Austrian blackened death metal outfit BELPHEGOR are in the final stages of the writing process for their upcoming, as of yet untitled album. The record will follow up to 2008's Bondage Goat Zombie, which saw the band touring North America with such bands as AMON AMARTH, ENSIFERUM, IMMOLATION and ROTTING CHRIST. Vocalist/guitarist and all around blasphemer, Helmuth, offered the following update:

“Yes brothers and sisters, currently we're working on nine new sound collages. We started writing in April 2008 after the “Bondage Goat Zombie” release to create the new compositions for the eighth werk! The songs are basically completely finished and words can't really describe how enthusiastic and motivated we are to get into the studio and record this monster! It feels great to be creative again. Nefastus will be responsible for the drums on the new album. He is an old friend to the Belphegor family and has also blasted on our previous opus Pestapokalypse VI. We rehearse day and night since December to make it as tight and monumental as possible. Stay tuned demons, hell awaits!!!"

The new album is tentatively scheduled for a worldwide release in the fall of 2009 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Catch Austria’s most dangerous band on the Hordes Of Chaos tour in North America with KREATOR, EXODUS, WARBRINGER and EPICUREAN. Confirmed dates are as follows:

April

7 - Sonar - Baltimore, MD
8 - Nokia Theatre - NYC, NY
9 - Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
10 - Palladium - Worcester, MA
11 - Medley - Montreal, QC
13 - Imperial - Quebec, QC
14 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
15 - Peabody's - Cleveland, OH
16 - Rave - Millwaukee, WI
17 - House Of Blues - Chicago, IL
18 - The Rock - Maplewood, MN
19 - Garrick Centre - Winnipeg, MB
20 - The Distrikt - Regina, SK
21 - Warehouse - Calgary, AL
22 - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AL
24 - Plaza Club - Vancouver, BC
25 - Sugar - Victoria, BC
26 - El Corazon - Seattle, WA
27 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
28 - Slims - San Francisco, CA
30 - House Of Blues - Las Vegas, NV

May

1 - House Of Blues - San Diego, CA
2 - House Of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
4 - Gator's - Farmington, NM
5 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO
6 - Diamond Ballroom - Oklahoma City, OK
7 - Ridglea Theater - Ft Worth, TX
8 - Scout Bar - San Antonio, TX
9 - Scout Bar - Houston, TX
11 - The Garage - St. Petersburg, FL
12 - Culture Room - Ft Lauderdale, FL
13 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
14 - Headliner - Louisville, KY
15 - Orange Peel - Ashville, NC
16 - Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC
17 - Jaxx - West Springfield, VA