Check out a short preview clip of the new Ronnie Sundin comic "Very friendly", due out soon via Komplott: http://vimeo.com/1891258
More here: http://veryfriendlymag.blogspot.com/
This week's new Division of Laura Lee video comes from guest directors Martin McFaul and Paula Wallmark-Nilsson and is for the song "Martin": http://www.vimeo.com/1898846
The new Per Gessle single "Silly really" will be unleased on October 27. His new album "Party crasher", his first international release since 1997's "The world according to Gessle", follows on December 3.
Quality Finnish hardcore act Deathbed has signed with Combat Rock Industry to release their next album which will happen sometime in early 2009. Look for them to tour Finland later this month with dates in Germany to follow in November: http://www.myspace.com/killedbybed
Peaceville is giving away a free track from the new Darkthrone album "Dark thrones and black flags": http://www.burningshed.com/store/peaceville/freedownload/8/
Said record comes out October 20 and I'm really looking forward to it.
Live music with David Sandström Overdrive at PSL: http://blogg.svt.se/psl/2008/10/06/musik-med-david-sandstrom-overdrive/
PopMatters finally gets around to discovering Lukestar: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/58798/lukestar-lake-toba/
MIC Norway profiles Rune Grammofon artist Susanna and her new album "Flowers of evil": http://www.mic.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2008100618152881695124
Check out Rockettothesky's brand new video for the single "Grizzly man": http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=44162011
Very creepy and totally recommended.
Norwegian act Infidels Forever has announced the addition of Kjetil Jensen (Brent Barn, Jazzin' Babies) as their new drummer.
There's a Sister Sekunden interview in the new issue of Maximum Rock'n'roll conducted by Fredrik Kullman of Förmögenhet/Promande Fanzine/Normal Man Fanzine. Be sure to catch the band when they tour the US later this month: http://www.myspace.com/sistasekunden
Is there some "Big in Japan" compilation coming out? Hear Firefox AK's version of the Alphaville track at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/firefoxak
IAT.MP3 artist Racingpaperplanes has decided to go the DIY route and is self-releasing his new album "Four" via his newly-establish Richwil Records: http://www.myspace.com/richwilrecords
Lapko has sadly dropped off the Disco Ensemble tour halfway through, so they've cancelled their appearance at the upcoming IAT! Clubnight in Malmö later this month, but lucky for you we've got Blinders On stepping in to take their place. Expect a new 7" from those guys soon, too!
The nominees for the Danish Metal Awards have been announced: http://www.antenna.nu/?p=552