Vipe Out's debut album "Dig your way out" has been pushed back to January 29 due to "problems with finding a drummer," they say.

Finnish folk act Värttinä is going through some lineup changes: https://www.varttina.com/main.site?action=news/view&id=115&ngid=1

Music Export Norway reports that the "Born to be Wide" clubnight in Edinburgh, Scotland is devoting the evening of November 6 to the music of Norway with DJs and a seminar: https://www.musicexportnorway.no/norwegian-focus-in-scotland.4523612-32166.html

Read about LowCut's trip through the southern US with Danish act Cola Freaks: https://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=488

Fysisk Format (Haust, Snöras) will be putting out the new album "Soft clicks" from Norwegian melodic hardcore act Death Is Not Glamorous on December 8. Preview here: https://fysiskformat.tigernet.no/?cmd=12
UK-based label Dead and Gone Records will be handling the vinyl and the band will be heading over there for a batch of shows immediately following the release:

12/08 - Downtown Diner, Ashford
12/09 - The Ringside, Hull
12/10 - The Retro Bar, Manchester
12/11 - The Cooperage, Newcastle
12/12 - Old Angel, Nottingham
12/13 - The Fighting Cocks, Kingston Upon Thames
12/14 - Le Pub, Newport
12/15 - Marquee, Norwich

Adrian Recordings has unleashed a brand new Boeoes Kaelstigen remix EP today as a paid download: https://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=204
Featured remixers include Krazy Fiesta, Andycap and labelmates Dmitry Fyodorov.

More on the fallout of Gaahl's coming out: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108148

Legendary Swedish hardcore band Mob 47 reports that their new 7" "Dom ljuger igen" is finally out: https://www.mob47.se/dom_ljuger_igenEP.htm

Swedish synthpop act Kamera will be entering the studio on December 10 to begin work on their next album.

Last Days of April report that they have 7-8 new songs finished and are planning to begin recording later this month, assuming everything goes as planned.

Online mag Textura lists Swedish's Kning Disk and Oslo-based Miasmah as two of their current top 10 favorite record labels: https://www.textura.org/reviews/tenfavouritelabels2008.htm

Danish postrock act Mimas has signed with French indie label Distile Records and will see their latest album "The worries" released throughout Europe this coming February, excluding the UK and Denmark where it is already available via Big Scary Monsters. Expect tourdates to follow.

Swedish art-rock ensemble Fredrik has a new single called "Holm" out now on the Heartphone netlabel: https://cllct.com/release/holmsingle
Said release includes the exclusive b-side "Maran" as well and the title track will reappear on the forthcoming EP of the same name, due out November 20 via Jezebel Records. This new 4-song EP will be the first of three the band is planning on releasing and will be packaged as a 3" CD in octangular folded sleeve.

Norwegian metal act She Said Destroy has signed with Tabu Recordings and will be releasing their sophomore album "This city speaks in tongues" in Norway on November 17 with a full European to release to follow on February 2. The band will also play a record release show at Elm Street in Oslo on November 14. Hear the title track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ssdband

Washington Post Express checks back from Watain's Halloween show: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2008/11/ooooh_that_smell_watain.php