BraveWords.com has received the following press release:

Portland area pagan, black metal lifers OAKHELM have confirmed plans to release the band’s second full-length with Forest Moon Special Products, the same label that released 2007’s praised Betwixt And Between. The next effort, dubbed Echtra, is confirmed as a five track album with a running time of over 35 minutes, continuing in the same vein as Betwixt but more varied and concise.

As part of the Northwestern stake in Paganfest: Part II last year, and compared to anyone from AGALLOCH to WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM, ULVER, and WOODS OF YPRES, Oakhelm is proud to once again partner up with Forest Moon for Echtra, which was recorded over a period of several months in 2009 and ultimately mastered by Justin Weiss at Trackworx.

Featuring members of highly-regarded metal bands ASSUCK, WORMWOOD, L'ACEPHALE, and FALL OF THE BASTARDS among others, Oakhelm received praise high praise for the band’s previous effort, which also saw a limited vinyl edition go into print after its original, well-received release. Echtra will see an early summer release and more details will be available shortly. Tracks from Betwixt And Between are available online here.

Additionally, Forest Moon Special Products is proud to also announce a partnership with long-running Bay Area political grind band PLUTOCRACY for the upcoming release of a collection of all new material. Formed in 1988 and featuring members that would later form NO LESS, SPAZZ, and AGENTS OF SATAN, Plutocracy recently reconvened to record material earlier this month that will be featured on a forthcoming EP of all-new material, the group’s first since 2000’s Sniping Pigz full-length.

The yet-untitled EP will be available on limited CD and vinyl EP formats and will stay in the political grind frame of mind Plutocracy has portrayed throughout the years. The two formats will be released later this year through Forest Moon Special Products. In the meantime, some samples of past material are available online at this location.