WTF is this? Nicke Borg of Backyard Babies is going solo under the name Homeland, a moniker already taken by fellow Swedish artist Mikael Carlsson (ex-David & the Citizens). He'll be making his live debut at the Peace & Love Festival in Borlänge, Sweden this summer.
is reissuing Refused's seminal and overrated album "The shape of punk to come" on June 9 in a new expanded edition that will include a previously unreleased live album and a DVD of guitarist Kristofer Steen's documentary "Refused are fucking dead". There will also be a 2LP edition on white vinyl which will include download codes for the live record. More info: https://www.officialrefused.com/
Robyn has confirmed that "Body talk, pt. 1" is the title of her upcoming record, the first of three she has planned for 2010. The official release date in June 7 and the Diplo-produced single "Dance hall queen" will be released that same day.
There's a new single from Holmes available for free download/streaming: https://holmes.haleri.se/album/the-strangest-calm
Look for the band's new album "Have I told you lately that I loathe you" to be released on June 18 via .
Swedish artist Alf will release the new single "Hälften kvar" on May 5. His upcoming album, his fourth overall, will be out this fall.
Swedish act Raymond & Maria are currently at Ocean Sound Recording in Norway working on a new record with James Iha (ex-Smashing Pumpkins) in the producer chair.
The excellent label has a new CD out from the Stockholm-based avant/jazz group Originalljudet: https://www.kalligrammofon.com/main.php?artist=11
Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/originalljudet
has decided to push back the release of Lydia Laska's new album "Krankenhaus" to August in order to give it more visibility following the busy summer festival season.
Necronaut, the solo project of ex-Dismember/Carnage drummer/Sunlight Studios engineer Fred Estby, has signed with and will be releasing their self-titled album later this year. The band features music written by Estby with a huge cast of metal all-stars contributing guest vocals and guitar tracks including luminaries such as Tomas Lindberg (Disfear, At the Gates), Nicke Andersson (Death Breath, ex-Entombed, The Hellacopters), Robert Pehrsson (Death Breath, Dundertåget), Robert "Strings" Dahlqvist (Dundertåget) and many more. Hear a sample tune at myspace featuring vocals from Chris Reifert (Abcess, Autopsy) and lead guitar from Uffe Cederlund (Disfear, ex-Entombed): https://www.myspace.com/necronaut666
Bedroom Eyes has signed with . Look for their debut single to be released on April 27 with an album to follow later this year.
has posted preliminary details for their next release, "Jitterbug" by Bushman's Revenge, due out April 26: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/bushman_s-revenge/rcd-2097-bushman_s-revenge_-jitterbug
(Moloken) has announced the signing of three new bands and here is what they have to say about them:
Ghamorean - Terra ruina
Umeå blackened death metal unit Ghamorean's new record "Terra ruina" is currently beeing mixed and planned to be released this fall.
Plector - Dark & spiteful
Death metal trashers Plector from Umeå's debut album "Dark & spiteful" will get a proper release late summer with digipak cover.
Bingo - Ett grindslagsmål i två delar
Grindheads Bingo's (Umeå) debut album "Ett grindslagsmål i två delar" is finally re-mastered and ready to hit the pressing plant. Expect a release during the late summer.
Drummer Håkan Jonsson has left Swedish metal act Die Hard to concentrate full-time on his work with Watain. The band will continue on in the meantime with session drummer E. Forcas until a replacement can be found and will be going into the studio May 7-10 to record a new EP for release this coming Halloween via .
American power-pop label will be releasing a new EP from The Dahlmanns on May 1, the new band from Andre Dahlmann of long-running act The Yum Yums.
Svarte Greiner's 2008 CS release "Penpals forever (and ever)" will reissued on LP on May 31 via US label with a CD edition to follow on June 20, both of which will include three bonus tracks not on the original. Hear a sample ("B2") at myspace and watch for American tourdates to be confirmed soon: https://www.myspace.com/svartegreiner