Prosthetic Records is proud to announce the addition of Book of Black Earth to its roster
Prosthetic Records is proud to announce the addition of Seattle’s death/black metallers BOOK OF BLACK EARTH to the label’s roster. Catching the label’s eye while on a West Coast tour with future labelmates The Funeral Pyre in late 2007, BOOK OF BLACK EARTH consists of members of venerable metal underground band Teen Cthulhu, and are currently in the process of writing material for the band’s second full-length, having already released a self-financed demo in 2004, a split release with underground legends Fall Of The Bastards in 2005, and 2006’s ‘The Feast,’ which received praise from Decibel magazine, Terrorizer magazine, and the band’s hometown newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
“We are all very excited to work with Prosthetic Records and the people behind it, we feel like this is a good step for us as a band and a good home,” drummer Joe Axler says. “BOBE is currently finishing writing for our Prosthetic debut which will be titled ‘Horoskopus,‘ and entering The Red Room Studios in Seattle this week to start tracking with producer / engineer Chris Common (Mouth of the Architect, These Arms Are Snakes). This is by far our most technical, heavy and challenging set of songs to date. It’s definitely pushing the envelope for us, which we stand behind, and will make this record the most brutal one we have written.”
“‘Horoskopus’ is a concept album about the hidden astrological elements of the Christian church,” vocalist / guitarist T.J. Cowgill adds. “From its origins as a state sponsored religion in the fourth century to the present day, it has been guided by astrological concepts conceived centuries before Jesus Christ was mythologized as the ‘Sun’ of God.”
To preview previous material from BOOK OF BLACK EARTH, including the latest songs from ‘The Feast,’ visit the band’s MySpace page here (http://www.myspace.com/bookofblackearth).
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“It’s been a long time coming, but the US underground seems to have spewed forth a band that have taken all that makes black metal spine-chilling and scary and have done something with it. The vocals scream demonically whilst the music escapes from the deepest holes in the Earth, emitting a cavernous low end and spiteful guitar sound. From blasting speed to crawling death, Book Of Black Earth provide a hideous and crushing sound.” - Terrorizer magazine
“Dueling guitars and Joe Axler’s double-bass drum pound pushes this stuff into serious mutant death metal-ville. But these sons of northwestern darkness know that the Old Gods cannot thrive on blast beats alone—each flesh-rippin’ mini-epic cops to a beautifully realized central riff or six.” - Decibel magazine
”To the non-converted, the growling, rumbling vocals that define Book of Black Earth might sound a little like Cookie Monster. To the converted, though, they are pure fury and doom. Lead vocalist [TJ] Cowgill frantically lashes his throat against the spiny guitars and near-gothic keyboards. Then he pours salt in the lacerations and revels as you squirm.” - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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