Unkind will tour Europe in December, just after the release of their debut album "Mieliemme Tuhkasta" via Combat Rock. Details to come.
Who stole Jim O'Rouke's synth in Gbg? It's pretty darn unique, so please return it if you know what's good for ya.
Dark Dose posts a track from Finnish doom act Thy Serpent and gives a shout-out in the process: http://darkdose.com/?p=85
Cheers Jesse!
Download two tracks from the new Cardigans album: http://kofis-hat.blogspot.com/2005/10/new-cardigans-give-me-your-eyes.html
Splendid reviews Norwegian sludgle-rockers Årabrot: http://www.splendidmagazine.com/review.html?reviewid=1127731287381685
Part two of Pitchfork writer Nick Sylvester's incredibly naive look at the Norwegian music scene: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/features/weekly/05-10-10-big-outside-of-norway2.shtml
For those interested, here's a yousendit file that he put together with all of the tracks for your perusal: http://s30.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1HF5AC81O38KE37ZWOK4K86IB3
In Flames has reportedly signed with Ferret Records in the US. The already-completed new album "Come clarity" will be released on February 7 in the US, February 6 in Europe via Nuclear Blast.
Adjagas will release their debut self-titled album on November 21 via Trust Me Records. The record was produced by Andreas Mjøs (Jaga Jazzist) and engineered by Lars Lien (Motorpsycho).
Bob Hund/Bergman Rock sideproject Sci-Fi Skane will release their debut album "Känslan av att jorden krymper växer" on November 16 via Silence.
Swedish hardcore act Misconduct has posted two new songs on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/misconduct
Check out the video for "Easy tune" from The Sorayas: http://hem.bredband.net/sorayas/
The band's new EP "Hours to days" comes out on October 26 via But is it Art?
Salon has posted an audio profile on José González: http://www.salon.com/ent/audiofile/index.html?item=/ent/audiofile/2005/10/12/gonzalez/index.html
On a side-note, any hype you see about his so-called debut US performances in NYC later this month are a bit of a white lie. José played a private gig in LA a few years ago at the Swedish Consulate.
I don't normally post tourdates for bands playing shows within Scandinavia, but the pairing of Randy and Johndoe is too good to pass on. Dates:
10/19 - Garage, Oslo
10/20 - Byscenen, Haugesund
10/21 - Kvarteret, Bergen
10/22 - Coffee Annan, Isak, Trondheim
10/22 - Blæst, Trondheim
The website for this year's Umeå Punkfest is now online: http://punkfest.umeahardcore.org/
Lots of great bands playing this year, so be sure to check it out.