Sweden's TIAMAT is currently recording its tenth studio album, "The Scarred People", at Woodhouse Studios in Hagen, Germany with producer Siggi Bemm. An October release via the band's new label, Napalm Records, is expected

Century Media Records has announced the first-ever official "complete recordings" release of TREBLINKA, one of most notorious death/black metal bands of all times.

TREBLINKA was founded in 1987 by Johan "Lucifer Hellslaughter" Edlund and Jörgen "Juck the Ripper" Thullberg. During the band's short existence of only two years, TREBLINKA released two demo tapes and one seven-inch EP. After the release of the last recording, the now infamous "Severe Abominations" EP, the band changed its name to TIAMAT and became one of the biggest and most influential metal bands of the Nineties. Since then, the TREBLINKA recordings remained untouched by the band and were instead heavily exploited by bootleggers all over the world.

"Shrine Of The Pentagram", the first-ever fully authorized release of TREBLINKA since 1989, will be released on October 7 as a kingsize 3CD mediabook, a deluxe 5LP box set with LP-sized booklet as well as digital download.

Daniel Ekeroth, author of "Swedish Death Metal", did an elaborate interview with Jörgen "Juck" Thullberg and Stefan "Emetic" Lagergren, revealing many unknown details and a lot of entertaining side notes from the history of the band, while Olivier Badin (writer for Terrorizer and Iron Fist) interviewed Johan "Hellslaughter" Edlund for his view on the importance and influence of TREBLINKA.

"Shrine Of The Pentagram" track listing (3CD):

Disc 1:

Crawling In Vomits (demo)

01. Crawling In Vomits
02. Earwigs In Your Veins
03. Hail To Cruelty
04. Cadaverous Odour

The Sign Of The Pentagram (demo)

05. Nocturnal Funeral
06. Evilized
07. Necrophagous Shadows
08. Mould In Hell

Severe Abominations (seven-inch)

09. Severe Abominations
10. Earwigs In Your Veins

Rehearsals

11. Hail To Cruelty (1989)
12. Earwigs In Your Veins (1989)
13. Mould In Hell (1989)
14. Evilized (1989)
15. Hail To Cruelty (2008)

Disc 2:

Live At Roy (November 20, 1988)

01. Crawling In Vomits
02. Earwigs In Your Veins
03. Hail To Cruelty
04. Cadaverous Odour

Live At Vita Huset (February 25, 1989)

05. Intro
06. Necrophagous Shadows
07. Crawling In Vomits
08. Mould In Hell
09. Hail To Cruelty
10. Earwigs In Your Veins
11. Evilized
12. Cadaverous Odour

Disc 3:

Live Somewhere In Stockholm (April 7, 1989)

01. Nocturnal Funeral
02. Crawling in Vomits
03. Cadaverous Odour
04. Necrophagous Shadows
05. Evilized
06. Hail To Cruelty
07. Earwigs In Your Veins

"Sumerian Cry" Instrumental Studio Outtakes

08. Apotheosis Of Morbidity
09. Necrophagous Shadows
10. The Malicious Paradise
11. In The Shrines Of The Kingly Dead
12. Altar Flame
13. Evilized
14. Nocturnal Funeral
15. Where The Serpents Ever Dwell

TIAMAT mainman Johan Edlund has released the following statement via the band's Facebook page:

"I have decided to leave TIAMAT. My health, etc., doesn't work any longer.

"I say 'leave,' because I don't claim anything TIAMAT.

"If the other guys wanna continue, fine. Go ahead. Get a great good-looking vocalist, sign to Century Media and just do it. But I'm out and not even interested apart from wishing all the best for the band. All contracts and such will be handed out to Anders [Iwers, bass], Lars [Sköld, drums] and Roger [Öjersson, guitar], if they're into it. I want nothing from this.

"I was spoiled too much of being an adult. Give someone a better chance.

"I will do the four festivals we have booked for the summer.

"Face it, there are other bands, plus even TIAMAT might get better!

"Love, my brothers, and thank YOU for your support! KISSES!"