Netherlands-based label Painkiller Records (a sub label of Apollon Entertainment UN Limited) has added Norwegian extreme metallers BYFROST to its roster, and will release the band’s debut full-length album, Black Earth, in the spring of 2010.

A follow up to the self-released EP Byfrostmetal, tracklisting for Black Earth is as follows:

'Horns To The Sky

'Black Earth'

'Night Of Damnation'

'Lord Victorious'

'Desire'

'Wings Of The Angel Of Death'

'Evil Arise'

'Skull Of God'

Bergen-based Byfrost started out in 2007 when Heavy Harms and R.I.P Meister decided to form a band that would create a sound from the of merging cold, dark riffs together with melodic ones.

With Heavy Harms taking vocals, the two guitarists recruited a drummer and bass player and recorded and released the Byfrostmetal EP in 2008.

Soon after, the four-piece became a three-piece with R.I.P Meister switching over to five-string bass, and HELLISH OUTCAST’s Alkolust taking over on drums.

With a permanent line up now in place, Byfrost went on to play live both locally and throughout Europe, and in 2009 began work on Black Earth.

The album, which includes a guest appearance by ENSLAVED/AUDREY HORNE guitarist Arve Isdal on the track 'Desire', was recorded at the Conclave/Earshot Studios in Bergen, and produced by Herbrand Larsen (Enslaved) and Bjørnar E. Nilsen (VULTURE INDUSTRIES, BLACK HOLE GENERATOR).

Artwork is currently being prepared by Christian Sloan Hall who has worked with artists such as TESTAMENT, DIMMU BORGIR, SLAYER, etc.

More information about Byfrost, together with the track 'Desire' and teasers from Black Earth” can be found here.