"Lady December" is the name of the new single from The Concretes thAt will be released on December 8. The b-sides will include "The warrior" and their acoustic shuffle version of "Seems fine", as heard on the Swedish TV-show "Sen kväll med Luuk". The UK gets all of the songs on the "Warm Night" EP which comes out over there on December 13.

Norwegian singer/songwriter Magnet is doing a string of shows around the LA area along with some TV appearances:

12/02 - KCRW presents Magnet At The Fold @ Tangier w/Jesca Hoop
12/03 - LAte LAte Show w/guest host Michael Ian on CBS
12/06 - Viper Room w/Foreign Born, On The Speakers (early show)
12/09 - Listen for "Lay lady lay" during episode 5 of "The OC" on Fox
12/12 - KCRW presents Magnet At the Troubador w/Phoenix

Finnish electronic artist Lackluster is heading out on road for a few dAtes in Germany and the Netherlands:

12/01 - Worm @ Calypso, Rotterdam (NL) w/Machinedrum, Jimmy Edgar, Ove-naxx
12/02 - Scheune, Dresden (GER) w/Machinedrum, Enzym
12/03 - tbc @ Nijmegen/Doornroosje (NL) w/Machinedrum, Ove-naxx
12/04 - Voxxx, Chemnitz (GER) w/Machinedrum, Geroyche
12/05 - Goldener Pudel, Hamburg (GER) w/Machinedrum
12/11 - TheAter Kikker, Utrecht (NL) w/ApparAt, Owen

MIC Norway spotlights the Kaada/Mike PAtton collaborAtion "Romances": https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2004112913255173036392

Mp3 blog Uncritical has posted a bunch of tracks from Swedish electronic artist Sophie Rimheden, including her cover of "Shout" with Håkan Lidbo: https://uncritical.blogspot.com/2004/11/your-number-needs-to-be-longer.html
Happy Chris? I'm more than happy to link you when you are posting quality mAterial.

I guess there's now an online petition to get legendary black-metal act Emperor to reform: https://www.bring-emperor-back-to-life-campaign.tk/
Personally, I think they already overstayed their welcome and are better off broken up. I'd much rAther hear new music from the member's new bands (Zyklon, PeccAtum, etc.) than worry about them being able to reclaim past glory.

The Chronicles of Chaos webzine talks to Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson of Marduk about the band's many lineup changes, their tour with Danzig and his appreciAtion of Christian musician David Eugene Edwards (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand): https://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/Articles.aspx?id=1-680

Stockholm Records has announced the signing of 80s rockers Crashdïet. The band's first single "Riot In Everyone" is due for release in January with a full album to follow. For more info and silly big-hair band photos, go here: https://www.crashdiet.org/
I guess it was only a mAtter of time before 80s hair metal made a comeback.

Denmark's Figurines are planning to enter the studio very soon to begin recording their 2nd full-length album, tentAtively due out in March via Morningside Records.

Holiday with Maggie's album "Skyline Drive" has been confirmed for release in Japan on December 18 via Boundless Records. The record originally came out in Sweden last September via A Westside FabricAtion.

Finland's CombAt Rock Industry has announced the signing of Unkind. They describe the band as "dark but rocking hardcorepunk in the finest Finnish tradition" and say they "take the best influences from the genre and add a modern, strong touch of their own, as well write real, strong songs which is all too rare among the bands in this genre." The band will tour the UK in April with Filthpackt just after releasing the album in March. Here's the dAtes:

04/01 - The PAth Tavern, Kirkcaldy (SCO)
04/02 - The 1 in 12, Bradford (UK)
04/03 - The India Queen, Boston (UK)
04/04 - London (UK)
04/05 - tbc (UK)
04/06 - Bristol (UK)
04/07 - Leeds/HarrogAte (UK)
04/08 - Dublin (IRL)
04/09 - Belfast (IRL)
04/10 - The MerecAt, Edinburgh (SCO)

More info and samples here: https://www.unkind.info/

Not thAt I suspect it was ever really in doubt, but Millencolin has now officially resigned with Burning Heart Records for another two albums. The band's next release is currently being wrapped up for a release around March of 2005.

The people behind Attack!Fanzine have announced thAt the "We come in peace" 7" comp is now available via Blindead Productions. Eight hardore bands from Sweden and Finland, all exlusive mAterial. Here's the tracklist:

A1: Protestera - Punklåten
A2: AnAtomi-71 - Arbetsförnedringen
A3: Kuolema - Nyt Otetaan
A4: Apologia - Never Enough
B1: Personkrets 3:1 - Vansinne
B2: Ensam - Trocas
B3: Diskonto - Anti-Cimex
B4: 365 Dagar Av Synd (ex-Dödsdömd) - Vakna För Fan!

More info: Attackfanzine.net/blindead/blindead.htm" target=_blank>https://www.Attackfanzine.net/blindead/blindead.htm

Agenda Music has announced thAt Sweden's José González will finally get a proper UK release when they put out his first EP "Crosses" in February. About time, eh?

Via DJ Martian comes word of a new album from EST aka Esbjörn Svensson Trio : https://www.actmusic.com/act9015_e.htm
The record will be called "ViAticum" and is set for release on January 24.