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Nearly 16 years has passed from the early demos of Kalmah. Now alive and well the group of Swamp metallers are at the end of writing process for the 7th studio album. Album release is planned to Spring 2013. There is now 6 new Kalmah master pieces in rehearsal rotation and there is more to come. Band will enter studio in January 2013.

Cover and booklet artwork design has started. With the 7th album band decided to go back to the roots and step out of the digital image world. The artist and illustrator is Juha Vuorma.

At the end of September band shot a new music video from the title song of the new album. While waiting the video release watch the making of video on Youtube :

We have entered studio to record our seventh full length album. This time there will be no studio diary in particular. Instead we are going to keep you updated via our website and Kalmah Facebook page. So follow it!

Here is the first video. Janne has already done with drumming:

Finnish metallers KALMAH will release their new studio album, "Seventh Swamphony", on June 17 via Spinefarm Records. The follow-up to 2010's "12 Gauge" was recorded at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland, and was mixed and mastered at Fascination Street studios in Örebro, Sweden by Jens Bogren (OPETH, SOILWORK, PARADISE LOST). The new CD will feature cover artwork by Juha Vuorma, who worked on the first three KALMAH albums as well as releases from USURPER, METUJA, DEATHMARCHED and ALTARS OF DESTRUCTION. The CD's first single, "Seventh Swamphony", is scheduled for digital release on May 6.

After 15 years together, with six full-length albums under their collective belt, 2013 sees the Finnish musicians delivering album No. 7 — an eight-track release showcasing this Oulu outfit's trademark frantic, yet melodic death metal style, tempered here by a newfound "epic mournfulness."

Commented KALMAH lead guitarist Antti Kokko: "This album marks a milestone in our careers. We have a new keyboard player, which has given a fresh edge to the music, and we are, of course, very satisfied with the new material. That is why we wanted to give the songs the best possible chance without compromise; we feel very lucky and privileged to have worked with Jens Bogren."

"Seventh Swamphony" track listing:

01. Seventh Swamphony
02. Deadfall
03. Pikemaster
04. Hollo
05. Windlake Tale
06. Wolves on the Throne
07. Black Marten´s Trace
08. The Trapper

The official video for the title track, "Seventh Swamphony", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Jukka Vidgren.

Keyboardist Marco Sneck left KALMAH in 2011 after seven years and three albums with the band.

KALMAH's sixth album, "12 Gauge", entered the official chart in the Finland at position No. 15.

Mr. Gig a écrit :Comme je t'en avais parlé dans je ne sais plus quel sujet, si tu apprécies le style, jette-toi à corps perdu sur la triplette gagnante "Swamplord" ('01) / "They Will Return" ('02) et "Swampsong" ('03), qui marque la période la plus mélodieuse du groupe, qui s'est souvent réclamé de l'influence de MEGADETH période "Countdown", même si on nage bien dans les sombres marécages Finlandais mélancoliques d'un Death mélodique tirant en fait plus sur le Heavy qu'autre chose une fois abstraction faite du chant guttural propre à la scène Suédoise et des claviers étincelants.

"The Black Waltz" ('06) et "for the revolution" ('08) ne sont pas moins réussis à mon goût, mais ont amorcé une direction plus agressive, et un brin plus incisive, teintée à l'occasion des accents du Blackened Death.

Finland's melodic death metal outfit Kalmah premiere a new song titled "Evil Kin", taken from their upcoming new album "Palo", which will be out in stores via Spinefarm Records on April 6th.