It's a Trap! Scandinavian music journal

War - Brodermordet (video)

Iceage/Sexdrome techno/noise crossover sideproject War now have a video for the song "Brodermordet" off their new 7" single "At war for youth", due out later this month via Sacred Bones Records.

Disgrace - Vol. 2
(Svart Records)

This dirty ol' bastard has been lying around for nearly 20 years and has only seen the light of day because the band members scoured today's underground for old cassette copies good enough for an official release. What we have, therefore, is a true retro album; a step back in time with a new 1993 album. A very definite progression can be heard between this and the previous Disgrace album of the time, debut "Grey misery", although elements from that can be heard as well. The foundation for "Vol. 2" lies in the realm of early Black Sabbath and Danzig, both of whom were firm favorites of Disgrace back in the early '90s. There's obviously a bit of a stoner vibe on this, then, making it sound something like Sabbath with heavier vocals -- a goal that the band had in mind when writing the album. The production could obviously be better, but given the source material they've done a damn fine job. Besides, the harsh nature of the recording adds a distinctive character to it; you almost feel like you're back in 1993. I hate the term, but this could well have been the first death 'n roll album out there.
- John Norby

Two new splits on the way from Transubstans

Upcoming releases in Transubstans Records' monthly vinyl singles club:

02/06 - Electric Moon (GER) / Hypnotized Not Paralyzed split
03/14 - Black Pyramid (US) / Odyssey split

New Meshuggah sample online

Not sure how long this will stick around, but here's a new Meshuggah song for y'all to check out: http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/stop-what-youre-doing-and-listen-to-this-messhugah-song

New DoLL 7" on the way

Division of Laura Lee will be releasing a new 7" in coordination with their upcoming hometown gig in GBG on February 25. The a-side will feature "Cabin jam" and the flip will have the exclusive b-side "Hoover".

New tunes from Fysisk Format

Fysisk Format has posted the Årabrot cut "300nights", the exclusive b-side from the now OOP "Madonna was a whore" 7", for streaming at SoundCloud.

In other news, they're also streaming a song from Do You Love Melena?, a new band featuring members from Rumble in Rhodos and Pow Pow:

Death defying unicorn preview

Preview the new Motorpsycho double-album "The death defying unicorn": http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/albums/The-Death-Defying-Unicorn.html

Gåte vocalist going solo, first single available for free d/l

Gunnhild Sundli, ex-vocalist for the excellent Norwegian folk/rock act Gåte, will soon be releasing her debut solo album and is currently giving away the first single "Gi mæ fred" as a free download: http://gunnhildsundli.no/

Magnus Ekelund & Stålet - Sameblod EP

Magnus Ekelund (ex-Elmo) has a brand new digital-only 4-song EP out now called "Sameblod", released via Teg Publishing.

Jussi Lehtisalo - Here march the cranes (excerpt)

Listen to an excerpt of Jussi Lehtisalo's (Circle) upcoming sophomore solo LP "Interludes for prepared beast", due out February 22 via Ektro Records/Svart Records.