Book of Black Earth
Formed: 2003
From:
Seattle,
WA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Book of Black Earth News
Below is our complete Book of Black Earth news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Prosthetic Records Releases Summer Sampler
Prosthetic Records has launched a new downloadable sampler on their Facebook page. The free sampler features new songs by The Greenery, Scale The Summit, Book of Black Earth, Clinging To The Trees of a Forest Fire, Last Chance To Reason and Black September in addition to tracks from some of Prosthetic's best-known heavy-hitters. Here's the complete tracklisting:
1. Holy Grail - "Call of Valhalla"
2. Scale The Summit - "Whales"
3. Animals As Leaders - "CAFO"
4. Last Chance To Reason - "Upload Complete"
5. The Acacia Strain - "The Hills Have Eyes"
6. The Greenery - "Crimewave"
7. Trap Them - "The Facts"
8. Book of Black Earth - "Cross Contaminated"
9. Neuraxis - "Asylum"
10. Black September - "The Forbidden Gates Beyond"
11. Withered - "Extinguished With The Weary"
12. Clinging To The Trees of a Forest Fire - "Lower Than Life, High As The Sky"
13. Dragged Into Sunlight - "Boiled Angel"
14. The Funeral Pyre - "Seeking Flesh and Bone"
15. Skeletonwitch - "Submit To The Suffering"
16. Mercenary - "The Follower"
17. Antagonist - "Sasha Grey"
Book of Black Earth Releases New Studio Footage
Book of Black Earth has posted some additional footage from the studio online for viewing. The band is set to release its new album "The Cold Testament" on May 24th, 2011. You can check out the footage in the player below.
A previously uploaded studio video clip is available for viewing here, or you can check out the cover artwork at this location.
Book Of Black Earth Posts Video Studio Report
Book of Black Earth is set to release the new album "The Cold Testament" on May 24th, 2011. The band has now posted a video look into the recording process, which can be viewed below. You can also check out the cover artwork and information on the band streaming a new song from the album at this location.
Book Of Black Earth Posts New Song Online
Blackened death metal act Book of Black Earth has launched the track "Cross Contamination" from the band's forthcoming album, "The Cold Testament," exclusively at Brooklyn Vegan. Check it out now at this location. The album, which is out on May 24, 2011, was tracked by Chris Common (Pelican, The Sword) at the Red Room Studio in Seattle and mixed and mastered by Dan Swano (Bloodbath, Nasum, Opeth) at Unisound in Sweden.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Weight Of The World
2. Cross Contamination
3. Antarctica
4. Irritating Spectre
5. Termination
6. Research And Destroy
7. Road Dogs From Hell
8. I See Demons
Book Of Black Earth Reveals New Album Tracklisting
Book Of Black Earth have revealed the tracklisting for its upcoming new album, titled "The Cold Testament." The new full length album is set to be released on May 24, 2011 through Prosthetic Records. Here’s how the effort will run:
1. Weight Of The World
2. Cross Contamination
3. Antarctica
4. Irritating Spectre
5. Termination
6. Research And Destroy
7. Road Dogs From Hell
8. I See Demons
Book Of Black Earth Announces Album Details
Seattle's blackened death metallers Book of Black Earth will release their new album, "The Cold Testament," on May 24th. The release is the follow up to 2008's concept album "Horoskopus." The album was tracked with Chris Common (Pelican, The Sword) at the Red Room Studio in Seattle and mixed and mastered by Dan Swano (Bloodbath, Nasum, Opeth) at Unisound in Sweden. Cover art, which can be viewed below, was handled by Derek Noble.
Vocalist/guitarist TJ Cowgill commented on the new album: "Thematically, 'The Cold Testament' will be a little looser than 'Horoskopus,' but there is still an underlying current to both the sound of the album and lyrically. This will in my opinion be our strongest, most haunting offering, closing another chapter in the Book of Black Earth."
Dio Comments On Prosthetic Charity Auction
Prosthetic Records is currently auctioning an Epiphone Prophecy Futura Custom EX on eBay, with all proceeds benefitting the T.J. Martell Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports research for cancer, AIDS and leukemia. The guitar will be signed by the six Prosthetic acts who will play the label's inaugural SXSW showcase at Mohawk in Austin, Texas on Wednesday night (Mar. 17): Scale The Summit, Landmine Marathon, Withered, Book of Black Earth, The Funeral Pyre and Clinging To The Trees of a Forest Fire.
The T.J. Martell Foundation was recommended to Prosthetic by the management of legendary vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who was diagnosed with stomach cancer late last year. A 501(c)3 non-profit founded in the 1970s, the Foundation has helped Dio receive key treatment in his
ongoing battle against cancer. More information on the organization can be found at www.tjmartellfoundation.org.
Prosthetic was honored to receive these words of encouragement directly from Dio himself shortly after the auction went live on Monday:
"It's great to be a part of your wonderful charitable event, and all the caring performers who are giving of themselves to aid the charity of my choice. My current misfortune has opened my eyes to the constant need for funds to battle the ravages of cancer, and I am therefore pleased to endorse your efforts to auction off an Epiphone guitar signed by the aforementioned musicians to benefit the T.J.Martell Cancer Foundation. Let's hope a generous amount of money can be raised for this ultra-worthy cause. Thanks so much for you concern and humanity. It's a gesture of kindness I will never forget.
Love and Magic to you all,
Ronnie James Dio"
Interested parties can bid on the auction or learn more about the
guitar here.
Book Of Black Earth Recruits New Bassist
Seattle's Book of Black Earth, who appeared alongside Moonspell and Divine Heresy for the 2009 "Night Eternal Over America Tour," has issued the following update about writing a new album and acquiring a new bass player:
"New bass player. Ricky Way! SXSW showcases, check the upcoming shows and the SXSW schedules! Writing new record, More than halfway done! Drummer Joe Axler had this to say: 'I'm very stoned and thinking about making a sandwich!'"
Book of Black Earth has the following upcoming tour dates:
3/10 2010 NEUMOS - SXSW KICK OFF SHOW SEATTLE, Washington
3/16 2010 CLUB ENCORE - AUSTIN, TX AUSTIN, Texas
3/17 2010 SXSW AUSTIN, Texas
3/18 2010 SXSW AUSTIN, Texas
3/19 2010 SXSW AUSTIN, Texas
3/20 2010 SXSW AUSTIN, Texas
Book of Black Earth Added to Moonspell Tour
Seattle's BOOK OF BLACK EARTH will be appearing on the "Night Eternal Above America" Tour this fall along with Moonspell, Samael, and Secrets of the Moon. The tour dates are as follows:
10/14 - Czar - Tampa, FL
10/15 - Masquerade - Atlanta, GA
10/16 - Jaxx - Springfield, VA
10/17 - The Sterling Hotel - Allentown, PA
10/18 - B.B. Kings Blues Club - New York, NY
10/19 - Les Foufounes Electriques - Montreal, QC
10/20 - The Mod Club Theater - Toronto, ON
10/21 - Peabodys - Cleveland, OH
10/22 - Blondie's - Detroit, MI
10/23 - The Pearl Room - Mokena, IL
10/24 - Beaumont Club - Kansas City, MO
10/25 - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom - Denver, CO
10/27 - The Venue - Vancouver, BC
10/28 - Studio Seven - Seattle, WA
10/29 - Satyricon - Portland, OR
10/30 - Thee Parkside - San Francisco, CA
10/31 - The Jumping Turtle - San Marcos, CA
11/01 - The Knitting Factory - Hollywood, CA
11/02 - The Sets - Tempe, AZ
11/03 - Launchpad - Albuquerque, NM
11/04 - Marquee - Tulsa, OK
11/05 - Ridglea Theater - Dallas, TX
11/06 - Warehouse Music Venue - San Antonio, TX
Book of Black Earth Announces More Tour Dates
Seattle death metal band, BOOK OF BLACK EARTH, has lined up the following tour dates:
4/18 - Palladium - Worcester, MA (NE Metalfest)
4/24 - Satyricon - Portland, OR w/ Insanity, Scorched Earth
4/25 - Funhouse - Seattle, WA w/ Insanity, Scorched Earth
5/02 - Squid & Ink - Seattle, WA w/ Samothrace
5/13 - Funhouse - Seattle, WA w/ Deathraid, Scourge Schematic
Drummer Joe Axler comments on the tour, "We are all really excited to get a chance to play the New England Metalfest this year and to get to share the stage again with our friends and labelmates Withered. We're ready to brutalize the east coast again, then return home and do the same on our coast for a few shows with the mighty Insanity!"
Book of Black Earth Lines Up Dates With Insanity
Seattle's BOOK OF BLACK EARTH has lined up the following two shows with death metal band INSANITY and SCORCHED-EARTH.
4/24 - Satyricon - Portland, OR
4/25 - Funhouse - Seattle, WA
NEMHF 2009 Adds Third Stage
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will introduce an additional stage this year dedicated to up and coming bands.
The third stage, sponsored by Deathcote Records, will be located at Chasers Nightclub, located behind the Palladium on the corner of Martin Luther King and Commercial streets. The main festival will be taking place at the Palladium.
“There are so many great bands and not enough time to get all of them on during the course of two days,” said festival co-organizer Sott Lee. “Adding a third stage is a great way for us to showcase some of the developing bands and it’s a terrific opportunity for these bands to play alongside some of today’s top metal and hardcore bands.”
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, with the Atticus pre-party on Thursday, April 16. This year’s event is presented by Randall Amplifiers, Washburn Guitars and Eden Electronics. Metal Blade Records will present the main stage. Prosthetic Records will present the second stage.
The Atticus-sponsored pre-party will be a unique event that will be combining film and music, kicking off with a screening of official film sponsor Anchor Bay's film "Crowley," co-written by none other than Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson. The provocative supernatural thriller is the tale of a virtual reality experiment gone wrong, sending the soul of the British occultist Aleister Crowley into the body of a shy university professor. But even as Crowley creates all-new orgies of depraved pleasures and black magic, he is now preparing to unleash the ultimate occult event upon the world. Also showing is "Anvil! The Story of Anvil," a sometimes revealing, sometimes hilarious documentary about the legendary Canadian metal band. The movie follows best friends Robb Reiner and Lips as they make a pact to rock together forever. Their band, Anvil, hailed as the "demi-gods of Canadian metal, " influenced a musical generation that includes Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax, despite never hitting the big time. Following a calamitous European tour, Lips and Robb, now in their fifties, set off to record their 13th album in one last attempt to fulfill their boyhood dreams. The film will be followed by a performance by the band itself. The pre-party will also be held at the Palladium. Admission is free with a weekend pass or $15 for non-ticket holders.
Prices this year are $40 for Friday, $45 for Saturday or $79 for a 2-day ticket that also includes free admission to the kick off party on Thursday. Tickets are available at all Strawberries, FYE Stores, online at tickets.com or by calling (800) 477-6849. Tickets are available now.
Bands scheduled to perform this year include: More...
Lineup Announced For NE Metal And Hardcore Fest
The New England Metal and Hardcore Festival will enter its second decade this April with an eclectic mixture of bands from the metal and hardcore genres. Returning to the Palladium in Worcester, Mass., the event will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, with a an extra special pre-party on Thursday, April 16.
Headlining Friday will be All That Remains, one of the many bands that got its start at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival. Saturday will be headlined by metal giants Lamb of God as part of their No Fear Energy Music Tour along with As I Lay Dying, Children Of Bodom, God Forbid and Municipal Waste. Metal Blade Records will present the main stage.
Other bands schedule to perform on Friday are: August Burns Red, Suffocation, The Acacia Strain, The Haunted, Napalm Death, WhiteChapel, Kataklysm, Cattle Decapitation, Veil of Maya, Abigail Williams, Decrepit Birth, Psycroptic, Intronaut, Withered, Left to Vanish, Lazarus A.D., Kylesa, XAFBX, Trap Them, Aggressive Dogs, Toxic Holocaust, XWarX, Psyopus, Woe of Tyrants, Rose Funeral and more to be announced. Doors open at 12 noon. More...
Psyopus Announces Headlining Tour Dates
New York grinders, Psyopus, have announced the following headlining tour dates throughout russia, Canada, and the US:
1/7 Nizhniy Novgorod, RU - Wizard Club
1/8 Moscow, RU - Plan B club
1/9 Saint Petersburg, RU – Orlandao
1/15 Toronto, ON - The Wreck Room
1/16 Windsor, ON - Coach and Horses
1/17 Chicago, IL - The Beat Kitchen
1/18 Ottumwa, IA - Bridge View Center
1/19 Omaha, NE - Club Roxbury
1/20 Pueblo, CO - Phil's Radiator More...
Cattle Decapitation Announces Tour Dates
Cattle Decapitation will headline the Killin' Til' Oblivion tour along with Psyopus, Book Of Black Earth and Gigan which kicks off in January.
The tour dates are as follows:
January 21 - Santa Barbara, CA @ The Jensen Mainstage
January 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
January 23 - Berkeley, CA @ 924 Gilman Street
January 24 - San Francisco, CA @ Thee Parkside
January 25 - Hollywood, CA @ Knitting Factory
January 26 - Tempe, AZ @ The Sets
January 27 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
January 28 - El Paso, TX @ Uncle Paulie’s Pub
January 29 - Austin, TX @ Red 7
January 30 - Houston, TX @ Java Jazz
February 01 - Metairie, LA @ The High Ground
February 02 - Pensacola, FL @ American Legion Post 33
February 03 - Jacksonville, FL @ Fuel Coffeehouse
February 04 - Orlando, FL @ Back Booth
February 05 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
February 06 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
February 07 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room
February 09 - Little Rock, AR @ The Village
February 10 - Dallas, TX @ The Lounge on Elm Street
February 11 - Farmington, NM @ Gator’s
February 12 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
February 13 - San Marcos, CA @ The Jumping Turtle
Book Of Black Earth Posts New Song Online
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.
Here are the latest BOOK OF BLACK EARTH tour dates: More...
Himsa's Last Show Approaching
Himsa's final live show is this Saturday, August 16, 2008. The band comments:
"We are playing our last show this saturday. Sad, painful but relieving. It is the end of alot of hard work and sacrifice but I can say for all of us that it was worth all of it. So many great memories and great people we found along the way. Thanks to all of you who made the last 8 years possible. Continue to support DIY music and we will see you in another form...cheers."
HIMSA
BOOK OF BLACK EARTH
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM
I DECLARE WAR
KILLING THE DREAM
THEY COME IN SWARMS
The all-ages show is at El Corazon at 9pm. Tickets cost $12.
Watain Announces North American Tour Dates
Sweden's Watain issues the following update:
"Hark in woe, infidels! One and a half year after their triumphant display of magic and death upon North American, Watain shall now return to those lands on a headliner tour. Due to the strict prohibitions of anything Satanic and Criminal passing over the border to USA, a lot of compromises had to be made on the last US tour regarding both members and stage-show. This time however, the full artillery shall be brought across the sea, in all it's terrible glory."
The first date is on October 3rd and after that the wolves shall storm from Canada through USA on what shall constitute the last part of the monstrous crusade that has been the "Fuck the World Tour." More...
Watain Taps Withered, Book Of Black Earth for Tour
Prosthetic Records labelmates WITHERED and BOOK OF BLACK EARTH are proud to announce their involvement in the upcoming Black Metal Magic Tour later this fall supporting Swedish black metal titans Watain. The tour, sponsored by Metal Maniacs and BeyondTheDarkHorizon.com, will begin in Northeastern Canada in early October, head to the West Coast, then wrap up in early November in Pennsylvania.
WITHERED will be supporting the band’s recently second album, "Folie Circulaire," which has yielded critical acclaim since its June release. Recorded with Kylesa’s Phillip Cope and featuring artwork from Paul Romano (Mastodon, The Red Chord, Trivium), the album is the band’s eagerly-awaited follow-up to 2005’s "Memento Mori." WITHERED will be playing a free Los Angeles show sponsored by SCION and Vice magazine along with Today Is The Day in August as part of Scion’s Metal Show series. The show is free but reservations are required and early attendance is recommended. Fans can RSVP online here.
Meanwhile, BOOK OF BLACK EARTH will be touring in support of the Oct. 14 release "Horoskopus," the band’s second full-length and debut for new home Prosthetic Records. "‘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."
Here are the Black Metal Magic Tour dates with Watain, Withered, Book of Black Earth: More...
Book of Black Earth Signs To Prosthetic Records
Prosthetic Records has announced 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.