Call:Vega - Animal

"Animal" is the first single from Call:Vega's upcoming album "Comets", due out November 25 via Sancta Venere.

Svart unveils a new onslaught of vinyl

Svart Records has announced the signing of Finnish occult rockers Jess and the Ancient Ones and will be releasing their debut 7" on October 26 with a full-length LP to follow next year.

Svart will also release the new Fleshpress album "Acid mouth strangulation", their fifth overall, on the same date. In a similar vein, look for the new album "Holy testament I" from like-minded black/doom-metal act Sink which will be unleashed in 2012. Preview that one below:

Beyond all that, the label will also be doing a bunch more reissues (as usual), including stuff from mana mana sideproject Silmienvaihtajat, murder-punks Rytmihäiriö, cult punk-rockers Stalin, death metallers Disgrace and Xysma as well as the previously announced CmX 4LP box, the rest of the Sarcofagus discography and lots more. Start saving now -- shipping from Finland ain't cheap!

Ace Gear - Feathers (video)

New sounds and visuals from Swedish act Ace Gear, courtesy of Look OB. more: mblr.com/post/11196647649/look16" target="_blank">https://openbiz.tumblr.com/post/11196647649/look16

PopMatters reviews Wolves Like Us

Popmatters reviews Norwegian heavies Wolves Like Us and is not so impressed: matters.com/pm/review/149720-wolves-like-us-late-love/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/149720-wolves-like-us-late-love/

A new outlet for Sanna Kurki-Suonio

The Finnish music Information Centre reports that the brilliant vocalist Sanna Kurki-Suonio (Hedningarna) is in a new international group called SANS, along with Andrew Cronshaw, Ian Blake and Tigran Aleksanyan: mic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/047C0D764BC11BB0C22579220045029C?opendocument" target="_blank">https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/047C0D764BC11BB0C22579220045029C?opendocument
Look for their debut album "The unbroken surface of snow", out soon under Cronshaw's name.

Plastic Horse confirm debut EP

Danish band Plastic Horse will release their debut EP "Real doesn't exist" on November 9 via Apron music, the label of fellow Danish artist marie Frank. The band is fronted by J.S. Knudsen, a trained social anthropologist, who says that the music contained therein is "based on ethnographic studies of the effect of technology, religion and power have on human relations" and thus is "implicitly political." Hear samples at the band's website: https://plastichorse.dk/
The music doesn't live up to such bold proclamations to my ears, but I can't fault them for trying.

Steel Mammoth - Looking at the winner

From the Finnish band's new album "Nuclear rebirth", out now via Ektro Records.

Egil Olsen to release live album, plus vinyl

On October 28, Norwegian artist Egil Olsen (nee Uncle's Institution) will be releasing a new live album entitled "Egil Olsen show". Samples and details here: m/eos.htm" target="_blank">https://www.egilolsen.com/eos.htm
Egil will also be releasing his most recent studio album "Keep movin - keep dreamin'" on vinyl that same day, along with his solo debut "I am a singer/songwriter", making his entire discography finally all available on wax.

Maskinen - Krossa alla fönster (video)

The new maskinen video for the tune "Krossa alla fönster", the first new music from the group since their 2009 debut "Boys II men" I believe.

Despotz sign Rautbier

Despotz Records have signed Swedish industrial metal act Raubtier and will be releasing their new album next April.

De Montevert to the UK

11/11 - Hoxton Square, London
11/13 - Vines Bar, Derby

Vindahl - The question (video)

From the solo debut of Danish producer Vindahl, aka Ronni Vindahl of Boomclap Bachelors/Ivory & Gold/Non+, featuring guest vocals from Jennie Wilson. Note: NSFW.

Great people comes from Östergötland

Patrik Torsson pays tribute to his friends Niels Nielsen and Gustav Berry, all from the region of Östergötland Sweden, with this free 2-track EP.

PopMatters reviews Frigg

Popmatters reviews the new album "Grannen" from Finnish modern folk group Frigg: matters.com/pm/review/149195-frigg-grannen/" target="_blank">https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/149195-frigg-grannen/

A Fist in the Face of God interviews Antichrist

A Fist in the Face of God treks to Göteborg to interview Swedish thrashers Antichrist: m/2011/10/interview-with-antichrist.html" target="_blank">https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/10/interview-with-antichrist.html