Dissekerad - Undergången är nära
New Swedish råpunk featuring members from Totalitär, Avskum, Makabert Fynd and The Nature. Kinda goes without saying, but yeah, this is raging.
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Imperial State Electric
Pop war
Psychout Records
Yep, I'm one of those closet nerds who owns pretty much every Hellacopters' output since "Payin' the dues" in '97. It always amazes me how one band I recently reviewed for IAT, borrowing the same 70's/80's references -- like the wailing Alice Cooper-Kiss riff thing -- can do it so wrong, while Nicke from The Hellacopters does it so right time and time again. Is it the vocals? I'm thinking that's part of it. Maybe even the guitar sound and makeup-less image. There's always some raw underbelly of punk behind it too, not to mention transcendent dueling guitar solos between a lefty and a righty and a highly educated sense of the blues. But you knew that already. Sure, Imperial State Electric sound like they're continuing on the more mature course of The Hellacopters' final releases, but after a decent debut in 2010, Nicke's once again enlisted his pals in Backyard Babies, The Datsuns and Captain Murphy to release yet another solid album. I wouldn't call it the best or most radical record we've seen this year and I have yet to find anything rivaling my favorite 'copters tunes, but it is hit-worthy and (more importantly?) party-friendly. And it's comforting to know that wise musicians are out there not deviating too drastically from what they do best. Huge respect to Nicke for continually slingin' out something new with something old.
- Ann Sung-an Lee
Invisible Guy vs Hotet från Skogarna
The blog Invisible Guy is interviewing all of the bands involved with the "Hotet från Skogarna" Swedish punk comp project and up first is Grundskolan: http://invisibleguy.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/interview-with-grundskolan/
Presenting: Sex Dwarf
New Swedish punk featuring Per Thunell of Bruce Banner fame. Actual cassette release coming soon.
Presenting: Mansters
New straightforward hardcore punk outta Tønsberg, Norway; no songs over 1:30.
Wanna wanna Tiger Bell?
Swedish punk ladies Tiger Bell have announced that they'll be releasing "Wanna wanna" (b/w "German boy") as their first-ever 7" single. No word yet on an exact release date, but digital versions are linked here and ordering info should be coming soon.
Hammock Sessions: Vånna Inget
Check out Vånna Inget, one of my favorite current punk acts Swedish or otherwise, performing an acoustic version of "Jag ska fly tills jag hittar hem" backstage at Umeå Open for The Hammock Sessions.
Turist i tillvaron vol 4 sent to press
The tracklist for volume 4 of Mikael Sörling's "Turist i tillvaron" punk comp series has been confirmed and sent off for mastering/pressing: http://sirling.blogspot.com/2012/05/latordning-for-turist-i-tillvaron-vol-4.html
Expect a late July/early August release.
Variety reviews The Punk Syndrome
Variety reviews the Finnish punk doc "Kovasikajuttu" aka "The punk Syndrome", a film I've been very interested in seeing for a long time: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117947508/
For more info, hit up the official website here.
Miasmal leaving on tour + album repress
Swedish death metallers Miasmal are leaving tomorrow for a European tour:
05/04 - Blue Rose Saloon, Bresso (Milano) (ITA)
05/05 - Rovina HC Fest, Bologna (ITA)
05/06 - Tovarna Rog, Ljubljana (SI)
05/07 - EKH, Wien (AUS)
05/08 - Klub Lúč Trenčín (SK)
05/09 - Strefa Zero Club, Wroclaw (POL)
05/10 - Piksla Kafé, Breclav (CZ)
05/11 - 007 Strahov, Prague (CZ)
05/13 - Koma F, Berlin (GER)
05/15 - Juzi, Göttingen (GER)
05/16 - SK 2, Koblenz (GER)
05/17 - AJZ, Bielefeld (GER)
05/18 - Slow End Fest, Venlo (HOL)
05/19 - tba, Liège (BEL)
05/20 - Heretic Club, Bordeaux (FRA)
05/21 - La Dernière Chance Bar, Toulouse (FRA)
05/22 - Mogambo, Donostia (ESP)
05/23 - Arrebato, Zaragoza (ESP)
05/24 - Los Bloques, Barcelona (ESP)
Also, the band's excellent OOP self-titled album has been repressed by , so if you're a dummy like me who missed it the first time 'round, it's available once again.
Dig & Mig album coming in late May
Danish synthpop/punk act Dig & Mig have announced that their Sune Wagner-produced debut full-length "Sommervarmen" will be released on May 14. Check the band's charming debut single "Skyggerne" right here.
M:40 in the studio
Swedish crustpunk act M:40 reports that they are currently recording their third album "Diagnos" at Hoborec Studios, laying down their first new material since 2008. Expect a summer release.
The 20Belows album preview
Danish pop-punk act The 20Belows are streaming their new album "Late nights" over at Dying Scene: http://dyingscene.com/news/the-20belows-stream-entire-upcoming-album-late-nights/
Said album will be officially released on April 26 via .
Refused in the NYT
The New York Times reports back from seeing Refused live at Terminal 5 (but not at the afterparty): http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/25/arts/music/swedish-punk-band-refused-at-terminal-5.html?_r=2