Swedish/American power metal band Northtale - the brainchild of guitarist Bill Hudson (T.S.O./Circle II Circle/ex-Dirkschneider-U.D.O.) - issued a studio update on the upcoming debut EP: "Thanks everyone for all the name suggestions and for the very kind messages we’ve been getting. We’re very close to done tracking our first EP, and we expect to release it sometime after the summer. In the mean time, we’ll be sharing videos and photos of the recording process. Our Official F

In February, guitarist Bill Hudson (T.S.O./Circle II Circle/ex-Dirkschneider-U.D.O.) announced his new band, launching the name contest and receiving around 1500+ suggestions. The band members picked up the 10 favorite options, and the fans voted the favorite name. Today the band has revealed the final result, the winning name: Northtale! Stated the band: "THANK YOU for all the votes and interest you’ve shown to find our new band name! 1509 name suggestions and 530 votes se