Italian symphonic/gothic metallers Souls Of Diotima will enter the legendary Studio Bohus in Sweden at the end of August to begin work on their fifth album. The band will do so under the watchful eye of producer Oscar Nilsson.

Speaking about this significant moment in the band's history, frontwoman Claudia Barsi has said: "This new record feels like a deep dive, both creatively and emotionally. After twenty years together, we feel we have found new ways to tap into what really makes us tick. Our first productions, which are absolutely fantastic, always followed that classic female metal trend, perhaps following certain well-known canons, and today we have arrived at such an awareness that we are finally able to create something that is really ours and to be and present ourselves to the audience as we really are. With that in mind, we made the decision that, from this album onwards, our guitarist, Fabio Puddu, will be contributing vocally with me. For me, this is incredibly exciting".

Due to the importance of the location, Studio Bohus, the band decided to make a documentary about their time at the studio, to be filmed by Emanuela Solinas.

Barsi continued when discussing the documentary: "With the band, we decided to document our stay in the studio because we feel that this album will bring a radical change to the band, musically. So, we think it's extremely interesting to document not only what will be the creative phases in the studio but also our everyday life. We want our audience, new and old, to see the work that goes into the production of an album because we believe that the material meaning of a record release has been lost. People think it's something that magically came out of nowhere, whereas there are hours and hours of hard work behind it. All this we want to document, and we believe that our fans will really enjoy it".

The band will soon announce tours for 2026 and appearances at various festivals. More details about the album's name, themes and release date will be announced later. Link