Musique Machine on the Swedish Death in June tribute Down in June: https://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/reviews_template.php?id=2063

Universal has signed Swedish pop-metal act Dead By April and will be sending them into the studio with producer Henrik Edenhed (Robyn, Lambretta) to record their debut album. Hear demo tracks at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/dbaswe

MIC Norway profiles young composer Øyvind Torvund: https://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008120412525795697413

"Baltic Sea" by The Social Services is Indie MP3's #7 track of 2008: https://www.indie-mp3.co.uk/2008/12/tracks-of-year-7-baltic-sea.html

The Washington Post on a recent tour stop by In Flames: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/07/AR2008120702414_2.html

Morningside Records has signed Norwegian act I Was A King and will be releasing their self-titled album in Denmark on March 2.

Swedish rock'n'rollers The Flare-Up! will release their debut album "Whip 'em hard, whip 'em good" on December 19 via their own label Criminal Records and will be celebrating with a release show at Club Landet/Klubb Heimat in Stockholm. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/theflareup
Also check out their debut video for the track "Put it in a letter": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GO2s8aNPts&fmt=18

Pistol Disco have a new track at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/pistoldisco
Recommended, as always.

Wolfbrigade will be heading out on a 10-day tour in March:

03/05 - tba (SWE)
03/06 - Alte Meierei, Kiel (GER)
03/07 - Az, Mülheim, (GER)
03/08 - The Buze, Steenwijk (NL)
03/09 - La Zone, Liege (BEL)
03/11 - Au, Frankfurt (GER)
03/12 - Beatclub, Stuttgart (GER)
03/13 - Juzi, Göttingen (GER)
03/14 - Doedsmaskinen, Copenhagen (DK)

Montt Mardié has recorded a duet with Hanna Lovisa for his new album called "Unknown pleasures".

Hear a new track from Norwegian hardrock act El Caco at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/blackballoonrecords
The band's new album "Heat" will be out in February via Black Balloon Records.

Ane Brun's latest record "Changing of the seasons" will get a UK release on February 2. Expect tourdates to follow.

PopMatters on E.S.T.'s final album "Leucocyte": https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/65567-esbjorn-svensson-trio-est-leucocyte/

Swedish doom act Kongh will be making their US live debut at Kuma Corner's Doom Fest, happening at the Double Door in Chicago on December 20. Check it: https://www.myspace.com/kumasdoomfest

Watch live video footage of The Tarantula Waltz performing the new song "Glasgow and Clyde": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdENkAh_PvM&fmt=18