Swedish postrockers Immanu El have announced that they will be releasing their new alb "In passage", their third overall, on October 14. will handle things as usual in Sweden with doing an Asian release and handling vinyl. The band will once again be touring extensively in support and preliminary dates can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/immanu-el/new-album-in-passage-release-october-2011-releasetours-in-europe-asia/10150300809333825
is doing a new pressing of Agent Side Grinder's excellent self-titled debut LP and it will be available on July 1 in an edition of 400 copies on black, 100 on blue. However, you can also still purchase a first-edition pressing on direct from me for $13 + s/h -- I've got 2 copies left in ye ol' mailorder distro.
has announced that they'll be putting out a 2-song 7" from Swedish psych-rockers Dead Man in late summer.
Victims' debut album "Neverendinglasting" from 2001 will be getting a vinyl reissue via in an expanded edition with all of the bonus cuts from the CD which includes the "Harder than it was meant to be" 7" and the tracks from the Acursed split. More info: https://www.punkdistro.de/shop/shopnews.php?news_id=12
The band has also posted dates for their upcoming East Coast tour:
08/13 - St Vitus Bar, NYC, NY w/Ringworm, more
08/14 - This is Hardcore Fest, Philadelphia, PA w/From Ashes Rise, Madball, more
08/14 - The Barbary (Late show/TiHF after party), Philadelphia, PA w/Death First
08/15 - Valentines, Albany, NY
08/16 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
08/17 - tba
08/18 - tba, NJ
08/19 - Charm City Arts Space, Baltimore, MD
08/20 - tba
08/21 - Best Friends Day, Richmond, VA w/Corrosion Of Conformity, Iron Lung, more
08/22 - The Get Down, Asheville, NC
08/23 - Little Hamilton, Nashville, TN w/Symptoms
08/24 - tba, Chicago, IL
08/25 - Now Thats Class, Cleveland, OH
08/26 - tba, Pittsburgh, PA
08/27 - The Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY w/Another Breath (their last show)
08/28 - Acheron, NYC, NY
Craft's new album "Void" is confirmed for release on August 5 with handling the 2LP in Sweden, doing the CD and taking care of things in the US.
Swedish label will be celebrating their 10th anniversary this year by releasing a 2xLP compilation featuring new tracks from almost every artist that has even been involved with the label, including Parken, Pavan, Marions, The Chrysler, Sir Eric Beyond, Existensminimum, Hundarna från Söder, Rigas and more. Expect a November release.
Malmö punkrockers Terrible Feelings have the record of the week over at Maximum Rock'n'roll: https://maximumrocknroll.com/2011/06/15/record-of-the-week-terrible-feelings/
has announced that their reissue of famed death-metal act Sarcasm's discography on triple-vinyl + 7" is on track for release on July 15 and is now available for preorder: https://www.myspace.com/tothedeath666/blog/543299215
The collection includes all 6 demos the band recorded plus their never-released 1994 LP "Never after", a bonus 7" of rehearsal tracks and a 16-page booklet documenting the band's history before they broke up and members went on to form Skitsystem. Only 100 copies, so get on it quick (but save one for me?).
Mikael Sörling's upcoming "Turist i Tillvaron" Swedish punk comp is now mastered and sent for pressing and you can check out the artwork and tracklist here: https://sirling.blogspot.com/2011/06/arets-samlingsplatta.html
Looks like there's a volume 2 already in the works as well for this fall. Artists confirmed so far include The Baboon Show, Tomma Händer, Kaffekatt, Mimikry, Brottskod 11 and more.
Swedish experimental artist Skogar (aka Johannes Brander) will be collaborating with American artist Sharon Van Etten on an upcoming project, due out sometime later this year. In the meantime, check out a review of his most recent cassette release "Magic/Khands" at Foxy Digitalis: https://www.foxydigitalis.com/foxyd/?p=11559
In other news, Skogar's next release will be his first ever on LP as opposed to CS or CDr and it is coming via the newly-founded label . More details on that when I get them.
Out now via , "De-compositions" from Jonas Palm, an early recording made after the release of his first album "Ze wörmnest" from 1980 and never before released: https://www.borft.com/details.php?ProdID=1104
If you're into early minimal synth, the samples sound killer.
is offering up a track from the new Execration album "Odes of the occult" for free download: https://duplicate-records.com/mp3/web_mp3/05_-_A_Crutch_For_Consolation.mp3
If you're into brutal old-school-favored death metal ala 2009's brilliant Obliteration LP "Nekropsalms", you'll probably want this too.
Cut City will be printing the name of each and every person who purchases their new/final/superb album "Where's the harm in dreams disarmed" on the back cover of the upcoming vinyl edition, that is, unless they decide to opt out: https://wherestheharm.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/credit-where-credits-due/
Personally, I'd just be happy to pre-pay for the LP, thank-you list or not.
Swedish heavy rockers Doomdogs have announced that their new album "Unleash the truth" is confirmed for release on August 22 via and will be available both on CD and 2LP. Preview a couple tunes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/doomdogs
Speaking of The Tallest Man on Earth, his self-titled debut EP will be re-released on 12" vinyl with a previously unreleased bonus track called "In the pockets" tacked on.