A Blog in the Northern Sky interviews Matt Mendoza of Swedish death metal act Bastard Priest: http://abloginthenorthernsky.blogspot.com/2011/09/victims-of-left-hand-path-bastard.html
Note that he gives props to Swedish prog act Gösta Berglings Saga which was somewhat unexpected.
There's a couple new tunes from Pallers up in the Pitchfork Tracks list: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12439-years-go-days-pass-wicked/
has officially signed Swedish legend Thåström and will be releasing his next solo album in 2012.
New from Looptroop Rockers off their latest record "Professional dreamers".
A new tune from Norway's Grand Island, recorded for a soundtrack, but it also might end up on the band's next record.
' vinyl reissue of Lama's singles collection "...Ja mikään ei muuttunut" will be out next week: http://www.svartrecords.com/shoppe/releases/695-lama-ja-mikaan-ei-muuttunut-lp-.html
For Americans, I'd presume that or will be getting copies eventually just like they did with the self-titled LP and the Ratsia reissues.
Mr. Björn Kleinhenz will once again be heading to Germany in December with friends Talking to Turtles and Sir Simon:
12/08 - Zentrale, Hamburg
12/09 - HBC, Berlin
12/10 - Franz Mehlhose, Erfurt
12/11 - Apex, Göttigen
12/12 - Cord, München
12/13 - Walhalla Studio, Wiesbaden
12/14 - Druckluft, Oberhausen
12/15 - Forum, Bielefeld
12/16 - Zollkantine, Bremen
12/17 - Feinkost Lampe + afternoon show tba, Hannover
12/18 - Hasenschaukel, Hamburg
will be releasing a new album from Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir on September 23 entitled "Pan tone", a collaboration with German pianist Hauschka "based on the idea of the ocean, and took a book of Pantones to extract exact references to the specific colors of the sea." Read a review: http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2011/09/hauschka-hildur-gudnadottir-pan-tone-sonic-pieces/
The Quietus takes an in-depth look at Iceage's "New brigade" album: http://thequietus.com/articles/07012-iceage-new-brigade-review
Not exactly a video, but a visual preview of the new Immanu El tune "On wide shoulders". Look for the band's new album "In passage" to be released on October 29.
A 2nd sample from the upcoming September Malevolence album "Our withers unwrung", due out November 18 via .
A quick preview of the new LP from Den Svenska Tystnaden, due out this week via .
Cissi Efraimsson, Lisa Pyk Wirström and Rebecka Rolfart, my three favorite members of Those Dancing Days, have a new band called Vulkano. More here: http://www.alltomstockholm.se/start/article2633431.aos (in Swedish)
(thanks to Nick for the heads-up)
New on , the debut single "Ice famine" from Swedish indie/goth act Daymare.
UK site The Arts Desk has posted a roundup of new Scandinavian releases including Tiger Baby, Splashgirl, Sacred Harp, Siinai, Jens Lekman and Edda Magnason: http://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/just-scandinavia-new-music