Swedish epic/melodic metallers
NARNIA have issued the following update:
"We are happy to announce that we have a bunch of new songs and that we have started the recording of our sixth studio album!!! The songs are heading in an up-tempo, aggressive but melodic direction. This time none less than
Fredrik Nordström (
Studio Fredman) will be involved in finalizing the record. He's famous all over the place for his work with
IN FLAMES,
SOILWORK, ARCH ENEMY</B>,
DIMMU BORGIR etc. etc. and we're excited to have him in the boat.
"A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came to see us at the
Legends Of Rock festival in Germany. It was a great experience for us and we also want to thank the promoters of the festival!!"
NARNIA last year posted a newly recorded song,
"In His Majesty's Service" on their
MySpace page. The track was originally written and recorded by the Swedish band
JERUSALEM back in 1985.
NARNIA's version of the song is featured on the group's 10th-anniversary "best of" album,
"Decade of Confession", which was released this past summer via
Massacre Records.
NARNIA's most recent collection of all-new material,
"Enter the Gate", was released in April 2006 via
Massacre. The CD, which was released in Japan on March 23, 2006 via
Attic Arcade/
Gencross, was described by the band as "the most well-sounding and well-performed
NARNIA album to date." The follow-up to 2003's
"The Great Fall" features backing vocals by
Mats Leven (
THERION,
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN,
AT VANCE) and contains "the most melodic and catchy songs since
'Long Live the King' from the late '90s but in a brand new sound and approach," according to the band.
NARNIA performing at the
Legends Of Rock festival on April 5, 2008 at Haus Ennepetal (community center) in Ennepetal, Germany: