ALTARIA To Begin Mixing New Album This Weekend

October 13, 2005

Finnish melodic metallers ALTARIA have posted the following message on their official web site:

"The recordings of ALTARIA's third album, 'The Fallen Empire', are now 99% ready. The mixing of the album will start on the 15th of October in the Black Lounge Studios (Sweden). As earlier reported, ex-DIO guitarist Rowan Robertson makes a guest appearance on a track called 'The Lion' and keyboard player Henrik Klingenberg (SONATA ARCTICA, SILENT VOICES) has also been confirmed to play on the album. Klingenberg recorded a solo for a song called 'The Dying Flame', which is an 8-minute epic. The final tracklist is yet to be confirmed but a few songs apart from the two earlier mentioned that most certainly will be on the album are 'Crucifix', 'Abyss of Twilight', 'Frozen Hearts' and 'Disciples'."

ALTARIA, who recently announced the addition of guitarist J-P Alanen to the group's ranks, released their sophomore album, "Divinity", in May 2004 through AOR Heaven sub-label Metal Heaven Records. "Divinity" was mixed at Tico Tico Studio (SONATA ARCTICA, SENTENCED, FOR MY PAIN…) and was initially made available as a limited-edition digipack, featuring one bonus track — a cover version of ACCEPT's classic "Balls To The Wall" (including a guest appearance by ex-LION'S SHARE singer Andy Engberg).

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