Finnish metallers SOULHEALER have issued the following update:

"One year has passed again, and this was a really great one for SOULHEALER. One highlight was for sure our first show in Germany at the warmup show of the Headbangers Open Air, where we had a blast. And we hope and promise to be back in Deutschland as soon as possible. It was also great to share the stage with our heroes from ZERO NINE at Lankafest. And last but not least, we signed a worldwide deal with Pure Legend Records, a sublabel of the German record label Pure Steel Records, last summer, where we will release our coming album.

"And here we can tell you, that we have finished our studio work there last weekend. All songs are recorded, and now Janne Tolsa will take care of mixing and mastering everything at Note On studio. We are more than happy with our recording sessions and how everything turned out. And we think that we have produced a killer album, with some of the strongest SOULHEALER songs ever. We know almost all bands say this about their newest album, but this is the feeling we have at the moment, and we want to share it with you. Well, you will be able to make your own opinion pretty soon.

"We are looking forward for another great SOULHEALER year 2013, and we hope you are doing too."

SOULHEALER's follow-up to "The Kings Of Bullet Alley" is expected later in the year.

SOULHEALER is:

Jori Kärki - Vocals
Teemu Kuosmanen - Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Sami Mikkonen - Lead Guitar
Pasi Laakkonen - Bass, Backing Vocals
Timo Immonen - Drums