2008 tourdates for Danish post-hardcore act Barra Head:

01/30 - Loppen (releaseshow), Copenhagen (DK)
01/31 - Festsaal Kreuzberg (releaseshow), Berlin (GER)
02/01 - Fundbüro (releaseshow), Hamburg (GER)
03/01 - Mau Club, Rostock (GER)
03/02 - AZ Conni, Dresden (GER)
03/03 - tba, Potsdam (GER)
03/04 - Club Stereo, Nürnberg (GER)
03/05 - Exhaus, Trier (GER)
03/06 - tba, Bonn (GER)
03/07 - Vortex, Siegen (GER)
03/08 - tba (GER)
03/09 - Alte Hackerei, Karlsruhe (GER)
03/10 - tba (GER)
03/11 - tba (GER)
03/12 - Cafe Impuls, Remseck (GER)
03/13 - Muk, Gießen (GER)
03/14 - Zoro, Leipzig (GER)
03/15 - tbc, Berlin (GER)

Amandine live dates for next March:

03/21 - Lades, Copenhagen (DK)
03/22 - Schokoladen, Berlin (GER)
03/23 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
03/24 - tba, Innsbruck (AUS)
03/25 - Mariaberg, Rorschach (CH)

Norwegian atmospheric rock act The Opium Cartel has a new track up on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/opiumcartel

Sofia Talvik has a new Christmas single posted for free download: https://www.sofiatalvik.com/christmas

Despite the tragic death of guitarist Robert Burås earlier this year, Madrugada is continuing on and will be releasing the new single "Look away Lucifer" on December 10. Look for a new self-titled album in 2008 as well.

Long-running Swedish crust act Skitsystem is breaking up. They might do one last performance, but otherwise their recent appearance at Truckstop Alaska in Göteborg on November 27 with Warcollapse will be their final show.

Go here for a free download of Emmon remixing her own track "Frenzy eyes": https://www.wonderlandrecords.com/emmon_artevil_review.htm
Emmon's latest single "Down below" is out now on 3" CD via Wonderland Records.

Swedish post-rockers Ef on tour in January:

01/19 - Release party, Sticky Fingers, Göteborg (SWE)
01/23 - Bei Chez Heinz, Hannover (GER)
01/24 - Vortex, Siegen (GER)
01/26 - Gleis 22, Münster (GER)
01/27 - Groovestation, Dresden (GER)
01/29 - Nbi, Berlin (GER)
01/30 - Cafe Panam, Leipzig (GER)
01/31 - Ms Stubnitz, Rostock (GER)

I'm not one for Christmas cheer, but I do like seeing Attila from Mayhem in a Santa suit: https://www.metal-rules.com/zine/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1139&Itemid=28

Norwegian act Animal Alpha has confirmed that their new album "You pay for the whole seat but you'll only need the edge" will be released on January 28. Said album was recorded live at Propeller Studio in Oslo with producer Mike Hartung (JR Ewing, Skambankt, Marit Larsen, etc.).

Here's the entertaining new video for Miss Li's "Gotta leave my troubles behind": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3WMPJQIDNo

The Peter Jöback and Annika Norlin (Hello Saferide, Säkert!) duet "Han är med mej nu" is streaming on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/peterjoback

MIC Norway reports that legendary Norwegian act Motorpsycho has permanently enlisted Kenneth Kapstad (Monolithic, Dadafon) as their new drummer: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2007120514080081082627
A new album is already recorded and due out for release in the spring.

Skatterbrain's favorite albums of the year includes quite a few Scandinavian titles such as The Honeydrips, Cats On Fire, Celestial and Club 8: https://skatterbrain.org/2007/12/skatterbrains-top-15-of-2007-woo-hey.html

Look for Samuraj Cities to tour Germany in late January. Dates soon.