BOOK OF BLACK EARTH posts new song from ‘Horoskopus’
September 16, 2008 by Scott
Seattle’s BOOK OF BLACK EARTH has posted a new song, “Funeral of Peace,” from the band’s forthcoming album on the band’s MySpace page. Due out Oct. 14 through Prosthetic Records, ‘Horoskopus’ is BOOK OF BLACK EARTH’s second full-length, and debut for new home Prosthetic Records. Pre-orders have also begun for the album on both vinyl and CD editions here.
“‘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.”
BOOK OF BLACK EARTH consists of members of venerable metal underground band Teen Cthulhu, as well as drummer Joe Axler of Skarp, Splatterhouse, and Iamthethorn, among others. Having already released a self-financed demo in 2004 and a split release with underground legends Fall Of The Bastards in 2005, 2006’s ‘The Feast,’ received praise from Decibel magazine, Terrorizer magazine, and the band’s hometown newspaper, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Meanwhile the band is gearing up for the Black Metal Magic tour, featuring Swedish black metal legends Watain and new labelmates Withered, including a string of headlining dates on the way out to the first date, Oct. 3 in Toronto.
BOOK OF BLACK EARTH will also be in-studio co-hosting with the KISW Metal Shop hosts, Steve Rock and Kevin, in Seattle this Saturday, Sept. 20 from 11pm – 2am. Fans can find more information on KISW.com, including the chance to stream the broadcast live over the internet, or locally tune their dials to 99.9 FM.
BOOK OF BLACK EARTH on tour
- 9/25 Seattle, WA – The Comet (with Blackbreath, Immiserate, Galdr)
- 9/27 Spokane, WA – Mootsy’s (with Rutah, Doom Lit Sky, Behold)
- 9/29 Minneapolis, MN – Memory Lanes (with Wrath, Dianoga)
- 9/30 Minneapolis, MN – The Cube
- 10/01 Milwaukee, WI – The Borg Ward Collective (with Abbadon)
- 10/02 Detroit, MI – Floyd’s (with Off The Pigs)
(Black Metal Magic Tour with Watain, Withered, Book of Black Earth)
- 10/03 Toronto, ON – The Opera House
- 10/04 Montreal, QC – Katacombes
- 10/05 Montreal, QC – Katacombes (Second show added)
- 10/06 Ottawa, ON – Maverick’s
- 10/07 Boston, MA – The Middle East
- 10/08 New York, NY – Knitting Factory
- 10/09 Pittsburgh, PA – 31st St Pub
- 10/10 Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
- 10/11 Chicago, IL – Reggie’s Rock Club
- 10/12 Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews
- 10/13 Denver, CO – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
- 10/14 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge
- 10/15 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
- 10/16 Portland, OR – Rotture
- 10/17 Oakland, CA – The Metro
- 10/18 Hollywood, CA – Knitting Factory
- 10/19 San Marcos, CA – Jumping Turtle
- 10/20 Tempe, AZ – The Sets
- 10/21 Farmington, NM – Gator’s
- 10/23 Dallas, TX – Reno’s Chop Shop
- 10/24 Houston, TX – Walter’s On Washington (with Ritual Killer)
- 10/25 Austin, TX – Red 7 (with Ritual Killer)
- 10/26 New Orleans, LA – Red Dragon (with Ritual Killer)
- 10/28 Tampa, FL – Brass Mug
- 10/29 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
- 10/30 Raleigh, NC – Volume 11 Tavern
- 10/31 Springfield, VA – Jaxx
- 11/01 Allentown, PA – Sterling Hotel
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