Here's yet another thing I meant to post about ages ago and was only just reminded of: Tonight I am going to see In Solitude/The Devil's Blood/Watain in Seattle. Guitarist Henrik Palm currently plays with In Solitude and also (used to?) front Sonic Ritual. Sonic Ritual also features guitarist Linnéa Olsson whose new band is Crucifix in a Death Hand, together with Janne Jarvis (ex-Warrior Soul, Hate Gallery). "Do androids play electric guitars?" is the band's debut 3-song EP and it's a great example of heavy, hook-laden rock'n'roll. It's also now available for free download via Bandcamp, so hook it up! And to add an extra layer of spooky coincidence, I also just happened to sell my last distro copy of Sonic Ritual's debut 7" via Discogs as I was doing this writeup. Perhaps I need to talk up my dead stock more often?
Kalle J is back with a new solo album on the way via and "Inget att förlora", an Alan Parsons Project cover, is the very first taste of what's to come.
Karoline Hausted is a Danish expat currently living in LA who just signed with . This is the first sample of her upcoming album "Jeg tror jeg drømmer", due out May 18.
Björn Kleinhenz' new album "The fall of discontent", now available on Bandcamp and Spotify (as I randomly discovered last night). As with everything Björn does, this album is very highly recommended.
Danish electronic artist Trentemøller covers The Gun Club with help from vocalist Marie Fisker. This will be released on 7" for Record Store Day this coming Saturday b/w an acoustic version of the same.