Sigur Rós has revealed that their new album, now entitled "Takk" will be released on September 12 via EMI.

The always over-extended Tomas Lindberg has left the band Nightrage, one of his many bands. Read a full statement from Tompa here: https://www.digitalmetal.com/news.asp?cid=6658

Shebang, Linda Maxx and Caroline W are touring together as the Summer Expressen Tour. Dates here: https://www.plugged.se/tours.html

The Aversionline mp3 blog posts a track from Sörskogen, a short-lived sideproject featuring Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth with help from Dan Swanö: https://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2005/07/genius-genius-total-fucking-genius.html

The lineup for the En Ljummen i Gräset Festival has been posted: https://www.ljummen.com/
Both IAT netlabel acts Björn Kleinhenz and The Grand Opening are playing on July 23, so that's definitely something to not be missed. I'd be there myself if I could.

Playback STL has reviews of ZZZ and Hanne Hukkelberg posted under Play by Play: https://www.playbackstl.com/

It took me a week, but I'm finally back. Well, I'm maybe not at 100% again quite yet, but I'm getting there. I'll be travelling to Vancouver this week, so updates might not happen on a regular basis as usual, but they will get done. So without further ado, let's get back to the shit...

Check out the new mp3 blog Dark Dose, specializing in gothic and metal music with a heavy slant towards Scandinavian artists: https://www.darkdose.com/
Recently featured bands include Fallout, Shape of Despair, The Rapture (FIN) and Diabolique, a band I was planning on featuring in an upcoming Friday classic post. So yeah, very recommended.

Noisedfisk interviews Sambassadeur: https://noisedfisk.com/2005/07/08/an-interview-with-sambassadeur/

The amazing electronic humppa act (and Desert Planet sideproject) Screaming Timbermen have relaunched their homesite and posted a new mp3 of the song "A night at the oasis": https://personal.inet.fi/taide/junttila/desert/timbermen/index.htm
Amazing stuff, as always.

Prolific electronic artist Hjörtur has a new new-age/instrumental album called "Harp" coming out on July 15. Samples and more info here: https://www.hjortur.dk/hjortur/index3-harp.html

The Help Me Please released a new CD earlier this week containing "3 naïve little pop songs, all dealing with love." Here's what they had to say about each track:

01. A little love
A song about, when I sold my soul, to a man by the side of the road. Part of it is also about a girl who studies art. Mostly though, it's a song about love.

02. A little love
Mostly, it's a song about love.

03. Hesitate in love
ehhh, mostly, it's a song about love :)

More info and samples here: https://www.thehelpmeplease.tk/

Download a few tracks from Chronic Heist, a new band out of Stockholm: https://www.zoopeople.se/chronicheist/

KCRW 89.9 in LA is sponsoring Nicolai Dunger's show at The Echo on July 19 and will also feature him performing live on the program 'Morning Becomes Eclectic' with Nic Harcourt on July 20 from 9am to 12pm Pacific.

Stu Manx of Gluecifer has a new band called The 3856. The name comes from the secret code the Soviets used for the nuclear program during the cold war. Anyhow, the band will begin to record their debut album shortly and plans to start shopping around for a record deal soon. Unlike Stu's other sideprojects, these guys will definitely play live and tour.