Former MAYHEM frontman Maniac, together with members of his black/doom band SKITLIV, will be present at a Listening Session at this years Inferno Festival in Oslo, which will showcase the long-awaited Skitliv album Skandinavisk Misantropi. The album, due for release on the Season of Mist label later this year, features guest vocal appearances from, amongst others, David Tibet (CURRENT 93), Attila (Mayhem and SUNN0)))) and Gaahl (GOD SEED, TRELLDOM, GAAHLSKAGG, WARDRUNA). The eight-track album will receive its first public hearing on Thursday 9th April at 20:30 in the Anneks room of the Rockefeller venue, where attendees at the Inferno Festival will be able to meet Maniac and other band members.

Commenting on the new album, the often-controversial front man said, Skandinavisk Misantropi has been a long time in coming, but that’s the way I work. I had no intention of letting it appear until the result satisfied me personally”. In respect of his signing with Season of Mist, he went on to say "I had never lost touch with the guys at Season of Mist after I left Mayhem, and when they said they were interested in releasing my new album, it seemed very natural to continue working with them.”

Skandinavisk Misantropi is the first studio album to be released by Skitliv, the band having previously released the live Amfetamin CD which was a one-off collaboration with the Cold Spring label, that has Maniac’s ambient/noise project SEHNSUCHT in it’s roster.

Joining Skitliv’s line up of Maniac on guitars and vocals, SHINING’s Niklas Kvarforth on guitars and backing vocals, and Ingvar on guitars, for the recording of Skandinavisk Misantrpi are Tore Moren (JORN, CARNIVORA, ex-ARCTURUS) on bass, and Dag Otto (HAUST) on drums. Moren also produced the 8-track album together with Maniac. More information about Skitliv can be found on the band’s MySpace page.

Below is the official video for Skitliv’s 'Virescit Volnere Virtus':

Skitliv - Virescit Volnere Virtus