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Humanae

n. — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:50:12 +0000

At last there is some official info on the new Laethora album. “The light in which we all burn” will be released worldwide through The End on April 27, 2010. A taster in the shape of the track “Humanae” can be found on the redesigned MySpace page here.

Obligatory self-quote about the song:

“Humanae is one of the more eclectic songs from the album, and it’s a good representation of what we wanted to achieve. Elements from different extreme metal subgenres are blended with more progressive chord progressions, all topped off with an epic ending part that still sends shivers through our spines. Hope you’ll like it, and stay tuned for more updates as the release date draws closer.”

Brief update? Why, yes….

n. — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:10:57 +0000

Things are über busy at the moment, so not a whole lot of time to post any extensive updates.

Inbetween the projects that currently occupy my days, I’ve had some quick sketching sessions – both in the computer and in the moleskine – to get some relief. Mr. Fish here is one of several new creatures emerging from those.

Finally made some well-needed updated to the Dark tranquillity homepage as well and got around to updating the tattoo section. There are now no less than 67 pieces of D.T. related ink displayed, and it’s very humbling that our music has struck a chord with so many people to the degree that they’ve chosen to make us a part of their skin.

Laethora has a new rehearsal room! Sticks-and-skins maestro mr. Aakesson has uploaded some drumming footage to his YouTube channel, so check out the madman in action. Release info on the new album will come later this month, and new material is already in the making.

#1 on the Swedish DVD chart

n. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:34:00 +0000

Pretty cool – our “Where death is most alive” DVD just entered the first spot of the official Swedish DVD charts, beating luminaries such as ABBA, Michael Jackson and Madonna.

Chart is here.

Alchemy revisited

n. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:19:35 +0000

Spent some relaxing time with random character sketching in Alchemy. Love this app!

Dark tranquillity DVD out now

n. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:04:05 +0000

The long-awaited Dark tranquillity DVD “Where death is most alive”, shot in Milan, Italy in October 2008, was officially released through Century media this week. It took quite some time to get everything properly put together, but the knife-wielding lunatics at Vasara films did a stellar job with the editing and post production, and the whole things looks fantastic. This isn’t even an opinion, but a mere fact.

In addition to attempting to play the guitar, I created the front cover artwork, which is based on an old t-shirt design.

Press release here.
Trailer below.

Site facelift in progress

n. — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:24:00 +0000

As you can see, I’m trying out some different themes on the site right now, so things might look and behave a bit odd for a while.

Soul sold…

n. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:55:55 +0000

…and I’m trading my precious hermetic seclusion for the ADHD inducing world of Twitter. Let’s give it a week or so.

www.twitter.com/cabinfevermedia

Cabin fever store open

n. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:51:01 +0000

For those who are interested, I’m cleaning the closets and have a small amount of CD’s that I’ve participated on (musician or illustrator) for sale. The real gem would probably be European pressing of the Laethora debut album, which is pretty hard to get hold of these days, but the other releases are well worth getting too.

Check here for info.

Any orders are much appreciated. Support the scene and your local starving artist.

October update

n. — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:11:52 +0000

Studio work is pretty much a 24/7 prospect right now, but I managed to find some time to update cabinfevermedia.com with some fairly recent projects.

D.T. album progress: We have about one week of recordings left before it’s time to ship the material to Tue Madsen at Antfarm for the mixing. Those who are interested in monitoring the day-by-day studio activites for the album can follow our keyboard wizard Martin Brändströms Twitter feed here.

Voguesville

n. — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:58:46 +0000

I recently finished the sleeve design for “Voguesville“, the new novel from acclaimed writer/musician Cornelius Jakhelln, known in literary circles for the award-winning “Gudenes fall” and in the music scene for his involvement with Solefald and Sturmgeist.

The book, which is scheduled for release later this month, is a crime noir styled murder mystery with luciferian, nautical and ornithological overtones. From the presentation blurb:

“Esteban Loyola, heir to the prestigious Loyola fleet, is found murdered, with a pentagram carved into his chest. When King and Hanna, detectives with the Voguesville police force, begin to look into the case, suspicion falls on the town’s Lucifer Cult, which uses the pentagram. Cristian Satán, the leader of the cult, proclaims his innocence. But King, whom the police force has recruited because he is a seagull, refuses to give in… Calle Maria, Voguesville.”