Mortiis, the evil elf who used to be in Emperor, has begun work on his new album at Silvertone Studios in Fredrikstad, Norway with producer Vegard Blomberg. "So far the studio has been totally right for us," he said. "Good vibes, good people and it's cool to finally be able to work in Pro Tools as well The sound really speaks for itself on that level, even though we're still totally on a 'work-in-progress' level." Expect a summer 2004 release from Earache.