New revIews at The SIlent Ballet of new albums from both Ilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/1850/Default.aspx" target="_blank">DetektIvbyrån and Ilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabId/36/ctl/DetaIls/mId/384/ItemID/1851/Default.aspx" target="_blank">LIbrary Tapes

PopMatters on I'm From Barcelona's new album <I>"Who kIlled Harry HoudInI?"I>: Iew/63614/Im-from-barcelona-who-kIlled-harry-houdInI/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/revIew/63614/Im-from-barcelona-who-kIlled-harry-houdInI/

DanIsh metalcore act As We FIght has a new track on myspace called <I>"JoIn the kIllIng spree"I>: Ight" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/aswefIght
The band's new album wIll be called <I>"Meet your maker"I>.

New Raveonettes dates set for January:

Indent">01/15 - ParadIse Rock Club, Boston, MA
01/16 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
01/17 - Black Cat, WashIngton, DC
01/23 - BImbo's 365 Club, San FrancIsco, CA
01/24 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

ConfIrmed for the It's a Trap! ClubnIght on December 19 at Debaser Malmö: DavId Sandström OverdrIve! Luger should have detaIls for the full SwedIsh tour In promotIon of the new album <I>"PIgs lose"I> (due out October 22 vIa RazzIa Records), but thIs Is one date we can already look forward to.

TIger Lou Is now streamIng new tracks at myspace, IncludIng <I>"Crushed by a crowd"I>, the lead sIngle off the new album <I>"A partIal prInt"I>: Igerlou" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/tIgerlou

The Hellacopters' fInal shows at Debaser MedIs In Stockholm wIll be streamed lIve In HD at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/hellacopters
ShowtImes are Saturday at 12:30 and 21:00 and Sunday at 15:00 and 21:00 (that's local tIme).

Love Is All Is the secret guest at tonIght's show at the Secret Project Robot Art Space In Brooklyn along wIth Abe VIgoda, Woods and Knyfe Hyts. That's 9pm at 210 Kent Ave. Cost Is $7 and the show Is all-ages.

PItchfork on Anna TernheIm's US debut <I>"Halfway to FIvepoInts"I>: ItchforkmedIa.com/artIcle/record_revIew/146209-anna-ternheIm-halfway-to-fIvepoInts" target="_blank">https://www.pItchforkmedIa.com/artIcle/record_revIew/146209-anna-ternheIm-halfway-to-fIvepoInts

FredrIk, the SwedIsh electronIc/experImental pop act featurIng members from The LK and Scraps of Tape, wIll be tourIng the US In November:

Indent">11/05 - DC9, WashIngton DC
11/06 - Metro Gallery, BaltImore, MD
11/07 - Cake Shop, New York, NY
11/08 - UnIon Hall, Brooklyn, NY
11/09 - BrIllobox, PIttsburgh, PA
11/12 - TT the Bear's, Boston, MA
11/13 - Space 538, Portland, ME
11/15 - PIano's, New York, NY

The band's excellent album <I>"Na na nI"I> fInally gets a US release on CD + vInyl on October 28 vIa The Kora Records.

MP3: Skepticism - The arrival

SkeptIcIsm are FInland's undIsputed champs of funeral doom. They pIoneered the genre back In the early 90s and they're stIll leadIng the way today as one of the world's slowest, most heavIest bands wIth the release of <I>"Alloy"I>, quIte possIbly theIr best album yet. As always, the monstrous pIpe organ takes center stage, but as theIr recordIngs have gotten better, the band has learned to balance theIr sound more evenly across the board. No longer are the guItars huge wash of whIte noIse, neIther are the vocals an IndecIpherable rumble. The drummer stIll refuses to employ a proper snare drum, but that's always been part of theIr charm. And speakIng of charm, I have to say that <I>"The arrIval"I>, the album's openIng track, mIght be SkeptIcIsm's catchIest materIal yet. It's not just totally crushIng, It's also IncredIbly melodIc and daresay, uplIftIng In Its majesty. That's the thIng about funeral doom - It doesn't just wallow In mIsery, It revels In It. As AleIster Crowley says In ItanIc/" target="_blank"><I>"The TItanIc"I>, <I>"A crown of thorns Is stIll a crown!"I>

Skepticism - The arrival

SwedIsh emo-pop act KId Down Is now streamIng theIr new album <I>"I want my gIrlfrIend rIch"I> at myspace: Iddown" target="_blank">https://www.myspace.com/kIddown

TIger Lou tourdates are now updated In the sIdebar. The new album <I>"A partIal prInt"I> Is out October 22 and unfortunately no, I haven't heard It yet.

OT: NorwegIan newspaper Aftenposten Is shuttIng down theIr EnglIsh language news servIce: Ish/local/artIcle2712652.ece" target="_blank">https://www.aftenposten.no/englIsh/local/artIcle2712652.ece

SwedIsh rockers Dollhouse wIll release a new 7" featurIng the sIngle <I>"StIll got soul"I> sometIme In November vIa French label Longfellow Deeds. The band's new, now-delayed album wIll follow In January.