The video for the excellent new Hello Saferide single "Anna" is streaming at MSN: https://video.msn.com/video.aspx/?mkt=sv-se
Very recommended, of course. It will supposedly make its way to YouTube by Monday.

Cult Norwegian black-metal act Orcustus is supposedly done with their first (and last) album "Transdimensional holocaust" and will have it released via Southern Lord some time in the next six months.

Norwegian drummer extraordinaire Paal-Nilssen Love will be quite busy this fall, touring extensively with The Thing, Atomic, as a duo with Peter Brötzmann and more: https://www.paalnilssen-love.com/livedates.php

Live music at PSL with Hello Saferide featuring a song from the new album: https://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/09/05/musik-med-hello-saferide/

Tapes, the Finnish indiepop band of Tigerbombs member Jukka Salminen, will release their sophomore album "Aloha!" on September 24. More info and tourdates: https://www.myspace.com/tapesrapesapes

Danish noiserockers Death By Kite will release a new 4-track EP in October on A:larm Music.

Scandinavian metal acts Soilwork, Darkane and Swallow the Sun are touring the US in February with US act Warbringer: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=11379

The new In Flames video for "Alias" is now online: https://headbangersblog.mtv.com/2008/09/04/video-premiere-in-flames-discover-true-alias/

The blog Free Jazz on the new Maria Kannegaard album "Maryland" (ft. Håkon Kornstad): https://freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2008/09/maria-kannegaard-maryland-moserobie.html

All About Jazz pays tribute to departed jazz legend Esbjörn Svensson with an unpublished interview from 2006: https://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30356

US-based indiepop label Series Two Records is putting out another slew of compilations, including one of all Swedish-based artists. Read more: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=31429084&blogID=430369860

Duplicate Records is streaming a sample track from Norwegian viking metal act Eljudner and their new 7" "Blod og kvad": https://www.myspace.com/duplicaterecords
Definitely reminds me of old Enslaved in the best possible way.

Danish brutal metalcore act The Psyke Project has enlisted Christian Bonnesen from the band Harasser (remember?) as their new 2nd guitarist. The band will play a bunch of shows around Denmark over the next couple months before heading to Studio Fredman in Göteborg to record a new album in early November. Dates and details: https://www.myspace.com/thepsykeproject

Park Hotell has recorded a new track for an upcoming Eardrums Music comp. No more info yet, but keep an eye on this page: https://eardrumsmusic.com/the-label/

Zeigeist is going to Russia in late October:

10/24 - Inwave - 16 tons, Moskva
10/25 - Universal Club, Kalingrad