Susanne Sundfør recently held a contest to remix "The brothel" and the winner has been announced as Uphill Racer. Listen here: https://www.susannesundfor.com/news/2011/4/12/the-brothel-remix-contest-weve-a-winner.html
Aslak is leaving Norwegian rap group Gatas Parlament: https://www.gatasp.no/aslak-gar-ut-av-gatas-parlament/
Mr. Henrik von Euler reports that he will be releasing a new Rigas single on May 4 called "Make it rain" which will feature guest appearances from Baba Stiltz and Anna Maria Espinosa. The new Rigas full-length "Bring the dead" will then follow in September. As for Henrik's skweeee alias Rigas den Andre, he's got a new album coming as well -- it's called "Speed run" and it will be out in May.
will be releasing the a new self-titled 12" from Swedish hardcore act Iamus in June. Hear some tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/iamusband
Sweatmaster will be calling it quits after they finish up all the shows they have booked this summer: https://www.fullsteamrecords.com/sitenews/view/-/nid/366/ngid/3
Two of the dudes from In Flames have opened a restaurant in Göteborg called 2112: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/48631 (in Swedish)
Nö Music reports that Ungdomskulen will be doing an album of ten one-minute songs, pretty much all I can take from that band, and will posting them for free download before eventually releasing them on vinyl: https://www.nomusicmedia.com/2011/04/12/ungdomskulen-give-us-ten/
Absolut Noise talks about the new Pascal/Mattias Alkberg split and also interviews members of both bands: https://www.absolutnoise.com/2011/04/pascal-mattias-alkberg-split-album-allt-det-h%C3%A4r.html
will be releasing the debut album from international folk quartet Blink, four female multi-instrumentalists from five different countries in Scandinavia and the Baltics: https://www.norcd.no/DisplayArticle.php?id=417
Hear some sample tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/musicblink
The new Djerv album is now set for release in June with the first single "Madman" preceding it on April 19.
Fenriz' latest band of the week and also apparently a new signing to German label . More info at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yearofthegoat?sk=wall
The new Blood Mortized EP "Bestial" will be getting a CD/LP release in June/July via .
Tonbruket, the current band of ex-Esbjörn Svensson Trio bassist Dan Berglund, will be releasing a new album called "Dig it to the end" at the end of May. It also appears that the group will be coming to the US for a few dates in June: https://www.tonbruket.com/dates.html
I'm due for a trip to the Bay Area, so that Oakland date in June is awfully tempting.
reports that the new 5-track Kvoteringen 7" EP "Storfinansen" should be ready for release in June. In other news, the label is also putting together a benefit comp for Punk Illegal/No One is Illegal for release this summer -- expect details to surface shortly.
90s-era Swedish punk/hardcore nostalgia courtesy of newly-established blog Back Then: https://xbackthen.blogg.se/
See also: https://www.theonion.com/articles/90s-punk-decries-punks-of-today,1486/