Finnish doom act Sink is offering up their 2004 album "Hexagon" as a free download: http://www.sinkprocess.com/
Patrik Isaksson will release a new album on July 2 entitled "10 år – en snäll mans bekännelser", a collection of his greatest hits mixed in with a few new tracks celebrating 10 years of being in the music business. He'll be touring Sweden as well, starting the very next day.
Go here for a list of Norwegian industry types attending the Great Escape Festival in London: http://www.musicexportnorway.no/index.php?id=4480687
Finnish act Kuusumun Profeetta is streaming a brand new track called "Lyhtykuja: loppu" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/moonfogprophet
Expect the band's new album "Lyhtykuja" to be released soon.
Scraps of Tape head out on tour tomorrow and have launched a new website to coincide: http://www.scrapsoftape.com/
Go there for dates and details along with a full-stream of their most recent album "This is a copy is this a copy".
Crowpath reports that they have completed tracking for their new album and will returning to the studio next weekend to begin mixing.
Check out live footage of Björn Kleinhenz playing an in-store at Michelle Records while on tour in Hamburg, Germany: http://www.vimeo.com/1001704?pg=embed&sec=1001704
Legendary Swedish postpunk act Dom Dummaste has created a new website in anticipation of their 30th anniversary in 2009: http://www.domdummaste.net/
Go there for info on the band and full discography downloads.
Chords' new video for "Appetite for consumption" (ft. Timbuktu) is up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APJyTUYLA94
Check out the new single "20 lashes" from Danish duo Filur, a collaboration between Tomas "TomBoy" Barfod and Kasper Bjørke featuring guest vocals from Prins Nitram: http://www.myspace.com/filur
In-stock and ready to ship: "Museum of future sound vol. 2"
Yes, the new Flogsta Danshall skweee comp is here and it is amazing.
Also new in-stock today: Anna Leong - Terrorarium
The Umeå-based bands sophomore album! RIYL Isolation Years, David Sandström Overdrive, etc.
The New York Times recently ran a travel section feature on the music scene in Stockholm: http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/travel/11next.html?ref=travel
Swedish alt-country artist Racingpaperplanes has a new track up on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/racingpaperplanes
Also check out a new video he did for another new song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCgLYJJr200
Gaffa reports that Danish singer/songwriter Mikkel Glasser will be working with American producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes) on his next album: http://gaffa.dk/nyheder/view.php/news_id=21961