Season Of Mist has set May 25th as the release date for Blood Of Bacchus, the new album from Almada, Portugal-based metallers AVA INFERI, featuring former MAYHEM guitarist Rune Eriksen.

Season Of Mist report: "Carmen Simões' exceptional clear and emotional vocals have already gained her guest appearances with MOONSPELL, but it is only in Ava Inferi that her beautiful voice is unleashed to it's full potential.

With their third album, Blood Of Bacchus, the Portuguese/Norwegian band deliver their finest work so far: drowned in glorious sorrow and the subtlety of delicate songs!"

Freshly back home after a one month European tour with TIAMAT and THE 69 EYES, Rune reports:

"The Hellhounds... Veni, vidi, vici!

Finally back, or perhaps I should state the opposite? Although I definitely don't miss my bunker in the bus, I must say that we had a good blast over the three weeks this tour was running... a good and healthy experience indeed. I would like to thank all the parts involved, including Tiamat and the Helsinki Vampires (aka The 69 Eyes), the magnificent Hellhounds crew, all agents and organizers and obviously ALL the fans who gave us such great reception on our 1st (out of many!) tour. You all rule!

From our lengthy (approx 47 min.) start in Hamburg and Germany (eight shows or so in good old Germany!), throughout Poland (you guys were fantastic!!), Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland (Lausanne in our hearts), Austria, France and the UK, we had a respectable success, meeting and greeting with new (and old) fans and getting contacts and friends for life. Bless you all! We will be back!

Things getting slowly back to normal here though, and thankfully it is a beautiful weather here these days so rest comes easy. This means all should be set for what seems to be an interesting and hardworking spring time for us. Blood Of Bacchus is around the corner, and considering the feedback we got all over Europe on our pre-listening sessions, we are in for a bigger bang this time. It's a new dawn in the name of Gothic Doom done Ava-style.

So when will the album be released then you ask? The date has been set for the 25th of May and we will celebrate hard on the 30th, while playing the mighty Wave Gothic Treffen in Leipzig, Germany. Join us all there for some wine and some good time.

Well, I got things to do now, so I'm heading off into the sun for some refreshments and... oh yeah, a photo shoot. Continuing would only lead to ranting anyways ;)

Cheers."

As previously reported, tracks to appear on Blood Of Bacchus include: 'Truce', 'Last Sign Of Summer', 'Colours Of The Dark', 'Black Wings', 'Appeler Les Loups', 'Be Damned', 'Tempestade', 'Blood Of Bacchus', 'Memoirs'.

Further details to follow.