Kashmir will be spending August back in the studio working on their sixth album.

Oskar Schönning's upcoming third album "Puerto" will be recorded live in front of an audience this September as an open session at Teater Studio Lederman in Stockholm. It all goes down on September 7 and will include a full concert following the album recording. And then, one-and-a-half months later on October 17, the band will reconvene at the same location for a release party including DJs, a documentary film of the session, special guests and much more. Pretty damn cool, if you ask me! I've also heard a new demo track from the band and it sounded great, I just wish I could be there in-person. Go here for more info including ticket details: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=50074968&blogID=415082440

Danish label Iceberg Records have posted a bit of news about the various releases they have coming out later this year which includes new stuff from The Blue Van, Grand Fiction, Minor Flaw and Telli Bill. Read more: https://www.iceberg-records.com/sider/nyheder.asp?side=0&nyhed=184

Fever Ray is the name Karin Dreijer Andersson from The Knife's brand new solo project. Expect an album later this year via Rabid Records and keep an eye on feverray.com in the meantime.

Information has posted a few clips from the new Fontän 12" "Early morning": https://www.inf000.com/
I really enjoyed their previous release "Aktionskammarn" and have been looking forward to this one for awhile - it finally comes out on July 28.

Norwegian act Heroes & Zeros is releasing a new limited-edition EP entitled "In the slipstream vol 1: live" featuring five live tracks. It will be issued in 1000 hand-numbered copies and will be available on July 26.

Swedish rapper Lazee will release his debut album "Setting standards" on August 27.

Wolfbrigade will be doing a split 7" with UK-based death-metal act Benediction on Feto Records. It will be limited to 2000 copies with 500 being issued as a picture disc and will feature two exclusive (I think) tracks from each band.
In other Wolfbrigade news, their US label Profane Existence has decided to close up shop which means that the release of upcoming album "Comalive" has been cancelled and their planned US tour is up in the air. The band is currently considering their options and is working hard at figuring out something to make it happen, but nothing has been decided yet. And for you crusties who might care, PE's magazine will still publish as usual and the upcoming releases from fellow Swedish acts Imperial Leather and Massmord will go as planned.

Details are now posted for the upcoming Hilde Marie Kjersem album "A killer for that ache", due out August 11 via Rune Grammofon: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/hilde-marie-kjersem/rcd-2077---hilde-marie-kjersem
Says the label: "Neither a jazz album nor your typical melancholy Nordic singer songwriter album, let's say it's pop music with a twist."

Sugarplum Fairy has a new website: https://www.sugarplumfairy.nu/

Enslaved has signed with Norwegian label Indie Recordings for the release of their new album "Vertebrae". As mentioned before, it is due out in September.

Finnish indiepop act Goodnight Monsters will have their album "Summer challenge" released in the UK on August 1 and in Japan on August 9.

Fysisk Format has posted details for the new album "Plague waters" from Norwegian hardcore act Snöras: https://fysiskformat.tigernet.no/?cmd=6

Swedish sleaze-rockers Crashdiet have parted ways with vocalist Olliver Twisted, their vocalist since early 2007 following the suicide of former frontman Dave Lepard. No replacement has been announced yet.

The new "Vi ses i Helvede" LP from Danish punkrockers Hjertestop is confirmed for release on August 14 to coincide with the Shit-Town Festival in Copenhagen. The American LP + CD version (with bonus EP material) will be available around the same time as well. Samples and more tourdates: https://www.myspace.com/hjertestop