Amorphis album details
Amorphis has announced details for their new album "The beginning of times" due out in late May: https://amorphis.net/?page_id=903
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A lesson in hardcore
A lesson in hardcore, courtesy of Desperat. The band just recorded a new record this past weekend and you can read all about it at their website: https://desperathardcore.wordpress.com/ (assuming you can read Swedish)
Baseline picks up Caotico
Caotico, the new Umeå electro track featuring members from Industri Royal, has been officially picked up by , home of Syket and Lorentz & M. Sakarias.
To the Death signs Mordant
has announced the signing of Swedish act Mordant who they lovingly describe as "Sarcofago sodomizing the corpse of Dissection at the sound of the demon bell." Expect an album release this fall.
Honningbarna to release album in late March
Honningbarna, the winners of this year's NRK Urørt prize for best unsigned act, will release their debut album "La alarmane gå" on March 25. The first single "Den eldre garde" is out now.
Desperat - DIS - Vad är det för krångel?
Swedish hardcore punks Desperat are back in the studio and have already posted one new track online for preview: https://dbeatrawpunk.blogspot.com/2011/03/dis-vad-ar-det-for-krangel.html
Blood Mortized prepare 2nd album
Swedish death metal act Blood Mortized report that they will soon begin work on their new album "The key to a black heart" and will once again be recording at drummer Mattias Borgh's own studio Underworld Recording. The band has also added a new guitarist: Gustaf Myrin, an ex-member of Pathalog and Apes IQ.
Agent Side Grinder/Suicide split CS coming
Swedish industrial act Agent Side Grinder are teaming up with their genre forefathers Suicide for a split live cassette recorded at a concert in Lausanne, Switzerland last year and released on ASG's own label. The official release date is March 23 and it will be available from the band's website or on tour.
David Sandström, like a punk indeed
Remember this? Well, it appears that was just the beginning -- apparently David Sandström will be playing live drums for Adam Tensta throughout his upcoming tour and has also contributed songwriting material to Tensta's forthcoming album "Scared of the dark" which comes out on March 14.
Ulver unveil "War of the roses"
Details have been revealed for the new Ulver album "War of the roses", now confirmed for release in April via : https://www.jester-records.com/ulver/ulver.html
Said album is the first in many years to not be released on the band's own and it also stands as the first release since establishing themselves as a formidable live act. Needless to say, this is one of 2011's most anticipated releases.
The Out Door: Black metal tourism
The latest edition of the Pitchfork outsider-music column "The Out Door" discusses Anders Odden of Satyricon/Doctor Midnight & the Mercy Cult and the black metal tour he led during by:Larm: https://pitchfork.com/features/the-out-door/7942-the-out-door-11/
New Frak album coming via Psychic Malmö
will be releasing the next LP from long-running Swedish experimental/synth act Frak. The group will also be heading to Malmö to play at the label HQ on March 31, their first time there in 10 years: https://rundgongdeleted.blogspot.com/2011/03/minimal-wave-kvall-med-veronicka.html
Jaga Jazzist heading back to London
Listen to Norway profiles Jaga Jazzist ahead of their upcoming gig at Scala in London on March 30: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011030311213376966811
New Tape album next week
The new Tape album "Revelationes" will be officially released on March 7 via with a vinyl edition co-released by US label . And I'm glad to be reminded of it because I've had a promo on my desk for a few days now and shamefully had forgotten all about it until now. D'oh!
Iceage is spreading
Altered Zones get hip to Iceage: https://alteredzones.com/posts/1011/iceage-new-brigade/
Also, check out that interview from The Quietus that they reference: https://thequietus.com/articles/05778-iceage-interview-new-brigade