Nasum may have ceased to be with the tragic death of Mieszko Talarczyk in 2004, but the band's recordings live on. Coming up later this year will be a live album recorded in Japan in 2004 as well as a split picture disc LP with Napalm Death. A stand-alone CD version of said LP will also be released via Relapse under the title "Doombringer" which will include the Mitch Harris-directed video for "Scoop" as bonus content.

MIC Norway on Madrugada's fifth and final self-titled album, due out next week: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008011814393498766765
Preview the entire record at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/wearemadrugada

Swedish indie act Promises Promises has two new tracks up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/promisesx2

Envelopes have created a widget to preview their new album "Here comes the wind", due out February 18. Download here: https://www.envelopes.se/herecomesthewind/

Insurgent Kid reports that frontman Erik has left the band to concentrate on drum duties with Masshysteri, the new ex-Vicious band. Also, drummer Jonas is currently studying abroad in Beijing and playing with a local hardcore band there called Fanzui Xiangfa (Criminal Minds) that just put out an album and will be touring locally. Otherwise, the band has some material set aside for a potential 10" or 7" EP to be released via Ny Våg, but it's currently delayed. As for the future, the band plans to lay low for awhile until Jonas returns this summer.

Slideshaker has finally revealed that their next album has the working title of "Like stormy weather". Still no word yet on when they expect to be done, but I'll keep you posted.

As mentioned before, Sissy Wish is coming to the US for SXSW and is starting to line up additional dates as well:

03/18 - Cicero's, St. Louis, MO
03/19 - Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL
03/20 - Cafe Montmartre, Madison, WI
03/21 - Record Bar, Kansas City, MO
03/22 - The Dukuum Inn, Kirksville, MO

Listen to a new track from Majessic Dreams' forthcoming record "Beautiful days": https://www.myspace.com/majessicdreams

Maia Hirasawa is composing music for the upcoming Swedish television program "Stormen": https://www.metro.se/se/article/2008/01/14/08/0844-62/index.xml (in Swedish)

Internet 2008: two artists, 1 blog, 365 songs: https://blog.internet2008.se/

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Secret Garden - Inside I'm singing
02. Madcon - So Dark the Con of Man
03. Anne Nørdsti - Livli på låven
04. Sie Gubba - Sånn er livet
05. Hellbillies - Spissrotgang
06. Venke Knutson - Crush
07. Bertine Zetlitz - In my mind 1997-2007 Best of
08. Celine - Bæstevænna
09. Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord & Øgonblick
10. Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars
11. BigBang - Something Special - The Best
12. Raga Rockers - Ubermensch
13. Kurt Nilsen - Push push
14. Henning Kvitnes - Stemmer i gresset
15. CC Cowboys - På Svalbard uten strøm
16. Arne Benoni og Lynn Anderson - I'm Coming Home
17. Ole Ivars - Vi lever i håpet
18. Superfamily - Warszawa
19. Solveig Slettahjell - Domestic songs
20. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2008

This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Lars Winnerbäck - Daugava
02. Alf Robertson - Alf Robertsons bästa
03. Salem Al Fakir - This is who I am
04. Kent - Tillbaka till samtiden
05. Marie Picasso - The secret
06. Caj Karlsson - Rapport från dårhuset
07. Jill Johnson - Music Row
08. Sofia Karlsson - Visor från vinden
09. Sahara Hotnights - What if leaving is a loving thing
10. Lars Winnerbäck - Efter nattens bränder - 1996-2006
11. Säkert! - Säkert!
12. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao 3
14. Peter Lemarc - Kärlek i tystnadens tid
15. Magnus Uggla - Pärlor åt svinen
16. Elin Ruth Sigvardsson - A fiction
17. Martin Stenmarck - Det är det pojkar gör när kärleken dör
18. Björn Skifs - I2I
19. Mats Bergmans - Jubileum
20. Miss Li - Songs of a rag doll

"24 Hour Drone People" is the somewhat self-explanatory name of an event being put on by Joachim Nordwall and iDEAL Recordings set to transpire February 23-24 at Fylkingen in Stockholm. Twelve internationally regarded experimental artists are booked to participate including Hildur Gudnadottir, Hild Sofie Tafjord (Fe-Mail), Jacob Kirkegaard, BJ Nilsen, CM Von Hausswolff, Mika Vainio (Pan Sonic), Jean-Louis Huhta (Skull Defekts, Anti-Cimex), Henrik Rylander (Skull Defekts, Union Carbide Productions) as well as Joachim himself. Each artist will perform a two-hour set with no break between, spanning a full 24-hour period. Read more: https://www.idealrecordings.com/24hourdronepeople/

The Tallest Man on Earth, as heard on the "Upp till kamp" soundtrack, has confirmed that his new album "Shallow grave" will be released on March 5.

Here's Firefox AK's new video for "Winter rose": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kKs5otxLUY
Don't forget to check out the mp3 as posted yesterday.