EMPEROR/ZYKLON guitarist, Samoth, has assembled a new extreme metal project, dubbed THE WRETCHED END, with Cosmo of MINDGRINDER. Two have previously worked together in SCUM and Cosmo has toured with ZYKLON as their bass player. Swedish drummer Nils Fjellström (DARK FUNERAL, IN BATTLE, AEON) has been confirmed as the drummer and a vocalist is yet to be confirmed.

Pre-production, consisting of 11 tracks, was already completed this spring. The drums were recorded in Strand Studio, Oslo, back in September, and the album recording is scheduled to be completed in the first half of 2010.

Confirmed songs titles so far include “Zoo Human Syndrome”, “Red Forest Alienation”, “Residing in Limbo”, “The Human Corporation”, “Numbered Days”, “Of Men and Wolves”, “The Juggernaut Theory” and “Last Judgement”.