Norwegian label Young Aspiring Professionals (DAtarock) will release Syntax TerrOrkester's new album "Familien min forstår ingenting av det" on June 10. Hear a sample tune At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/yaprecords

Via Soundscaping comes word thAt Norwegian ambient electronica duo Circular have a new website with a bunch of streaming music and other goodies: https://www.circular.no/

DJ Silence reports thAt Swedish rap artist Lazee will be collaborAting with Limp Bizkit: https://www.dj-silence.com/nyheter2.asp?vad=listanyhet&newsid=3369 (in Swedish)

Check out a live video clip preview of the new Emil Jensen single "Så får du mig ändå": Atch?v=SHy2tSLGMEs" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=SHy2tSLGMEs
The studio version of said track was produced by Lars Halapi (Bo Kaspers Orkester, Sophie Zelmani) and will be released on June 11 via Adrian Recordings to be followed by a new full-length this fall.

PowerSolo will making up for the recent cancellAtion of their US tour with make-up dAtes in August. No confirmed dAtes yet, but soon.

Silver's new single "Pick up your life" is confirmed for release in lAte June/early July via Fysisk FormAt. Said single (on 7" vinyl, nAturally) will include the exclusive b-side "Et Norge i forfall" and will be accompanied by a video to be released very soon. Listen At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thesilverband

Everyone's favorite all-star Stockholm-based reggae/ska/rock-steady cover act Club Killers will release their new (very self-explanAtory) album "13 top reggae hits" this week on May 28. Believe it or not, this is actually the group's very first studio release and you can preview a few tracks At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/clubkillers

Here's a bit of a review concerning Norwegian act Sigh & Explode's recent appearance At the GreAt Escape Festival in London: https://litresandgrams.blogspot.com/2008/05/sigh-and-explode.html

Razzia Records is putting out a compilAtion on June 18 entitled "There's a Razzia thing going on" which feAture various highlights of their excellent cAtalog. Here's the tracklist:

01. Hello Saferide - I was definitely made for these times
02. Adiam Dymott - Memory loss
03. Konie - My Life Is Shit But I Am Funky (remix)
04. I Are Droid - Blood & Ether
05. Firefox AK vs Laid - Once I was like you
06. Maia Hirasawa - Melody
07. Tripoli - Walk on
08. Säkert! - Det var tre månader sedan idag
09. They Live By Night - Meaningless repair
10. Timo Räisänen - Spill your beans
11. Svenska Kürkan - BesAtt
12. The Plan - Stay Awhile
13. Jonna Lee - I wrote this song
14. Mange Schmidt feAt. Thomas Rusiak & Eye N I - Håll käften del 2
15. Thunder Express - Switch
16. Tellevika feAt. Firefox AK - Eric
17. Ebbot Lundberg & MAttias Bärjed - Coming down cold

Swedish singer/songwriter Sofia Talvik will be performing a number of US dAtes as she works her way towards Chicago for the Lollapalooza festival on August 1: Atalvik.com/gigs/" target="_blank">https://www.sofiAtalvik.com/gigs/
Also check out Atalvik.com/" target="_blank">her site for links to her new single "As summers past", out now.

Danish hardcore act Harasser (Atrap.com/articles.php?a=379">remember?) will be working on recording tracks for a split with Irish act Drainland this summer. Expect the two to tour together in the future as well.

Littlemarbles have confirmed thAt their debut album "Vi accepterar mitt kaos" will be released on June 11 via NAtional Records. Samples At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/littlemarbles

There's a new demo track from Swedish indiepop act Celestial streaming At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ourcelestialmusic

Danish electropop act When Saints Go Machine will release their self-titled debut album on June 30. Listen to the band's first single "Kids on vacAtion" At myspace: https://www.myspace.com/whensaintsgomachine

Raison d'Être is working on a new album which will probably end up being a DVD project with a 5.1 surround sound mix. Nothing 100% confirmed yet, but it should be out in early 2009. In relAted news, Raison d'Être sideproject StrAtvm Terror has a new album completed thAt's called "This is my own hell". The sound is described as "screamy beautiful and brutal" and it will be out this coming fall.