Welcome again...

This blog is from my previous official site, written on 01.07.08:

Welcome to my new site, I thought it would be cool to have somewhere I could post about all my various projects in one place, so here it is, markkelson.com.

I have various projects on the go at the moment. We are about to master the new The Eternal album, which I have been writing and preparing for about 3 years. I'm looking forward to this finally getting a release, the first pressing should be a special one with a bonus disc running about 45 minutes being included. This is coming up very well and will feature some unreleased demos including a re-recording of the song 'Last Embrace' which I wrote back in the Cryptal Darkness days. I've always had a desire to re-record this song as I felt the initial recording did not do it justice. Although the new version is a demo I believe it has captured what the song is about, so finally this one will make it's re-release.

Another project that is in early stages is Ashkhara, this is an interesting one as I am the only Australian in the band, the rest of the guys are Finnish and are known for such bands as To/Die/For, Soulrelic & Saralee. Guitarist Antza and myself have written around 16 songs for the project and there is some great stuff there! We have commenced recording a five track demo, all the music is done (We managed to get some recording done on my recent trip to Finland) and we hope to do vocals and the mix very soon. You can find out more about the band and hear some early samples at our myspace.

A solo album is something I have been thinking about, basically because I have a few ideas that don't fit in with any of the above bands. I have around 5 half tracks, its going to be quite mellow but i think it will be a nice contrast to some of the above projects. I hope to have some of this material online this year to give you all a taste.

For the next few months my focus will remain on The Eternal and preparing all the finishing touch's for the album, like a new website, video clips etc... so still quite alot of work ahead on 'Kartika'

Well, with all that out of the way, welcome to the site and please sign the guestbook if you have a moment. If you would like to hear some songs I've been involved with please go to: www.myspace.com/markkelson