"Swedish Death Metal" author Daniel Ekeroth has resigned from playing bass in Insision and will instead move out to the countryside to concentrate on his next writing project. Joel Andersson from Immersed In Blood will replace him.
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Eriksen - De aller beste
02. Anita Skorgan - Hele veien - 47 utvalgte sanger
03. Aasmund Nordstoga - Ein visefugg
04. Röyksopp - Junior
05. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
06. Steff Nevers - Closest to My Heart
07. Terje Tysland - Lidderli
08. BigBang - Edendale
09. Lars Vaular - D'e glede
10. Tone Damli Aaberge - I Know
11. Kaizers Orchestra - Våre demoner
12. Nils Petter Molvær - Hamada
13. Åge Aleksandersen & Mikael Wiehe - To stemmer - 14 akustiske sanger
14. Mira Craig - Ghetto Fairytale
15. Sigvart Dagsland - Hymns
16. Lene Marlin - Twist the Truth
17. Madrugada - Madrugada
18. AF1 - Alle For En
19. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
20. Hovedøen Social Club - ¡Ai Caramba!
Icelandic postrock act For A Minor Reflection are heading out on a big European tour at the end of the month:
05/23 - SPOT Festival, Aarhus (DK)
05/24 - Studio Syrland DK, Horsens (DK)
05/25 - Nordatlantens Brygge, Copenhagen (DK)
05/26 - Debaser Slussen, Stockholm (SWE)
05/30 - Studenterhuset, Aalborg (DK)
06/03 - Merleyn, Nijmegen (NL)
06/04 - Rotown, Rotterdam (NL)
06/05 - 013, Tilburg (NL)
06/06 - Ekko, Utrecht (NL)
06/07 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL)
06/09 - Glashaus der Arena, Berlin (GER)
06/10 - Studio 672, Cologne (GER)
06/11 - Yellowstage, Frankfurt (GER)
06/12 - Vereinsheim, Munich (GER)
06/13 - WILSONIC Festival, Bratislava (SLO)
06/14 - Hirsh, Nurnberg (GER)
06/15 - VK, Brussels, Belgium
06/17 - 229, London (UK)
06/18 - Start the Bus, Bristol (UK)
06/19 - Victoria, Birmingham (UK)
Finnish melancholic doom act Ghost Brigade has confirmed that their sophomore album "Isolation songs" will be released on August 3 in Europe via Season of Mist. It will also be released in the US, but not until August 25.
Swedish postrock act Immanu El will be going into the studio with Kristian Karlsson (Pg.Lost, Last Days Of April, Eskju Divine, etc.) in mid-June to record their 2nd full-length album "Moen". Expect a release this coming fall via And the Sound Records preceded by a Northern European tour in late August.
Swedish crusties End of All just finished recording four new tracks for a 7" called "Places" and have just added one of them to their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/endofallsweden
The V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble has posted a live recording from their recent show in La Jolla, CA for free download: https://vsnje.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/20-first-last-live-recording-download/
Viktor is a musical genius, so I can highly recommend that you check this out before I hear it myself.
The Swedish Model's Canadian delegation is putting together a party on June 5 at Salon Officiel in Montreal. Swedish acts Laserål and Ploctor will perform and, best of all, there will be complimentary beer and wine served between the hours of 8 and 11. Flyer here: https://www.andreassundgren.com/tsmflyer.jpg
This week's top 20 Swedish album chart:
01. Thorleifs - Sweet kissin' in the moonlight
02. E.M.D. - A state of mind - deluxe
03. Caroline Af Ugglas - Så gör jag det igen
04. Larz Kristerz - Hem till dig
05. Malmö Opera Kör & Orkester - Jesus Christ superstar
06. The Boppers - Vibrations
07. Veronica Maggio - Och vinnaren är...
08. Måns Zelmerlöw - MZW
09. Innocent Rosie - Bad habit romance
10. Lisa Ekdahl - Give me that slow knowing smile
11. Sofia Karlsson - Söder om kärleken
12. Promoe - Kråksången
13. Alcazar - Disco defenders
14. Thåström - Kärlek är för dom
15. Intohimo - Us; the hollows
16. Pauline - Never said I was an angel
17. Moneybrother - Real control
18. Lili & Susie - Nu och då - Det bästa med Lili & Susie
19. Theresa Andersson - Hummingbird, go!
20. Miss Li - Dancing the whole way home
Tomas Halberstad appears to have found himself a band: https://tomashalberstad.com/2009/05/14/band-hunting-done-hunting/
Will we see live shows in the future? Will the 2nd album be tracked as a unit? Wait and see...
Under the Radar reviews Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit: https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/drunken_trees_ep/
Sincerely Yours (The Tough Alliance) has a new full-length album out now from Avner entitled "Lyssna". Check it: https://www.sincerelyyours.se/yours0109.php
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra now have a video for the new song "Palpatine's dream": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S9cZXzwwGc&fmt=18
Turbonegro frontman Hank Von Helvete is following in the footsteps of Ola Salo (The Ark) and will be appearing as Jesus in a Norwegian stage production of "Jesus Christ Superstar". The show opens on September 3 at Det Norske Teatret in Oslo.
Hybris artist Jonathan Johansson will be singing a part in The Knife's upcoming Darwin opera work "Tomorrow, in a year": https://hybrism.blogspot.com/2009/05/jonathan-johansson-to-sing-in-opera-by.html