Swedish black metallers MARDUK have revealed the track listing for their new album, "Rom 5:12", tentatively due this spring. Check out the cover artwork at this location. The CD was recorded at Endarker studio and features guest appearances by ARDITI (the project formed by H. Moller from PUISSANCE and M. Bjorkman), Joakim Göthberg (who played drums on the first two MARDUK albums and sang on the group's second and the third LPs) on a track entitled "Cold Mouth Prayer", and Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill from Irish band PRIMORDIAL on the song "Accuser/Opposer". A total of 14 songs were recorded for the effort, of which the following ten will appear on the CD:

01. The Levelling Dust
02. Cold Mouth Prayer
03. Imago Mortis
04. Through The Belly Of Damnation
05. 1651
06. Limbs Of Worship
07. Accuser/Opposer
08. Vanity Of Vanities
09. Womb Of Perishableness
10. Voices From Avignon

The upcoming CD will be MARDUK's final effort to feature drummer Emil Dragutinovic. A source close to Emil told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the drummer officially quit the group on November 1 but has agreed to perform on the new album as a session musician.

Dragutinovic is currently working with former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) on his ELIZIUM project (formerly REBELANGELS)

MANOWAR has revealed the complete trak listing for its tenth full-length album, "Gods of War", which is scheduled for release on February 23 in Germany (February 26 for the rest of Europe and April 3 for the USA/Canada). It is as follows:

01. Overture To The Hymn Of The Immortal Warriors
02. The Ascension
03. King Of Kings
04. Army Of The Dead, Part I
05. Sleipnir
06. Loki God Of Fire
07. Blood Brothers
08. Overture To Odin
09. The Blood Of Odin
10. The Sons Of Odin
11. Glory Majesty Unity
12. Gods Of War
13. Army Of The Dead, Part II
14. Odin
15. Hymn Of The Immortal Warriors
Bonus Track:
16. Die For Metal

Italian melodic power metallers VISION DIVINE, the brainchild of ex-LABYRINTH mastermind Olaf Thörsen, have issued the following update:

"'The 25th Hour' is ready to go! The band is completing the last parts and working really hard to realize an album capable of continuing the standard achieved with the last 'The Perfect Machine'. Olaf is ready to enter New Sin Studios on January 29 with Timo Tolkki [producer/STRATOVARIUS guitarist] and Alex Bissa to start the recordings of the drums, and then all the rest of the band will follow one by one, while Michele [Luppi] is completing his vocal lines. Everything's working fine so far… cross your fingers! More news to come in the next days when we will reveal you the track list and the bonus track song that VISION DIVINE chosen as cover this year (a BIG surprise!)."

VISION DIVINE's last album, "The Perfect Machine", was released in 2005 through Scarlet Records.

Veteran death metallers MONSTROSITY will release their new album, "Spiritual Apocalypse" in Europe on April 5 via Metal Blade Records. The follow-up to 2003's "Rise to Power" will contain 10-11 songs in the vein of 1996's "Millennium", but "a lot faster," according to a posting on the group's web site. Check out the cover artwork at this location

LAETHORA, the new band featuring members of DARK TRANQUILLITY and THE PROVENANCE, has inked a deal with Osmose Productions for the European territory. The group's debut album, "March of the Parasite", will be released in Europe on February 26.The album cover and the artwork for the entire album was created by LAETHORA guitarist Niklas Sundin (DARK TRANQUILLITY).

"March of the Parasite" track listing:

01. Parasite
02. Clothing for the Dead
03. Revolution at Hand
04. Imposters
05. Black Void Remembrance
06. Repulsive
07. The Scum of Us All
08. Y.M.B.
09. Warbitrary
10. Facing Earth

LAETHORA's lineup is completed by THE PROVENANCE members Joakim Rosen (guitar), Jonnie Tall (bass) and Joel Lindell (drums).

KOTIPELTO, the band led by STRATOVARIUS singer Timo Kotipelto, has inked a deal with AFM Records. The group's third album, "Serenity", is due in April. The CD was recorded at Sonic Pump Studios in Helsinki, Finland and was mixed by Mikko Karmila. The album's first single, "Sleep Well", entered the Finnish chart at No. 5. A video for the song has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track is also included in the new Finnish movie "Vares 2", which had its premiere on January 12. "The song is a main theme and can be heard when the credits are scrolling at the end of the movie," said Kotipelto. "The music video include[s] clips from the movie. Some of the actors who are playing the characters on these clips are my personal friends and are very well known in Finland."

Vocalist King Diamond is currently writing lyrics to his band's as-yet-untitled 12th studio record, which he expects to begin mixing on March 5 in Dallas, Texas. If everything goes according to plan, the CD will be completed by April 1 for a tentative late summer release.

Revolver magazine recently reported that KING DIAMOND's new album was inspired by a painting called "My Mother's Eyes" which the band's distributor in Denmark stumbled across while surfing the Net (and which Diamond has since bought for the new CD cover). The more Diamond looked at the image of a battered blond girl with blood covering her white dress, holding out palms affixed with protruding eyeballs, the more it captivated and inspired him. "I can feel the energy of the front cover in all the songs we wrote, and it will definitely affect my lyrics," he promised.

Diamond wrote the music for the new album from December 2005 through February 2006, then recorded the basic tracks in his basement. Now all that's left to add are the vocals, which he will complete in the upcoming weeks.

"It classes over anything I've ever done," Diamond beamed. "The arrangements are more intricate, the production is better, and for the parts where there are violins, it sounds like we hired the Royal Philharmonic. As long as I don't fuck up the vocals, this should be our best record."

KING DIAMOND's follow-up to 2003's "The Puppet Master" will contain 13 tracks (including an intro), five of which were written by the band's guitarist, Andy La Rocque.

SOULGRIND, the Finnish band featuring former LULLACRY frontwoman Tanja "Whisper Lilith" Kemppainen (a.k.a. Tanya), has uploaded its new single, "Pakana", at this location. The song is the title cut of the group's eighth album, due next month via Holy Records.

"Pakana", was recorded at D studio and is scheduled for a February 2007 release. "Pakana" is the follow-up to "The Origins of the Paganblood", which was issued in January 2005 via France's Holy Records.

"Pakana" track listing:

01. Through the Gates of Desperation
02. The Soul of the Battle
03. Pakana
04. The Second over Tuoni's Realm
05. As Bronze May Be Much Beautified
06. Lost Gardens beyond the Sunset
07. Against the Grain
08. Northbound Reverend
09. The Path of Screams
10. Wheel
11. Frost Shines Blue

SOULGRIND recently announced the addition of former FINNTROLL singer Tapio Wilska as its new bassist.

SOULGRIND's current lineup features:

Azhemin (THY SERPENT) - Vocals
Ms W Lilith (ex-LULLACRY) - Vocals
Lord Heikkinen (TWILIGHT OPHERA, GLOOMY GRIM, FIERCE) – Guitar
Tapio Wilska (ex-FINNTROLL) - Bass
Agathon The Beast (GLOOMY GRIM) - Drums
TByte (TWILIGHT OPHERA) - Guitar

Swedish guitar hero Mike Wead (KING DIAMOND, MERCYFUL FATE, MEMENTO MORI, FIREGOD, ABSTRAKT ALGEBRA) will guest on the new album from the Italian folk/power metal band ELVENKING, to be released this fall via AFM Records. Wead will provide solos on two tracks.

Commented the band: "It's an honour to have Mike soloing on our songs. It's always amazing having one of your heroes playing in your album. And the leads he played are amazing — pure guitar art!"

British/Norwegian black metal project CODE has announced the addition of vocalist Simen Hestnaes (a.k.a. ICS Vortex; DIMMU BORGIR, ARCTURUS, ex-BORKNAGAR, LAMENTED SOULS) to the group's ranks. "Obviously we are really excited about this," the band writes in a press release. "It is going to do great things for the new material. Writing is underway now and the plan is to record [the second CODE album] this spring."

CODE's current lineup is:

Simen Hestnaes (DIMMU BORGIR, ARCTURUS) - Vocals
Asgeir Mickelson (SPIRAL ARCHITECT, BORKNAGAR) - Drums
Viper (a.k.a. Vicotnik) (DHG) - Bass, Backing Vocals
Aort – Guitar

In other news, CODE will soon be issuing the vinyl version of its debut album, "Nouveau Gloaming". Aort is also reworking the old demo song "Pollen of Black Plume" for a very special upcoming compilation that he is "very honored to be a part of." He said, "Anyone who has an elephant-like memory for all things black metal in the early '90s should get excited about this too."

"Nouveau Gloaming" was issued in 2005 via Spikefarm Records.

Long-running Frankfurt, Germany-based thrash metallers TANKARD will enter Stage One studios in Borgentreich, Germany in late March with producer Andy Classen (DEW-SCENTED, CALLENISH CIRCLE, TANKARD, OCCULT) to record new versions of their biggest "hits" — from "(Empty) Tankard" and "Chemical Invasion" to "The Morning After" and "Space Beer". The resulting collection, "Best Case Scenario: 25 Years In Beers", is scheduled for release in late June/early July through AFM Records, with a special limited first edition set to include the bonus CD "A Tribute to Tankard", featuring cover versions of 18 TANKARD songs performed by such artists as SACRED STEEL, MANTICORA, ABANDONED, PARADOX, COURAGEOUS and SCORNAGE.

AFM Records recently reissued TANKARD's "Disco Destroyer" and "Kings of Beer" LPs. Each album contains one bonus track: "Disco Destroyer" includes a cover of MANOWAR's "Fast Taker" while "King of Beer" features a rendition of METALLICA's "Damage Inc."

HALFORD's video for the song "Forgotten Generation" has been posted online at YouTube. The track, which was officially released on November 21, 2006 via iTunes, is the first new HALFORD song in more than four years. Rob Halford wrote the tune and another new cut, "Drop Out", with the HALFORD band last year during downtime from working with JUDAS PRIEST on their upcoming album "Nostradamus". "We just thought it would be nice to offer fans an earful of new HALFORD stuff and let everybody know we're still around," he said, according to MTV.com. Both new tracks are available on "Halford: Metal God Essentials - Volume 1", which came out November 28. The album contains 15 songs spanning Halford's solo career and is also available exclusively through iTunes. Also on November 28, Halford released the entire HALFORD catalog ("Resurrection", "Live Insurrection" and "Crucible"), plus the FIGHT demo "K5 the War of Words Demos".

"Forgotten Generation" deals with alienation, and Halford told Launch that he wrote the lyrics to speak to and for everyone. "To me, it means the assertation of every individual to kind of have a voice that's valuable and needs to be heard," he said. "So I'm talking about hypocrisy, I'm talking about, you know, speaking up and letting your feelings be felt and heard, and not being passed by, and that's just a streak that I carry with me, I'm the eternal optimist, in that respect."

PAIN, the Swedish band led by HYPOCRISY mastermind Peter Tägtgren, has inked a deal with Roadrunner Records.

Since Peter Tägtgren appeared on the music scene back in the early Nineties he has been a most extraordinary artist and producer. Known as guitarist and frontman of the hard-working touring band HYPOCRISY, he has also built a career as a producer, having worked with such bands as CELTIC FROST, IMMORTAL, DESTRUCTION, DIMMU BORGIR, DARK FUNERAL, and MARDUK, among others. Tägtgren has also delivered scores and made cameo appearances in many Swedish hit films, including "Sleepwalker", "Nolltolerans" and "Exit".

PAIN originally signed to Universal (Stockholm Records) in 1999 where the band achieved substantial sales, backed up with European touring activities with IN FLAMES, TIAMAT, ATROCITY and THEATRE OF TRAGEDY, among others.

PAIN's Roadrunner debut — the group's fifth full-length release and the first signing under the Bonnier Amigo/Roadrunner joint A&R venture — will be issued in April. The as-yet-untitled effort will feature sharper production, "heavier guitars, massive string movements and even more in-your-face vocals," according to a press release.

"PAIN has been a huge success in the Nordic territories and also here and there in continental Europe, but now the time has come to feed the planet with the music of this extraordinary artist," said Jesper Thorsson, A&R, who brought the artist to the Roadrunner.

Added Ulysses Hüppauff and Michael Smilgies, who manage PAIN: "What a great combination! Both Roadrunner and Peter are highly respected in the metal scene. We couldn't have found any better partner for PAIN than a label with such a tremendous history and experience in marketing and promoting metal music! We cannot wait to see first results!"

Tour dates and European festival appearances are being booked right now.

Finnish metallers NORTHER have revealed the track listing for the new EP, "No Way Back", to be released in Finland by Suomen Musiikki at the Finnish Metal Expo (held February 16-18 in Helsinki). Release dates for other territories will be announced soon.

"No Way Back" track listing:

01. Frozen Angel
02. C.U.S.
03. No Way Back
04. Reach Out
05. Close Your Eyes

A teaser medley for the EP can be found at this location. Check out the CD artwork here

Thomas Youngblood, guitarist and songwriter for American/Norwegian melodic metallers KAMELOT, has issued the following update:

"We are returning from shooting our next video for the upcoming album. The shoot took place in Belgrade, Serbia with the ICode company. This was our first visit to Serbia and we found the people there to be some of nicest and most passionate in the world. We are really looking forward to the concert even more this April. Thanks to Stacca, Ivan and the rest of the ICode staff for making our visit an amazing experience. We will be adding photos from the shoot very soon!"

A video for the new WALTARI song "Wish I Could Heal" has been posted on the band's MySpace. Also available at the same location is a streaming audio version of the track. The cut comes off the Finnish band's upcoming album, "Release Date", due on February 26 via Dockyard 1.

According to a press release, the new CD is "darker" than 2005's "Blood Sample", "but also again crazier in the mix of possible styles and the general frenzy of these Finnish music innovators."

WALTARI's current lineup includes KREATOR guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö. Sami originally joined WALTARI in 1989 and remained in the group for six years before leaving. He eventually rejoined the band in 2001.

VINTERSORG, the Swedish band led by BORKNAGAR frontman Andreas Hedlund (a.k.a. Vintersorg), will release its new album, "Solens Rötter" (English translation: "The Origin of the Sun") on April 27 in Europe and May 22 in the U.S. via Napalm Records. The CD was mixed at Ballerina Audio with the engineer Nils Johansson. Songtitles set to appear on the CD songtitles for the album: "Kosmosaik", "Naturens Mystär", "Vad Aftonvindens Andning Viskar", "Spirar och Gror", [and] 'Strålar'. Check out the cover artwork at this location

THE PROJECT HATE, the Swedish band featuring Lord K. Philipson (GOD AMONG INSECTS, ex-LEUKEMIA), Jörgen Sandström (ex-ENTOMBED, GRAVE), bassist Michael Håkansson (ENGEL, ex-EVERGREY), guitarist Petter S. Freed (2 TON PREDATOR) and singer Jo Enckell (IGNORANCE BLISS), has posted the following message on its official web site:

"Over the last few months, while we have been recording the coming fifth album, we have had some damn giving discussions with some people about signing a new deal. We are now very happy to announce that Swedish (but a U.S. resident) bound-to-be legendary actor/lunatic Peter Stormare [IMDb] has decided to work out a deal with us for his own record label StormVox. We would like to take the opportunity to thank the other labels we have talked to a little after the split from Threeman Recordings. We appreciate the interest.

"So, Mr. Sturm is now our label boss and we really look forward to working together with him. Having one of the most insane actors in the movie business taking interest in what we do... Things could be worse. We have some more things lined up which we will announce asap if shit goes as we want them to, but more of that as soon as we have something more concrete to say.

"We have told you some of the following before, but we'll make a short rundown of everything to keep you guys on track:

"We are planning to have the album completed sometime in late March/April and this means it should see the light of day a few months after that. We'll get back to you with a definite releasedate as soon as we have one, of course.

"Michael Håkansson will start doing his bass around February and we have made loose plans as for when to enter the studio to record vocals. It looks like we'll utilize the services of Robban Eriksson in Örebro, Sweden for all the vocals this time around. The very guy who we recorded Ms Jo's vocals on 'Armageddon March Eternal'.

"All the guitars are completed since a while back, we might add a solo or two while waiting for the vocals to be recorded, but that remains to be seen, if guitarist Mazza can get his ass away from the Xbox 360 that is.

"Dan Swanö is ready to sink his teeth into this piece as soon as we have all the shit down, and we are definitely looking forward to complete this album with Mr. D. It will be pure joy as always as D knows us so well by now."

The follow-up to 2003's "Hate, Dominate, Congregate, Eliminate", THE PROJECT HATE's latest album, "Armageddon March Eternal (Symphonies of Slit Wrists)" was released in Europe in October 2005 via Threeman Recordings. The CD was produced by Dan Swanö.

Long-running British metallers BENEDICTION have released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"A lot of questions have been asked about [the status of BENEDICTION drummer] Nick Barker [formerly of DIMMU BORGIR and CRADLE OF FILTH]. Yes, he is still BENEDICTION's drummer, and yes, he is helping TESTAMENT out on drums on their tour and album. This was discussed between us and it is no problem to either band. Put yourself in Nick's shoes — one of your favorite bands of all time asks you to use your drumming skills on their tour and write on their new album; it is a chance of a lifetime! It was talked about on both sides and Nick had our full blessing on this. On some of the festivals in Europe this year he will be playing sets for both bands on the same day! If you know Nick, then you will know that there is no problem with stamina! How many bands do various members of NAPALM [DEATH] play with on top of their own NAPALM DEATH thing? Frank Healy and Dave Hunt from BENEDICTION also play and record with other bands (ANAAL NATHRAKH, MISTRESS, CEREBRAL FIX). The loyalty within the band is also strong so we have no problems about these things happening. Nick could have left BENEDICTION if he wanted. We said we would understand if he wanted to join one the most legendary outfits in the world. He wanted to stay as a part of BENEDICTION. That speaks volumes. BENEDICTION is a unit, not a single person. Our live shows this year will let the music do the talking for us."

BENEDICTION's new album, "Killing Music", will be released later in the year via Nuclear Blast Records, with whom the band recently re-signed. The CD will mark the recording debut with the group of drummer Barker, who was most recently a member of BRUJERIA and who played with ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares in the short-lived DRIVEN BY SUFFERING (working name).

Legendary bassist/vocalist Glenn Hughes (DEEP PURPLE, BLACK SABBATH) has posted the video for the song "This House" from his latest solo album "Music for the Divine" on his MySpace page. Featuring Glenn on vocals and bass guitar, Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) on drums and JJ Marsh on acoustic guitar, the clip was filmed at Chad's home in the Hollywood Hills, California and directed by Jon Cohan.

The FINAL cover artwork for MEGADETH's new album, "United Abominations", has been posted online at this location

Due on May 8 via Roadrunner Records, "United Abominations" is currently being mixed at Backstage Studios in Derbyshire, England by Andy Sneap (MACHINE HEAD, SKINLAB, NEVERMORE).

The complete track listing has been revealed for WALTARI's new album, "Release Date", due on February 26 via Dockyard 1.

According to a press release, the new CD is "darker" than 2005's "Blood Sample", "but also again crazier in the mix of possible styles and the general frenzy of these Finnish music innovators."

"Release Date" (view artwork at this location) track listing:

01. Get Stamped
02. Big Sleep
03. Let's Puke Together
04. Cityshamaani
a. Nightflight
b. Morning
c. Colgate Country Showdown
d. The Incarnation Party
e. Sympathy
05. Hype
06. THD
07. Sex In The Beergarden
08. Wish I Could Heal
09. Spokebone (featuring Värttinä)

A video for the new WALTARI song "Wish I Could Heal" has been posted on the band's MySpace page. Also available at the same location is a streaming audio version of the track.

MASTERPLAN's video for the song "Lost and Gone" has been posted online at YouTube.com. The track is the first single off the German/American band's new album, "MK II", due on February 23 via AFM Records. The CD is the first full-length release to feature the group's new lineup — left to right in picture: Roland Grapow (guitar), Jan S. Eckert (bass), Mike Terrana (drums; YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, AXEL RUDI PELL, METALIUM, RAGE), Axel Mackenrott (keyboards) and Mike DiMeo (vocals; RIOT, THE LIZARDS).

MASTERPLAN will make its live debut with the group's new lineup on February 23 at the Break The Barriers Festival in Bremen, Germany at Tivoli. Also scheduled to appear are MOB RULES and ETERNAL REIGN.

Roadrunner Records has set a March 13 release date for the "special edition" version of DRAGONFORCE's "Inhuman Rampage" album. The two-disc CD/DVD set will feature a bonus audio track, "Lost Souls in Endless Time", a "hysterial" behind-the-scenes look into DRAGONFORCE, and a live performance from the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in 2006. The complete track listing is as follows:

CD:

01. Through the Fire and Flames
02. Revolution Deathsquad
03. Storming the Burning Fields
04. Operation Ground and Pound
05. Body Breakdown
06. Cry for Eternity
07. The Flame of Youth
08. Trail of Broken Hearts
09. Lost Souls in Endless Time (Bonus Track)

DVD:

01. Through the Fire and Flames (Music Video)
02. Operation Ground and Pound (Music Video)
03. Behind-The-Scenes Rockumentary
04. Bonus Live Performance of "My Spirit Will Go On" from Metal Hammer Awards

Four songs from ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET's upcoming sophomore album, "Error in Evolution", have been posted online at he band's MySpace. Due on March 9, 2007 via Nuclear Blast Records, the follow-up to the band's debut, "21st Century Killing Machine", was recorded at Deadline studios with engineer Valle Adzic.

"Error in Evolution" final track listing:

01. Mine For The Taking
02. Knights In Satan's Service
03. Such A Sick Boy
04. The Supreme Butcher
05. The Sun Never Shines
06. See Them Burn
07. Nightmare In Ashes And Blood
08. He's back (The Man Behind The Mask) (ALICE COOPER cover)
09. Heaven Knows No Pain
10. Hail The King

Regarding the band's decision to record a cover of ALICE COOPER's "He's Back (The Man behind the Mask)", ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET vocalist Johan Lindstrand (ex-THE CROWN) previously said, "It's a song which we all can relate to in one way or another. We were young and it was in the middle of the '80s. 'Friday the 13th Part 6 - Jason Lives' [was] circulating in the underground community 'cause Sweden had huge problems with censorship. We had to find it in the black market and since we first saw this slasher, this song really got stuck in our heads and I guess the only way to get it out is to play the god damn song. It will be heavy!"

ONE MAN ARMY AND THE UNDEAD QUARTET released a new single, "Christmas for the Lobotomizer", on November 17 via Nuclear Blast. In addition to the title cut, the single contains the songs "Devil on the Red Carpet", "Hell is for Heroes" and "Bulldozer Frenzy", all recorded live at this year's Summer Breeze festival in Germany.

Swedish black metallers MARDUK have set "Rom 5:12" as the title of their new album, tentatively due this spring. Check out the cover artwork at this location. The CD was recorded at Endarker studio and features guest appearances by ARDITI (the project formed by H. Moller from PUISSANCE and M. Bjorkman), Joakim Göthberg (who played drums on the first two MARDUK albums and sang on the group's second and the third LPs) on a track entitled "Cold Mouth Prayer", and Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill from Irish band PRIMORDIAL on the song "Accuser/Opposer".

The upcoming CD will be MARDUK's final effort to feature drummer Emil Dragutinovic. A source close to Emil told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the drummer officially quit the group on November 1 but has agreed to perform on the new album as a session musician.

Dragutinovic is currently working with former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) on his ELIZIUM project (formerly REBELANGELS).

Massachusetts-based metallers HELL WITHIN have issued the following update:

"The new HELL WITHIN album, 'Shadows of Vanity', is done being recorded and mixed. We can't wait for everyone to hear it. The album sounds amazing and we are very proud of it. Now all that's left is for it to be mastered. That will be done by the beginning of February and the artwork will be done in February as well. We're shooting for a mid May release for the album, so in May get to the stores and buy it!

"The other thing we have going on is a tour with our good friends THE AUTUMN OFFERING and our soon-to-be-friends AUTUMN BLACK. The tour will start March 1 and take us until the end of the month. It will cover the East Coast and go over to Texas then up the middle of the country. Everyone get your asses out to see us when we rape and pillage your town."

Norwegian band TRAIL OF TEARS has been rejoined by vocalist Cathrine Paulsen, who sang on the group's 2002 album, "A New Dimension of Might".

TRAIL OF TEARS's fifth album, "Existentia", has just been released via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Soundsuite Studio in Marseille, France with producer Terje Refsnes and includes contributions from French female singer Emmanuelle Zoldan and Norwegian keyboard master Bernt Moen.

TRAIL OF TEARS members Jonathan Perez (drums), Kjell Hagen (bass), Runar Hansen (guitar) and Kjetil Nordhus (vocals) announced on November 28, 2006 that they were leaving the group. Vocalist Ronny Thorsen has since vowed to carry on with new members.