Montreal death metallers KROKMITËN, welcome Lupiaan to replace original drummer Mathz.

Simlev, KROKMITËN'S frontman issued the following statement: "After the release of "BWV565 Redux", because of schedule constraints, Mathz parted with the band to concentrate on LA GACHETTE. We're very proud of what we achieved together and he will always remain a massive part of the band's history. There's no bad blood between us, he will always remain our metal brother and one of our favorite person in the world. It's now time for us to look forward to the future. We are pleased to welcome Lupiaan in the band. He's is a very talented drummer, his technical skills, passion and commitment to the band, as well as a high human affinity with us immediately gave him a place in the band. Lupiaan has already started working with us on our next album "Omicron-Omega" for over a month now. We are ready to continue creating music with a new enthusiasm and a newfound energy. We have no doubt, he's the best man to fill the space left by such an important member. We've known Lupiaan for over 20 years now. Since the 90's, he supported us at gigs, helped us carry our gear, with promotions and whatnot. Overall, he always had Krokmitën's blood pumping through his veins."

Check out the new Krokmitën line-up picture here.

Recently, only a year after releasing their first album "Alpha-Beta", Montréal’s experimental death metallers KROKMITËN officially announced the title of their second upcoming album, "Omicron-Omega".

"Our next album will be titled "Omicron-Omega". It’s gonna be another concept album with only a single epic track. It’s not really Alpha-Beta Part II, but it loosely follows where Alpha-Beta left-off, kind of... We’re working heavily on it now, jamming parts of it, building the album structure and making demos. I’ve got a lot of lyrics already written and more to come. Up to now, we already have a solid 30 minutes demoed and it’s brutal! Once we’re satisfied with the demo’s structure, we’ll record everything properly and start mixing it, probably this winter." states Simlev, KROKMITËN’s frontman.

"We don’t know the final album’s length yet, but it’s gonna be at least 46 minutes long! It’s still difficult at this point to say exactly when we’ll release it, but we hope to release it during summer 2013. We’ve tested out some new gear and recording techniques on "BWV565 Redux", that will ensure that the next album sounds massive and killer! Without any label up our asses, we have the luxury to say that it will be out when we feel it’s ready! We’ll keep you updated as we progress." says Dubg (guitar).

KROKMITËN is an experimental Death Metal band from Montréal founded in 1991. After two demos and years of local gigs, they took a lengthy hiatus in 1995 to concentrate on their respective careers. In 2005, they regrouped to work on this ambitious critically-acclaimed multimedia project "Alpha-Beta"; a 46-minute track accompanied by a full-length animated video synced to the music with lyrics on screen. Six months ago KROKMITËN released "BWV565 Redux"; their take on JS Bach classical piece "Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565". Everything can be downloaded for free on KROKMITËN’s website www.krokmiten.com.