Crest Of Darkness Announces Guest Appearance By Espen Reboli Bjerke On New Album

Norwegian actor Espen Reboli Bjerke - known for his extensive work in films, theatre, radio and television - is making a guest appearance on "Welcome The Dead," the seventh full-length album from Norwegian black metal group Crest Of Darkness.

Bjerke, who also won a Spelleman Award (Norwegian equivalent of the Grammies), will perform the spoken lyrics on "Katharsis," the closing track on the album.

"We really needed someone with a great vocal presence to do the spoken part on this tracks, someone who is able to convey the atmosphere," explained Crest Of Darkness founder and frontman Ingar Amlien, "and as far as I was concerned Espen was perfect. I was delighted when he agreed to do it, it's never easy to get actors of his standing to agree to perform on a music album. Of course it did help a bit that he is the brother of our guitarist Rebo!"

New album "Welcome The Dead" will be released on December 2nd, 2016 voa My Kingdom Music in both CD and digital formats, as well as a double LP format that will feature a special bonus track.