Today Australia’s melodic death metal heavyweights ‘UNIVERSUM’ are announcing the world wide web launch of their new album MORTUUS MACHINA.

A nitro fuelled collection of crushing riffs, heavy rhythms, catchy melodies and decimating vocals, the album also features a swag of guest appearances including that of vocalist Christian Älvestam (ex Scar Symmetry, Solution .45), guitarist Ola Frenning (ex Soilwork), and Nightrage axe men Marios Iliopoulos and Olof Mörck.

Guitarist and producer for UNIVERSUM, Stephen Murphy comments: "The band is very pleased with MORTUUS MACHINA. We believe this album accurately quantifies the inter-dimensional progression the band has made since last album. From composition and performance to production we are satisfied that the album represents a significant step up for us. We are also tremendously pleased to have worked with the awesome guest musicians that have appeared on this album, the performances are exceptional!"

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 melodic death metal acts.

‘MORTUUS MACHINA’ will feature guest appearances by the following musicians:

* Christian Älvestam (SCAR SYMMETRY, SOLUTION .45)

* Marios Iliopoulos (NIGHTRAGE)

* Olof Mörck (NIGHTRAGE, DRAGONLAND, AMARANTHE)

* Ola Frenning (SOILWORK)

* Tuomas "Tommy" Tuovinen (MYGRAIN)

* Paul Wardingham

‘MORTUUS MACHINA’ track listing:

01. Fractured Archetype (feat. Älvestam)

02. Morte Noir

03. Sum of The Universe (feat. Älvestam, Iliopoulos, Mörck)

04. Genetic Sequence Distortion

05. Asymmetric Dimensional State (feat. Frenning, Tuovinen)

06. Slaves to The New Order

07. Aeon Displacement (feat. Wardingham)

08. Transcendence 0.0

09. 2.0 (feat. Älvestam)

10. Take Another

11. Blank Infinity

They are now streaming the album via Their MySpace and Youtube sites for you all to check out! Enjoy!

www.myspace.com/universumband

www.youtube.com/universumvideo

BUY IT NOW!

Physical copies of 'Mortuus Machina' can now be purchased from their official site at:

www.universum.com.au/store.html

Digital copies of 'Mortuus Machina' can now be purchased from iTunes at:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/2-0/id410729475?i=410729489

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Universum’s sophomore release ‘Mortuus Machina’ will take on a new dimension in this month as it is shipped over to Sweden for mixing and mastering.

Overcoming a number of setbacks the album is now progressing as strong as ever with the track listing and guest appearances being released.

The band is excited as they embark on the final stages of the album creation and look forward to seeing it crush its predecessor ‘Leto Destinatus’!

UNIVERSUM - MORTUUS MACHINA

1 - FRACTURED ARCHETYPE Feat. Christian Alvestam (ex-Scar Symmetry, Solution .45)

2 - MORTE NOIR

3 - SUM OF THE UNIVERSE Feat. Christian Alvestam (ex-Scar Symmetry, Solution .45), Marios Iliopoulos (Nightrage) and Olof Morck (Nightrage)

4 - GENETIC SEQUENCE DISTORTION

5 - ASYMMETRIC DIMENSIONAL STATE Feat. Ola Frenning (ex-Soilwork) and Tommy Tuovinen (myGRAIN)

6 - SLAVES TO THE NEW ORDER

7 - AEON DISPLACEMENT Feat. Paul Wardingham

8 - TRANSCENDENCE 0.0

9 - 2.0 Feat. Christian Alvestam (ex-Scar Symmetry, Solution .45)

10 - TAKE ANOTHER

11 - BLANK INFINITY

Mortuus Machina CD
Description: Universum second release. Mix and Mastered by Swedish engineer Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studios. Artwork by Greek artist and bassist/ vocalist for Septic Flesh Seth Siro Anton.

Leto Destinatus CD
Description: Universum debut album. Mix and Mastered by Swedish engineer Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studios. Artwork by Brazilian artist Gustavo Sazes of Abstrata.

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UNIVERSUM are an Australian based metal act. In mid 2008 the band released their debut full length epic 'Leto Destinatus'. The album was mixed and mastered in Sweden by Jens Bogren of Fascination Street Studios (SOILWORK, OPETH, AMON AMARTH) and features artwork by Gustavo Sazes of Abstrata (NIGHTRAGE, FIREWIND, SONIC SYNDICATE). Since the release of the album the band have been enjoying excellent reviews, great feedback and increased media attention, the most recent of which includes being featured on the UK'sMetal Hammer and Terrorizer magazine cover CDs.

Playing key shows to promote the album in South Australia and interstate, the highlight was supporting UK powermetal giantsDRAGONFORCE on their October 2008 Australian national tour, the opportunity they gained as a result of being hand picked byDRAGONFORCE (UK) lead guitar wizard Herman Li. On to 2009 and UNIVERSUM have secured key shows with CRADLE OF FILTH (UK), EDGUY (GER), DARK FUNERAL (SWE), CYNIC (USA) and ENSIFERUM (FIN).

UNIVERSUM have also attracted the attention of premier musical instrument and accessories companies Ibanez Guitars, Tama Drums,ENGL Amplification, Ashdown Amplification, D'Addario Strings, Planet Waves and Seymour Duncan pickups and as a testament of their belief in UNIVERSUM’s musical abilities, both live and in the studio, have secured them as endorsees of their products.

Over the duration of the bands brief but eventful existence, UNIVERSUM have also collaborated with prominent European metal figures including Christian Alvestam (ex-SCAR SYMMETRY, MISERATION), Marios Iliopoulos (NIGHTRAGE), Olof Morck (NIGHTRAGE), Tomy Laisto (MORS PRINCIPIUM EST) and Jens Bogren (Fascination Street Studios - Sweden).

Currently working on their follow-up album, "Mortuus Machina" is set for a 2010 release.

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EMAIL:universum@universum.com.au