Long-running Swedish black/death metal act Necrophobic have a new video for the track "Revelation 666": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5WxnKn_iL4
Some goofy visual to be sure, but the song is good (albeit a bit too long).
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Salem al Fakir - Ignore this
02. The Playtones - Rock'n roll dance party
03. Björn Skifs - Da capo
04. Sophie Zelmani - I'm the rain
05. Rigmor Gustafsson & Radio String Quartet Vienna - Calling you
06. Treat - Coup de grace
07. Melissa Horn - Säg ingenting till mig
08. Amanda Jenssen - Happyland
09. Kent - Röd
10. Torgny Melin - Dansbandsnatt
11. Neo - Human frontier
12. Bruket - En annan klass
13. Lars Winnerbäck - Tänk om jag ångrar mig och sen ångrar mig igen
14. Erik Grönwall - Erik Grönwall
15. Reeperbahn - Samlade singlar
16. Nordman - Korsväg
17. Zekes - En sån natt
18. Claes Lövgrens - Vi lever nu
19. Calle Kristiansson - Calle Kristiansson
20. Tomas Andersson Wij - Spår
Swedish stonerrock act Truckfighters will be touring Europe in May:
05/20 - Wild at heart, Berlin (GER)
05/21 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
05/22 - MKK, Crnomelj (SLO)
05/23 - Spinnerei, Traun (AUS)
05/24 - Backstage, Munich (GER)
05/25 - Les Passagers, Besancon (FRA)
05/26 - Le Klub, Paris (FRA)
05/27 - Luxor Live, Arnhem (NL)
05/28 - Haus 73, Hamburg (GER)
05/29 - NIL, Potsdam (GER)
Swedish act Oh! Custer will be releasing a 7" on in the not-so-distant future.
I've started to add vinyl tags to all relevant postings. It's also available in the custom filter list, should you want to use it there as well.
has released a new 12" single from The Je Ne Sais Quoi featuring a 10-minute version of "Protection" off their forthcoming record "Transparent for you all" along with a Richard Brain remix of the same. 300 copies, more info here: https://www.moptacodics.com/
Norwegian prog act The Opium Cartel is giving away a 3-track digital EP featuring an alternative mix of "Beach house" as handled by Mike Senior (Wet Wet Wet, The Charlatans, Nigel Kennedy) plus two bonus tracks from the vinyl edition of "Night blooms": https://rcpt.yousendit.com/842061357/ed2ee79dc0b806f0dfa05a585a7610d1
Way more exciting than a potential ABBA reunion, but even still kinda underwhelming: renown recluse artist Jakob Hellman will once again grace the live stage on an 80s reunion tour under the banner "Forever Young" alongside Reeperbahn (and Alphaville): https://www.foreveryoung2010.se/
Still no plans for a new album and personally, I think it's better that way.
Silly Swedes, getting way too excited for even a glimmer of hope at an ABBA reunion: https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/article6845306.ab
Swedish jazz label hasn't put out anything new since May of 2009, but they're coming back in full effect this spring with a tremendous lineup of new albums:
Mats Öberg Trio - So very Mats (out now)
Nicolai Dunger & Jonas Kullhammar - Vallmo OST (180g vinyl only, 300 copies)
Kullrusk - Digital (180g vinyl only, 525 copies)
Nacka Forum - Leve Nacka Forum (also vinyl only, I think)
Jonas Kullhammr Quartet - Från och med herr Jonas Kullhammar
Espen Aalberg Trio feat. Jonas Kullhammar & Torbjörn Zetterberg - tba
Zanussi Five - Ghost dance
The Core - tba
Magnus Broo - tba
Gilbert Holmströms Kvintett - Utan misstankar (Remastered reissue, first time on CD w/20min bonus track feat. Åke Johansson)
Please note that aside from the vinyl releases which I saw listed in Hot Stuff's newsletter, the information provided from the label is vague and possibly subject to change.
Fluid Radio profiles Tobias Hellkvist and offers a few samples of the release of his latest work "Evolutions": https://www.fluid-radio.co.uk/2010/03/tobias-hellkvist-evolutions/
Not brand new news, but new to me: the always awesome Mikko Singh (also a member of Will Gambola Sing) has changed the name of his solo project to Haleiwa. See his new website: https://haleiwamusic.com/
Look for his new album "Pure vida dude" to be released soon and listen to a sample on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/mikkosingh
Does anyone buy records anymore? I sure do, in fact I just got a few copies of Isolation Years' 12" EP "Snoose Boulevard" on /. Five songs on one side, an etching on the other, more info here: https://www.burnttoastvinyl.com/new/releases/btv075.html
Want one? Burnt Toast is selling 'em for $7 so I'll one-up and mark it down to $6 (plus s/h). Get in touch!
have picked up Finnish hardcore/indie act Disco Ensemble for their roster.
is expanding their Finnish punk + hardcore vinyl reissue business and will be releasing two old LPs from a pair of the label's more recent acts: Endstand - "Never fall into silence (, 2002) and Manifesto Jukebox - "Desire" (, 2000). No exact release date yet, but they should both be available in May.