Legendary producer Tue Madsen (HEAVEN SHALL BURN, DARK TRANQUILLITY, MOONSPELL) checks in with the following update from Antfarm Studio:

"Hello Everybody

I know its been a long time since my last update... but here is a new one.

Quite a lot of things have happened since last time... the new THE HAUNTED album is out now and you will know it's a masterpiece again when you hear it! And I command you to pick up the special edition. We recorded 21 tracks and there wasn't one bad song in there... so all the bonus stuff WILL be killer.

While doing the recordings, I also found a minute to help out Softube with their new Guitar amp plug in, Metal Amp Room which Jensen was involved with designing (making sure the chucks were not lost). I have to say I was very surprised when I heard the results. It really does sound like the way I record guitars and it makes me want to do a lot more set ups for them if I can get them to do this. I have already used it twice... 2 out of 4 guitar tracks on the new SIRENIA used this plug. The other two were Rectifier.

Presets will be available through Softube later (I promise Niklas).

I just finished a new album for BORN FROM PAIN with Rob now handling the vocals. Sounds very very good to me. Also just finished mixing the new Sirenia album with an awesome new singer and great new songs.

I came home from Russia recording AMATORY recently. Very special experience. The band is singing in Russian... but will also make an English version. Really good band!! And big as hell over there, which feels very weird when you hear nothing at all about them only 2 hours away on a plane...

SCAMP is a local band I worked with a long time ago (I mixed this album), and now the album is finally coming out on Scarlet Records. If you like MNEMIC/MESHUGGAH stuff you will love this bunch. They are fucking awesome!!

NUEVA ETICA have made a new harder better tighter album which I am mixing with Jacob Olsen engineering. It sounds Hard!

I just came home from Gothenburg recording the new ENGEL album. It is a long time dream of mine to do this album, and it feels so good to finally be working with them first hand. We recorded the drums in Puk studios, guitars and bass in Storan in Gothenburg and vocals at my place. We are working on 17 songs, let's see how many end up on the record.

I know this record is going to kick major ass!!

I am also putting the finishing touches to the new HATESPHERE album now. There is a band who went throught some changes, but rest assured, it still sounds like Hatesphere.

Next up I am going to do the mix of the new EARTH CRISIS album!!, And a new EKTOMORF album and a HEAVEN SHALL BURN live DVD. So lots of good stuff to look forward to."