PopMatters reviews Graveyard

PopMatters reviews Graveyard's much-hyped "Hisingen blues": http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/141336-graveyard-hisingen-blues/

Klubbland #31: Graveyard

The latest episode of Klubbland features hyped retro rockers Graveyard: http://klubbland.se/2011/04/22/31-graveyard-2/

Graveyard vinyl on Spotify?

Graveyard is claiming that their new album "Hisingen blues" is the first vinyl on Spotify: http://www.graveyardsongs.com/
Ridiculous, sure, but you can also visit that link for a chance to win an autographed LP.

Graveyard - Hisingen blues (video)

The official video for the new Graveyard single and album title-track "Hisingen blues". Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnGBa8dVm6k

MP3: Three Seasons - Too many choices

Three Seasons is the new band of ex-Siena Root vocalist Sartez Faraj and much like his work with that previous act, they totally rule. I know that Graveyard continues to be the poster-boys of the Swedish hardrock scene right now and they're pretty good, don't get me wrong, but in the same way that Siena Root's 2008 release "Far from the sun" was overshadowed by Graveyard's self-titled debut, let us not make the same mistake again. There's room at the top for more than one set of heavy rock jammers and, anyhow, Three Seasons is definitely the superior band. Besides, if you can't get down with those organ solos, you don't deserve to be listening to this stuff anyway.

Three Seasons - Too many choices

New music from Graveyard

Two new songs from Graveyard are now streaming at myspace, the title track of the new record "Hisingin blues" plus "Granny & Davis": http://www.myspace.com/graveyardsongs/music/albums/hisingen-blues-17362547

Stranded singles club: Håkan Hellström

The next entry in the Stranded Records single club after Graveyard's "Hisingin blues" will be a psychedelic remix of Håkan Hellström's "Dom där jag kommer ifrån" as done by Devil McDoom. Cover art is being handled by Jens Fänge and each copy will feature a unique hand-painted illustration.

Hisingen blues trailer

A quick trailer for the new Graveyard album "Hisingen blues", due out in March. Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqR0c3M8ORc

Graveyard signs with Nuclear Blast

Retro hardrockers Graveyard have officially signed with Nuclear Blast who will be releasing the band's much-anticipated new album "Hisingen blues" in late March.

Top tens for 2010: Robert Bäckström (Skrammel)

Stranded singles club

Stranded Records is starting a singles club and will be releasing 6-8 7"s throughout 2011 in a limited edition of 300 copies each. No releases are confirmed yet, but they say that featured artists will include Håkan Hellström, Union Carbide Productions, Anna Järvinen and Graveyard.

Graveyard, Riddarna, LDOA confirmed for IAT Clubnights

Dates are finally confirmed for our upcoming IAT! Clubnights at Debaser Malmö! First up on December 10 we have hard-rockers Graveyard (who I presume will be premiering matering from their forthcoming, much-anticipated album) plus recent Novoton-signees Riddarna! Maybe even guest DJs too, who knows? And then in January, Last Days of April who will be playing in support of their new album "Gooey" which just came out on Bad Taste Records. Look for a support act to be announced soon and see you there! ('cept that I won't)

Necronaut lineup revealed

Necronaut, the solo project of ex-Dismember drummer Fred Estby, has posted the complete guest lineup for his upcoming album: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=414772938&blogId=538096458
For those that aren't so good with names, the list includes members from Entombed, Death Breath, Autopsy, At the Gates, Watain, Graveyard and more.

Graveyard to release split 7" with Ancestors

Swedish hard-rockers Graveyard will be featured on a split 7" with Ancestors to be released via Volcom Records as part of their singles club: http://www.volcoment.com/ecom/details.asp?cid=8&sid=&pid=527
Their side will feature a live version of the song "As the years pass by, the hours bend".

MP3: Mangrove - River of my soul

Last week I featured a bunch of new mp3s from National Records, this week I'm going to start off with a few choice cuts from the Swedish hard rock label Transubstans. I'm always excited when something new shows up from them, because even when it's derivative nth-generation rehash, it's almost always done so killer, I barely notice. Some of their proggier acts definitely push boundaries, but screw it; I even dig the most baseline riff-rockers they can churn out. For example: Graveyard? Hell yeah. Glad to see they're getting respect in the US too, though labelmates Siena Root are a touch better for my money (new album very soon, can't wait!). Interested in hearing more bluesy heaviness along those same lines? Check out Mangrove. Not nearly as retro-obsessed as their aforementioned peers, though they bring the rawk just as loud and proud. And actually, the touchstone act for these guys wouldn't be Black Sabbath, Deep Purple or any other oft-cited 70s act of their ilk, rather I'd say it's (mid-to-late period) Soundgarden. There's tons of pentatonic runs as you'd expect, but there's a definite psych-pop thing going on as well. The vocals approximate a reined-in Chris Cornell too, especially on the choruses. He can't quite nail the siren wail, but I always found that stuff kind of annoying, so it doesn't bother me in the slightest. I just like that it's heavy and catchy. And totally killer, 'natch.

Mangrove - River of my soul