It's not exactly news since I posted it all before, but the full dates for the Northwest Passage Festival are now posted online at the official website: https://www.northwestpassagefestival.com/whenwhere.html
To reiterate:

11/03 - Maja Ratkje & Arve Henriksen @ 964 Natoma, San Francisco, CA
11/04 - Jaga Jazzist & Supersilent @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
11/05 - DJ Strangefruit, DJ Bjorn Torske & DJ Kent Horne @ 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
11/05 - Supersilent @ Dance Centre, Vancouver (CAN)
11/08 - Supersilent @ Tonic, NYC, NY
11/08 - Jaga Jazzist @ Black Cat, Washington DC

Norwegian cult black-metal act Taake has signed with Dark Essence Records. The band is currently recording their new album "Doedskvad" at Grieghallen Studio.

PopMatters reviews St. Thomas is their latest update of short-takes: https://popmatters.com/shorttakes/index.shtml

El Perro Del Mar will be doing a split single with Jens Lekman on the US label Secretly Canadian.

Norwegian hard-rockers Silver are hitting NYC for CMJ:

10/15 - CMJ Late Night Showcase, CBGBs (1am)
10/16 - CMJ Late Night Showcase, Piano's (midnight)
10/17 - Sin-é (11pm)
10/19 - Vicious Party, Rothko (midnight)
10/20 - Tommy’s Tavern, Brooklyn w/Blood On The Wall

Peter Tägtgren (Hypocrisy, Bloodbath) reports that he is done with a new album for his solo project Pain. The first single will be for the track "Same Old Song" and should be out in mid-November. A video was done with director Mikeadelica as well. As for the full-length, it's not due out until January.

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

01. Ana - We Are
02. Gunther & Sunshine Girls - Teeny Weeny String Bikini
03. Nightwish - Wish I had An Angel
04. Nightwish - Nemo
05. Kings Of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
Requested Videos: 254,351
Number of titles requested: 5,177 different titles
Total Streams: 373,465

Download a brand-new remix of "Gordon koodaa flashia" (Gordon is encoding Flash) from Finland's Multimediakonsultit (Multimedia Consultants) as remixed by Desert Planet: https://multimediakonsultit.net/musiikki_remiksaukset.html
As mentioned numerous times, Desert Planet is one of the many fine acts on the upcoming "It's a trap! reader's companion" compilation. This particular remix, the "Infinite Loop, Execute, Execute, Execute! Mix", first appeared on a single earlier this year and will also be included on Multimediakonsultit's upcoming album.

Even though Tobias Fröberg's debut album "For Elisabeth Wherever She Is" doesn't come out until October 27, he's already started work on his next one. He's currently at a studio in Fårösund, Gotland recording twelve new songs.

Norwegian tourdates for Johndoe:

10/08 - John Dee, Oslo
10/09 - Sunndal Rockeklubb, Sunndalsøra
10/15 - Tapperiet, Molde
10/16 - Hydranten, Hamar
10/22 - Rust Club , Ørsta
10/23 - Studentersamfundet, Trondheim
10/26 - Thorvalds, Nesna
10/27 - Rock Cafe, Bodø
10/28 - Nedenom & Hjem, Harstad
10/29 - Driv, Tromsø
10/30 - Den Ensomme Ulv, Kabelvåg
11/04 - Folken, Stavanger
11/12 - Kaihuset, Ørsta
11/19 - Hulen, Bergen
11/26 - Dolby, Tønsberg
11/27 - Corner pub, Sandefjord
12/16 - Demo Bar, Halden
12/17 - Scene 37 , Horten
12/17 - Sin City, Moss
12/18 - Samfunnshuset, Storås

Music blog Tikun Olam talks about the excellent Finnish folk music group Värttinä: https://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2004/09/vrttin_the_vill.html

Cold Meat Industry is sending a foursome of bands over to the US for some shows: Brighter Death Now, Raison D'etre, Deutsch Nepal and Bocksholm. Have any of these guys even played in the States before? I'm definitely excited at the opportunity to see BDN. Dates:

10/21 - Siberia, NYC, NY
10/22 - Elysium, Austin, TX
10/24 - DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA

Stockholm-based rapper Bucc from the group The Narcisissts will be releasing a new solo album in November. Entitled "Independunt Perfekshun", the record was produced by Rez and Stockbeatz and features guest appearances from Remedeeh, VG Skillz, Stress, Chicken George, Anna, Soulburns and Scandalouz.

Norway's Blood Red Throne has revealed that their next album "Altered Genesis" will be ready for release in February next year via Earache Records. The band recorded at Studio Mega in Sweden and will have it mastered at the Cutting Room. Tracklist:

01. The Death of Birth (intro)
02. Arterial Lust
03. Deliberate Carnage
04. Eye Licker
05. Ripsaw Resentment
06. Smite
07. State of Darkness
08. Tortured Soul appearance
09. Flesh to Destroy
10. Incarnadine mangler
11. Altered Genesis - creation and sudden demise
12. Mephitication

Here's this week's top 20 Swedish album chart:

01. Europe - Start from the Dark
02. Benny Anderssons Orkester - Bao!
03. Lisa Ekdahl - Olyckssyster
04. Mandi Diao - Hurricane Bar
05. Lena Philipsson - Det gör ont en stund på natten men inget på dan
06. Alcazar - Dancefloor - Deluxe
07. Anna-Lotta Larsson - Känn en doft av kärleken
08. Rebecka Törnqvist - Travel Like in Songs
09. Anders Johansson - When I Become Me
10. Gyllene Tider - Finn 5 Fel
11. Christian Walz - Paint by Numbers
12. Vikingarna - Bästa Kramgoa Låtarna
13. Raymond & Maria - Vi ska bara leva klart
14. Stefan Sundström - Hjärtats melodi
15. The Hives - Tyrannosaurus Hives
16. Shirley Clamp - Den Långsamma Blomman
17. Stephen Simmonds - This Must Be Ground
18. Ted Gärdestad - Sol Vind & Vatten - Det Bästa
19. Mats Bergmans - Vänd dig inte omo
20. Gyllene Tider - Gt 25 - Samtliga Hits!

Delusions of Adequacy reviews Hederos & Hellberg: https://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewid=4730