A musical tribute to Arnold Böcklin’s influential Toteninsel (Isle of the Dead) painting will be released on Vendlus Records later this year. From the compilation’s official MySpace page:

The aim of this project/tribute is to gather real creative/effective bands from the black metal scene (or near), to have them write a track called Toteninsel, which will be their very own vision, musical translation of this painting and its universe.
We hope to gather so on two CDs twenty really personal visions, for what could be far more than just a compilation.

The final tracklist includes several notable black metal bands, including Smohalla, Blut Aus Nord, Farsot, Glorior Belli, Reverence, and Fen.

No release date has been set, so check the Toteninsel MySpace page for updates.