Moneybrother is touring as a folk trio this fall: https://www.luger.se/_nyheter.asp?PK_Id=1000 (in Swedish)

Kirlian Crossing has a new volume of "Repeat and repeat" posted for free download: https://www.verdurarecords.com/kirliancrossing/repeat.htm

Ugress has posted two new tracks for free download to commemorate the premiere of "Kometkameratene", a new Norwegian TV program that he does the music for: https://gmm.ugress.com/post.asp?id=882

Fun's upcoming Russian tour jaunt has been finalized:

10/11 - Act Hall, Moscow
10/12 - Club Strangel, Moscow
10/13 - Zoccolo, St. Petersburg

Norwegian pop singer/songwriter Marit Larsen has started to stream songs from her album at myspace and will continue to swap out new ones for the next week or so: https://www.myspace.com/maritlarsen

Wolfbrigade has two brand new tracks up on myspace along with the final album-version of "Barren dreams" that will appear on their next album "Comalive": https://www.myspace.com/wolfbrigadeofficial
And speaking of the new album, the band reports that it will finally be released sometime around November/December via Hate/Farwell in Europe and Deranged in the US/North America. Expect a Germany tour to be announced around that time as well.

Finnish kraut-metal act Circle will release their new album "Hollywood" on CD on October 15 with a double-LP edition to follow a few months later (along with a proper US version). Samples and more info: https://www.circlefinland.com/index.php?discography=hollywood

The video for the excellent new Robert Svensson single "Young enough" (ft. Markus Krunegård) is now online for viewing: https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=43939786

Swedish EBM act Lip Service is now working with the female-centric industrial/electro/noise label MachineKunt in the US: https://machinekunt.com

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Odd Nordstoga - Pilegrim
02. Øystein Sunde - Meget i Sløyd
03. Maria Mena - Cause & Effect
04. Rita Eriksen - Hjerteslag
05. Diverse artister - Mgp Jr 2008
06. Smurfene - Smurfeparty
07. Tommy Tokyo feat starving For My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
08. TNT - Atlantis
09. Finn Coren - I Draumar Fær Du
10. Kurt Nilsen - Rise To The Occasion
11. Espen Lind - Army of one
12. Maria Arredondo - Sound of Musicals
13. Vassendgutane - Xo
14. Knutsen & Ludvigsen - Dum og deilig -beste
15. Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart
16. Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen - Sound Your Horn
17. Jarle Bernhoft - Ceramik City Chronicles
18. Helge Toft - 5500
19. Malin - Pang
20. Lindstrom - Where you go I go to

The Washington Post Express on Norwegian metal act Keep of Kalessin: https://www.expressnightout.com/content/2008/10/professors_of_rock_keep_of_kalessin.php

Finnish shoegazers Murmansk have started a tour diary: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=68437695&blogID=437824041

The new issue of the Lords of Metal e-zine is out and it features interviews with a ton of bands such as Burst, Enslaved, Benea Reach, The Haunted and much more: https://www.lordsofmetal.nl/interviews.php?lang=en

Looks like there's a new Annie track making the rounds: https://www.discobelle.net/2008/10/02/annie-two-of-hearts/
Also note that the release of her new album "Don't stop" has been pushed back to 2009, not a good sign I'd say.

Norwegian country-rock act Real Ones will be coming over for CMJ:

10/22 - Rehab (Stranded In Stereo CMJ Showcase), NYC, NY
10/22 - Living Room, (CMJ Showcase), NYC, NY w/Theresa Andersson, Ane Brun, Tobias Fröberg
10/23 - Harpers Ferry, Boston, MA
10/25 - Fat Baby (CMJ Showcase), NYC, NY w/Marching Band