Today (February 28th) sees TROLLFEST release a digital single from their upcoming sixth full-length album Kaptein Kaos. The single, titled 'Ave Maria', recounts one of the adventures that befall the time-travelling hero of the album Kaptein Kaos, who ends up in Jerusalem during his travels and meets an attractive, and very willing, young maiden who he seduces with a song. Nine months later, and with the eponymous hero long gone, the maiden finds herself in somewhat of a tricky situation, especially as she lives in a puritan village, so she explains that her child was "sent from God". As with the album, artwork for "Ave Maria" is by the Swedish cartoonist Jonas Darnell and designer Terje Johnsen. 'Ave Maria' will be available on NoiseArt Records from all the usual digital distributors.

A snippet from the song can be heard below:

TROLLFEST - Ave Maria (Song preview) by NoiseArtRecords

Kaptein Kaos was released on April 8th in North America via Napalm Records / Noise Art. The album is out in Europe on March 28th.

Recorded at the dUb Studio in Oslo and at the Trollskogen Recording Facilities, the album has been mixed by Endre Kirkesola. Once again the striking artwork is by Swedish Cartoonist Jonas Darnell and design by Terje Johnsen, both long-time collaborators with the band.

Kaptein Kaos tracklisting:

'Trolltramp'

'Kaptein Kaos'

'Vulkan'

'Ave Maria'

'Filzlaus Verkündiger'

'Die Grosse Echsen'

'Seduction suit no.21'

'Solskinnsmedisin'

'Troll Gegen Mann'

'Sagn Om Stein'

'Renkespill'

'Kinesisk Alkymi'

'Døden banker på'

Bonus DVD:

- The making of Kaptein Kaos
- Heidenfest tour video
- Paganfest tour video

Like previous albums Kaptein Kaos is set in the fantasy world of Trolls created by Trollfest. It tells the story of the Kaptein Kaos, who, according to the band ”is an inventor who creates a time machine and goes on an expedition across time to see some sights, taste some stuff and have some fun in ways that are exclusively available to people with time machines”. Musically, though, it seems that this time Trollfest have slightly changed direction. “Blasts beats and screaming” says the band “have given way to juicy rock grooves and rich melody lines, and the world music influence, which has been our trademark both in our use of instruments as well as melodies, has expanded to include Tango rhythms, Asian and Scandinavian folk music as well, of course, as the East European influence for which we are known”.

KORPIKLAANI’S Jonne Järvelä, one of the first people to hear the album, had this to say about it: "Trollfest are even more catchy, more melodic and more twisted than ever with their new Kaptein Kaos album. I really like its (good way) sick arrangements and instrumentation. Vocals are extremely variable and I never heard anything like this before. My personal highlight on the album is a song called 'Solskinnsmedisin'. Unbelievable album!"

To mark the release of the album Trollfest will be embarking on a 16 date headlining tour of Europe in April, which the band have dubbed the Kaos Over Europe Tour, supported by FINSTERFORST and CRYPTIC FOREST.

More information about Trollfest and their upcoming tour schedule can be found on the band’s website.