Cor Scorpii To Record New Album Next Month

After keeping fans waiting for too many years, The Norwegian black/folk metallers in Cor Scorpii have announced they will enter the studio on July 17th. As with previous release “Monument,” the album will be recorded and mixed by Børge Finstad at his Toproom Studio.

So far the band has released very little information about the album, which has a working title of “Ruin,” other than to say that Cor Scorpii expects to have it finished by the Autumn of this year and that it will be released on Dark Essence Records. A pre-production teaser can be found below.

The band was formed in 2004 by Windir/Ulcus keyboard player Gaute Refsnes following the death of Windir's Terje “Valfar” Bakken. Cor Scorpii was also covered in our look at underground symphonic black metal bands.

With a lineup that includes Thomas Øvstedal on vocals, Gaute Refsnes on keyboards, Erlend Nybøon lead guitars, Rune Sjøthun on rhythm guitars, Inge Jonny Lomheim on bass and Ole “Vargon” Nordsve on drums, Cor Scorpii’s music blends melody with aggression, and black metal vocals with strong folk metal feel.