Not that I suspect it was ever really in doubt, but Millencolin has now officially resigned with Burning Heart Records for another two albums. The band's next release is currently being wrapped up for a release around March of 2005.

The people behind Attack!Fanzine have announced that the "We come in peace" 7" comp is now available via Blindead Productions. Eight hardore bands from Sweden and Finland, all exlusive material. Here's the tracklist:

A1: Protestera - Punklåten
A2: Anatomi-71 - Arbetsförnedringen
A3: Kuolema - Nyt Otetaan
A4: Apologia - Never Enough
B1: Personkrets 3:1 - Vansinne
B2: Ensam - Trocas
B3: Diskonto - Anti-Cimex
B4: 365 Dagar Av Synd (ex-Dödsdömd) - Vakna För Fan!

More info: https://www.attackfanzine.net/blindead/blindead.htm

Agenda Music has announced that Sweden's José González will finally get a proper UK release when they put out his first EP "Crosses" in February. About time, eh?

Indieworkshop.com reviews the aptly-named Scorch Trio: https://indieworkshop.com/reviews/1327/

Delusions of Adequacy reviews The Je Ne Sais Quoi: https://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4950

Aftonbladet has the new video for "Believe I've found" from Soundtrack of Our Lives: https://wwwb.aftonbladet.se/vss/streaming/tv_fonster/0,5208,m0no041126sool,00.html

Pitchfork lauds Differnet: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/wearetheworld/04-11-24.shtml#song2

Download a remix of "First cut classic" from Swedish duo Comanche: https://www.rackarungen.se/comanche/musik/FCC%20(Dirty%20Version).mp3

Via DJ Martian comes word of a new album from EST aka Esbjörn Svensson Trio : https://www.actmusic.com/act9015_e.htm
The record will be called "Viaticum" and is set for release on January 24.

Also from DJ Martian comes this interview with Norwegian jazz legend Jan Garbarek discussing his latest album "In Praise of Dreams": https://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/interviews/story.jsp?story=586659

Ferrante Power Equipment discusses the "fine art of black metal" with Frost of Satyricon: https://www.f-p-e.com/interviews/interview.php?id=30

Due to the overwhelming positive response to the "Skydancer" remaster/reissue by Century Media a couple years ago, Dark Tranquility has announced they will be doing the same for the next two entries in their discography, "The Gallery" from 1995 and "The Mind's I" from 1997. There's no exact release date yet, but you can check out the revised trackslistings here: https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=29734

Norway's JR Ewing are back in the studio recording a new album with producers Kåre Chr. Vestrheim (Jaga Jazzist, Gluecifer, Gåte) and Mike Hartung (Satyricon, Savoy) and will also be tracking guitars with Don Dons of WE. The band plans to do fifteen songs that they say "represent a new side of JR Ewing," and are "simply the best songs we've ever written." There's no label confirmed yet, but expect a release sometime early next year.

Sweatmaster has revealed that the title for their next album will be "Tom Tom Bullet". The band is currently wrapping things up with the assistance of Bad Afro Records house-producer Jürgen Hendlmeier (The Flaming Sideburns, Baby Woodrose, Ultra Bimboos) and has tentatively set a release date for March next year. The first single will include the tracks "Maggots" and "Fool" and is set to be released sometime in January. Exact dates and more details soon.

The top Scandinavian videos streamed last week at on-demand video service Musicbrigade.com:

01. Gunther feat. Samantha Fox - Touch Me
02. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Late Night Version]
03. Elin Lanto - I Won't Cry
04. Eric Prydz - Call On Me [Clean Version]
05. Ana - We Are
Requested Videos: 314,955
Total Streams: 451,708