Swedish alt-country act The Lancaster Orchestra is apparently on hold for a bit, along with the release of their new album "The death of an orchestra". They say they'll be back on track in 2010, but we shall see.
IAT favorite Tobias Hellkvist will be making his live solo debut on November 17 at the church Trinitakis Kirke in Copenhagen, together with P Jørgensen and others. Def sounds like something worth checking out.
Danish artist As in RebekkaMaria has dropped the "As in" from her name and will henceforth be known as only RebekkaMaria. She will be releasing a new album in early 2010 and the first single "Oh solitude" can already be heard at myspace along with the b-side "Robin parts": https://www.myspace.com/asinrebekkamaria
Filthy Swedish death metal upstarts Bastard Priest report that mixing is still underway on their debut full-length album, now revealed to be named "Under the hammer of destruction". It will include re-recordings of all tracks from their first 2007 demo, most of the "Merciless insane death" CS demo tracks and three new ones, something like 10-11 songs total. Blood Harvest will be releasing it on both LP + CD and you can peep the cover art here.
Swedish rock'n'roll label Bootleg Booze will be releasing a new LP comp on December 11 called "Up North/Downunder" featuring 12 exclusive/previously unreleased tracks from their favorite Swedish and Australian rock acts. Here's the tracklist:
A1. The Specimens - Good times gone (AUS)
A2. Tramp - No light (SWE)
A3. Leadfinger - Swept back (AUS)
A4. The Deadbeats - Get's me by (SWE)
A5. Sator - I'm plastic (SWE)
A6. Lightning Strikes - Leave here alone (SWE)
B1. The Sewergrooves - Easy to pretend (SWE)
B2. The Sure-Fire Midnights - Over the edge (AUS)
B3. Rio Grande - Eye for eye (SWE)
B4. Screwtop Detonators - We want you (AUS)
B5. "Demons" - The leeches (I'm getting out!) (SWE)
B6. The Devilrock Four - My favourite enemy (AUS)
500 copies, vinyl only, first 100 mailorder copies come with a canvas record bag.
There will be a "Spotlight on Norway" feature on the upcoming Scotland Showcase world/folk music festival in January 2010 and MIC Norway has the full details plus profiles on all of the artists performing: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009102113264521605859
Scraps of Tape will be playing their final Swedish gig with member Mikael Persson on Friday, October 23 at Debaser Malmö. The show will also serve as the kickoff for their European tour with Solander which begins on Saturday.
Massgrav have posted a tour diary from their recent jaunt to Russia: https://www.massgrav.com/giglog_russia1.htm
I'm not sure if the "Thanks for now!" message means Danish act Livaventura are done for good, but they are offering two full albums as free downloads: https://www.livaventura.com/
I haven't heard "Those who walk the last mile" yet, but "...And they slept with their eyes open" is killer Sonic Youth worship noiserock -- very recommended!
The latest Warmer Climes mixtapes feature the ex-gals of Cat5, Christina Roos and Hanna Lovisa.
Here's the tracklist for the new Regulations album, now revealed to be titled "To be me":
01. Red Line 13
02. Bagdhad beach party
03. Catholic Love
04. To be me
05. Creatures in a cage
06. Different needs
07. In the shadow of the mall
08. Problem solved
09. Down the street
10. 1-2-3-4
11. Busy night
12. Don't bother me
Apparently it's been sent off for pressing, so expect it to be available very soon.
Eardrums talks up the new Piroth album "Safe haven": https://eardrumsmusic.com/2009/10/21/piroth-safe-haven/
[ingenting] will release two new singles from their great new record "Tomhet, idel tomhet" on October 28, "Dina händer är fulla av blommor" and "Ge tillbaka det", both of which are duets. Sibille Attar is the guest vocalist on the first, while the latter is a cover tune of "Give it back to you" by Heikki and features Heikki vocalist Maria Eriksson. In addition to the now-typical digital release, there will also be a limited vinyl edition with each song taking up a side.
Swedish artist Prince of Assyria will release his debut album "Missing note" on November 16 via Kning Disk. Preview a few tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/princeofassyria
If you dig dark, melodramatic rock ala Nick Cave/Leonard Cohen/Madrugada, you definitely need to check this out.
Swedish act O'Spada were the Guardian's new band of the day on October 19: https://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/19/new-band-ospada