MIC Norway spotlights Enslaved and their new album "Vertebrae": https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008100315004170322728

Swedish electro artist CK will be releasing his new single "Ä.G.E.R" on October 8, but you can already preview it at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/ckmusik
Expect a new album in the near future.

A Kid Hereafter is doing a track-by-track breakdown of his new album "Yo!": https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=57510878&blogID=437908020

Paddington DC has a new self-released album called "Love is leukemia" released today: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=42904576&blogID=437937173

Wolfbrigade has two brand new tracks up on myspace along with the final album-version of "Barren dreams" that will appear on their next album "Comalive": https://www.myspace.com/wolfbrigadeofficial
And speaking of the new album, the band reports that it will finally be released sometime around November/December via Hate/Farwell in Europe and Deranged in the US/North America. Expect a Germany tour to be announced around that time as well.

Finnish kraut-metal act Circle will release their new album "Hollywood" on CD on October 15 with a double-LP edition to follow a few months later (along with a proper US version). Samples and more info: https://www.circlefinland.com/index.php?discography=hollywood

Swedish EBM act Lip Service is now working with the female-centric industrial/electro/noise label MachineKunt in the US: https://machinekunt.com

The Washington Post Express on Norwegian metal act Keep of Kalessin: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2008/10/professors_of_rock_keep_of_kalessin.php

Finnish shoegazers Murmansk have started a tour diary: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=68437695&blogID=437824041

Hellsongs have decided to start a tour blog: https://loungemetal.blogspot.com/

Danish metal act Hatesphere will be going into the studio later this month to record a new album, their first with an almost all-new revamped lineup.

Ylva Lindberg and Niklas Gustafsson of This Year's Model have once again collaborated with fellow Swedish indie artist Friday Bridge on a new album called "Bite my tongue" which will be released next year.

Mad For It has debuted the new Parker Lewis single "The only loving boy in New York", the first taste of what's to come from his forthcoming album: https://www.madforit.se/
The free download comes with a b-side from Kalle J.

The latest edition of the Swedish Music Information Centre's English-language newsletter "Hit Facts" is now available for free download: https://www.hitfacts.com/

It looks like the excellent Finnish music blog FinnArtic is being forced to close up shop: https://finnishrock.blogspot.com/2008/10/end.html
Better act fast if you want to educate yourself in Finnish musical obscurities.