Sweden's ISTAPP are streaming the first song off their upcoming new album, Blekinge, via their MySpace player. Click here to check out the album opener 'Vinterriket'.

Comments Istapp: "'Vinterriket' is a track that will permanently freeze the eardrums of the ones who worships the sun."

Hailing from Blekinge, Sweden, one of the traditional provinces of Sweden situated in the south of the country bordering Smaland, Scania and the Baltic Sea, are the three warlords that form Istapp; Mordechai von Renvaktar, C. Ashuck von Renvaktar and Fjalar. Setting out on a campaign to destroy the sun and all of its followers, Istapp is currently preparing to unleash the band's Metal Blade Records debut Blekinge on June 4th/7th in Europe and June 8th in the US and Canada.

Blekinge comes from the adjective bleke that corresponds to the nautical term for "dead calm," but Istapp's forthcoming album is anything but.

"We are confident that the piece of deadly art about to strike down on you all will be the first really true metal-album ever to be released to this world", comments the band on its upcoming release Blekinge, a dark and unrelenting black metal beast of an album set to devour the world this summer.

Cover art was handled by none other than C. Ashuck von Renvaktar.

"Out of his memories Lord Ashuck himself created a picture of Blekinge and its oak, fore-saying the inevitable path this world must wander. It will certainly hurt the eyes of many a sun-worshiper who dare to look upon it."

Blekinge tracklisting:

'Vinterriket

'Köldens Union

'1160 (Miovik)

'I Väntan På Den Absoluta Nollpunkten

'Evig Köld Koncentrerad

'Snö

'Fjällhöga Nord

'Bortgång Af Alvrödul, Ljusets Förfall

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'Blekinge'

(*track 9 has a – listed for the song title as the band used a symbol to name this track)

Istapp is:

Mordechai von Renvaktar - Vocals

C. Ashuck von Renvaktar - Bass

Fjalar - Drums, Guitars

More on Istapp at this location.