\"I thought I\'d point people towards a couple of new (and not so new) bands that I\'m involved with. First off is Ophidian. This is a new thing that I\'m doing with [ex-Himsa] guitarist Matt Wicklund. Really cool stuff that\'s a lot different than practically anything I\'ve done before. Nidingr is a Norwegian black metal band that is originated by Teloch who is a session guitarist for 1349 as well. And yet another Norwegian band is System: Obscure.\"

System: Obscure saw the laight of day in August 2005, after which the group cut a three-track demo and appeared at the Inferno festival in Norway in 2006.

System: Obscure\'s line-up also includes Balfori (a.k.a. Lars Larsen) of Lunaris, Alvheim and 1349 on vocals, Steinar Gundersen of Spiral Architect and Satyricon on guitar, Lars Norberg of Spiral Architect, Anesthesia and Satyricon on fretless bass, and jazz/fusion mastermind Bugge Wesseltoft on the Hammond organ.

Tony Laureano has performed with Angel Corpse, Nile, God Dethroned, and Dimmu Borgir among others. The drummer will be hitting the road in North America this spring with 1349.