Universum ‘MORTUUS MACHINA’ album Press Release 2010 Australia’s melodic death metal heavyweights ‘UNIVERSUM’ have announced completion of the much anticipated follow-up to their highly successful debut album ‘LETO DESTINATUS’. Due for release in late 2010 to early 2011, the album ‘MORTUUS MACHINA’ will feature guest appearances from vocalist Christian Älvestam (ex Scar Symmetry, Solution .45), guitarist Ola Frenning (ex Soilwork), and Nightrage axe men Marios Iliopoulos and Olof Mörck. Jens Bogren of Sweden’s Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Soilwork, Amon Amarth, Katatonia) will once again be handling both mixing and mastering duties. UNIVERSUM guitarist Michael Soininen comments: "We are all excited by how the new album has turned out and believe that the songs have a newfound depth, both musically and lyrically. The combination of the new material, guest musicians and world class mixing and mastering should result in a great album”. In the 12 months since the release of their debut album ‘LETO DESTINATUS’, UNIVERSUM have made a major impact both in Australia and internationally, receiving widespread acclaim from the media and their ever growing legion of fans. The success of the debut album together with live performances alongside international big guns ‘Dragonforce’ (Australian national tour), ‘Soilwork’ and ‘Cradle of Filth’, a string of endorsements and a very well received video clip has seen UNIVERSUM quickly become regarded as one of Australia's premier melod