The new Montys Loco album will now be called "Man overboard".

Martin McFaul's debut album has been confirmed for a March 15 release via Imperial Recordings.

Racing Ape has a new, unfortunately Flash-heavy website: https://www.racingape.com/

Updated tourdates for Mew:

01/31 - Elvaerket, Holbæk (DK)
02/01 - KB Hallen, Copenhagen (DK)
02/04 - Academy, Cambridge (UK)
02/05 - Arts Centre, Colchester (UK)
02/06 - Arts Centre, Norwich (UK)
02/08 - Old Fire Station, Bournemouth (UK)
02/09 - Shepherds Bush Empire, London (UK)
02/10 - Academy 2, Manchester (UK)
02/12 - Fez Club, Reading (UK)
02/14 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
02/15 - Sugarmill, Stoke (UK)
03/12 - House Of Culture, Helsinki (FIN)
03/14 - Fryshuset, Stockholm (SWE)
03/16 - Trädgår'n, Gothenburg (SWE)
03/22 - Rockefeller, Oslo (NOR)
03/23 - Studentersamfundet, Trondheim (NOR)

The Horror The Horror will be releasing a new single entitled "I blame the sun" on both CD and 7" sometime around New Year's. Look for a video, too.

Dark Dose has a new post on the multitalented Dan Swanö: https://darkdose.com/?p=98

Updated tourdates for Reign of Bombs:

12/14 - Mariaberget, Västerås (SWE) - w/Auktion
12/15 - Kalmar (SWE) w/Auktion
12/16 - Crustmasfest II, Copenhagen (DK) w/Nuclear Death Terror, Auktion, Skitkids, more
12/17 - Berlin (GER)
12/18 - Napajedla (CZ) w/Festa Desperato
12/19 - 007 Club, Prag (CZ)
12/20 - AC Conni, Dresden (GER)
12/21 - Need help! (GER)
12/22 - Need help! (GER)
12/23 - Need help! (GER)
12/24 - Parkhoff, Alkmaar (HOL)
12/25 - Need help! (HOL/BEL/FRA)
12/26 - Paris (FRA)
12/27 - Lyon (FRA)
12/28 - Mulheim (GER)
12/29 - Need help! (GER)
12/31 - Fullersta, Stockholm (SWE)

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The Kahvi Collective netlabel has posted a new comp for free download which includes a track from X-Dump Collective member Skruvmejsel: https://www.kahvi.org/97.php

And speaking of X-Dump, they've got a new netrelease too from Lithis: https://www.x-dump.com/eng/news.php

Katatonia's new album "The great cold distance" has been confirmed for a March 13 release date. Download a sample of the first single "My twin": https://www.katatonia.com/audio/mytwin.mp3

Aftonbladet is streaming Håkan Hellström's new video for the single "13": https://www.aftonbladet.se/atv/player.html?catID=2672&clipID=4593

Download a track from Solefald's latest album "Red for fire - An Icelandic Odessy Part I": "Survival of the outlaw"

pHinn of pHinnweb has posted a bunch of new Kommandomixes to download, including his recent "Suomi Soundz" DJ set from earlier this month with collaborator Sane: https://www.phinnweb.org/listen/

Cold Meat Industry is sending its flagship artists Brighter Death Now, Raison D'etre and Deutsch Nepal to Australia for two shows in Melbourne at the Corner Hotel in February. Full details: https://www.coldmeatinoz.com/