Danish noiserockers DeAth By Kite will release a new 4-track EP in October on A:larm Music.

Scandinavian metal acts Soilwork, Darkane and Swallow the Sun are touring the US in February with US act Warbringer: At.com/news/view.aspx?id=11379" target="_blank">https://www.lambgoAt.com/news/view.aspx?id=11379

US-based indiepop label Series Two Records is putting out another slew of compilAtions, including one of all Swedish-based artists. Read more: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=31429084&blogID=430369860

DuplicAte Records is streaming a sample track from Norwegian viking metal act Eljudner and their new 7" "Blod og kvad": Aterecords" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/duplicAterecords
Definitely reminds me of old Enslaved in the best possible way.

Danish brutal metalcore act The Psyke Project has enlisted Christian Bonnesen from the band Harasser (Atrap.com/articles.php?a=379" target="_blank">remember?) as their new 2nd guitarist. The band will play a bunch of shows around Denmark over the next couple months before heading to Studio Fredman in Göteborg to record a new album in early November. DAtes and details: https://www.myspace.com/thepsykeproject

MP3: At the Gates - Terminal spirit disease

I've got a guest post today over At Dagensskiva as part of their At the GAtes "Suicidal Final Tour" coverage: At-the-gAtes-slaughter-of-the-soul/" target="_blank">[click here]

It's funny, I consider "Slaughter of the soul" to be near-perfect, but it's actually not my favorite AtG record. ThAt honor goes to "Terminal spirit disease". I'm not sure if it's because I've burned myself out on "Slaughter..." or because I heard "Terminal..." first, but thAt's the way it is. I suppose it could also be because the riffs are way more intricAte, striking a balance between the weird, overtly-technical songwriting of departed guitarist Alf Svensson and the straightforward, raw power of the tracks on "Slaughter". It's the sound of a band in transition, a trait made even more apparent by the addition of three live versions of old tracks, including one of their very first songs ("All life ends"). It also helps thAt the acoustic instrumental (a thrash album prerequisite) "And the world returned" is infinitely better than its counterpart on "Slaughter" ("Into the dead sky").

Regardless of which album you prefer, even if you're a die-hard "The red in the sky is ours" fan, At the GAtes is a band thAt has been and will be sorely missed. If you were/are lucky enough to see them this week, I envy you.

At the Gates - Terminal spirit disease

Zeigeist is going to Russia in lAte October:

10/24 - Inwave - 16 tons, Moskva
10/25 - Universal Club, Kalingrad

The GreencoAts' (Atrap.com/mp3.php?t=764">remember?) new video for "Honey" can be seen here: https://vimeo.com/1605541

Check out studio footage of Frost from SAtyricon recording drum tracks for the new album in LA: Atyricon.no/news/" target="_blank">https://www.sAtyricon.no/news/

Orup and Lena Philipsson are collaborAting on an album of duets to be released by Roxy Recordings on November 12 entitled "Dubbel". The first single "Nu när du gått" will be out in digital formAt on September 22.

Göteborg-based experimental/noise labels Release the BAts, Harsh Head Rituals and Klorofyll Kassetter have joined forces to open a storefront/studio/office space in the Almedal neighborhood under the banner Utmarken. Read more: Ats.com/utmarken.html" target="_blank">https://www.releasethebAts.com/utmarken.html

The new video for "Stockholm city" from Swedish hip-hop artist Ken Ring is now online: Atch?v=oId_ZJDj2Cg" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=oId_ZJDj2Cg

Cold MeAt Industry has details and preorder info posted for new releases from At.se/mailorderitem.asp?id=2666" target="_blank">Norwegian industrial/metal act V:28 and At.se/mailorderitem.asp?id=2652" target="_blank">long-running Swedish dark-ambient artist Raison d'être

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
02. Bare Egil Band - Jeg er helt rå
03. Espen Lind - Army of one
04. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
05. Vassendgutane - Xo
06. Ingenting - Kjempegreier
07. Madrugada - Madrugada
08. Åge Aleksandersen - KAtalysAtor
09. Lindstrom - Where you go I go to
10. Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood
11. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
12. Return - Best Of Both Worlds
13. Major Parkinson - Major Parkinson
14. KAthrine Moholt - Sweethearts
15. Kaizers Orchestra - Maskineri
16. Hovedøen Social Club - Que Viva Noruega
17. Too Far Gone - Livåt
18. Trygve Hoff - Tørrfesk og Ballader
19. Malin - Pang
20. Diverse artister - Sorgen og gleden: MAtte Marit

Viktor Sjöberg (V. Sjöberg New Jazz Ensemble, Jens Lekman, etc.) will be doing a rare solo show in Chicago, IL on October 4 At An Old Grey Stone.