Splendid has two Swedish music reviews today:

Nanook of the North - https://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1095674915985879
Logh - https://www.splendidezine.com/review.html?reviewid=1096019467273311

Black Lodge Records has signed Swedish death-thrashers Raise Hell. The band was previously signed with Nuclear Blast. They are currently working on their fourth album and promise a "thrash explosion" sometime early next year.

Indieworkshop reviews The Je Ne Sais Quoi: https://indieworkshop.com/reviews/1192/

Digfi has published an interview with Malmö-based electronic artist Testbild!: https://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=6201 (in Swedish)
The new album "The Inexplicable Feeling of September" and 2001's "The Double Life of Testbild!" were put out by my neighbors across town at Radio Khartoum and you can get more info and samples here: https://www.radiokhartoum.com/

Swedish rapper Snook will rerelease his debut album "Vi vet inte vart vi ska men vi ska komma dit" in a new version with three extra songs. Here's the revised tracklist:

01. Frankensteins boogie
02. Om en minut om en sekund (new)
03. Mister cool
04. Har du tänkt på din egen begravning
05. Såpbubblor
06. Och farsan snarkar redan
07. Lejonhjärta
08. 17 juni
09. Låtsas som om det regnar
10. Håll käften orkestern
11. Verklighetsutflykt AB (new)
12. Rasmus sista vers (new)

Pitchfork reviews the Sonic Youth/Mats Gustafsson collaboration "Hidros 3" on Smalltown Supersound: https://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/g/gustafsson_mats/hidros-3.shtml

Playlouder reviews The Knife: https://www.playlouder.com/review/+deepcuts/

Apparently there's a new book out that deals solely with Iron Maiden's relationship with Sweden, naturally titled "Scream for me Sweden!". Sure, why not? Read more: https://www.maidensweden.com/ (in Swedish)

The (International) Noise Conspiracy will be releasing "A small demand" as their next single. The two previously unreleased tracks "A voice of our own" and "Free me" will be included as the b-sides. Both come from the "Armed love" sessions with producer Rick Rubin. Look for a limited edition picture disc 7" in the UK, too.

The "Reader's companion" CDs are here and the first batch of orders and promos have been shipped out. Nothing like spending a pleasant Tuesday evening stuffing envelopes, eh? Anyhow, expect arrival within a week or so. Also, if for any reason you think you should get a promo copy and are not on my list, let me know and I'll try to rectify the situation.

Ikaros, the band that rose from the ashes of Leiah with ex-members David and Gunnar, will release their debut EP "Speed on future" sometime early next year.

Global Domination interviews Fenriz of the legendary Norwegian black-metal band Darkthrone: https://www.statikmajik.com/gd/interviews/darkthrone_fenriz.php

Danish label Crunchy Frog is putting out a double-disc comp featuring all 12 of their acts. The first disc will contain just the hits, while the second will have two tracks from each band. Here's the tracklist:

Disc one:
01. Epo-555 - "Pre-emptive Stroke"
02. Powersolo - "Juanito"
03. The Raveonettes - "The Great Love Sound"
04. Junior Senior - "Rhythm Bandits"
05. The Mopeds - "Steppin' On Fire"
06. Düreforsög - "Beach"
07. The Tremolo Beer Gut - "Clayton's Hotrod"
08. Superheroes - "Someone Else"
09. Naked - "Wallpaper Song"
10. Learning From Las Vegas - "Yale Keys"
11. Tothe International - "Momma, I'm A Communist"
12. Thau - "Awestruck"

Disc two:
01. Epo-555 - "L'art Pour La Fart"
02. Powersolo - "Fertilizer Baby"
03. The Raveonettes - "Do You Believe Her"
04. Junior Senior - "Boy Meets Girl"
05. The Mopeds - "Special"
06. Düreforsög - "Space Loneliness"
07. The Tremolo Beer Gut - "The Worm"
08. Superheroes - "Miami"
09. Naked - "Coming On Softly"
10. Learning From Las Vegas - "Winter Waltz"
11. Tothe International - "Ripe Fruit"
12. Thau - "Very Moment"
13. Epo-555 - "Argentina"
14. Powersolo - "Party In A Box "
15. The Raveonettes - "C'mon Everybody"
16. Junior Senior - "Good Girl, Bad Boy"
17. The Mopeds - "Loveshit"
18. Düreforsög - "Barking Hotdog"
19. The Tremolo Beer Gut - "She Said"
20. Superheroes - "Tell It To Donna"
21. Naked - "Stony Heart"
22. Learning From Las Vegas - "Verbalizer"
23. Tothe International - "Amazing Maze"
24. Thau - "Casual"

Munich, Germany's Atomic Café is releasing a comp of Swedish music to celebrate the popular "Åtömström" club night. Read all about it: https://www.atomic-cafe.de/atoemstroem.html

Punk of Country's debut album "Leaving the trees behind" has been confirmed for a November 24 release.