptborn and will be releasing the band's demo tape at the upcoming Hell's Pleasure metal fest in late July.
Combat Rock confirms Atom Notes, Särkyneet for late August
has confirmed that the new Atom Notes and Särkyneet albums will both be released on August 31.
Live Evil 2011: Aura Noir
The 2011 edition of the Live Evil Festival, the UK-based metal fest booked entirely on recommendations culled from Fenriz' vaulted "Band of the Week" posts, has been confirmed for October 22-23 and will feature Aura Noir plus 16 more acts. It's yet to be updated with new info, but you should be able to stay informed of updates here: https://www.liveevilfestival.com/
Cocteau Twins say nej to Anna Järvinen cover
Anna Järvinen's upcoming album "Anna själv tredje" has been pulled due to the Cocteau Twins disapproving her Swedish-language cover of the cong "Fotzepolitic", which she rechristened as "Hur man lättar helt enkelt". A new digital version of said album will be available on June 22 with the physical edition returning on July 4.
Even when our hearts stop beating, the song goes on and on and on
Theoretical Girl pays tribute to her sometime-duet partner Gustaf Kjellvander with his song "Heaven to me", one of the b-sides from the "Friday on my knees" EP: https://iamtheoreticalgirl.tumblr.com/post/6760593899/gustaf-kjellvander-25-april-1980-18-june-2011
It's still really hard for me to listen to his music, but I'm sure that's how he'd like to be remembered.
Pettersson & Fredriksson say name your price!
The excellent Swedish folk duo Pettersson & Fredriksson are giving away their album "Sotali" as a pay-what-you-want deal: https://petfred.bandcamp.com/album/sotali
At the very least you should check out the album stream because it really is quite good!
Blood Mortized finish drums, add another Mattias
Blood Mortized report that basic drum tracks are now done for their upcoming record "The key to a black heart". They've also announced the addition of a new bassist and the third Mattias in the group, Mattias Söderlund of Charta 77.
Tomas Andersson Wij signs with Razzia, will release album and book in January
Tomas Andersson Wij has signed with and will be releasing his Andreas Mattsson-produced album "Romantiken", his seventh overall, on January 25, 2012. Also, on that same day, a new book of his best lyrics will be published under the title "Sånger".