Check out Swedish "esoteric rock" act Lodge Doom, the duo of classical composer/music professor/violinist Thomas von Wachenfeldt and singer/guitarist Eric Hellman (Sunset Sinners, My Observer): https://www.myspace.com/lodgedoom
The band is currently streaming their 4-song EP "The Walpurgis session" along with two tracks off their debut full-length "Visions of dunkelheit", due out later this fall. If you dig heavy progg with folk influences, you'll probably be into this.

Danish indie act No and the Maybes will be releasing their self-titled debut album on October 13 and have slowly started to upload the tracks for streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/noandthemaybes

Aversionline revisits Swedish sXe moshcore act Doughnuts: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/09/25/doughnuts-the-age-of-the-circle-cd/
I agree - this band (and especially this album) holds up way better than you might expect.

Silverbullit reportedly did a recording session at Svenska Grammofon in Gbg this month. No idea if/how/when it'll be released, but I am eternally optimistic for new material from them.

Swedish rockers Fingerspitzengefühl have abandoned their hard-to-pronounce German moniker and shall henceforth be known as Switch Opens. See their new myspace page: https://www.myspace.com/theswitchopens

Per Gessle and co-writer Mats MP Persson will celebrate 4 million American radio plays of the Roxette track "Listen to your heart" at a special BMI gala in London on October 7. An interesting sidenote in the press release: if you played the song that many times back-to-back, it would take 36 years. Feel free to make your own joke with that one.

David Fridlund (David & the Cititzens) will be going into Fashion Police Studios in Stockholm this November to finally begin work on his next full-length album.

The excellent melancholy Danish rock act Skywriter will have their album "Where both worlds never meet" released in Germany on October 10, so of course they'll also be coming over for a few shows:

10/09 - Kofferfabrik, Fürth
10/10 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig
10/11 - Astra Stube, Hamburg
10/12 - Forum, Bielefeld w/Ef
10/15 - Zwölfzehn, Stuttgart

Hear samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/skywriterdk

The Soundtrack of Our Lives will finally release their new album "Communion" on November 5.

Swedish AOR duo Strangers in Wonderland have confirmed that their debut album "Shadows" will be released on October 6 via Last Refrain Music and you can preview the entire damn thing at their website: https://www.strangersinwonderland.com/

Swedish art-rock act A Gilbert Play will release their new album "Lay lay" next week via Dreamboat Music. More info: https://www.dreamboat.se/

Finnish label Verdura will be putting out new albums from noiserockers Candy Cane, Mother Goose (with a newly revamped lineup) and Hetero Skeleton in the near future. No dates yet on any of them, but I'll keep you posted.

Aversionline on Norwegian "beatdown" hardcore act Last to Remain: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/09/24/last-to-remain-operation-beatdown-cd/

Viola pays tribute to departed friend and sound engineer Henry "Henkka" Waldén, a man who worked with many prominent Finnish punk/indie acts: https://www.ifsociety.com/viola/news.php?newsid=54

Hybris has announced the signing of Jonathan Johansson and will be releasing his debut single "En hand i himlen" on October 28 with an album to follow in February. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/jonathanojohansson