The nominees for this year's Alarm Awards have been announced:

Rock:
120 Days - 120 days
Big Bang - Too much yang
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
King Midas - Sorry
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy kiss

Pop:
Marit Larsen - Under the surface
Rockettothesky - To sing you apple trees
Superfamily - Warszawa
Magnet - The simple life
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør

Metal:
Dimmu Borgir - In sorte diaboli
Satyricon - Now diabolical
Audrey Horne - Le fol
Mayhem - Ordo ad Chaou
Keep of Kalessin - Armada

Jazz:
Supersilent - 8
Shining - Grindstone
Håkon Kornstad - Single engine
Tord Gustafssen Trio - Being there
Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykerstrasse 68

Electronica:
Kim Hiorthøy - My last day
Lindstrøm - It’s a feedelity affair
Pleasure - Pleasure 2
The Whitest Boy Alive - Dreams
Bjørn Torske - Feil knapp

Hip-hop/Rap:
el Axel - It is what it is
Karpe Diem - Rett fra hjertet
Darkside of the Force - El dia de los puercos
Tungtvann - Siste Skanse
Samvirkelaget - Musikk

Newcomer:
Susanne Sundfør
Moving Oos
Ida Maria
Rockettothesky
Elvira Nicolaisen

Live:
Big Bang
Superfamily
King Midas
The Grand
Samvirkelaget

Go here for more details or to vote for your favorite: https://www.alarmprisen.no/2007/index.php/og-de-nominerte-er/#more-76

Jettie's new record "Kites for charity" is now available for digital download via iTunes, but you'll still have to wait a bit for a physical release.

Swedish hip-hop artist Ken Ring will release his third solo album "Äntligen hemma" will be out October 24. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/immistudios

Nephew's performance from this year's Roskilde Festival will be released on CD and DVD on November 5.

Agent Kooper's new EP/single "Caroline" will be out on October 10 in Finland with a German release to follow on January 25. More details: https://www.agentkooper.com/media.html

Florida-based 3" CDR indiepop label Cloudberry Records has announced new releases for October including stuff from Swedish act Log Lady Train, Norway's The April Skies plus a fanzine/2CD comp entitled "The star has wept red rose" featuring tracks from Stars in Coma, Hari and Aino and more. More info: https://www.cloudberryrecords.com/

Check out Youngblood and their new single "The blisters of my heart": https://www.myspace.com/youngbloodhype

Adrian Recordings will follow up the new Printer EP by releasing the group's debut full-length sometime before the end of the year. Dates and details to come.

Pinto's new album "Hook me up" is out today on Krusty Stills and there's a whole bunch of tracks available for either downloading or streaming at their website: https://www.pinto.se/
The band will also be playing a release party at Pusterviksbaren in Göteborg tonight.

In case you were wondering, here's the live lineup for Death Breath's upcoming Swedish tour: Scott Carlson (Repulsion) - vocals/bass; Robert Pehrsson (Thunder Express) - vocals/guitar; Nicke Andersson (Hellacopters, ex-Entombed) - drums; Erik Wallin (Harms Way, Merciless) - guitar; Jörgen Sandström (ex-Grave/Entombed) - vocals.

Finnish noiserock act Echo Is Your Love will be participating in a theater project entitled "Musikaali" which will be taking place later this week at Teatterikorkeakoulu in Helsinki. Follow the link for more details if you can read Finnish, otherwise hold tight until next spring for a new EIYL record.

Morningside has posted pics of the spectacular packaging for the 2xLP version of the Figurines' latest album "When the deer wore blue": https://morningsiderecords.dk/?p=93

Swedish electro/art project Zeigeist, who first came to fame by attaching a track to a leaked version of The Knife's "Silent shout", have effectively disbanded. Read more: https://www.zeigeist.eu/

Danish indie act Ruined By Martin has a new (unfortunately, all Flash-based) website: https://www.ruinedbymartin.com/
At least they have a decent streaming audio player.

Swedish rockers Psychopunch will celebrate their 10th anniversary with the release of the new album "Moonlight City" in January 2008. The band is also looking to audition new drummers as current member Peppe Flesh is leaving the band following the last two gigs they have scheduled this year.