CATAMENIA: New drummer announced!

CATAMENIA has issued the following update on their official website:

"We're proud to announce and welcome our new drummer, Mikko Nevanlahti, to the band. More info about him can be found soon from the member profile at biography section. Thank you all who sent their applications and showed interest towards Catamenia!"

Finnish black metallers CATAMENIA and Belgium's ANCIENT RITES will team up for a North American tour between November 23 and December 22. More information will be made available soon.

CATAMENIA recently uploaded the "Cataventures Part III" video clip, the most recent in a series of clip chronicling the band's adventures touring through Europe. You can check out all three parts on the group's official web site.

CATAMENIA's latest album, "Location: COLD", was released last August via Massacre Records. The CD was recorded, mixed and mastered at Mastervox Studios by Kakke Vähäkuopus and Immu Ilmarinen. The cover artwork was created by Anthony Clarkson.

ANCIENT RITES's latest album, "Rubicon", was released in May 2006 via Season of Mist. The follow-up to 2001's "Dim Carcosa" was recorded at the Spacelab Studio in Germany under the watchful eye of veteran ANCIENT RITES producers Oliver Phillips and Christian Moos.