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So, the voting at Metal Storm was closed, and we made it in the top 3 after all. Thanks to everyone for your support!

We are happy to inform you guys that we will start recording our new album in a week or so. All the tracking, mixing and mastering will be performed by famous Ukrainian Morton Studio.

We'had successfully recorded all the guitars for the upcoming album. Next stop - vocals.

Recently we had our first guest musician in the studio - a vocalist from famous Ukrainian band I Miss My Death that will share a stage with Shape of Despair and Mourning Beloveth at international Ukraininan based festival Doom Over Kiev VI.

So, we've successfully passed another milestone with recording of our next album. Just like "A Key to Panngrieb" it will also contain cello! But in addition to that we've also decided to use stringed bass (contrabass), which makes it three bass instruments on the future album counting a more common bass guitar as well. Heavy stuff.

On 13.04.13 we have recorded all necessary instruments for our upcoming album. The honor to close our last recording session in the studio had been given to saxophone, which will be present in most of the songs. Anyway, we still need our album to be mixed and mastered, so stay tuned!

Today we are happy to show you the album art for our next album - "Thanathonaut". This time we have collaborated with Christophe Dessaigne, a French photographer and digital artist (http://www.midnight-artwork.com/).

His illustrations have been used for covers of many books including works of Stephen King, Agatha Christie, Margaret Atwood and other famous writers.

The face of the new Narrow House album (literally) will become an art called "The Miracle and the Sleeper", which carries the same mystic spirit as "A Key to Panngrieb". Get ready for a new journey to your inner world - it won't leave you indifferent.

Good news for fans of our first album! Petro Rogutskyi who was the part of original Narrow House lineup, will be a guest drummer for "Thanathonaut". Petro will show his workmanship in a new way, proving his talent once again.

The work on our new album is coming to an end, and it is time to reveal the tracklist for "Thanathonaut". To make this more entertaining we are presenting yet another work of Christophe Dessaigne we have used as album art:

Actually, today we are celebrating 4 years of Narrow House activity, and we feel like giving you people something as a present. So, we are proud to present the first issue of Thanathonaut Recording Chronicles, which will give you some interesting details on how we approached the recording process of our new album.

Enjoy and subscribe to our channel for further issues!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRUIi1MvBgI

It’s time for a new chapter of Thanathonaut Recording Chronicles. This one will give you a clue on the new sound of Narrow House. You can expect to hear not just only the words, but track samples from the album itself.

So, just click the "play" button and find out what we are up to all this time. And don’t forget to subscribe to our channel for further issues!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcSW0TOA1d4

It’s been exactly a year since our debut funeral doom album has been released. And as you may already know the followup is going to be much more diversified in terms of its music genre. But there are some things that will stay intact and continue the legacy of "A Key to Panngrieb" after all.

Without further adieu here goes the next "Thanathonaut Recording Chronicles" chapter that will shed some light on how we achieved that goal. Get ready to check out some juicy samples from the upcoming album this time as well. Enjoy and spread the word!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTA8VP5xhVI

So, it’s been a while since the last studio diary was published, but no worries, as today another "Thanathonaut Recording Chronicles" chapter is up! This time we will give you some more details about special instruments we have used to record Thanathonaut, vocals, and even beautiful guest musicians. Be ready for some other surprises too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKGspjJVePk