MRR: Oslo rising
I already posted a link to these pics awhile back, but it's still pretty cool to see Haust and Okkultokrati reblogged at MRR: http://maximumrocknroll.com/2010/09/13/monday-photo-blog-oslo-rising/
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Your search returned 575 results. Viewing results 61-75MP3: Radar - Where others were honest (I'm a lie)
Norrland crust/metal/prog act Moloken, a 2009 favorite, are touring Scandinavia later this month and one of the bands they're playing a string of dates with is Finnish act Radar. Generally speaking, I'm not too crazy about their style of post-metal, but the new EP they recently sent me has a pretty cool 3D cover and the included glasses allowed me to properly view Robyn's video for "Don't fucking tell me what to do", so that's gotta be worth something -- hence this post. It's kind of weird, in the space of a month of so I got a whole bunch of new music in a similar vein and, again -- while not being a huge fan of this stuff, was pleasantly surprised to find it all to be of above-average quality. I already covered Kausal who might just be the best of the lot, but Radar are pretty decent too despite one major piccadillo: I don't care if you want to sing cleanly or scream harshly, but please don't try to do both. 99% of the time it sucks and Radar are no exception. Individually, they do fine with each style... when performed together, it's way corny. That's why I'm posting a track with purely melodic vocals for fellow discerning listeners -- you get the heaviness and the glory and none of the distracting bullshit. RIYL Khoma!
Oh, and those Moloken tourdates:
09/15 - L'Orient, Linköping (SWE) w/This Gift is a Curse
09/16 - Sugar Bar, Stockholm (SWE) w/This Gift is a Curse
09/17 - Ungdomens Hus, Uppsala (SWE) w/This Gift is a Curse
09/18 - Ungdomens Hus, Oskarshamn (SWE) w/This Gift is a Curse
09/19 - tba, Karlskrona (SWE) w/This Gift is a Curse
09/23 - Nuclear Nightclub, Oulu (FIN) w/Radar
09/24 - Lutakko, Jyväskylä (FIN) w/Radar
09/25 - S-Osis, Turku (FIN) w/Radar
09/26 - Kuudes Linja, Helsinki (FIN) w/Radar
09/29 - tba (NOR) w/Manhattan Skyline
09/30 - tba (NOR) w/Manhattan Skyline
10/01 - Garage, oslo (NOR) w/Manhattan Skyline
10/02 - Fru Lundgreen, Trondheim (NOR) w/Manhattan Skyline
Radar - Where others were honest (I'm a lie)
The Radio Dept. tour the world
The Radio Dept. will be bringing their lackluster live show worldwide this fall:
09/09 - Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona (ESP)
09/11 - South Pop Festival Seville, Sevilla (ESP)
11/04 - Internasjonalen, oslo (NOR)
11/05 - Hulen, Bergen (NOR)
11/06 - Ungdomshuset 1880, Bergen (NOR)
11/27 - Boulogne-Billancourt- Carré Bellefeuille CONF, Paris (FRA)
11/30 - Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY
12/01 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
12/04 - Strand, Stockholm (SWE)
12/05 - Scala, London (SWE)
Updated dates for Sivert Høyem
Updated European dates for Norwegian singer/songwriter/Madrugada frontman Sivert Høyem:
10/05 - Academy 3, Birmingham (UK)
10/06 - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow (UK)
10/07 - Night & Day, Manchester (UK)
10/08 - Cargo, London (UK)
10/13 - Dornrosje, Nijmegen (NL)
10/14 - Tivoli De Helling, Utrecht (NL)
10/15 - Vera, Groningen (NL)
10/17 - Luxor, Cologne (GER)
10/18 - Postbahnhof, Berlin (GER)
10/19 - Beatpol, Dresden (GER)
10/20 - Musikzentrum, Hannover (GER)
10/21 - Calos-Saal, Aschaffenburg (GER)
10/22 - Principal Club, Tessaloniki (GRE)
10/23 - Fuzz Club, Athens (GRE)
10/24 - Akt Dimaion, Patra (GRE)
10/26 - Circolo Degli Artisti, Rome (ITA)
10/27 - Tunnel, Milan (ITA)
10/28 - Konzerthaus Schüür, Luzern (CH)
11/10 - Rockefeller, oslo (NOR)
Kråkesølv to release 2nd album in November
Norwegian indie act Kråkesølv are working on a new album at Grand Sport Studio in oslo with Christian Engfelt and Øystein Greni, tentatively titled "Bomtur til jorda" and set for a November 9 release.
Lots more dates for Kvelertak
Lots of new European dates for Kvelertak, the first two supporting The Sword, the rest with Coliseum and Bison BC:
11/05 - FZW Club (Visions Party), Dortmund (GER)
11/06 - Forum (Visions Party), Bielefeld (GER)
11/07 - 007, Praha (CZ)
11/08 - Feierwerk, Munchen (GER)
11/09 - Cassiopeia, Berlin (GER)
11/10 - Beta, Copenhagen (DK)
11/12 - Garage, oslo (NOR)
11/13 - Café 44, Stockholm (SWE)
11/14 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
11/15 - MuK, Giessen (GER)
11/16 - Perron55, Venlo (NL)
11/17 - Underworld, London (UK)
11/18 - Sugar Mill, Stoke-On-Trent (UK)
11/19 - Ivory Black, Glasgow, Scotland (UK)
11/20 - The Well, Leeds (UK)
11/21 - The Marque, Norwich (UK)
11/22 - 013, tilburg (NL)
11/23 - Trix, Antwerpen (BEL)
11/25 - Jubez, Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (GER)
11/28 - Garage, Saarbrüken (GER)
11/29 - Dynamo, Zürich (CH)
11/30 - Magnolia, Milan (ITA)
12/01 - Locomotiv, Bologna (ITA)
12/02 - Shelter, Wien (AUS)
12/03 - Juha, Rosswein (GER)
12/04 - Julius-Leber-Haus, Essen (GER)
New cassette from The White Tiger Prepade on Oslo Grammofon
just released a new, ultra-limited cassette from Norwegian noise act The White Tiger Prepade with the title "Ancient future". 30 copies, each with a unique cover; ordering info and samples here: http://www.oslogrammofon.com/ancient.html
MP3: Waklevören - Oslo spy
Not that it needs to be reiterated, but Norway's been ruling the scene when it comes to filthy metal/punk. Darkthrone, Obliteration, Okkultokrati, Haust... all top-notch acts. See also: Waklevören. I'm making a mix, it'll be posted this weekend and it'll include this track.
Waklevören - Oslo spy
Rune Grammfon to release new comp, Supersilent album, more
has announced a few more new releases for August, besides the upcoming 4CD boxset version of "Timothy's monster" as previously discussed. First, they'll be doing a comp entitled "Twenty centuries of stony sleep" as release #100 which will feature "13 exclusive gems from 'old', more recent and new artists" and will be available on both CD and LP as well as an extra-special edition in 100 copies. No details on what that means exactly, but considering some of the label's other packaging, I'm sure it'll be way nice. They're also releasing Supersilent's new album "10" which contains the group's very first recordings as a trio, captured at oslo's Rainbow Studio and said to be the "most acoustic offering" from the band yet.
MP3: Obliteration - Nekropsalms evoke the frozen age
Now in stock: Obliteration - Nekropsalms LP + 7"
Not just the best death metal release of 2009, it was also 2009's oslo Award-winning album of year, and now it is finally available on vinyl courtesy of . A small stack of them just showed up on my doorstep so now I can offer them to you for the not-quite-a-bargain price of $24 plus s/h. If you think that sounds rough, well, that's far below what new vinyl from Norway usually costs with shipping and let me assure you, this modern classic is well worth it! 500 copies, awesome matte sleeve plus a bonus 7" featuring two exclusive cuts not available anywhere else: "Dawn of the deluge" b/w "Dead by dawn" (Dr. Shrinker)
Want one? Email mailorder@itsatrap.com. Recommended for all fans of dirty, ugly death metal.
Obliteration - Nekropsalms evoke the frozen age
Sirius playlist week #28
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Håkan Hellström - Kann ingen sorg för mig Göteborg
02. TALK 1
03. Enforcer - Katana
04. Existensminimum - 1993
05. Ludwig Bell - Kärlek slutar alltid med bråk
06. TALK 2
07. Karla-Therese Kjellvander & The Rockridge Brothers - New season
08. Lapko - Summer nights
09. CEO - No mercy
10. Night Minutes - Lord I can never be your mirror
11. TALK 3
12. Dungen - Marken låg stille
13. My Brother the Wind - Electric universe
14. Rigas den Andre - W.A.S.P. (R2 remix)
15. TALK 4
16. Waklevören - oslo spy
17. Okkultokrati - Tail of the snakewind
18. Haust - Vomiting
19. TALK 5
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
Simon Says No! sign to Oslo Grammofon
Norwegian indie act Simon Says No! will release their debut album on September 13 via . Look for the first single "Solitary rush" on August 23.
Hombre Malo to tour Russia
Okkultokrati-related act Hombre Malo will be touring Russia and the Baltics later this month -- dates and sample tunes at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/hombremalooslo