Hard to say exactly what form it's gonna take, but has announced that they'll be releasing a collaboration between musicians The Skull Defekts and publisher/author/artist Bo Cavefors plus artist/painter Pär Strömberg: https://denihilrecords.blogspot.com/2011/11/bo-cavefors-skull-defekts-and-par.html
Markis Sage, aka the skweee duo of Rigas/Henrik von Euler and Mesak, are working on a new album to be called "Paper boat" which will be released later this fall via on both cassette and vinyl. More details to come?
The lineup for volume 2 of Swedish punk/hardcore comp "Turist i tillvaron" has now been 100% solidified and the record sent to press: https://sirling.blogspot.com/2011/11/vol-2-pa-press-alldeles-strax.html
Also, it looks like folks still have til January should they want to get in on volume 3.
Thåström's album "Xplodera mig 2000" will be getting a deluxe 2LP reissue on November 28. The new edition will include b-sides from the "Älska dej själv" single as well as the bonus demo cuts that first appeared on the CD edition.
will be releasing a new 7" single from Norwegian shoegazers Maribel on November 24. Said record will include the a-side "Jezebel jive" b/w "Reverie" on the flip.
The upcoming Dark Times 7" debut is now confirmed for release on November 29 via and will be celebrated with a show at Last Train in Oslo. Peep the cover art: https://www.sheepchaserecords.com/index/Sheep_Chase_Records.html
Alog's new album "Unemployed" will be released as a 4LP set in addition to the CD: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/alog/rlp-3116-alog-unemployed-4lp/
Problems have a new cassette out on , the label of Norway's Black Hole Crew: https://okkultokrati.blogspot.com/2011/10/problems-2011-tape-out-now.html
And speaking of said crew, look for a new record from Okkultokrati to be released via in late November.
Can't say that I'm all that into The Dead and Living's gothed-up folk-rock, but it is appropriate for today. Look for "Mayday, Mayday" to be released as a 7" single on November 5 via .
will be releasing a new 7" from War, a poorly-named project featuring members of Iceage and Sexdrome. No release date yet, but my understanding is that the music is techno/electronic?
My friend Johan G Winther (Tsukimono, Scraps of Tape) will be releasing a super-limited 8" lathe-cut EP via with unique artwork for each and every copy supplied by the small circle of folks who manage to purchase a copy (of which I hope to be a part of). Read more about the project here: https://timecanvas.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/upcoming-releases/
Swedish hardcore act Pusrad (ex-Raped Teenagers) have been picked up by for the release of the band's 7-song debut 7", due out in December.
has Swedish postpunks Kitchen & The Plastic Spoons on their list of upcoming releases for 2012, along with a laundry list of other acts.
has announced that they will be releasing the new Almedal digital single "Du kan aldrig få mig hel" on November 3. They'll also be following that up with a new self-titled EP From Happy Hands Club on November 16 which will be available both as a digital download and as a 12" -- hear a sample tune above.
Looking for a little Halloween music and don't want the usual goth/industrial recommendations I hand out? I highly recommend Matti Bye and Mattias Olsson's collaboration album "Elephant & Castle" -- it's the perfect soundtrack of creepy calliope tunes ala "Something wicked this way comes", great any time of year but especially perfect for this particular weekend. Listen via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1zJYHaNEwFdMkXCQcnH13E
And if someone from is watching, I'd sure love a copy of that limited edition box set w/the Edison cylinder, but somehow I imagine I'll have to settle for one of the less-fancy copies. Full details here: https://www.kningdisk.com/index_elephantandcastle.htm