No Face Records report that Britain's CONQUEST OF STEEL are entering the studio to record their third album, Storm Sword (Rise Of The Dread Queen), a concept album in the truest sense, it charts the rise and fall of an empire over 45 minutes via the medium of heavy metal.

To read the saga in full go to www.conquestofsteel.co.uk or www.myspace.com/conquestofsteel.

Recording takes place once again at Priory and Red Flag Studios and mixing and mastering should be complete by the end of the year. Storm Sword is set to be released in February, 2009.

A competition is being run for fans of the band to submit artwork ideas to enable the Conquest artist to complete her work: “Conquest of Steel are offering you the chance to get involved in the creation of Strom Sword so dust off your brain pans and unleash those creative juices to help them create the ultimate in Heavy Metal album covers. Your task is to design the image for the front cover, their artist is currently sharpening her brushes and wetting her pencils in preparation for your ideas, but worry not artistic skill is not required. Your ideas can be submitted via a written brief or thumbnail sketch, hell stickmen will do. For more details head to www.conquestofsteel.co.uk orwww.myspace.com/conquestofsteel where you’ll find full details of the concept itself, in the meantime get thinking.

The winner of the competition will have his or her name credited and the top five entrants will receive a superb Conquest goody bag, featuring copies of all the band’s recorded output (including the ultra rare Stadiums of Steel vinyl) and much more.”

How to submit: email- sketches, written briefs to band@conquestofsteel.co.uk these should be sent as relatively low resolution jpegs. Make sure you mark it Re: Artwork submissions

Snail mail: No Face Records - c/o Artwork Comp - PO Box 57- Brighouse, West Yorks - HD6 OYD - England

Conquest of Steel are currently booking shows for 2009 and the band will once again be playing up and down the land and returning to foreign shores in the New Year to promote Storm Sword. To book the band email danpdurrant@hotmail.com .

Storm Sword (Rise Of The Dread Queen) tracklisting: 'Conquest Through Fire & Steel', 'The Prophecy', 'Scourge Of The Land', 'Lamentations Of The Women', 'A People Betrayed', 'An Unholy Union (Enter The Swan)', 'The Smile Of The Hanging Man', 'Spirit Of War', 'Jocasta Rises', 'Even The Gods May Be Overthrown', 'Raise Your Fist', 'Lament Of The Steel', 'An Empress Is Born'.