Drummer Hans Rutten of the DutchВ band The GaqtheringВ has stated the following:

"The waiting is over. Well ... almost!

"We are very happy and proud to announce the release of our ninth studio album
in April 2009! The album will be called "The West Pole". You probably are curious who is singing on our new record. We have found a new [female] vocalist, and we will have two [also female] guest singers on "The West Pole".

However, the band will not make it to put new songs online this year. The reason is that the rocording process has not finished yet.