Tryghed & Tristesse has confirmed that the release date for the new CD "A final delirium" and "Loss of consciousness" 7" (feat. Peter Peter) from Danish dark-rock act The Silent Section will be on August 14. Preorder details at myspace: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=128141791&blogId=502805157
El Perro Del Mar's latest record "Love is not pop" will finally get a US release on October 20 and will be followed by a tour supporting Peter Bjorn and John. Details to come.
The release of the new Little Dragon album "Machine dreams" has been pushed back to September 2. The first single "My step" will be out August 10.
Superfamily has revealed that their new album will be called "Guns tonight". The release date is set for August 24.
The new Marduk album "Wormwood" has been confirmed for release on September 24 via Regain Records.
Smalltown will be recording something new for Pirates Press Records to release in time for their US tour this fall. No confirmation yet on what final form it will take, but they say an EP of some sort is likely.
Swedish indierockers The Gentle Act Incident are prepping for the release of their new album "Like silk burns" (due out late September, Germany/Belgium only so far) and will be streaming new tracks at myspace on a regular basis at their myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/gentleactincident
Also check the live section for a few upcoming German tourdates.
Finnish hardcore act Abduktio is working on a new 8-track EP for release via Combat Rock Industry in November. This will be a vinyl-only release and is said to be very harDCore-influenced with covers of both Bad Brains and Descendents.
Swedish act Bonne Idée will be doing a 7" with Cloudberry Records in the near future.
Ex-Opeth guitarist David Isberg has started a new band called Braathum together with ex-Mynjun guitarist Adam Skogvard and bassist David Ädel, a member of Iceland's national hockey team. The group is seeking a permanent drummer and are planning to record in the fall.
Looks like Burst's upcoming US tour will be there last -- the band plans to call it quits with one last show on Swedish soil this fall. Read the band's full statement: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=18720272&blogId=501979833
Danish act Factory45 will release their full-length debut "Would you take off the things that you like the best?" on August 31.
There will be a new Nitad EP released via Kranium Records this fall. Details to come...
Umeå hardrock act Khoma (feat. members from Cult of Luna) are back from the dead and working on a new album for release in early 2010: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=61026876
The Tiny's new album will be called "Gravity & grace". It's not officially released until September 30, but they'll be premiering the video for the single "Last weekend" at Hornstull Strand in Stockholm on August 19 where they will also be performing a short set. Preview some tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thetinythetiny