Math-metal nerds get stoked: Meshuggah and Cynic are touring together in February: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=11874

Marit Bergman's latest single "1985" is now streaming at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/maritbergman

Motel De Moka include Paavoharju, Tape and Lykke Li in their best-of-2008 list: https://www.moteldemoka.com/2008/12/08/mokas-top-10-albums-2008/

The Milk Factory on Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen and his new album "Cartography", out on ECM: https://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/12/arve-henriksen-cartography-ecm-records/

The Svenska Musikerförbundet is the new owner of Digfi as of December. Read more: https://www.digfi.com/default.aspx?id=12199 (in Swedish)

The Confusions' new video for the track "Strangers" is now online: https://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=47666571
The band is also offering the track as a free download for a limited time: mp3 / mov

The Washington Post Express previews an upcoming live appearance from Norwegian jazz duo Eivind Opsvik and Hakon Kornstad, their very first appearance together in the pared-down format: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2008/12/long_distance_swing_eivind_opsvik_hakon.php

Fever Ray, the solo project of Karin Dreijer Andersson from The Knife, has revealed that her debut album will be released on March 18 via Rabid Records in Sweden, March 23 in Europe via Cooperative Music and on March 24 via Mute in the US and Etc Etc in Australia/NZ. The album was produced with assistance from Christoffer Berg and Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid and will include a guest appearance from Cecilia Nordlund (Souls, Monkeystrikes, Cilihili). The first single "If I had a heart" will be officially released on December 15 and an Andreas Nilsson-directed video will be ready sometime before the end of the year. Oh, and look for a tour to kick off in Sweden at the end of March as well.

Teeth of the Divine is not impressed with the new Satyricon album "The age of Nero": https://teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/satyricon-the-age-of-nero/

Tsukimono has now posted details for his new album "Great blood", plus a new live cassette he has coming out on Klorofyll Tapes: https://yourson-shine.blogspot.com/2008/12/new-album-new-split-cassette-live.html

Norwegian jazz/folk artist Kristin Asbjørnsen will release her new album "The night shines like a day" on January 19 with the first single "Snowflake" out on December 24. Listen to older material at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/kristinasbjornsen

Damn's new video for the single "I'm not going to live another day without you girl" is now up on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDk7XE0S9pg

Richard Reagh has started working on a new album: https://reagh.net/index.php/main/corner/recording/

The new Swedish R&B site Plain Gold is now online: https://plaingold.com/

Swedish dark ambient artist Ordo Rosarius Equilibrio's new album "O N A N I - [Practice makes Perfect]", their 8th overall, is confirmed for release on January 17. Details: https://www.coldmeat.se/mailorderf.asp?id=2752