Noise-friendly Norwegian DIY label (Mindy Misty, Izakaya Heartbeat) will be releasing Øystein Kapperud's debut album "311/Amnesia" on November 4 as a double-LP, CD and/or digital download. The label has also announced the signing of noiserock act Burning Motherfuckers and will be releasing their debut EP in early 2012.
will be pressing up Norwegian viking metal act Einherjer's excellent debut "Aurora Borealis" on vinyl for the first time ever. No idea exactly when it'll be out, but I'll try to keep you posted.
Esteemed Swedish experimental/art label is now taking preorders for the new Mattias Hellberg album "High in the lowlands", officially released on November 2: https://www.kningdisk.com/index_kd087.htm
is doing a 3x12" reissue of Dungen's 2004 breakout album "Ta det lugnt". The original LP apparently was incorrectly mastered from the digital and not the analog source material, so the sound quality was not up to par -- not so with this new edition which sounds like it was originally intended, if not better. 1000 copies, includes a poster.
Preview a bit of the upcoming Three Seasons 7" "Escape", the first entry in ' new monthly singles club. I'm definitely looking forward to it.
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.
Raven Sings the Blues has the premiere of a new track from that The Skull Defekts/Daniel Higgs/Zomes record I told you about awhile back: https://ravensingstheblues.blogspot.com/2011/10/premiere-skull-defekts.html
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/
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!
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.
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.
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.
will be releasing a new 7" EP from Uppsala-based hardcore act Agent Attitude in collaboration with and . Exact release date and details forthcoming.
Swedish post-punks Cut City have announced that their fantastic swansong album "Where's the harm in dreams disarmed?" will be getting a proper vinyl release on December 2 via //. As promised, anyone who purchased the digital version will receive a discount on the physical edition, should they want one. As for everyone else who appreciates good music, I'll be sure to post details when preorder info is available.
Swedish indiepop act Nixon will be doing a 4-song 7" EP with in the not-so-distant future.