Finnish rockers Sweatmaster have confirmed that their long-awaited new album "Dig up the knife" will finally be released on August 25 via . Download the new single "Run run" at the band's website: https://www.sweatmaster.net/
Off the Radar likes Swedish art-rock act Baron Bane: https://www.offtheradarmusic.com/2010/08/baron-bane.html
The new Säkert! album "Facit" will be released on vinyl with an extra bonus track in addition to the regular CD version. Full tracklist and cover art here: https://razziarecords.se/releases_details.asp?id=929&artist=S%E4kert!
PopMatters profiles obscure Swedish singer/songwriter Foreign Slippers: https://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/129230-walking-with-foreign-slippers/
Necronaut, the solo project of ex-Dismember drummer Fred Estby, has posted the complete guest lineup for his upcoming album: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=414772938&blogId=538096458
For those that aren't so good with names, the list includes members from Entombed, Death Breath, Autopsy, At the Gates, Watain, Graveyard and more.
Norwegian sludgerockers Succuba has finally gotten themselves a new bassist and have also added a second drummer: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=39798262&blogId=538098922
Detektivbyrån, one of Sweden's best acts of the last decade IMHO, are sadly calling it quits: https://www.detektivbyran.net/
They will be missed.
has signed Norwegian metal act Furze and will be releasing their new album "Reaper subconscious guide" in November.
has posted details for their next release which will be Supersilent's 10th album "10": https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/supersilent/rcd-2102-supersilent_-10
The official release date is August 23.
Swedish jazz label will be releasing the debut album "There is an ocean between us" from international three-piece act The World on September 10 and will be celebrating with a show at Mefertiti in Göteborg. They describe their music as "modern, innovative, sometimes dancable, sometimes grindingly suggestive, sometimes angrily improvisational piano trio music... this is Hoob Records' and The World's version of what jazz is about right now -- right into the future."
Mixtapes & Cellmates are done: https://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=45573432&blogId=538015369
just released a new, ultra-limited cassette from Norwegian noise act The White Tiger Prepade with the title "Ancient future". 30 copies, each with a unique cover; ordering info and samples here: https://www.oslogrammofon.com/ancient.html
is following ¹ into the publishing business with "Va för jävla pack e ni?", a tome on Sweden's football hooligans. Or something like that. More info at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Va-for-javla-pack-e-ni-Berattelsen-om-Stockholms-fotbollsklackar/115792455139673
Ef is getting Magnus Lindberg (Tonteknik Studios/Cult of Luna) to remix and remaster their debut album "Give me beauty... or give me death!" for a vinyl rerelease. They'll also be tacking a previously unreleased track from 2006 onto the album called "Misinform the uninformed" that they never finished but recently remedied by added extra adornment. German label will be handling the pressing and it will be 2xLP with heavy silkscreened sleeves in a limited edition of 600 copies with the first 100 being extra special for preorder customers. And speaking of , they're also doing the vinyl press for Immanu El's recent release "Moen". Details: https://www.kapitän-platte.de/
The new Robyn single "Hang with me" gets playlisted at Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/11952-hang-with-me/