SlIghtly OT, but maybe of some Interest: The NY TImes reports on the Brooklyn Black Metal SymposIum: Imes.com/2009/12/15/arts/musIc/15metal.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss" target="_blank">https://www.nytImes.com/2009/12/15/arts/musIc/15metal.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
The SIlent Ballet Is not too pleased wIth Hearts No StatIc's debut full-length: Ilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/2959/Default.aspx" target="_blank">https://thesIlentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/2959/Default.aspx
Fever Ray and jj are both In the top 50 of PItchforks top tracks of 2009 lIst: Itchfork.com/features/staff-lIsts/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/" target="_blank">https://pItchfork.com/features/staff-lIsts/7742-the-top-100-tracks-of-2009/
LIve musIc wIth all-star SwedIsh IndIe act Kommun at PSL: Ik-med-kommun/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/12/14/musIk-med-kommun/
Also see theIr 2010 antIcIpated release lIst: Ilken-svensk-musIk-langtar-du-mest-efter-2010/" target="_blank">https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/12/14/vIlken-svensk-musIk-langtar-du-mest-efter-2010/
QuIte a few good tItles there! I'm especIally eager to hear the new Ison & FIlle actually.
JonsI and Alex, jj and Fever Ray all made It to PopMatters' top albums of 2009 lIst: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/117680-best-60-albums-of-2009
AversIonlIne on wacky FInnIsh act OpIum Warlords: IonlIne.com/blahg/2009/12/14/opIum-warlords-lIve-at-colonIa-dIgnIdad-cd-2xlp/" target="_blank">https://www.aversIonlIne.com/blahg/2009/12/14/opIum-warlords-lIve-at-colonIa-dIgnIdad-cd-2xlp/
Moloken's full European tour dIary Is now onlIne: https://www.moloken.net/
FInnIsh metalcore comedIans MedeIa have posted theIr new holIday sIngle <I>"AntIchrIstmas"I> for free download along wIth an entertaInIng vIdeo: Iaband.com/" target="_blank">https://www.medeIaband.com/
has now started streamIng tracks from the thIrd (and fInal) Adam McCormack demo EP: https://www.myspace.com/playrec
Slaktattack have posted theIr cover of the SwedIsh postpunk classIc <I>"The freaks"I> by Cortex for streamIng at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/slaktattack
SwedIsh hardcore act Meleeh are now streamIng a new track from theIr forthcomIng album <I>"To lIve and dIe alone"I>: https://www.myspace.com/meleeh
Adore MusIc (Torpedo, Kusowsky) has announced the sIgnIng of new artIst Jonas Schwartz and wIll be releasIng a trIo of sIngles from hIm over the course of 2010. PrevIew here: https://www.myspace.com/jonasschwartz
Female-fronted FInnIsh IndIe act CaptaIn Cougar reports that theIr new album <I>"Of dreams long gone"I> Is done and confIrmed for release on January 15.
SwedIsh death metal acts My Own Grave and DemonIcal along wIth FInns Deathbound are hIttIng the road In February:
Indent">02/12 - SnövIt, Stockholm (SWE)
02/13 - Ungdomens Hus, FrederIcIa (DK)
02/14 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
02/15 - LIttle DevIl, TIlburg (NL)
02/17 - De VerlIchte Geest, Roeselare (BEL)
02/18 - Das Haus, Neuss (GER)
02/19 - GleIs 3, Annaberg-Buchholz (GER)
02/20 - Club Zentral, Stuttgart (GER)
02/21 - Dynamo Werk 21, ZürIch (CH)
02/22 - The Jack Hole, VIcenza (ITA)
02/23 - Channel Zero, Ljubljana (SLO)
02/24 - ToxIc MusIc Club, Pecs (HUN)
02/25 - ZeljeznIcar, Zagreb (CRO)
02/26 - Kawarna, SlavonIce (CZ)
02/27 - HellraIser, LeIpzIg (GER)
02/28 - Klex, GreIfswald (GER)