AVA INFERI Announces New Guitarist, Begins Recording New Album

August 11, 2010

AVA INFERI, the Portugal-based band whose lineup includes Norwegian guitarist Rune Eriksen (a.k.a. ex-MAYHEM guitarist/songwriter Blasphemer),has announced the addition of guitarist André Sobral to the group's ranks.

Comments Eriksen: "André has been on stage with us a couple of times already, and has proved himself worthy (of membership). We now feel that the band is reinvigorated and most ready for bigger challenges, having found the important 'equilibrium' on all levels."

In other news, AVA INFERI recently entered TopRoom Studio in Norway to lay down the drums, bass and guitars for eight brand new songs. Eriksen states, "The [forthcoming AVA AINFERI] album, scheduled for a early 2011 release (on the one and only Season Of Mist),has actually been ready for a while, at least in terms of compositions. But instead of doing the usual 'rush,' we have now used time to our advantage, ensuring nothing slips our attention. I actually remember I made the first riff for 'By Candlelight & Mirror', one of the new songs, already back in March last year, giving the song more than a year to mature into what we feel is optimal.

"It might be a cliché to proclaim this these days, but we truly feel that this material is by far the most interesting and mature we have produced so far. And easily the most raw material as well. It's somewhat typical AVA INFERI, as I really believe we have our own brand of gothic doom by now, but it definitely has a few changes to it.

"The songs are more straight-forward, some of them a tad shorter than what's expected from these shores (set aside 'The Heathen Island', which closes inn at approximately 10 minutes),some downright spooky and dirty, others immeasurably dark even strangely beautiful, but most importantly, they all ooze of an all-consuming power.

"We really believe that with this album we have created the ultimate AVA INFERI record so far!"

AVA INFERI's third album, "Blood Of Bacchus", was released in Europe in May 2009 via France's Season Of Mist. The CD featured guest appearances by Kristoffer Rygg (ULVER),Live Kostöl (PANTHEON I),Fredrik Söderlind (PUISSENCE) and the "amazing piano talent" Arne Martinussen.

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