The new Moloken album "Rural" is mixed and ready to be mastered, but it will not be out this month like previously announced. Instead, the release is being pushed back to November while artist/animator Kenny Lindström (Bring Me the Horizon, Totalt Jävla Mörker, Logh, Norma Jean, etc.) finishes up hand-drawing the artwork and the band works on a new video Standard Film Team. More details (and hopefully samples) when I get 'em...
Danish indierockers I Got You On Tape have confirmed that their new album "Church of the real" will be released on September 5 via /.
Pitchfork reports that The Tallest Man on Earth is collaborating on a soundtrack with Idiot Wind, aka Amanda Bergman aka Hajen/Jaw Lesson: https://pitchfork.com/news/43419-the-tallest-man-on-earth-working-on-film-score/
Said film is directed by Gorki Glaser-Müller and is said to be a romantic drama entitled "Once a Year" and will feature seven tunes written exclusively by the duo.
Today's lead story: Gaffa publishes a review of Swedish rockers Takida so heinous, the dudes take the time to complain to Aftonbladet about it. The gist for non-Swedish speakers: Gaffa said Takida vocalist Robert Pettersson sounds like he has Downs Syndrome which, as we all know, is a terrible insult to anyone afflicted with that condition. No one wants to be accused of sounding like Robert, especially not the handicapped.
The new Casiokids album "Aabenbaringen over aaskammen" has been confirmed for release on October 11 via . Check out the lead single "Det haster!" here: https://iheartvinyl.polyvinylrecords.com/em/dethaster
Fenriz has selected excellent Norwegian noiserockers Mindy Misty as his band of the week: https://www.myspace.com/officialdarkthrone/blog/543813880
I tend to enjoy most of his picks, but this one will even appeal to non-metal folks.
has posted details for the new Humcrush album "Ha!", which includes vocalist Sidsel Endresen and will be released on August 19: https://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/humcrush/rcd-2114-humcrush-with-sidsel-endresen-ha-cd/
Gaffa reports that long-running Swedish Trallpunk act Dia Psalma will be calling it quits after 20 years and one last tour: https://gaffa.se/nyhet/51419
has just released their first new record since 2002, a split 7" from long-running Umeå old-timer punk acts The Vectors and Frantic. Samples and more info: https://sikrecords.se/
Norwegian indierocks Kråkesølv will be taking a year off following their show at Verketfestivalen on September 3.
Been a long, long time since we've heard anything new fromÝ postrock/instrumental act Magyar Posse, but apparently they are currently working on album #4 at home in Pori, Finland.
Nicolai Dunger has confirmed that he will be releasing the new album "Ballad of this Land" on August 31. Said album was recorded with producers Jari Haapalainen and Nille Perned and is said to be inspired by his recent trip to Ireland and work of Irish Traveller/folksinger Tommy Daron.
Rising sends word that their new album "To solemn ash" is finished and confirmed for release in Germany on September 30 and elsewhere in Europe on October 21 via . There will also be a North American release at some point, but details are still TBC. Check out the cover art and tracklist here: https://www.southernrecords.de/news/rising-names-debut-album-reveals-artwork-track-listing-and-release-dates/
Norwegian jazz bassist Harald Johnsen of the Tord Gustavsen Trio (among many other fine acts) has passed away after a long illness. There will be a funeral in Oslo on Wednesday at Paulus Kirke.
Danish act Kitty Wu is currently working on their 5th album with vocalist Robert Lund having relocated to Berlin while the other two members, Allan Schøneberg and Claus Bergmann, remain in Copenhagen. They plan to keep a video diary as they go too, the first chapter of which can be seen here: https://youtu.be/3d9oxBCo9BY