Denmark's Gravy now has their full website online: https://www.gravyband.dk/

Abduktio has confimred a May 11 release for their debut album "Tuli kulje kanssani" (Fire walk with me) via Fullsteam Records. Download an unmastered version of the title track right here: https://www.fullsteamrecords.com/popupikkunat/mp3/Abduktio/abduktio_tuli_kulje_kanssani.mp3

In other Fullsteam news, their sublabel 1000 Records has signed electronic dub/progressive hip-hop act Ceebrolistics. They say that it should appeal to fans of TTC, Pole, or Anti Pop Consortium and will release a CD/10" EP entitled "0" on June 15. A full-length will follow later on in the year.

The new 4-song Eskju Divine EP "Struck by the halo" has been confirmed for a May 18 release. No word on when the full-length will be ready, but they are getting ready to mix it soon.

Ephemera are being featured in a new Japanese life insurance commercial: https://www.asahi-life.co.jp/company/tvcm/cm_top.html

Dolores has announced that the next singles they'll be releasing will "Dom kommer kliva på dig igen" from Håkan Hellström and the title track "Paper tigers" from the Caesars' latest album.

Check out the Sternklang webmixer: https://www.dbut.no/content/mixer.html

Jester Records tentatively reported that the new, much-anticipated Ulver album "Blood inside" was available for mailorder, but was forced to cancel the offer due to label pressure. Oh well. As they say themselves, just wait for the album to leak in the next few days if you can't wait: https://www.jester-records.com/

Dark Essence Records has confirmed a May 23 release date for Malsain's debut album "They never die".

A couple Scandinavian reviews from Splendid today:

Dungen - Ta det lungt
Kaada & Patton - Romances

Finally, an overwhelmingly positive US review for the new Soundtrack of Our Lives album: https://popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/soundtrackofourlives-origin1.shtml

Delusions of Adequacy reviews the now-departed Kid Commando: https://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=5364

Aftonbladet reports that the CD single is dead, something that most people should've already realized years ago: https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,631222,00.html (in Swedish)

Check out a couple demo tracks from the band The Kick: https://kickmusic.tk/

Colony 5 has posted a bunch of soundclips from their new album "Fixed": https://www.colony5.com/index.php?page=listen