Swedish black metal fiends DARK FUNERAL have posted the following update:

We are currently in our most creative period since the split with MNW/No Fashion. Lots of new songs are in process and you can be sure to expect the most devastating album from Dark Funeral ever!

In late May, we will enter Dug Out Studio with Daniel Bergstrand [In Flames, Meshuggah, Behemoth...etc] as producer to record the follow up to our tremenous success "Diabolis Interium". Album title is yet uncertain, but the album is scheduled for release through Regain Records in Autumn 2005.

In March/April we will be on tour throughout Europe and we expect to see all of you there!
DARK FUNERAL is one of the bands appearing on No Mercy Festival, which travels through Europe for a month. Also on the bill: SIX FEET UNDER, NILE, DISBELIEF, DYING FETUS, CATARACT and WYKKED WYTCH. Here's a list of the dates and countries:

13.03.2005 Losheim (Trier) - Eisenbahnhalle, Germany
14.03.2005 Essen - Zeche Carl, Germany
15.03.2005 Hamburg - Markthalle, Germany
16.03.2005 Berlin - Columbia Halle, Germany
17.03.2005 Prague - Abaton Club, CZ
18.03.2005 Glauchau - Alte Spinnerei, Germany
19.03.2005 Wien - Planet Music, Austria
20.03.2005 Innsbruck - Hafen, Austria
21.03.2005 Rome - Alpheus, Italy
22.03.2005 Pratteln - Z7, CH
23.03.2005 Ludwigsburg - Rockfabrik, Germany
24.03.2005 Strasbourg - La Laiterie, France
25.03.2005 Munster(Dieburg) - Live Arena, Germany
26.03.2005 Antwerpen - Hof Ter Loo, Belgium
27.03.2005 Paris - La Locomotive, France
28.03.2005 Tilburg - 013, Holland

Source:metalunderground.com