Birds of Prey (band)
| Birds of Prey | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia |
| Genres | Death metal, sludge metal |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Relapse |
| Associated acts |
Alabama Thunderpussy Baroness Municipal Waste Burnt by the Sun Discordance Axis |
| Members | Ben Hogg Erik Larson Bo Leslie Summer Welch Dave Witte |
Birds of Prey is a Southern-influenced death metal supergroup hailing from Richmond, Virginia. They released their third full-length, The Hellpreacher, through Relapse Records.
Birds of Prey was formed in 2005 as the side project to five very busy musicians who were all looking for additional creative outlets besides their own pre-existing projects. Composed of Ben Hogg from Beaten Back to Pure on vocals, Erik Larson from Alabama Thunderpussy and Bo Leslie from The Last Van Zant on guitars, Summer Welch from Baroness (band) handling Bass duties and Dave Witte, from numerous bands including Municipal Waste, Burnt by the Sun and Discordance Axis on drums.
Focusing on old-school death metal, the band has made a name for themselves in the metal community ever since forming in 2005. The band entered the studio in December of that year before even signing to a record label and started work on their debut album entitled Weight of the Wound with Cory Smoot at Karma Productions Studio in Richmond, Virginia. Shortly after the new year started Relapse Records, which is home to many of the band members other projects including Baroness, Alabama Thunderpussy and Burnt by the Sun signed Birds of Prey and set out to release their debut album internationally. Weight of the Wound was officially released on July 25, 2006, and it introduced the world to the newly formed super group, who before this point had never released a single song or ever played a live show. Reception for the album was spectacular with about.com, Allmusic and allthatisheavy.com giving the album excellent reviews. Despite the band member's other commitments, Birds of Prey wasted no time jumping back into the studio to record their second full-length album entitled Sulfur and Semen. This time the album was recorded at Sniper Studio's in North Carolina with Vince Burke producing the project. After wrapping up recording in late 2007, the album was officially released on January 29, 2008 through Releapse Records. The band, now with a dedicated following, released the tracks, "Turning Big Rocks into Little Rocks" and "Lice Halo" onto their Myspace before the official release date as promotional teaser tracks to hype the upcoming release of Sulfur and Semen.
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