Bazillion Points commemorates the 25th anniversary of Bathory's landmark release "Under the sign of the black mark" with a guestlist by author/musician Daniel Ekeroth singling out the five best Bathory albums: https://blog.bazillionpoints.com/2012/05/11/swedish-death-metal-under-the-sign-of-the-black-mark-turns-25-2/
UPDATE! See more on the subject here and here!
Check out Vånna Inget, one of my favorite current punk acts Swedish or otherwise, performing an acoustic version of "Jag ska fly tills jag hittar hem" backstage at Umeå Open for The Hammock Sessions.
has posted a short Q&A session with their latest signing Rickard och Juvelerna, the new band from ex-Waterbug vocalist Rickard Nilsson: https://www.westsidefabrication.se/news/new-act-on-west-side-fabrication.../
Another pre-anniversary festival interview from Millencolin, this one featuring Stockholm's Beast: https://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=346
Also at Listen to Norway today, a profile of experimental guitarist Stian Westerhus: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2012050312315270593270
Check out a podcast mix and interview with Norwegian experimental/electronic artist Erik K Skodvin (Svarte Greiner/Deaf Center) over at Resident Advisor: https://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=309
Check out Navet performing backstage at Umeå Open for Hammock Sessions.
"Heartbeats", the new -produced reality show featuring Swedish DJ/producers Adrian Lux, Nause and Albin Myers is now streaming the first episode online w/English subtitles: https://www.tv6play.se/play/271459/?autostart=true
Swedish music blogger No Modest Bear made a mixtape for The Swede Beat and also did a little Q&A: https://www.theswedebeat.com/mixtape/the-swede-beat-mixtape-vol-7-no-modest-bear/
Millencolin interviews Nine as part of their Anniversary Fest countdown: https://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=314
A Fist in the Face of God continues to shine the spotlight on Kolbotn, Norway's exemplary metal scene with an interview with the band Condor: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2012/04/interview-with-condor.html
This week's guest interview for the Millencolin 20th Anniversary Fest countdown is The Peepshows: https://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=306
Check out an interview with / bossman Joakim Haugland from M Magazine: https://www.m-magazine.co.uk/featuresinterviews/interviews/sounds-from-a-smalltown/
Watch Pintandwefall perform an acoustic version of "Apple and I die" for Luomustudio.
Millencolin continues their festival band interview series with Angers Curse: https://millencolin20year.se/home/?p=296