Legendary Swedish post-punk act Kitchen and the Plastic Spoons are booked for a New Year's show in London, but are seeking at least one more gig to cover costs. Can you help? See: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=86993079&blogId=517900489
Marvins Revolt are keeping a tour diary: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=36067944&blogId=517905702
Phil Freeman tells you how much viking metal act Amon Amarth appreciates their fans: https://runningthevoodoodown.blogspot.com/2009/11/amon-amarth-kings-of-fan-service.html
I guess it's official: Umeå sXe hardcore legends Abhinanda are reuniting: https://rogertsblogg.blogspot.com/2009/11/abhinanda-aterforenas.html
Three shows in Japan plus one in Stockholm at Kafé 44 on January 26, 2010.
Yawn: Overrated Norwegian act Serena-Maneesh have been picked up by 4AD: https://www.4ad.com/news/revealed-as-new/
Ane Brun's "Changing of the seasons" album will be released in Portugal on November 16. She will also be performing live there for the first time on March 6, 2010 at Casa das Artes in VN Famalicão.
Swedish wordless indiepop act Hemstad may be more or less inactive these days, but they are not completely forgotten -- head to their myspace to check a few new/old tracks just posted online: https://www.myspace.com/hemstad
The December issue of Maximum Rocknroll features a special on the history of Finnish hardcore: https://maximumrocknroll.com/2009/11/08/mrr319/
Swedish artist Karin Ström reports that her new album "Fantomhalvan" will be released on January 20 with the first single "Hon som älskade dig" preceding it on November 30. Read more at her website: https://www.karinstrom.se/
Killing the Legacy covers the new 7" from Lighthouse Project, one of the best Finnish modern hardcore acts out there: https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2009/11/lust-for-lie.html
Pulverised Records continues to mine the Swedish underground for old-school death metal and have announced yet another signing: Morbus Chron. The band is currently making plans to record their debut full-length for a release sometime next year, in the meantime, listen to tracks from their demo cassette at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/morbuschronband
Swedish self-explanatory duo Trummor & Orgel will release their third album "Visions" on November 18 and also have a new website to match: https://www.trummororgel.com/
There will be a record release show at Södra Bar in Stockholm the night of the release.
Swedish doom act Saturnalia Temple has signed with US label The Anja Offensive (Watain, Deathspell Omega) for the release of their self-titled debut full-length. The band aims to record over the winter for a summer/autumn 2010 release.
Swedish experimental/noise/visual artist Ronnie Sundin will release his final "quiet" album "Sunspots" in a limited edition of 50 LP copies via Komplott. Each copy will feature individual hand-made covers using linoleum cuts created and printed by Sundin himself, as well as hand-written text in red ink. For full details, go here: https://komplott.com/
In related news, volume #2 of Ronnie Sundin's comic book+7" project "Very friendly" is just about ready and will be subtitled "Walk Like Zombie Man". This issue, if you want to call it that, will feature two main stories; one about his 2006 trip to Spain and encounter with composer Francisco López and the 2nd about his attempt to decipher the early 80s German cult film "Decoder" which features William S. Burroughs as well as F.M. Einheit (Einstürzende Neubauten) and Genesis P. Orridge (Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV). Expect a December release.
The Washington Post Express profiles Finnish folk-metal act Ensiferum: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2009/11/ensiferum-from-afar.php