Swedish stonerrockers Asteroid have announced that their next album will be released all over Europe on May 21 via Plastic Head.

Sister Lightyear's new single "Farmboy city safari" is now on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/sisterlightyear

Three Imaginary Girls talk to The Faintest Ideas: https://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/faintestideasinterview07feb.asp

Scandinavian artists playing the Great Escape Festival in Brighton this May: Adjagas, Oh No Ono, Lionheart Brothers, 120 Days, Damn Seagulls and Johnossi. Read more: https://www.escapegreat.com/artists/

Eldkvarn's new record "Svartblogg" comes out April 4. Listen to samples: https://www.myspace.com/eldkvarn

The new Fibes, Oh Fibes! single "Last party" will be released on March 13. Look for the video to hit the web shortly, as well as a free download on myspace.

Warfare Records has confirmed that the upcoming Ehlers/Thejsen album will be released on April 2. The first single will be "Art of loneliness" and it should be playing on Danish radio shortly.

The new issue of the Dminik webzine is now online: https://www.dminik.com/

It's not totally Scandinavian, but who can pass up a free mixtape from J-Ro and JuJu Records? Check it: https://www.jujurecords.com/news.php?id=85

Viola has just posted the first taste of what's to come from their forthcoming album "Wonderabilia ": https://www.ifsociety.com/files/Viola%20-%20Outsider%20Code.mp3
Really looking forward to this one - it comes out April 4 on the Jupiter label.

German tourdates for Finnish act Cats on Fire:

03/28 - Schaubude, Kiel w/Staring Girl
03/29 - Roter Salon, Berlin
03/30 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg
03/31 - Groovestation, Dresden
04/01 - Noch Besser Leben, Leipzig

Magnet's new album "The simple life" has been confirmed for a Norwegian release on March 26. Listen to two tracks at myspace: https://myspace.com/magnet

Magnus Uggla appears to beon a campaign to anger Sweden's Polish population: https://www.thelocal.se/6561

Swedish post-rockers Ef have a new live video posted online: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=2011494618

Phil Freeman extols the virtues of Swedish viking-metallers Amon Amarth: https://www.thephoenix.com/article_ektid34551.aspx