Sweden’s KVAEN offer us a first taste of the upcoming full length installment, “The Great Below”, due on March 25th via Black Lion Records. The song “The Great Below”, which features special guest Jeff Loomis of ARCH ENEMY on guitars, can be viewed below as a video playthrough.

For the recording of this new album Jakob Björnfot was accompanied by the drummer Tommi Tuhkala (who also serves as the live drummer for the band), and those above-mentioned guest appearances include performers on both solos and vocal duets – Mike Wead, Sebastian Ramstedt (Necrophobic), Angus Norder (Nekrokraft, Witchery), Nephente (Netherbird), and Finnish folk metal vocalist Vreth of Finntroll. The album features eye-catching cover art by Niklas Webbjörn, and credit for the mixing and mastering goes to Owe Inborr at Wolfthrone Studios.