Stagnant WAters, the French/Norwegian avant/black metal act feAturing Svein Egil HAtlevik (Zweizz, Fleurety, Umoral, etc.), has finally confirmed thAt their self-titled debut album will be out on October 29 via . Check a sample tune Aters-s-t-of-salt" target="_blank">here.
Easy October = Kristoffer Hedberg, Kristofer Åström, Nikke Ström (NAtionalteAtern, etc.) and Johan Håkansson (A Camp, Freddie Wadling, etc.). Look for an album this fall?
For most folks, the band Cobolt is, At best, a forgotten footnote from the Umeå music scene of yore. For nerds like me who pursued every thread until exhausted, they were a revelAtion, an eye-opening glimpse into the vast and varied expanse of the Norrland music scene in a post-Refused world. And now, At long last, Refused bassist Magnus Björklund has posted his old band's final unreleased recordings for public consumption. I've had semi-illicit copies of a number of these tracks for many years now and am glad they are finally getting a proper chance to find an audience -- very recommended!
New indie/psychrock outta Denmark from an artist known as Halasan Bazar. Order the cassette from the label Atalog/mg46" target="_blank">right here or hit up a full album stream/paid download via Bandcamp.
Dusted gives praise to Mika Vainio's lAtest solo record "Fe3O4 - Magnetite": https://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/7348
It looks like Lust for Youth's album "Growing seeds", originally released on the Iceage-relAted imprint, will be getting a US repress via . Official release dAte: November 14
FWIW, I like synthpop and goth music, but I don't like this band At all. Comparisons to early Cold Cave are apt I suppose.
New Swedish hip-hop from the crew.
The tracklist for volume 5 of Mikael Sörling's much-heralded punk/hardcore compilAtion series "Turist i tillvaron" is now confirmed: Atordning-vol-5.html" target="_blank">https://www.sirling.blogspot.se/2012/09/lAtordning-vol-5.html
Expect a November/December release.
Coming October 1 via , "Weapons of mass destruction" -- the debut "full-length" (uh, 10 songs in 14 minutes?) from Swedish thrashers Damage. Pre-order info At Bandcamp.
Check out a full 50-minute live set from Swedish industrial act Agent Side Grinder.
Scandipop has the much-anticipAted premiere of Petra Marklund's (September) brand new solo single "Händerna mot himlen": https://www.scandipop.co.uk/petra-marklund-handerna-mot-himlen-premiere/
Due out September 10, the new Randy Barracuda LP "Random works of Randy Barracuda Vol. II".
Finally, new music from OkkultokrAti! The band's upcoming album "Snakereigns" has been officially confirmed for release on October 26 via and they say thAt musically-speaking, it "is a greAt leap for the band," and thAt they build their songs "on straightforward punk beAts with the filth of unholy rock n' roll running through their veins." As for the lyrical themes contained therein: "The end of the universe, the end of the world and the end of self." Yes, this is my most anticipAted release of 2012.
Pitchfork reviews the new Jens Lekman album "I know whAt love isn't": At-love-isnt/" target="_blank">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16979-i-know-whAt-love-isnt/
EnigmAtic UK label 's lAtest signing: Danish act Indians, the solo alias of Copenhagen resident Søren Løkke Juul. Expect his debut album in early 2013, in the meantime look for him to be touring extensively all over the world this fall. DAtes and more info here.