Opeth just released a new digital-only EP which features their cover of "Would?" by Alice In Chains. Read more: http://www.opeth.com/index.php/news/show/id/110
Swedish hip-hop act Fronda is offering up their new album "Generation robot" as a free/donation download: http://www.otechdesign.com/fronda/
Live music site nyctaper is offering a recent live set from Love Is All for free download: http://www.nyctaper.com/?p=465
I'm From Barcelona's new single "Mingus" gets a digital release today: http://www.imfrombarcelona.com/?p=661
Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten's favorite albums of the year: http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article111824.ece
Hello Saferide has been awarded the Novell Prize for storytelling in music from Swedish mag Novell. Read more: http://www.hellosaferide.com/?p=307
Expect a new single from Peter Bjorn and John before the end of the year and a new album (with vocals) in spring.
Discontent on Swedish duo First Aid Kit and their Fleet Foxes cover: http://discontentblog.com/?p=145
Apparently their debut album "Drunken trees" will get a UK release in February via Wichita.
Danish group Vincent Van Go Go will be travelling to Mali, Africa to write and record new music, do workshops with local artists, teach a few classes and maybe even play a few shows, among other things. The band will be posting regular reports from the trip on their website, but they'll also be filmed by Maria Andersen for a documentary to be released this coming spring. Read more at Gaffa: http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/30295 (in Danish)
Wedoband, the sideproject of Jeppe Lindgren from I Am Bones, will make their live debut at Pakhuset in Århus, Denmark on December 13. Sample tunes at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/wedoband
Dagbladet's top Norwegian albums of 2008: http://www.dagbladet.no/2008/12/09/kultur/arets_beste/musikk/3985421/
Svenska Dagbladet's (SvD) top album picks for 2008: http://www.svd.se/kulturnoje/nyheter/artikel_2177997.svd
Dagens Nyheter lists their favorite albums of 2008: http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2198&a=862010
Swedish all-star noiserockers NEI report that their long-awaited debut album "New agenda" is near completion. Details soon? Otherwise, keep an eye out for a 3-song 7" on Premonition Records in the near future.
Aversionline on Swedish tech-metal act Terminal Function: http://www.aversionline.com/blahg/2008/12/10/terminal-function-measuring-the-abstract-cd/