The new Rotten Sound album "Cycles" is done and confirmed for release on January 9.

Check out the microsite for the new Opeth live album "The Roundhouse tapes": https://www.peaceville.com/opeth

Lars Winnerbäck has a newly revamped website: https://www.winnerback.net/

More Finnish hardcore at Killing the Legacy, this time focusing on Field Of Hate: https://killingthelegacy.blogspot.com/2007/10/fuck-your-faith.html

Swedish postpunks Cut City are planning to start work on a new album soon, to be released in time for a European tour next year. CORRECTION/UPDATE: the new recording will be a 5-song EP, not an album. Expect a March/April release via Some Industries in physical form, digitally through GSL.

MIC Norway reports the rhythm guitarist Rune Rebellion has left Turbonegro to concentrate on his behind-the-scenes duties: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007102511011990419775

Phil Freeman on Swedish black metal act Marduk for online quarterly (?) The High Hat: https://www.thehighhat.com/PopsClicks/009/freeman_marduk.html

Swedish emopop act Fare You Well has enlisted Andreas Wiberg from the band Vanessa as their new drummer.

Gaahl comments on the ongoing Gorgoroth situation: https://www.heavymetal.no/show.article.asp?menuid=&artid=6990
Apparently they have also enlisted Hellhammer on drums for the upcoming tour.

Swedish doomsters Cult of Luna are currently busy working on new material, as are their Finnish compatriots Callisto.

Swedish electronic artist Andreas Tilliander has a new 12" for the track "Stay down" featuring a b-side remix from The Field: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=53118207&blogID=322285923

Rune Grammofon has posted details on the new Food album "Molecular gastronomy", due out November 12: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/food/rcd-2069---food-molecular-gast

Sweden's annual Manifest Awards have added a bunch of new categories: https://www.manifestgalan.se/

pHinnWeb on cult Finnish synthpop artist Mauno Paajanen aka Twiggy Oliver: https://phinnweb.blogspot.com/2007/10/mauno-paajanen.html

Gaffa is reported that Danish novelty pop act Aqua ("Barbie girl") is reuniting: https://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=19892 (in Danish)