Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken perform live at the Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway for Orgelfest, an epic night of improv jams based around the church's organ. Motorpsycho will be doing it again at Domkirke in Oslo on November 28.
will be releasing the new Hans Appelqvist soundtrack album "Sjunga slutet nu" on November 23, but earlybirds can pick it up at the show with Tape this Thursday, November 10 at Rönnells Antikvariat in Stockholm. More info on the record here: https://www.hapna.com/H47.html
Finnish act Cleaning Women report that they are currently in the studio working on new material. They'll also be going out on a short tour in January on the occasion of their 15th anniversary; dates soon.
Excellent Swedish melodic hardcore act Atlas Losing Grip are heading out on tour this week:
11/09 - Bei Chez Heinz, Hannover (GER)
11/10 - Maloe Melo, Amsterdam (NL)
11/11 - Dornroosje, Nijmwegen (NL)
11/12 - De Lichtboei, Harlingen (NL)
11/13 - Le Kalvaire, Dunkerque (FRA)
11/14 - Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe (GER)
11/15 - Kofmehl, Solothurn (CH)
11/16 - VooDoo Arci, Comacchio (ITA)
11/17 - Traffic, Rome (ITA)
11/18 - Latte +, Brescia (ITA)
11/19 - MC Perkania, Maribor (SLO)
11/21 - Jugendcafe, Zwiesel (GER)
11/22 - Feierwerk/ Kranhalle, München (GER)
11/23 - Keller Klub, Stuttgart (GER)
11/24 - Kulturpalast, Wiesbaden (GER)
11/25 - Sonic Ballroom, Köln (GER)
11/26 - Amp, Münster (GER)
Baby Woodrose are touring Germany later this month:
11/16 - Hafenklang, Hamburg (GER)
11/17 - Ponyhof, Frankfurt am Main (GER)
11/18 - Zwölfzehn, Stuttgart (GER)
11/19 - DUSTOWNfestival @ Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin (GER)
11/23 - Kamp, Bielefeld (GER)
11/24 - Zentralcafé @ K4, Nürnberg (GER)
11/25 - Psychedelic Network Festival, Würzburg (GER)
11/26 - Cobra, Solingen (GER)
Lambgoat reports that In Flames will be coming over for a big North American tour in January: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=17138
It has been revealed that Ghost will finally be coming over to the US/Canada for a short tour in 2012 alongside fellow occult rockers Blood Ceremony and Ancient VVisdom. Dates!
01/18 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
01/19 - Rock'n'Roll Hotel, Washington D.C.
01/20 - Middle East Downstairs, Boston, MA
01/21 - Corona Theatre, Montreal, QC
01/22 - The Mod Club, Toronto, ON
01/24 - Bottom Lounge, Chicago, IL
01/25 - Station Four, St. Paul, MN
01/27 - Marquis Theatre, Denver, CO
01/28 - The Vertigo, Salt Lake City, UT
01/30 - El Corazon, Seattle, WA
01/31 - Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR
02/01 - Bottom Of The Hill, San Francisco, CA
02/02 - The Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Danish metalcore act As We Fight are calling it quits after 10 years as a band following their final tour with The Psyke Project: https://aswefightdenmark.blogspot.com/2011/11/as-we-fight-says-goodbye-at-end-of-year.html
Swedish hard-rockers Graveyard will be returning to the US in 2012:
01/12 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
01/13 - Middle East, Boston, MA
01/14 - Northstar Bar, Philadelphia, PA
01/16 - DC9, Washington, D.C.
01/17 - Strange Matter - Richmond, VA
01/19 - Asheville Music Hall, Asheville, NC
01/20 - Exit/In, Nashville, TN
01/21 - Masquerade (Hell Stage), Atlanta, GA
01/22 - Hi-Tone Café, Memphis, TN
01/24 - Fitzgerald's, Houston, TX
01/25 - Mohawk, Austin, TX
01/31 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
02/01 - The Tractor, Seattle, WA
The first official confirmations for SXSW are out and Scandinavian artists on the list include Agent Fresco, Delay Trees, I Got You On Tape, Marit Larsen, Niki & The Dove, 120 Days, Team Me and Thulebasen. Read more: https://sxsw.com/node/9610
Joachim Nordwall (The Skull Defekts, ) is helping to curate/organize an experimental music fest in Brooklyn at the Issue Project Room on December 2-3 called "Swedish Energies". Artists confirmed so far include Nordwall himself (naturally) and a stripped-down version of The Skull Defekts (in electronic drone mode) as well as Altar of Flies, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Mats Gustafsson, The Magic State, Sewer Election and much more. More info: day 1 / day 2
Henrik Rylander and Joachim Nordwall of The Skull Defekts have composed the music for a new dance performance by choreographer Lotta Melin called "Restless legs". It will premiere on November 3 at Dansens Hus in Stockholm; full details here: https://dansenshus.se/Pa-scen/Lotta-Melin/
Norwegian act Team Me will be heading abroad later this month:
11/17 - tba, Köln (GER)
11/18 - Exil, Zürich (CH)
11/19 - Gare de Lion, Will (CH)
11/20 - Treibhaus, Luzern (CH)
11/21 - Le Kiwi, Clermond Ferrand (FRA)
11/23 - tba (GER)
11/24 - Goldmarks, Stuttgart (GER)
11/25 - Autumn Falls Festival (V2*), Brussel (BEL)
11/26 - on3-festival, München (GER)
11/27 - Lucerna Music Bar, Prague (CZ) w/The Wombats
11/28 - Rhiz, Vienna (AUS)
12/01 - D! Club, Lausanne (CH) w/The Wombats
12/02 - Kofmehl, Solothurn (CH) w/The Wombats
12/03 - Deposito giordani, Pordenone (ITA)
12/04 - New Age Club, Treviso Roncade (ITA) w/The Wombats
12/05 - Maggazzini Generali, Milan (ITA) w/The Wombats
has announced that Maskinen and Timtuktu are the first two Swedish artists confirmed to play the Havana edition of the Peace & Love fest in 2012: https://www.national.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=582%3Apeace-a-love-havana-2012-foersta-artisterna-klara&catid=127%3Anationalbulletin&lang=en
The lineup for the 2012 edition of progressive rock fest NEARfest in Bethlehem, PA next June has been announced and will feature Änglagård and Gösta Berlings Saga. Full details: https://www.nearfest.com/