Keep Of Kalessin have issued the following studio report:

"We are now preparing and recording stuff for our new album, and are also doing our first studioreport today (Friday, 14 August). So stay tuned and we will come with more updates, interviews, clips of the new music and news for the new album.

You can also discuss and get updates from our Keep Of Kalessin forum."

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Keep Of Kalessin's recently shot video for the track "Ascendant" in Gothenburg, Sweden with director Patrick Ullaeus (who has previously worked with such bands as Dimmu Borgir, Sonic Syndicate, and In Flames) is now available for worldwide viewing!

Watch the video at MySpace Metal.

According to the band, it is a "?performance video shot on white screen / green screen" and "?will be one of the 'baddest' metal videos of 2008!"

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"Kolossus", the new album from Norwegian metallers Keep Of Kalessin, is available for streaming in its entirety at the band's MySpace page.

The album will be released in Europe on June 6th (North America on June 10th) by Indie Recordings and licensed to Nuclear Blast for the following territories: Germany, Austria, Switzerland and rest of the world outside Europe (except Australia and Russia).

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Keep Of Kalessin have posted the following update:

"The Keep Of Kalessin MySpace-page has been updated with the artwork from our upcoming album "Kolossus", which will hit the stores worldwide in June!

We have also uploaded one of the tracks from the album so you all can hear it.

It's the track called "Ascendant" and we just finished the videoshoot for this song in Gothenburg. The video will be directed by Patrick Ullaeus who has worked with Dimmu Borgir, Within Temptation, In Flames and many more. So you can expect nothing else than an epic video!

"Kolossus" Release Dates:

Europe: June 6th
America: June 10th

Check out the new MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/keepofkalessin"

UPDATED on 20 May (thanks to SlaytallicA):

Nuclear Blast Records has launched a new e-card for Keep Of Kalessin's upcoming "Kolossus" album at this location.

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A trailer for "Kolossus" is available for download at this location (or available here).

"Kolossus" is the new Keep Of Kalessin album and will be released on June 6th 2008 in Europe (June 10th in US).

Also the band is currently on tour in North America along with labelmates Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth as part of The Invaluable Darkness Tour Part 2 - Legions Of The Chosen Few!

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Keep Of Kalessin have announced on their MySpace that their entire show at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH on April 5th will stream online via YeboTV. The live concert will be streamed on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at: 5:00pm (Pacific) -- 6:00pm (Mountain) -- 7:00pm (Central) -- 8:00pm (Eastern) -- (European Time would be morning of Sunday, April 6)

Also available will be a stream of the Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth's performance from the same show. The concert stream is FREE for fans around the world to view right from the comfort of their home computers. Visit this link to register in advance for this exclusive event.

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Indie Recordings and Nuclear Blast are proud to finally announce their collaboration in the signing of epic extreme metal masters; Keep Of Kalessin. The band of former Satyricon live guitar player Obsidian C. has so far, in addition to the legendary Reclaim EP, released three highly acclaimed albums since its formation back in 1994 and is now ready to conquer the world with it´s forth offering. The highly anticipated new album entitled "Kolossus" is scheduled to be released in June 2008. Expect nothing less than a masterpiece!

Keep Of Kalessin is definitely the next big thing from Norway and will have a huge impact on the whole Metal scene. The base of the music is for sure Black Metal, but Keep Of Kalessin are also including other influences like Death Metal, Thrash Metal and some non-metal components, making their style fresh and truly unique. You have to be deaf to not hear the incredible potential of the band. Keep Of Kalessin will soon be one of the main driving forces in extreme Metal and one of THE bands of 2008. Be prepared for their matchless crusade!

"These Norwegians are delivering an unbelievable performance in Black Metal - virulent, aggressive and technically very far above the standard. The guys around Obsidian C. are extremely heavy and to the point, filling their songs with surprising breaks and instrumentation. This is how Black Metal has to sound nowadays. There´s no cure against this demolition bomb of anger and innovation!" - Jaap Wagemaker, A&R Manager, Nuclear Blast

"After signing Keep Of Kalessin to Tabu Recordings back in 2004, we are extremely pleased to be working with Obsidian C. and Keep Of Kalessin again. The new album totally reflects the unique musical craftsmanship and the undisputable power of this band - and is everything we ever dared to hope for! You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that this band will be huge!" - Erik S. Røhne, A&R Indie Recordings

The band will be part of "The Invaluable Darkness Tour Part 2 - Legions Of The Chosen Few" through North America along with labelmates Dimmu Borgir and Behemoth - starting in April. An extensive European Tour is already in the planning. Keep Of Kalessin will prevail! The album will be released by Indie Recordings and is licensed to Nuclear Blast for the following territories: Germany, Austria, Switzerland + Rest of the world outside Europe (except Australia and Russia)

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Norwegian Black Metallers Keep Of Kalessin have posted their video for the song 'Crown Of The Kings' on their homepage. Click here for the Windows Media version, and here for the Quicktime version.

The song can be found on the band's latest effort "Armada", which was released on 27 March 2006 via Tabu Recordings.

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Keep Of Kalessin posted an mp3 of "The Black Uncharted" from their upcoming album "Armada", download it here.
Also the the tracklist of the album was revail:

1. Surface
2. Crown of the Kings
3. The Black Uncharted
4. Vengeance Rising
5. Many are We
6. Winged Watcher
7. Into the Fire
8. Deluge
9. The Wealth of Darkness
10. Armada

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The teaser can be found at www.kalessin.no. The first tunes from the upcoming album are revealed along with the new line-up, introducing Thebon as the new vocalist. He was first seen with the band during their live shows in 2005 and did vocals on their eastern european tour with EXODUS and HYPOCRISY in December.

Keep Of Kalessin has also just finished recording a new video for the track "Infire" which will premiere in February.
The video was shot 100% green-screen and is directed by Rome Ramsies at VisionValley (www.visionvalley.com) who has worked with bands like Slipknot, Sepultura and Mudvayne amongst others.
He also worked in Weta Digital for several years during the making of "Lord of the Rings" and he also did CGI for the movie "Pitch Black".

Source:	kalessin.no
Band profile:	Keep Of Kalessin