The gangsta roots of black metal
The Quietus talks to Tony F Wilson aka DJ Spykidelic about the missing link between black metal and gangsta rap: https://thequietus.com/articles/06112-mayhem-vs-nwa
Tag: General
8 timmar campaign for animal rights
From the 8 timmar/8 hours campaign for animal rights, featuring music from Håkan Lidbo. Read more: https://hakanlidbo.com/archives/1937
Ohaya debut coming via Häpna
Ohaya, the trio of Andreas Söderström (Ass), Johan Berthling (Tape), and Per Eklund -- three artists who came together as a live backing band for El Perro Del Mar, will be releasing their debut album "The state we are in" on May 10 via . Read more and download a sample tune: https://www.hapna.com/H45.html
More Madrugada reissues in May
will be doing a deluxe reissue of Madrugada's 2nd album "The nightly disease" with a full bonus disc including b-sides and outtakes: https://www.emi.no/nyheter/2011/april/madrugada_-_the_nightly_disease_deluxe_edition_(cdlp).aspx
The official release date is May 13, the same day they'll also be releasing new vinyl editions of both "Industrial silence" and "The nightly disease". Please someone, send me copies of both and I'll love you forever.
Youngfuck 7" in the works
will be putting out the debut 7" from Youngfuck in the not-so-distant future, maybe late summer or thereabouts.
Billie the Vision give release date for best-of
The new Billie the Vision & the Dancers best-of album (paired with a bonus disc of other bands covering them) is officially confirmed for release on May 4. No idea what artists are included on disc 2, but here's a tracklist: https://cdon.se/musik/billie_the_vision_%26_the_dancers/best_of_%282cd%29-14308479
Masquer prepare debut single
The excellent Swedish indie duo Masquer (featuring Kicki Halmos, also in Lowood) will be releasing their official debut single "Happiness" on May 4. Said single was produced by Per Egland and will also include a b-side remix from The Field. A full-length album will follow in fall, to be distributed via /.
Quit Your Dayjob are back
Swedish synthpunks Quit Your Dayjob are back with the new album "World domination", now confirmed for release on May 11 via . Check out the single "Environmental" at SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/flagstone/quit-your-dayjob-environmental
SVT Sapmi sessions #1: Krunegård + Juuso
SVT sent a number of popular musicians way up north to create new music together with select Sami artists for a new program series entitled "Sapmi sessions", premiering on April 21 with episode #1 featuring Markus Krunegård and Inga Juuso. Read more: https://svt.se/2.152083/start (in Swedish)
Tyred Eyes to release 7"
Swedish punkrockers Tyred Eyes will be releasing a 3-song 7" on sometime before the summer. Preview at Bandcamp: https://tyredeyes.bandcamp.com/
In other news, the band has recruited Johanna Hellqvist as their new guitarist and are planning to start recording their debut full-length very soon.
Kyrck releases early Mortiis recordings
Cult Norwegian label has released Mortiis' "The song of a long forgotten ghost", his very first solo recordings from 1993 after leaving Emperor: https://kyrck.t35.com/main.html
I don't remember his early material being very good, but who knows? The vinyl is limited to a mere 150 copies, so it'll definitely be a collector's item regardless.
Tsukimono on Bandcamp
IAT.MP3 artist and dear friend Tsukimono is now on Bandcamp with a significant chunk of his discography available for cheap download and/or free streaming, including many long out-of-print releases: https://tsukimono.bandcamp.com/
Kalligrammofon to release new Testbild! album
There will be a new Testbild! album on in May called "Barrikad" which will be quite different than anything they've done before; a) it is almost entirely acoustic and b) it is sung in Swedish. Preview here: https://kalligrammofon.com/barrikad/
Parker Lewis to Sellout!
will be releasing the vinyl edition of the new Parker Lewis album "Pengar & Leenden" in September in cooperation with Italian imprint .
Victims, behind the music
Read all about the origins of the songs on Victims' new album "A dissident" via guitarist Gareth Smith's blog: https://punkrockandcoffee.blogspot.com/2011/04/working-titles.html
There's also a new, in-depth interview with the band here: https://blowthescene.com/interviews/victims-interview.html