Bassist Max Power from Helsinki, Finland-based death/black metallers CHAOSWEAVER has issued the following update:

Dear earthlings and dwellers of the Second Sun,

We promised a surprise for you, didn't we? Well, here we go: the first ever cover track by Chaosweaver is recorded, mixed and mastered. It was obvious from the very beginning that if we ever record a song composed by another artist, the track in question must match up to Chaosweaver's standards both musically and lyrically.

'Crucified' by ARMY OF LOVERS was the perfect choise. Period.

If the first verse starts with a line like "I've seen the deepest darkness and wrestled with Gods" and the track gushes with pompous orchestrations, how can you go wrong? The original version of 'Crucified' is a fucking masterpiece, but we thought we'd spice it up with a few pandemonic flavors. Wanna snatch a taste? Check out a sample at myspace.com/chaosweaverband.

Even though I did do some shemale vocals on a couple of tracks on Puppetmaster \Of Pandemonium, we wanted to use a genuine feminine voice this time... I phoned up a friend of mine, famous Finnish journalist and presenter Heta Hyttinen. Gladly she agreed to help us out on the chorus, and did a terriffic job! Thanks to Kalmos of Ajattara for the tip, we didn't know Heta's such a professional singer.

Here's the good part: the first pressing of Puppetmaster Of Pandemonium is nearly sold out (collectors: get yours asap!), and Crucified is going to be the bonus track on the second print! The album will be released in Finland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia on July 30th. If you don't want to buy the whole album, you can purchase the track from download shops worldwide on the very same day.

We've got tons of other news on the way, so stay tuned!

Where thorns are a teaser,

Max & Chaosweaver."