Dark Times 7" details
The upcoming Dark Times 7" debut is now confirmed for release on November 29 via and will be celebrated with a show at Last Train in Oslo. Peep the cover art: https://www.sheepchaserecords.com/index/Sheep_Chase_Records.html
Tag: Live
The end of Elm Street
Renown Oslo nightclub Elm Street will be closing its doors on December 31 after 21 years of existence. Backstreet Girls will be the last band on stage for the final New Year's Eve performance and will be playing their entire 1989 album "Party on Elm Street" in full.
Svarte Greiner/Alexander Rishaug "Black oyster" tour album
Svarte Greiner and Alexander Rishaug are heading out on tour together and have put together a special mini-album CDr for the occasion which can be previewed above. 100 copies only, featuring two solo tracks and two cooperative ones for a total of about 30 minutes.
Ja Ja Ja November
London-based Scandinavian music showcase Ja Ja Ja will celebrate their 2nd anniversary in November with a marketing and networking workshop event hosted by NOMEX and Record of the Day: https://www.exportmusicsweden.org/2011/10/jajaja-celebrates-its-2-years-anniversary/
The usual club show will happen as well and will feature French Films, Marit Larsen and Sóley.
The return of Hederos & Hellberg
Hederos & Hellberg, the piano/vocals duo of Martin Hederos (The Soundtrack of Our Lives/Tonbruket) and Mattias Hellberg, will be getting back together for a tour this coming February in addition to releasing their 2003 farewell concert as a proper album. I can't remember if it was originally broadcast on P3 Live or what, but I do know that I have a quality bootleg of the show in my mp3 library and, yes, it is quite good.
Serenades on tour
Serenades, y'know -- the duo of Adam Olenius (Shout Out Louds) and Markus Krunegård (Laakso), will be heading abroad for the first time in November:
11/22 - Electricity Showrooms, London (UK)
11/23 - Slaughtered Lamb, London (UK)
11/24 - Comet Club, Berlin (GER)
11/26 - ON3 Festival at BR Funkhaus, Munich (GER)
More Firefox AK tour plans
In addition to a London show at Proud Galleries Stable Markets Camden on December 14, Firefox AK will also be embarking on a new European tour come February. Details soon.
Nasum, the resurrection
Holy shit: Nasum will reunite in 2012 to play a few select gigs in honor of their 20th anniversary and to honor the memory of founder/frontman Mieszko Talarczyk who was killed in the 2004 Thailand tsunami disaster. The full statement: https://nasum.com/2012/
10th annual P3 Guld details announced
The P3 Guld Awards will return to Liseberghallen in Göteborg for their 10th annual gala on January 21, 2012. Should you want to attend in-person as opposed to watching live via SVT1, tickets will be made available on October 28; as for the actual award nominees, they will be announced in early December.
Terrible Feelings on tour
Malmö punkrockers Terrible Feelings are hitting the road in November:
11/02 - Loppen, København (DK) w/Fucked Up
11/03 - Mejeriet, Lund (SWE) w/Fucked Up
11/04 - Debaser, Stockholm (SWE) w/Fucked Up
11/12 - Babel, Malmö (SWE) w/Invasionen
11/14 - Rote Flora, Hamburg (GER) w/Bent Cross
11/15 - dB's, Utrecht (NL) w/Jeff The Brotherhood
11/16 - Help!
11/17 - Help!
11/18 - tba, Venice (ITA)
11/19 - Kafé Kult, Munich (GER) w/Raein
11/20 - Arena, Vienna (AUS)
11/21 - Klubovna Povalec, Prague (CZ)
11/22 - Help!
11/23 - tba, Berlin (GER)
11/24 - Ungeren, Copenhagen (DK) w/Autistic Youth
Regulations to play A Varning from Montreal
No idea if they're doing anything else, but Regulations are coming to Canada to play the A Varning From Montreal Festival V on November 5.
by:Larm 2012 jury selections revealed
The 25 jury-selected up-and-coming acts for by:Larm 2012 have been revealed: https://bylarm.no/eng/artists
Can't say that I'm familiar with a lot of them, but both Dark Times and Execration are fantastic.
Blood Command to support Protest the Hero in Europe
Norwegian act Blood Command will be supporting Protest the Hero on tour across Europe in 2012: https://t.co/Yg5iEwTj
2011 Live Evil mix
The 2nd annual Live Evil Fest, featuring nothing but quality selections culled from Fenriz' band of the week posts, is happening this weekend in London and the blog A Fist in the Face of God has put together a mix of the roster for free download: https://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/2011/10/fist-in-face-of-god-presents-live-evil.html
Scandinavian acts include Witchgrave, Maim, In Solitude, Black Magic, Morbus Chron, Antichrist and Aura Noir.
Vanbot and The Bombettes confirmed for SXSW 2012
Pop act Vanbot and Umeå punkrockers The Bombettes are two of the first Swedish acts to be confirmed for SXSW 2012.