Progressive Folk Black Metal band KLABAUTAMANN from North Rhine-Westphalia announce their new album. The title of their new work will be "Smaragd", which is German for "emerald". The record is planned to be released in the mid of June 2017 both on CD and as digital download.

For the recording sessions of "Smaragd", KLABAUTAMANN were supported by various big names of the international Metal scene. For instance, they could get Anna Murphy (NUCLEUS TORN, former ELUVEITIE) to record the clean vocals on the album as well as playing the hurdy gurdy. Fredy Schnyder, NUCLEUS TORN as well, plays the hammond organ on the album. Furthermore, "Smaragd" has been mixed and mastered by ARMIN RAVE (who worked with, among others, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Grabnebelfürsten, and Pavor), who also recorded previous KLABAUTAMANN albums "Our Journey Through The Woods" and "The Old Chamber". For the cover, the band could get another well-known name to join their crew: COSTIN CHIOREANU drew the artwork, known for his works for Enslaved, At The Gates, Arcturus and many more.

"Smaragd" will be released via Zeitgeister Music in June 2017, being KLABAUTAMANN's fifth album following "Our Journey Through The Woods" (2003), "Der Ort" (2005), "Merkur" (2009), and "The Old Chamber" (2011). The album will contain 10 tracks and have a duration of about 54 minutes. Here's the tracklist of "Smaragd":

02. My Terrifying Mirror
03. In My Shadow
04. Under Feral Skies
05. As the Snow Melted
06. The Murderers
07. Enemies' Blood
08. Saturn
09. Smaragd
10. Frozen in Time
Pre-orders are expected to start in May.

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