Finland’s THE BLACK LEAGUE, featuring former SENTENCED frontman Taneli Jarva, have completed work on their second full-length CD, entitled Utopia A.D., at Tico Tico (Helsinki) and Sound Mix Studios in Oulu, Finland, and will begin the mixing process in the next couple of weeks at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki with Mikko Karmila at the helm. According to Jarva, Utopia A.D. is “less metal, yet heavier” than the group’s previous efforts, and “if the rest of the process goes according to plan, (i.e., we don’t manage to f.ck it up in the mixing or mastering), Utopia A.D. should blow the hell away out of Ichor and Doomsday Sun—which is not to say that we aren’t satisfied with [the older CDs], but simply that this time we feel to have captured something really special that will probably make the previous releases sound like demos in comparison to this. Most definitely with this record we’ve made it very difficult for ourselves to surpass it in the future, or at least we’ve raised our standards high enough. Hence, I’m quite sure that if you liked our debut and if you could even digest our mini-LP, you’ll love the new one!” Scheduled for release through Spinefarm Records in October/November, the 60-minute long Utopia A.D. will include the following track listing: 01. Transit Gloria Mundi 02. Empiria 03. Voice of God 04. Day One 05. To Suffer and to Smile 06. Tedium Vitae 07. Harbour of Hatred 08. The Everlasting – Pt. I 09. Rex Talionis (a.k.a. "The Foe") 10. BlueSkyMagic 11. Citizen Cain 12. Alfa/Omega, the Desert Song 13. Utopia Anno Zero Source: BLABBERMOUTH.NET

The Black League have begun recording their second album at Tico-Tico Studios in Kemi, Finland. The album is expected to emerge in late 2001.

The Black League will enter the studio for the recordings of their early February 2001 MCD release "Doomsday Sun". The MCD will feature four new tracks ("1%", "Many a Good Man", "Black Jawa", "Sanguinary Blues") and a cover version of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds : "City of Refuge" (from the "Tender Prey" LP).