Peter Dolving of Swedish act The Haunted has posted the following studio update regarding the band's forthcoming new album:

"We're going forward. This is exciting and scary. So far we got 12 songs that are evolving smoothly. So far I'd say the stuff is much heavier than previous records, I get a feeling like AT The Gates meets King Crimson.

Oh I don't know - It's hard to describe but personally I think we're coming up some heavy shit. Sometimes I feel like 'WHOA! This is turning into a Pink Floyd record for the dysfunctional.'

It's nice for a change to have a good rehearsal space in Gothenburg this time and the possibility to communicate with our computers instead of having to play stuff over the phone at 2 in the morning, especially now since we've moved out all across Sweden. Well, I have a really good feeling and I'm really looking forward to recording this monster..."

You can check some pictures and vids from the studio in here: http://cyklode.se/haunted/doc/diary.htm

Source:	the-haunted.com & Thryce
Band profile:	The Haunted

06.March.2006:

Trail of Tears will enter Soundsuite Studio in Marseille, France on June 25th with producer Terje Refsnes to start recording the as-yet-untitled fifth album. The band expect to spend six weeks tracking the effort for a late 2006 release via Napalm Records.

Comments vocalist Ronny Thorsen: "It will be a bigger-sounding album, for sure more orchestrated and symphonic. We are extremely satisfied with the pre-productions we have done and have strong faith in the material! We are also looking forward to work with Terje Refsnes again for the first time since 2002's 'A New Dimension of Might' album."

Source:	trailoftears.no
Band profile:	Trail Of Tears

The band spent the winter in writting mode for a new album, and have already booked the studio for April. Also some pictures from their latest concert were posted here.

In other news the band announce some new gigs:

June 24 Graspop Dessel Belgium
July 22 Metal Camp Tolmin Slovenia
August 17/22 Summer Breeze Germany (Exact date t.b.d.)
August 25/26 Hole In the Sky Bergen Norway (Exact date t.b.d.)

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Source:	mydyingbride.org
Band profile:	My Dying Bride

The following message was posted on Manticora's website by the band:

"Hey everybody!

We can now announce that we have booked the "Jailhouse" studios from 7th April - 7th May, where we will record our new album(s) with Tommy Hansen (Helloween, TNT, Pretty Maids, Fate) pushing the buttons.

More information about the 2 albums (yes, you read it right - TWO albums!!!) will be on this site in a short while!

Now for something else ... we've chosen to part ways with Stefan Johansson after one year of good fun together. Stefan jumped in on guitar right before our European tour with Angra/Edenbridge, and he played with us on all our gigs in 2005. We had a lot of fun, and Stefan did a great job. However, we've found out during the writing-stages of the new material, that his writing-style just didn't fit to Manticora. So, we've decided to ask Martin Arendal once again to rejoin us for the recording of lead guitars on the new album(s). Thanks to Stefan for your time in Manticora - we wish you the best of luck!!!!

The Mantidudes"

Source:	manticora.dk
Band profile:	Manticora

Swedish melodic death/thrashers Arise are now in the Studio recording a demo/promo in search for a new record deal. The drums were recorded a couple of weeks ago, the guitars and bass lines will be finished this upcoming weekend, and the vocals short after! It's gonna be a killer, keep your eyes and ears open!

Source:	ariseonline.com
Band profile:	Arise

The following press release was posted at Enslaved official website:

Great news!! Enslaved has entered Amper Studios (Oslo, Norway) to record their next album which is entitled "RUUN". They've only been in studio for a week yet they already feel confident that this will be a monumental album! The drums are finished, and the guitars are being recorded at this very moment.
"The songs are stronger than ever, we've found the ultimate studios and the guys in the band are in very high spirits. Now it's just a matter of working as hard as body and mind permits" says guitarist and composer Ivar Bjørnson. First two song titles to be revealed are the two to-be video songs: "Path of Vanir" and "Essence".

"RUUN" is due to be released on MAY 8th 2006 (Tabu Recordings). The album will be mixed in Propeller Studios (Oslo, Norway) by Mike Hartung and finally mastered in Cutting Room (Stockholm, Sweden).

"You're asking how "RUUN" sounds compared to "ISA"?
-You tell me!" says Bjørnson.

Source:	enslaved.no
Band profile:	Enslaved

Lyzanxia entered the Fredman Studio on January 9th 2006 to record their third full-length album 'UNSU' with Fredrik Nordström. 'UNSU' is the long-awaited follow-up to album 'MINDCRIMES', which came out in 2004 in the USA and a year before in Europe and Japan. Fans can expect more of every component that has been shaping the Lyzanxia style over the years in what promises to be the most accomplished Lyzanxia album yet. The band has already started recording the drums these past few days and are going to be in the studio for a full month. You can follow them every step of the way by reading their daily studio report on www.lyzanxia.com, where you'll also be able to watch short home videos of how a Swedish dentist pulled out a wisdom tooth as vocalist/guitarist Franck Potvin was rushed for an emergency extraction on the very first day of recording!

Source:	lyzanxia.com
Band profile:	Lyzanxia

Poisonblack entering studios early 2006 to finish up the new album!

Poisonblack will enter studios early 2006 to finish up the new album. At the moment they are composing and rehearsing new songs. Release date is not known yet but they hope it would come out before summer 2006.

We will add more news as soon as there's something sure to tell and more updates to the site will be follow before new albums comes out.

Source:	poisonblack.com
Band profile:	Poisonblack

Tuesday, 29. November 2005
Recording drums, bass and the four monster rhythm guitars

Hey there, what's up?
After two weeks of being in the studio working very intense, here u go for another update, .....first, it's a real pleasure recording at Stage One - the studio's killer, so I know the next couple of months are gonna be fuckin´ memorable, this will be a Monster of a record.

Nefastus nailed the ten commandments in less then 6 days of hard snare attacking, wow that's Olympia. This is definitely the tightest - heaviest drumming you will hear on a Belphegor album till now. The high speed-blast-beats and double bass drums turned out most precise and brutal, to be honest it's already blowing us away. The German maniac with polish blood in his veins deserves a gold medal for it! We decided for the new Warwick/Corvette 4-string bass that Barth bought for the bass recordings, with a bit of old-school Master distortion the parts were played directly in the sound desk.

Helmuth and the producer Andy took only 4 - 5 hours to find "the" perfect guitar sound. There were a lot of choices between amps, pedals and so forth, but in the end the gear was the band's Rectifier Mesa Boogie amp, one 800 Marshall cabinett 4x12, and several Jackson Guitars. Helmuth and Sigurd shredded the four rhythm guitars in five days, with the most dynamics possible. Well, all we need now is some sick samples, the cold melody/overdub guitar parts and loads of chaos -leads, and of course the vocals.

Die 10 Werke are starting to show their real form and I can say we're pretty damn pleased, can't wait till this masterpiece is finally finished. Well, the 2nd session in Stage One Studios takes place from 22.-29. December, more news to come. The hell-crew shot some photos during the recordings. A new booking agent, Rock The Nation took over all BELPHEGOR festival bookings for season 2006.

Belphegor´s GOATREICH FLESHCULT on Lp format in Feb. 06
The band is proud to announce that a serious company for the GOATREICH - FLESHCULT opus on Lp format has been found. Await the limited edition of 800 cps. via Goatruler Productions/Ger, in early February 06, ( gatefold and heavy vinyl - 180 gr. )
There is a new fan site in Polish language, pozdrowienia dla Zoutar Wielki.

Source:

belphegor.at

11.2005:

The preproduction is done and we enter the Studio with John Fryer (HIM, Paradise Lost, Depeche Mode, Cradle Of Filth) as Producer and Engineer! Expect the best LACRIMAS record ever! Sign the Newsletter now! Next week we send the first news from the Studio including song titles and and and! So, rock 'n' sad!

Source:	lacrimas.com
Band profile:	Lacrimas Profundere

Agalloch have entered the studio to begin pre-production work for their 3rd full-length album entitled "Ashes Against The Grain" (out on The End Records). The recording process will begin Dec 10th and the band hopes to have the album finished by mid-January. As usual the band will be working with Ronn Chick, who has engineered and produced both of their previous albums.

http://www.theendrecords.com

Band profile:

Agalloch

Hello guys & gals!

As already told in our blog ( http://www.etenaltears.info/blog/ ), the
second part of the recording sessions for our fifth album begins
tomorrow, the first of December.

The song-writing process went smoothly once again, and we hope to get
out of the studio before Christmas .

The album will be out next March or April. Further information on the
album will be released later.

So, keep on checking out our blog for details on how the recording
sessions progress!

Thanks,
Jarmo

Source:	Eternal Tears Of Sorrow newsletter
Band profile:	Eternal Tears Of Sorrow

The following message was posted on the band's website:

"ShadowKeep begin recording their 3rd studio album on the 12th of December at Thin Ice Studios with Karl Groom producing once again. This latest visit to Thin Ice will be the culmination of many months of hard work and will unleash the vocal talents of Richie Wicks and one of the tightest rhythm sections in Metal, drummer Scott Higham and bassist Stony Grantham combined with ShadowKeep founders Chris Allen and Nicki Robson promises to be an album to establish the band as the UK's no.1 Power Metal act! More news to follow soon!"

Source:

shadowkeepmetal.net

According to a band spokesperson, US thrash gods Slayer will "go into the studio maybe December, possibly January to start recording" their long-awaited follow-up to 2001's "God Hates Us All". The album will surface on American Recordings' new home, Warner Bros. Records, sometime in 2006. More news as it develops.

In his recent interview with Metal Hammer, Slayer guitarist Kerry King said the following when asked about a new LP: "It seems like everybody under the sun says, 'We want a new record,' but at the same time, they keep saying, 'We'd really like you to come back on tour.' That shit bumps everything on the backburner. The funny this is Dave and me have had a 10-song demo we did up at his house that's been lying around since March 2004. I know Jeff has written a couple , and I've written a couple more since then, so this week we're going to start the process of getting back together and nailing this thing."

The album will feature original drummer Dave Lombardo. He played with the band until 1992, leaving to found Grip Inc. In 2001 Dave rejoined Slayer for the "God Hates Us All" tour, initially as a short-term fill-in, but has remained with the group.

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Source:	ultimate-guitar.com
Band profile:	Slayer

Evergrey recently returned to Division One Studios to record their as yet untitled fifth studio album. The producing and mixing will be handled by the experienced and extremely successful team Sanken Sandquist / Stefan Glauman. Their track record includes artists like Rammstein, Britney Spears, Bon Jovi and Def Leppard.

The band's vocalist/guitarist/mastermind Tom S. Englund had this to say regarding the new collaboration, "We feel honoured to work with such amazing producers. We are sure that they will succeed in making us sound better than ever before."

Evergrey have renewed their deal with InsideOut Music for one more album. The release is planned for April 2006.

In other news, Evergrey will perform at Sweden Rock Festival's kick-off party at Annexet in Stockholm on December 3rd.

http://www.evergrey.net

Band profile:

Evergrey