ABYSMALIA, the Finnish modern thrash/progressive metal project formed by Jouni Koskela (CLOCK PARADOX, NOME, LIQUORWORKS), is currently writing material for its fourth album, tentatively titled “Amid Adversities”. Whereas previous CDs were solely written by Koskela, the songwriting on “Amid Adversities” will feature contributions from Antti Jylhä and Marko Nikula.

Commented the band: “We are hoping to finish songwriting in January, so that we can rehearse couple of months and start recording around February-March 2011 for a summer release. Some tracks are already finished, [including] ‘Scarred In Subliminal Slumber’ and ‘Endeavours Inane’, and the band aims, as usual, for a seven-piece conceptual album clocking a bit over half an hour of audial chaos.

“The material that has been put together thus far is more accessible than our previous works. Not necessarily as straightforward or focused as [ABYSMALIA‘s second album, 2009’s] ‘Quid Humanum Est’ was, but definitely easier on the listener than [2010’s] ‘Replenish Entirety’. This, however, does not mean a decrease in aggression — quite the contrary.”

Source: Blabbermouth.net