Check out St Andreas, a new Swedish act featuring two members from Autisterna with a new 4-song EP out now: https://www.standreas.se/
Not nearly as obviously pastoral as their other band, but definitely still in a similar vein.
Marit Larsen is the latest recipient of the Music Export Norway lucrative export grant: https://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011090610301069939574
Finnish act Damn Seagulls are back with a new (old) drummer, new music, and new live dates. More here: https://www.fullsteamrecords.com/sitenews/view/-/nid/426/ngid/3
has confirmed that Vånna Inget's debut LP "Allvar" will be released in mid-September and apparently will be doing the CD version. Look for the band on tour in October:
10/07 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE)
10/08 - Grüner Jäger, Hamburg (GER)
10/09 - help wanted (GER)
10/10 - help wanted (GER)
10/11 - AK44, Giessen (GER)
10/12 - help wanted (GER)
10/13 - tbc, Dresden (GER)
10/14 - Cortina Bob, Berlin (GER)
10/15 - Bastard Club, Osnabrück (GER)
is reissuing the Spiders debut 10" EP as a limited picture disc -- act fast if you want one because they are sure to disappear fast: https://www.crusherrecords.com/?p=358
Differnet will be releasing a collection of "lost tracks" compiled from the years 2001-2011 with a special pre-release digital edition featuring 7 additional tracks available now: https://differnet.bandcamp.com/
The official release of "Memories are magnetic" will be October 1. More here: https://www.magneticmemories.tk/
The new Joker single "Here come the lights" which features vocals from Silas Bjerregaard of Danish act Turboweekend is tracklisted at Pitchfork today: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12331-here-come-the-lights-ft-silas-of-turboweekend/
Caotico's next single "Brains out", due out in a few days, will feature guest vocals from Swedish pop artist Tove Styrke.
If you care about the Rockbjörnen (you shouldn't), MI has the winners posted here: https://www.musikindustrin.se/artikel/2817/ROCKBJORNEN_LIVE_2011_Veronica_Maggio_tvafaldig_vinnare.html
Invisible Oranges is hosting a full-album stream of the new Morbus Chron album "Sleepers in the rift": https://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/09/full-album-stream-morbus-chron-sleepers-in-the-rift/
Also, don't forget to check out our own review, just posted here. Personally, while I love the cover art and am generally a fan of even the most mediocre Swedish death revival, I cannot get into this record at all. Once it was pointed out to me that the drummer is all about the cheat-beat, that's all I hear and it sucks.
Swedish EBM/industrial act Severe Illusion has a new double a-side single "Clear head" b/w "The end of flowers" out now via and you can preview the former above, the latter here. Look for their new album "No more alive then you deserve" to be released in late September.
Dan Treacy and Texas Bob of perennial indie faves the Television Personalities are guest-stars on the upcoming Acid House Kings single "Heaven knows I miss him now" b/w "Lost and found", out October 18 via , both on 7" and digital.
Swedish act Simian Ghost makes it to the Pitchfork track reviews: https://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12317-free-agent/
has confirmed that the new Skriet album "Det beslutande organet" will be released on October 12.
reports that the upcoming Gates of Gehenna 3-track 7" debut will be called "Gloria Ignis: The Pyres Of Avignon" and will be sent to press in November.