Borknagar haben die Arbeiten an ihrem neuen Album in den Toproom Studios in Lunner, Norwegen abgeschlossen. Das selbst produzierte Werk wird auf den Namen "Universal" hören und am 22. Februar 2010 via Indie Recordings in den Handel kommen.

"Universal" Tracklist:

01. Havoc
02. Reason
03. The Stir of Seasons
04. For a Thousand Years to Come
05. Abrasion Tide
06. Fleshflower
07. Worldwide
08. My Domain (feat. guest vocals by I.C.S Vortex)

Commented the band:
"We are really proud to finally reveal the cover for 'Universal'. It has been a long process to circle in and establish the perfect visual approach for this album. A cover that is able to visually represent the album. We firmly believe that we have achieved that with the new cover and the general designs (including CD, CDL, LP and CD box) represent nothing less."

Commented BORKNAGAR mainman Øystein G. Brun:
"We are extremely satisfied with the result! The album turned out even better than we dared to hope for when starting this journey. There is an attitude, energy and nerve to this record that will appeal to the most primal side of man, yet there is complexity and atmosphere that will challenge the most sophisticated parts of mind. The album contains all the elements that made BORKNAGAR the band we are and we firmly believe that this album will be a huge piece of candy for those who have followed the band through the years. This is by far the most complete album we have done to date musically and production-wise and we are right now just immensely eager to get the album out there!"