Invisible Oranges tours Neseblod
Invisible Oranges visits legendary Oslo metal shop (and sometime label) Neseblod Records: https://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/10/visiting-norway%e2%80%99s-neseblod-records/
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Universal signs Of Monsters and Men
Icelandic act Of Monsters and Men have been picked up by for international release: https://www.icelandmusic.is/News/2149/Of-Monsters-and-Men-have-signed-to-Universal/default.aspx
The shape of classical to come
Coming to Umeå in 2014 as part of their European Capital of Culture celebration: the music of Refused, arranged for symphonic orchestra. No, really: https://www.umea2014.se/arkivnyheter/arstidskonsertermedmusikavrefusedochbeethoven.5.232bb3eb132b9e0c2ca800022365.html (in Swedish)
Wadling, Freddie Wadling
Freddie Wadling (Cortex, Blue for Two, etc.) will release his new album "With a License to Kill", a collection of James Bond soundtrack songs and other secret agent tunes, on November 9. I hesitate to say that I'm excited to hear it, but I am definitely curious.
The Movements announce new split 10", French tour
Swedish rockers The Movements willb e doing a split 10" with French act The Angry Dead Pirates via in early 2012 and will also be heading over there for a tour in April. Dates/details to be confirmed.
The return of In Slaughter Natives
Side-Line reports that Swedish industrial act In Slaughter Natives are back after seven years of silence with a 3CD live collection called "Insanity and treatment", due out November 7 via . Full details: www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=46958_0_2_0_C
New Monty album now streaming
Monty is posting all of the songs from his new album "1000 år senare" on his site for streaming along with full lyrics and commentary: https://www.entillhimmel.se/
New Haleiwa album in the works
Haleiwa (nee Mikko Singh) is back in the studio working on his next album, with 3 tunes in the can and an eye on a summer 2012 release. Stay tuned! In related news, Mikko's other band Will Gambola Sing (which also features members from The Grand Opening) will begin recording something new in December.
Pusrad seeks label
Pusrad, the new incarnation of Swedish punks Raped Teenagers, are seeking a label: https://www.kbdrecords.com/2011/10/16/pusrad-looking-for-a-label/
Svart unveils a new onslaught of vinyl
has announced the signing of Finnish occult rockers Jess and the Ancient Ones and will be releasing their debut 7" on October 26 with a full-length LP to follow next year.
Svart will also release the new Fleshpress album "Acid mouth strangulation", their fifth overall, on the same date. In a similar vein, look for the new album "Holy testament I" from like-minded black/doom-metal act Sink which will be unleashed in 2012. Preview that one below:
Beyond all that, the label will also be doing a bunch more reissues (as usual), including stuff from Mana Mana sideproject Silmienvaihtajat, murder-punks Rytmihäiriö, cult punk-rockers Stalin, death metallers Disgrace and Xysma as well as the previously announced CMX 4LP box, the rest of the Sarcofagus discography and lots more. Start saving now -- shipping from Finland ain't cheap!
A new outlet for Sanna Kurki-Suonio
The Finnish Music Information Centre reports that the brilliant vocalist Sanna Kurki-Suonio (Hedningarna) is in a new international group called SANS, along with Andrew Cronshaw, Ian Blake and Tigran Aleksanyan: https://www.fimic.fi/fimic/fimic.nsf/0/047C0D764BC11BB0C22579220045029C?opendocument
Look for their debut album "The unbroken surface of snow", out soon under Cronshaw's name.
Plastic Horse confirm debut EP
Danish band Plastic Horse will release their debut EP "Real doesn't exist" on November 9 via , the label of fellow Danish artist Marie Frank. The band is fronted by J.S. Knudsen, a trained social anthropologist, who says that the music contained therein is "based on ethnographic studies of the effect of technology, religion and power have on human relations" and thus is "implicitly political." Hear samples at the band's website: https://plastichorse.dk/
The music doesn't live up to such bold proclamations to my ears, but I can't fault them for trying.
Egil Olsen to release live album, plus vinyl
On October 28, Norwegian artist Egil Olsen (nee Uncle's Institution) will be releasing a new live album entitled "Egil Olsen show". Samples and details here: https://www.egilolsen.com/eos.htm
Egil will also be releasing his most recent studio album "Keep movin - keep dreamin'" on vinyl that same day, along with his solo debut "I am a singer/songwriter", making his entire discography finally all available on wax.
Despotz sign Rautbier
have signed Swedish industrial metal act Raubtier and will be releasing their new album next April.
Darkthrone demos to get vinyl reissue
is compiling Darkthrone's first four early demos from the years 1988-1989 ("Land of frost", "A new dimension", "Thulcandra") and will be releasing them as a restored/remastered 2LP set under the title "Sempiternal past". The official release date is November 14.