Norwegian metal act Kvelertak has signed with Indie Recordings (Satyricon, Enslaved) and will be recordig their debut album in Boston with Kurt Ballou of Converge. Expect a June release in Norway, September everywhere else.
The Göteborg Post follows up on The Bear Quartet's refusal of their Swedish Grammis nomination: https://www.gp.se/kulturnoje/1.266444-bear-quartet-vagrar-grammis (in Swedish)
Note that the band has indeed been removed from the voting roster: https://vote.grammis.se/kategorier/arets-rock.aspx
The nominees for the Swedish Grammis/MTV award in the category of best music video have been announced:
Adam Tensta, Eboi, Infinite Mass - Area turns red 09 (dir. Marcus Lundin)
Adiam Dymott - Miss you (dir. Senay & Kolacz)
Air France - No excuses (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
Amanda Jensen - Happyland (dir. Jerker Josefsson)
Bob Hund - Bli aldrig som oss bli värre! (dir. Johan Söderberg)
BWO - Right here right now (dir. Josef Andersson)
El Perro Del Mar - Change of heart (dir. Filip Nilsson)
Elin Lanto - Love made me stupid (dir. Robinovich)
Fever Ray - When I grow up (dir. Martin de Thurrah)
Jenny Wilson - Like a fading rainbow (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
Pato Pooh feat. Adam Tensta - Follow me (dir. Maceo Frost)
Peter Bjorn and John - It don't move me (dir. Filip Nilsson)
Promoe - Svennebanan (dir. Magnus Härdner)
Taken By Trees - My boys (dir. Marcus Söderlund)
The Sound Of Arrows - Into the clouds (dir. The Sound Of Arrows)
Timbuktu - Välj mej (dir. Daniel Wirtberg & Jonas Rudström)
Promoe - Mammas Gata (dir. Magnus Härdner)
Moneybrother - Born under a bad sign (dir. Kalle Haglund)
Mando Diao - Gloria (dir. Jörn Heitmann)
Melody Club - The only ones (dir. Peder Bergstrand)
View/vote here: https://grammis.mtv.se/
Icelandic act Seabear will release their sophomore album "We built a fire" in March via and the band will also be making their US live debut around the same time with various appearances at SXSW. Also keep an eye out for the new 6-song EP "While the fire dies" as well as 7" single for "Lion face boy" (b/w "Cold summer"). Preview here: https://www.anost.net/en/Artists/Seabear-Shop/Seabear-Lion-Face-Boy-Cold-Summer.html
Per Egland is responsible for the soundtrack of the upcoming Josef Fares movie "Farsan", due out in February. See the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxOm0PGczqA&NR=1
(I'm a big fan of his older films "Jalla! Jalla!" and "Kopps")
Norwegian noise masters Jazkammer will be doing a 12 CD subscription series for 2010 featuring a new release every month of the year. Planned releases include a new record with the "Metal music machine" lineup as well as various collaborations with artists such as John Wiese and Putrefier, plus lots more. Read here: https://jazkamer.blogspot.com/2009/11/jazkamer-2010-monthly-cd-series.html
Danish label has prepared a microsite to give you a preview of their 2010 offerings: https://2010.morningsiderecords.dk
Featured artists include recent signees No Blood In Bones and Marie-Louise Munck along with stable acts Shout Wellington Air Force, Torsten Larsen and Ghost Voo.
Logh started work on album #5 today.
Gbg-based noiseniks Smycken, featuring members from Pistol Disco and PWR, among others, have a new cassette release "Video haze" out now via US label : https://www.raccoo-oo-oon.org/np/
Expect another tape release via the Austin, TX-based very soon.
The new Sambassadeur album "European" is now officially confirmed for release on February 24, 2010.
Danish 90s rock act Dizzy Mizz Lizzy are confirmed for next year's Roskilde Festival as part of their reunion tour.
Norwegian indie act Monzano has announced that their 2nd album is done and confirmed for a February 8 release via . Hear a sample cut at myspace: https://www.myspace.com/monzano
Twiggy Frostbite has recorded a cover of the Tom Waits song "Little drop of poison" on the occasion of his 60th birthday on December 7, which also just happens to be the UK release of their album "Through fire" (which includes said track as a bonus). Listen at YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oevml4oc2VI
Joel Alme's new album "Waiting for the bells has been confirmed for release on January via . Cover art and tracklist: https://razziarecords.se/releases_details.asp?id=833&artist=Joel
has announced that Yamon Yamon's debut album "This wilderlessness" will be released on January 27 in Sweden, January 29 in Europe. Download the first single "The darker place" plus b-side "You are so clothes to my heart" over at Bandcamp: https://yamonyamon.bandcamp.com/