The first truly great release of this fall season is Tiger Lou's "The loyal". The record is a bit darker in tone than his previous records, but as always, he just keeps getting better and better with each new release. The songwriting, the playing... everything is stepped up a notch. The only word I can think of to aptly describe it is "sublime". It doesn't hurt that Tiger Lou mainman Rasmus Kellerman is simply an excellent human being as well. Same goes for the rest of his bandmates (who are also in the band Torpedo). I love all you guys. Anytime any of you find yourself in the Pacific Northwest, give me a call okay?

In Flames will kick off a US tour in late January in support of their upcoming album "Come clarity". After that, the band plans to hit Europe and the UK from early March until April. In other news, the band will shoot a video for the song "Take this life" with director Patric Ullaeus in the near future.

Service has posted cover art and tracklists for all of their upcoming fall releases: https://www.srvice.com/
That is, assuming the fix the cover art part.

Danish label Hentai Vital has just released a new experimental/noise comp tribute to painter Francis Bacon featuring compositions from artists Lasse Marhaug, Henrik Nordvargr Björkk, Contagious Orgasm and Hentai, each doing an audio interpretation of a particular Bacon painting. More info: https://www.hentai-vital.com/

Download "Unsuccessful is the new successful" from Larsen & Furious Jane: https://www.larsenandfuriousjane.com/mp3/unsuccessful_is_the_new_successful.mp3

Swedish experimental label Kning Disk will be recording and releasing Gallery Edition CDRs from Tom Bugs, Skull Defekts, The iDEALIST and BJNilsen during the upcoming Full Pull Festival on November 11-13. These are all 3" CDRs, recorded live at the scene and burned/distributed on the spot. Extemely limited, so be sure to be there if you want a copy. More info about the fest here: https://www.fullpull05.org/
Kning Disk is also introducing a new sublabel called "L. Series" with a live CDR from Steffen Basho-Junghans. Read more: https://kningdisk.com/02_releases_l_series.asp?id=900

Upcoming releases from Swedish indiepop label Songs I Wish I Had Written:

11/02 - Le sport - Business girls / I comes before U CDR
11/09 - The Lovekevins - Max Léon CDEP
11/22 - Unarmed enemies CDEP
11/29 - Regina CDR

Sweden's Asaka has posted some new tracks for listening: https://www.asaka.it/ (don't be fooled by the Italian domain)

Mew in Japan:

11/28 - Shibuya O-East, Tokyo
11/29 - Club Cita, Kawawasaki
11/30 - Namba Hatch, Osaka
12/01 - Club Quattro, Nagoya

Scroll down Ned Raggett's "Scraping the barrel" column at Stylus for a nice review of the latest Acid House Kings among the dregs of the promo shitlist: https://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=1919

Upcoming live dates for Finland's Aavikko:

11/11 - Tallinna (EST)
11/12 - Kipsari, Helsinki (FIN)
12/11 - Weltbuehne, Hamburg (GER)
12/12 - Studio 672, Köln (GER)
12/13 - Brotfabrik, Frankfurt (GER)
12/14 - Schocken, Stuttgart (GER)
12/15 - Rüdigerstrasse, Zürich (SWI)
12/16 - Boa Bar, Luzern (SWI)
12/17 - Backstage Club, München (GER)
12/19 - Chelsea, Wien (AUS)
12/20 - Scheune, Dresden (GER)
12/21 - Ilses Erika, Leipzig (GER)
12/22 - 103 Club, Berlin (GER)

Check out an e-card for the new Old Man's Child album "Vermin": https://www.centurymedia.com/ecard/oldmanschild/vermin/

Check out the video for "Cecilia" from Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl: https://www.thomasdybdahl.com/media/musicvideos/cecilia.wmv
I'm really surprised that Thomas hasn't garnered more international attention yet. His smokey voice is perfect for the Starbucks CD-buying crowd and I mean that in the best way possible.

Logh has posted the video for "Destinymanifesto": https://www.logh.se/media.asp

Finland's Dead Combo is now on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/deadcombosound
Go there for a list of upcoming European tourdates in November.