Norwegian black metallers SATYRICON are working on a covers album, set to be recorded later this year.

Drummer Frost (Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad) told Sweden’s RockSverige.se, "I can't really say that much about it; we've chosen half of the songs that will be on it, but we're a bit unsure about the rest. We have chosen songs we find exciting."

"It's not very exciting to record a bunch of Venom and Bathory covers, because there are several extreme metal bands that have already done that.We have chosen songs that take us places, but it's also songs that have had a meaning to us as people or musicians in one way or another.

"We've played Dead Kennedys' 'Holiday In Cambodia' live on, so it might end up on the album, but we'll see when it happens. It's more exciting that way."

The live package Live At The Opera is set to be released in Europe on May 1st and on May 5th in North America via Napalm Records. This upcoming release will contain the full performance DVD and double CD of this exclusive and very special concert by the legendary SATYRICON.