RIP Hultsfredfestivalen
The Hultsfred Festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
The Hultsfred Festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
Wolfbrigade are heading to Germany for a couple shows in September:
09/03 - AJZ Bahndamm, Wermelskirchen
09/04 - JuZ Dampfmühle, Verden
Håkan Hellström will be performing his classic debut album "Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg" in its entirety at Way Out West this year.
Swedish doom act Kongh is touring Europe in July, their last international jaunt before they start work on their next album:
07/08 - Alte Zuckerfabrik, Rostock (GER)
07/10 - Stoned from the underground, Erfurt (GER)
07/11 - Little Devil, Tilburg (NL)
07/12 - Kaddish, Schoten (BEL)
07/15 - Osteria da Tocchetto, Montebelluna (ITA)
07/16 - Lazzaretto, Bologna (ITA)
07/17 - Voodoo Arci, Comacchio (ITA)
07/18 - TBA (ITA)
07/19 - Nachtleben, Frankfurt (GER)
07/20 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER)
Okkultokrati-related act Hombre Malo will be touring Russia and the Baltics later this month -- dates and sample tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hombremalooslo
Swedish doom act Suma will be coming to the US in October for a 2-week East Coast tour with Unearthly Trance. Dates soon.
have started a new Stockholm clubnight called Atlantis which kicks off on July 16 at Debaser Slussen and will feature the live debut of DJ/producer Suck Shaft. To promote the event, the label is giving away a track: https://www.despotz.se/email/suck-shaft_-_there-are-children-here.mp3
Danish hardcore act Hjertestop will be back in the US in late October for a month-long tour, including an appearance at No Way Fest in Richmond, VA. Preliminary dates at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hjertestop
Also look for a new 7" from the band to be released via in the US, in Europe in the not-so-distant future.
AC4's self-titled album will get a US/North American release via on June 30. I'm not sure what the full pressing numbers are, but apparently they'll be doing 100 on green, the rest on black. The band will also be touring the UK in mid-October with European dates to follow in November, but nothing appears to be confirmed/posted yet.
Danish hardcore act Love Potion will be taking Encroached (JPN) on a European tour:
07/28 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
07/29 - SO36, Berlin (GER)
07/30 - Play Fast or Don't Festival, Hradec Kralove (CZ)
07/31 - Nuovo Lazzaretto, Bologna (ITA)
08/01 - GGS31, Winthertur (CH)
08/02 - Villa Rosenau, Basel (CH)
08/03 - JUZ, Mannheim (GER)
08/04 - The Winston, Amsterdam (HOL)
08/05 - Lobusch, Hamburg (GER)
08/06 - Utkanten, Malmö (SWE)
Soundvenue reports that Oh No Ono will be doing a live collaboration with Americans Bear In Heaven on August 10 at Lille Vega in Copenhagen where they will take turns playing their own songs and before collaborating as one huge band together on stage. No idea if they plan to record anything in this configuration, but there's more info on the concert here: https://www.soundvenue.com/nyheder/2010/06/09/bear-in-heaven-fusionerer-med-oh-no-ono
Updated tourdates for Swedish labyrinth-punks Alarma Man:
08/06 - Loppen, Copenhagen (DK)
08/07 - Jenseits von Millionen, Friedland (GER)
08/08 - Immerhin, Würzburg (GER)
08/09 - Astra Stube, Hamburg (GER)
08/11 - Lichtung, Cologne (GER)
08/12 - DBs, Utrecht (NL)
08/13 - Iepeterfest, Ieper (BEL)
08/14 - Hafen2, Offenbach (GER)
08/15 - Asta Kneipe, Rosenheim (GER)
08/16 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
08/17 - Klub Velbloud, Czech Budweis (CZ)
08/19 - Comet Club (Record Release Party), Berlin (GER)
08/20 - Brownstahlfest, Erfurt (GER)
Newly announced dates for Johnossi:
09/22 - Pumpe, Kiel (GER)
09/23 - Reeperbahn festival, Hamburg (GER)
09/24 - Batschkapp, Frankfurt (GER)
09/26 - Grabenhalle, St Gallen (CH)
09/28 - BHF Langendreer, Bochum (GER)
09/29 - Haus Der Jugend, Osnabruck (GER)
09/30 - Stollwerk, Cologne (GER)
10/01 - Substage, Karlsruhe (GER)
10/02 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
10/03 - Hirsch, Nurnberg (GER)
10/06 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
10/07 - Muzikzentrum, Hannover (GER)
10/08 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
will be a special "Label in Residence" at this year's Moldejazz Festival in Molde, Norway beginning on July 19. The label is celebrating their 100th release and will exhibiting sleeve art from at their catalog as well as presenting many affiliated artists such as In The Country, Puma, Stian Westerhus with Sidsel Endresen, Bushman's Revenge, Espen Eriksen Trio, Biosphere with Nils Petter Molvær and also a special commissioned work from Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Humcrush, Elephant9) to be performed with the Trondheim Jazz Orkester and Trondheimsolistene. More info: https://www.moldejazz.no/2010/
Swedish pop/disco/funk act O'Spada are coming to London for a run of dates this month:
06/14 - Hoxton Bar And Kitchen
06/15 - Dublin Castle
06/17 - St. Pancras International
06/17 - YoYo @ Nottinghill Arts Club
06/18 - Last FM presents... @ Big Chill House
06/20 - The Luxe