New album from The Phoenix Foundation on February 4

Finnish hardcore act The Phoenix Foundation has finally confirmed a February 4 release date for their new self-titled album via Combat Rock Industry.

MIC Norway profiles I Was A King

MIC Norway profiles soon-to-be-international act I Was A King: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2009012610195624242618

DMA nominees announced

Here are the nominees for many of the domestic categories of the Danish Music Awards:

Album:
Crushing Digits - Veto
Gør Det Selv - Sys Bjerre
Melankolia/XxxCouture - L.O.C.
This Is For The White In Your Eyes - Choir Of Young Believers
Til Rotterne, Til Kragerne, Til Hundene - Peter Sommer
Group:
Veto
Carpark North
Volbeat
Spleen United
Hej Matematik
Female artist:
Tina Dickow
Aura
Ane Trolle (Trolle//Siebenhaar)
Sys Bjerre
Szhirley
Male artist:
Henrik Hall
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto)
L.O.C.
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir Of Young Believers)
Peter Sommer
Newcomer:
Aura
Oh Land
Sys Bjerre
Annika Aakjær
Choir Of Young Believers
Hit:
Walkmand - Hej Matematik
Downtown Boys - Infernal
Ramt I Natten - Lizzie
Crucify My Heart - Private
Malene - Sys Bjerre

Head to Gaffa for the rest: https://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30806

Sigh & Explode debut gets release date

Norwegian act Sigh & Explode have confirmed that their debut album will be released on March 16 via Mas-kina Recordings.

Learn electronic music from Sophie Rimheden

Sophie Rimheden will be teaching a class on how to make music on your computer at Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm on February 10. Read more: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=70440842&blogID=466288362 (in Swedish)

Rusto-Osiris to rerelease Hebosagil debut

Finnish doom/crust/metal masters Hebosagil will have their excellent debut EP "Cosmic" reissued in a fancy digipack format on February 18 by Rusto-Osiris.

Zweizz keeps busy

Svein Egil Hatlevik (Zweizz, Unmoral, etc.) has joined yet another new band, this time it's a trio named Maz. More here: https://www.myspace.com/mazmuzique

Scraps of Tape unveil 'Grand letdown'

The new Scraps of Tape album "Grand letdown" is now officially confirmed for release via TenderVersion Recordings on March 4 in Sweden, March 20 everywhere else. There will be two release fests, one in Malmö at Babel on February 26 and one in Göteborg at Konstepidemin on February 28. Hear three new tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/scrapsoftape
I got promo mp3s a few weeks ago and can assure you it's great.

Spellemann 2008 winners

Here are the winners of this year's Spellmannprisen, the Norwegian Grammy:

Female Artist: Maria Mena - Cause And Effect (Sony Music)
Male Artist: Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now (Voices Of Wonder)
Pop Group: Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood (Warner Music)
Electronica: Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too (Smalltown Supersound)
Contemporary Classical: Ellen Ugelvik - George Crumb: Makrokosmos I-Ii (Simax Classics)
Rock: Lukestar - Lake Toba (Phone Me)
Blues: Orbo & The Longshots - High Roller (Blue Mood/Grappa)
Country: Ida Jenshus - Color Of The Sun (Universal Music)
Metal: Enslaved - Vertebrae (Indie Recordings)
Hip-Hop: Karpe Diem - Fire Vegger (Bonnier Amigo)
Folk: Gjermund Larsen Trio - Ankomst (Heilo)
Jazz: Helge Lien Trio - Hello Troll (Ozella/Musikklosen)
Ballad: Halvdan Sivertsen - Mellom Oss (Nordaførr/Emi Music Norway)
Open Class: Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR (Ipecac)
Lyrics: Odd Børretzen - "Paradise Bay" Fra Albumet Syv Sørgelige Sanger Og Tre Triste (Big Box Music As)
Popular Composer: Thom Hell - "Darling" Fra Albumet God If I Saw Her Now (Voices Of Wonder)
Contemporary Composer: Risto Holopainen - Garbage Collection (Mere Records)
Music video: Madcon - "Liar" (Bonnier Amigo Music), dir. Kaveh Tehrani
Hit: The Blacksheeps - Oro Jaska Beana (MBN)
Newcomer: Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart (Nightliner/Universal Music)
Spellemann: Espen Lind
Export prize: Madcon

More here: https://www.spellemann.no/

Kent Norberg (Sator) goes solo

Kent Norberg (Sator) is working on a Swedish-language solo album and you can now hear a new track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kentnorberg

'Den mörka blomman/The dark flower' in detail

The full tracklist, songwriting credits and guestspots for the new Freddie Wadling album "Den mörka blomman/The dark flower" have been posted: https://www.freddiewadling.net/index.htm
As mentioned before, it's quite a star-studded affair.

Lake Heartbeat = Janne Kask

PSL has background details on new Service signees Lake Heartbeat who are apparently Janne Kask from Brainpool's new band: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2009/01/23/exta-extra-doktor-kask-gor-comeback/ (in Swedish)

Agent Side Grinder prep new material

Swedish industrial/minimal-synth act Agent Side Grinder will be contributing a brand new track called "The scream" to Enfant Terrible's upcoming comp CD "Radio resistencia", due out in February. The group also has a new EP in the works, but there's no details on that yet.
UPDATE: Other Swedish acts confirmed to appear on the aforementioned comp include Saralunden and Oplen. Expect new full-length releases from those two in the near future as well.

Niko Skorpio - Psilocybe necrophila

Finnish dark ambient/industrial artist Niko Skorpio's has revealed that his next album "Psilocybe necrophila" is ready for preorder/download: https://www.someplaceelse.net/releases/?id=spe052
To create the recording Niko chopped up his old tape collection from the 80s and reassembled the various metal demos, boots and so on into a new composition that was then "captured, processed and reconstructed, over and over until a new form began to take shape."

The Fine Arts Showcase present 'Dolophine smile'

The Fine Arts Showcase has confirmed the tracklist for their next album, now entitled "Dolophine smile":

01. Friday on my knees
02. For those who dream with open eyes
03. The teenage order
04. Lovesick
05. Dolophine smile
06. Blue perfume
07. Looking for your love
08. I'm sorry
09. London, my town
10. You knew I was trouble from the start (featuring Theoretical Girl)