The first single from Murmansk's upcoming album "Eleven eyes to shade" will be the song "Moth". Expect a video in mid-April and, as mentioned before, the album itself on May 6. There will be a release party at Bar Loose in Helsinki on May 8.
I Are Droid is looking for fans willing to contribute footage for the video of their next single "Before the fall": https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=60514786&blogID=472464237
Kvoteringen's new album is done and set for a May release via Feral Ward.
Sambassadeur is dropping hints about a new album this fall.
Ex-Sentenced guitarist Miika Tenkula was found dead in his home yesterday. He was 35 years old.
Kid Down's latest record "I want my girlfriend rich" will get a full European release on March 23 via Burning Heart.
Overrated Norwegian act Datarock will eventually put out their new album "Red" this fall via Nettwerk with the first single "Give it up" preceding it as a digital release on April 7. Read more at MIC Norway: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009022016210620393224
Startracks will finally release the new Florence Valentin album on March 25 - been looking forward to this one for awhile. The first single will be the title track "Spring Ricco".
The new Deportees single "Under the pavement, the beach", the title track of their forthcoming album, is confirmed for released on March 11. Said album will be out on May 6. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/deporteesmusic
Helldorado's new album "Sinful soul", their first as a trio, will be out in late April via CCAP.
Finnish act Viola, a longtime favorite of mine - they have a track on "Reader's companion volume two", has decided that from now on all their music will be free and posted for download right here: https://www.violamusicclub.com/
Not only that, the band also says that starting in April, they'll be posting a new song on the first of every month. There still might be some limited edition physical objects in the distant future, but the music will always be available to everyone. Says the band: "There are plenty of reasons for our new approach, but the one main thing is that releasing records hasn't been economically speaking very reasonable for us. And since we can create and record music practically without expenses we have decided to get rid of all intermediary agents like pressing factories and record shops so that people have a chance to get our music free of charge. This new method also creates a new spontaneity since there are no more waiting periods before getting our music to reach the ears of our listeners."
Danish artist Jong Pang will release his sophomore album "Love" on April 4. Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/jongpang
Aversionline on the US release of Victims' latest record "Killer": https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2009/02/19/victims-killer-cd/
Danish noiserock act Marvins Revolt have posted a diary from their trip to Japan: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=36067944&blogID=471729829
It's not as historic as Touch & Go's announcement, but Swedish punk/crust label Halvfabrikat has decided to go on hiatus: https://www.halvfabrikat.net/