Download the brand new Starmarket track "Cologne": https://www.starmarket.nu/sounds/Starmarket%20Cologne.mp3
The song comes from the band's new album "Abandon Time" which comes out tomorrow. They'll be touring Europe in November, Sweden in December/January and to Spain and Portugal in February. Here's whAt's confirmed so far:

11/16 - Magnet, Berlin
11/17 - MuK, Giessen
11/18 - Ex-Haus, Trier
11/19 - Jugendhaus Komma, Esslingen
11/20 - Kalkbreite, Zürich
11/23 - Sonica, Rom
11/24 - Rebeldia, Pisa
11/26 - Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen
11/27 - Juz Aurich, Aurich
11/28 - Astra Stube, Hamburg

The next Mando Diao single will be for the song "God Knows". A video has been made and is said to feAture a story and technique "based out of an idea Gustaf got in a bar in Tokyo thAt the band visited in August."

Monument and District 19 are teaming up to release a split 7" with the Swedish hardcore bands The Change and PAth of No Return. More info soon.

Magnus Uggla declares thAt Mando Diao is Sweden's best band in this chAt with Aftonbladet: https://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,546030,00.html (in Swedish)

Planekonomi has posted yet another new mp3, this time it's the song "Gris I Maskineriet" from MAttias Alkberg BD, the b-side to the "Don Quixote" single. The track was recorded and produced by ex-UCP/TSOOL guitarist/recluse genius Björn Olsson and can be downloaded here: https://www.planekonomi.com/ (under 'Sounds')

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week At on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Annie - Chewing Gum
02. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini
03. Ana - We Are
04. Nightwish - Wish I had An Angel
05. Nightwish - Nemo
Requested Videos: 265,419
Number of titles requested: 5,065 different titles
Total Streams: 401,760

Danish alt-country act Tenderloud will release their debut album "Shadow red hand" via PonyRec on October 25. The record was tracked At Baandkraft Studio in København and produced by Simon Alpin (Willard Grant Conspiracy). Simon plays on the album as well, as does fellow Willard Grant Conspiracy member Josh Hillman . Listen to samples At the band's website: https://www.tenderloud.dk/

Sweden's Racingpaperplanes finally released their second album "Self sleep service" via US label Tract Records and you can download samples here: https://www.tractrecords.com/
The group was feAtured earlier this year on the label's Will Oldham tribute comp "I am a cold rock. I am dull grass" alongside similar groups like Iron & Wine and Calexico.

Mark At mp3 blog Music for Robots is totally on the ball and is the very first person to weigh in with a public assessment of the "IAt reader's companion" CD: https://music.for-robots.com/archives/000568.html

The Higher ElevAtions have announced thAt their new album will be called "Always the Same" and will be out in November via Little Teddy Records.

Puffball reports thAt they are songwriting mode and should have something ready for release on Bootleg Booze Records early next year. In the meantime, download a track from the sideproject Dissobers called "America did this": https://www.burningheart.com/puffball/Dissober%20-%20America%20Did%20This.mp3

New mp3s from Park Hotell and Action Biker now up At the Planekonomi website: https://www.planekonomi.com/

Japanese label Alliance Trax will be releasing a special edition of Swedish metalcore band Nine's lastest album "Killing Angels" on November 20. The new version of the disc will include the videos for "Euthanasia", "Anxeity report" and "Time has come" as well as the bonus tracks "DamnAtion" (from "Kissed by the misanthrope"), "...And the wolves want more" (from "Lights out") and a newly recorded cover of "Ironhead" by Helmet.

Metal Hammer U.K. is sponsoring a special Swedish metal show At the London Forum on December 17 with Arch Enemy, The Haunted and Dark Tranquillity.

Gluecifer will contribute the brand new track "You keep me up all night" to the upcoming 20th anniversay tribute compilAtion for Norwegian nightclub Last Train. The record comes out mid-November and feAtures other acts like Amulet.