Ane Brun's concert at Koserthus in Stockholm on October 3 will be filmed for an eventual DVD release.

The new Deer Tracks album "Aurora" is now streaming in its entirety on myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thedeertracks

I mentioned Fysisk Format's signing of Manhattan Skyline yesterday and now it looks like they also have a new release from the excellent act Next Life on the way in late November: https://fysiskformat.tigernet.no/ (right-hand column, at the bottom)

Despite the forthcoming release of frontman Robert Svensson's solo album ("Young punks are on the never-never", due out October 1 via Nomethod), Mixtapes & Cellmates will be back in the studio, Gröndal to be exact, on January 26 to record their next record.

Download the brand new Parken single "Jag har varit vilsen, Lisa": https://www.langeleveparken.com/
The new album "Länge leve Parken" will be out on September 10 via Flora & Fauna.

Dark Essence has confirmed that Obscure, the band of ex-Enslaved member Roy Kronheim, will release their debut album "On formaldehyde" on September 29 in Norway, everywhere else on October 13. Listen at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/obscurebergen

Swedish pop/rock act The Windupdeads, as heard on the TV shows "Bones" and "Gossip Girl", has signed with One Eleven Records and will release their debut album on October 7. Samples at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/thewindupdeads

Been a long time coming: Swedish music industry site Musik Industrin (MI) will be doing a full revamp in September and is looking to expand their editorial content: https://www.musikindustrin.nu/
Will they continue to provide the same news I report with a week or more delay? Wait and see!

In Flames will be back in the US for a full tour this November: https://www.lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=11292

Jonna Lee is now streaming three of the tracks off her new EP "This war" at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/jonnaleemusic

Swedish hardcore act The Change will release their new full-length album "The Deer Moss murders" on September 19 via I Scream Records. Check out the video for the first single "Scream": https://www.vimeo.com/1483420

Norwegian postrockers The Samuel Jackson Five are wrapping up work on their new album and have set a October 27 release date. Read more: https://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=33944834&blogID=425862544

Check out Meadow Music, a new Swedish music blog in both Swedish and English: https://meadowmusic.se/

Kent's "VinterNoll2" will be included in the forthcoming "Guitar Hero World Tour" video game.

Tobias Hellkvist is now streaming a track from his split with The Metronomes at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/tobiashellkvist
I should hopefully be getting a few copies of said split for mailorder very soon along with restocks of his other albums. Check back in a day or two!