Read about LowCut's trip through the southern US with Danish act Cola Freaks: http://www.lowcut.dk/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=488
Fysisk Format (Haust, Snöras) will be putting out the new album "Soft clicks" from Norwegian melodic hardcore act Death Is Not Glamorous on December 8. Preview here: http://fysiskformat.tigernet.no/?cmd=12
UK-based label Dead and Gone Records will be handling the vinyl and the band will be heading over there for a batch of shows immediately following the release:
12/08 - Downtown Diner, Ashford
12/09 - The Ringside, Hull
12/10 - The Retro Bar, Manchester
12/11 - The Cooperage, Newcastle
12/12 - Old Angel, Nottingham
12/13 - The Fighting Cocks, Kingston Upon Thames
12/14 - Le Pub, Newport
12/15 - Marquee, Norwich
Audrey Horne has replaced the recently broken up Stonegard as support for Enslaved's upcoming European tour.
Swedish indiepop act Vit Päls have two new tracks streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/vitpals
Teeth of the Divine on the new Bloodbath album "The fathomless mastery": http://teethofthedivine.com/site/reviews/bloodbath-the-fathomless-mastery/
Adrian Recordings has unleashed a brand new Boeoes Kaelstigen remix EP today as a paid download: http://www.adrianrecordings.com/default.asp?newsid=204
Featured remixers include Krazy Fiesta, Andycap and labelmates Dmitry Fyodorov.
Danish act Sterling will tour Germany as support for Black Kids:
11/04 - Lido, Berlin
11/07 - Knust, Hamburg
11/08 - 59:1, München
11/09 - Werkstatt, Köln
More on the fallout of Gaahl's coming out: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108148
Swedish pop/punk act Hanna Hirsch is now streaming four new tracks at myspace off their forthcoming album "Tala svart": http://www.myspace.com/hannahirsch
The band also reports that they recorded another four new tracks on October 25, but has no plans for them as of yet.
Emmon's new single "Secrets and lies" is streaming at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/emmonmusic
Legendary Swedish hardcore band Mob 47 reports that their new 7" "Dom ljuger igen" is finally out: http://www.mob47.se/dom_ljuger_igenEP.htm
Swedish synthpop act Kamera will be entering the studio on December 10 to begin work on their next album.
Last Days of April report that they have 7-8 new songs finished and are planning to begin recording later this month, assuming everything goes as planned.
Online mag Textura lists Swedish's Kning Disk and Oslo-based Miasmah as two of their current top 10 favorite record labels: http://www.textura.org/reviews/tenfavouritelabels2008.htm
Recently reactivated Danish indie act 18th Dye is touring the US this fall:
11/25 - Talking Head, Baltimore, MD
11/26 - M Room, Philadelphia, PA
11/28 - tba, New Haven, CT
11/29 - Santos, New York, NY
11/30 - TT's, Boston
12/01 - Lambi, Montreal, PQ
12/02 - Horseshoe, Toronto, ONT
12/03 - Cro Foot, Detroit, MI
12/04 - Grog Shop, Cleveland, OH
12/05 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
12/06 - Entrh, Minneapolis, MN
12/09 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
12/10 - Holocene, Portland, OR
12/12 - Bottom Of The Hil, San Francisco, CA
12/13 - Spaceland, Los Angeles, CA