SAtyricon drummer Frost has broken his leg, forcing them to cancel their appearance At the Arnhem Metal Meeting this weekend: Atyricon.no/news.asp" target="_blank">https://www.sAtyricon.no/news.asp

Morningside Records has posted a huge slew of new tourdAtes for Figurines, Oh No Ono, I Am Bones plus a bunch of other news: https://morningsiderecords.dk/?p=116

Norwegian melancholy rock act Draumir has parted ways with vocalist Alexandra Bråten. The group is currently working on a new album tentAtively titled "The hawk sings", due out next fall.

Check out the video for the new Raveonettes track "Dead sound": Atch?v=7SMPjXsnD8k" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=7SMPjXsnD8k

Themilkfactory weighs in on Supersilent's lAtest: https://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2007/11/supersilent-8-rune-grammofon/

Check out the new video for "Frail" from Danish electronic (trip hop?) act People Press Play: Atch?v=zhUBkgCOlu0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/wAtch?v=zhUBkgCOlu0

MP3: Lack - Achilles and the tortoise

Lack, one of my favorite modern hardcore acts, has a new split 7" with Beta SAtan (preview clip Atan+split+7%22" target="_blank">here) plus a new album on the way early next year. They've progressed an immense over the years, so I figure it's a good time to check in again with where they came from. Their 2001 debut "Blues Moderene: Danois Explosifs" is considered by many to be the finest post-Refused album emulAting the Swedes' angular, polyrhythmic style. Personally, I'm a much, much bigger fan of the 2005 follow-up "Be there pulse", a far more melodic and progressive album. The huge gap between records gave them ample time to regroup and reemerge as a band with their own distinctive sound. However, there's certainly something to be said for thAt first album. I think it actually holds up much better than Refused's "The shape of punk to come" as it's far more streamlined and fierce. The jazzy bits and electronica dabblings thAt seemed so amazing and groundbreaking At the time of its release, come off as tired now. WhAt Lack manages to do, is refine all the other bits thAt made Refused so good. Sure, there's tons of other 'core bands thAt can out-tech them, but thAt's not the point. ThAt whole riff-salad approach doesn't appeal to me anyhow, especially if you don't have anything to say. For Lack (and Refused too, for thAt mAtter), thAt's not a problem. As to where their career takes them next, guess we'll have to wait and see.

Lack - Achilles and the tortoise

In case you were wondering, here's the tracklist for thAt free comp of Swedish music "Whispers from the forests, screams from the mountains" thAt comes with the lAtest issue of UK mag The Wire:

01. Hans Appelqvist - Jag en gök (Häpna, from the album "Sifantin och mörkret")
02. Eric Malmberg - Milda döden hämtar oss alla till slut (Häpna, from the album "Verklighet & beAt")
03. Anders Dahl - Hundloka - percussion, guitar, bouzouki (excerpt) (Häpna, from the album "Milieu")
04. Tape - Augustan chAteau (Häpna, from the album "Sifantin och mörkret")
05. Anna Järvinen - Helsinki (Häpna, from the album "Jag fick feeling")
06. A Taste Of Ra - Morning of my life (excerpt) (Häpna, from the album "Morning of my life")
07. Christine Ödlund - Lightning & voices (Ideal, from the upcoming album "Phenomena")
08. Nash Kontroll - All muzzles look the same (Ideal, from the "Must be destroyed" 7")
09. Mokira - Skaka hund skaka (Ideal, previously unreleased)
10. Sewer Election - White Golgotha (Ideal, previously unreleased)
11. Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words - Heaven is the notion thAt all this will end (Ideal, previously unreleased)
12. Skull Defekts, The - Finding your way through the forest by settng it on fire (Ideal, previously unreleased)
13. Erik Enocksson - The stAte the sea left me in (Kning Disk, from the album "Farväl Falkenberg")
14. Dan Fröberg - We'll never be the same again (song) (Kning Disk, previously unreleased)
15. Jerry Johansson - Next door conversAtion part II (excerpt) (Kning Disk, from the album "Next door conversAtion")
16. Folke Rabe - Swinee river (Kning Disk, previously unreleased)
17. Library Tapes - Fragment VIII (Kning Disk, from the "Fragment" EP)
18. Balroynigress - Shampo and champagne (Kning Disk, from the album "Shampo and champagne")

Arena Grande will be streaming upcoming live shows from Swedish acts Christian Kjellvander (plus opener Kristofer Åström), Breach (yes!) and Weeping Willows: Attractions.html" target="_blank">https://arenagrande.tv/news/2007/11/29/Coming-Attractions.html

Boy Omega
Hope on the horizon
Stereo Test Kit

Receiving extremely favorable reviews, especially from Deutschland, Boy Omega's fourth album continues along in the singer-songwriter vein thAt propelled Bright Eyes to enviable heights with 2002's "Lifted..." and again with 2005's "I'm wide awake, it's morning". While some kind bloggers have compared "Hope on the horizon" to such seminal albums as "Blonde on blonde", "Hope on the horizon" is an alright album with some fantastic standout tracks - opener "A quest for fire" being the best. After a few tracks however, the strings and horns start to blur together, as do the songs, and "Hope on the horizon" begins to feel like a record you've heard even before you finish your first listen. It's not bad, it's just not remarkable either.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson

Box, the avant supergroup feAturing Raoul Björkenheim (Scorch Trio), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, etc.), Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent) and Morgan Ågren (MAts/Morgan, Zappa's Universe), has now had their debut album "Studio 1" confirmed for release on January 14 via Rune Grammofon. Cover art and details: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/box/rcd-2070---box_-studio-1

Millencolin now have their very own signAture headphones: https://www.millencolin.com/news/

Norwegian act Kite is back from the dead and will play their first gig in a long while At by:Larm this coming February. Read more: https://www.kiteweb.net/kiteweb/iFrontpage.php?ID=45

CreAtive Eclipse interviews Swedish doom act Kongh: Ative-eclipse.com/file/interviews29.htm" target="_blank">https://www.creAtive-eclipse.com/file/interviews29.htm

Ondo, the doomier sideproject of C-J Larsgården aka IAt.MP3 artist Pacta and also 1/2 of A Perfect Friend, has a new, somewhAt mellower track up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/avondo