The new video for "Wish it was summer always" from Norwegian act Grand Island is up on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CRnkp-jppw

Annika Norlin is currently in the studio with Andreas Mattson (Popsicle, etc.) working on a new Hello Saferide album. A tentative release date has been set for September.

Here's the playlist for this week's radio show:

01. Figurines - The wonder
02. TALK 1
03. CS Nielsen - Happy
04. Superfamily - Teens of the 70s
05. Winter Took His Life - Oh
06. TALK 2
07. Frivolvol - Out come the knives
08. Bogus Blimp - Untitled jazz no. 1
09. Firefox AK - Pushing
10. TALK 3
11. Disfear - Get it off
12. Biker Boy - March song (Kalle J remix)
13. Eskju Divine - Darkness all around
14. TALK 4
15. Dogday - New romance
16. Mew - Am I wry? No
17. Det Är Jag Som Är Döden - Hello!
18. TALK 5
19. Familjen - Huvudet i sanden
20. Darkthrone - Skald av Satans sol
21. Caesars Palace - (I'm gonna) Kick you out
22. TALK 6
23. Lack - Behead
24. Bertine Zetlitz - Fake your beauty
25. Hebosagil - Old prophet
26. TIAC - OTW
27. TALK 7
28. Marybell Katastrophy - Hip
29. Strip Music - Never die
30. The Social Services - Electric brae
31. TALK 8
32. At the Gates - All life ends (live)
33. Fireside - Jupiter
34. Ulver - Funebre
35. Paper - They're gonna keep me
36. TALK 9
37. Convoj - Cultural legacy
38. Maia Hirasawa - Still June
39. Silverbullit - Run
40. TALK 10
41. Massgrav - Vuxenliv

Looks like those rumors of a couple US At the Gates shows were untrue - it's gonna be a full-on tour! Dates just announced:

07/10 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
07/11 - The Palladium, Worcester, MA
07/12 - Le Medley, Montreal, QC
07/13 - Opera House, Toronto, ON
07/14 - House of Blues, Chicago, IL
07/15 - Pop's, Sauget, IL
07/17 - Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
07/18 - White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX
07/21 - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver, CO
07/23 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
07/24 - Roseland Theatre, Portland, OR
07/25 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
07/26 - Glasshouse, Pomona, CA
07/27 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Hollywood, CA

Swedish artist Marit Bergman has signed to Hypnote in the US. More details to come.

The End Records will be reissuing Lordi's 2002 album "Get heavy" in North America on May 13. Hear a cut at the label's myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/theendrecords

Drowned in Sound gives high praise to Sweden's Surrounded: https://drownedinsound.com/articles/2894428

Norwegian experimental noiserock act Puma has confirmed that their new album will out on April 15. Look for international tourdates to be announced soon.

Music Export Norway is offering a pdf guide to help you decide what bands to see at SXSW: https://www.musicexportnorway.no/getfile.php/651520.817.ybcbxapefy/NorwayAtSXSW.pdf

Killing the Legacy previews the new 7" "No coming back" from Finnish hardcore act Another One Dead: https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2008/03/no-coming-back.html

Fullhouse Records have posted a sample track from the new Anal Thunder album, due out this April: https://www.fullhouserecords.com/fhr/mp3/028%20-%20Anal%20Thunder%20-%20Hockey%20Temper.mp3

BSTBA-affiliated label d'Oorhinge l'Orange Recordings will be releasing a new 3" CDR in late April/early May from Danish group Funny Art Collective as part of their d'Oorhinge Mandarine series. Hear samples of other work at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/funnyartcollective

Watch Laakso frontman Markus Krunegård play live for PSL: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/03/07/musik-med-markus-krunegard/

PopMatters on the US release of Hanne Hukkelberg's "Rykestrasse 68": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/55793/hanne-hukkelberg-rykestrasse-68/

Download the new Anders Elowsson single "Main Street": https://www.marilynrecords.se/musicbox/main-street.mp3
His debut album "It used to feel so good" will be out on April 7 via Marilyn Records.