It doesn’t answer the question of where the hell is my new Beaten Back to Pure record, but Relapse sent out the following report yesterday:

“Birds of Prey, the band featuring Erik Larson (Alabama Thunderpussy, Hail!Hornet), Bo Leslie (The Last Van Zant), Summer Welch (Baroness), Ben Hogg (Beaten Back to Pure) and Dave Witte (Municipal Waste) has completed work on its third full-length album. Entitled The Hellpreacher, the full concept effort that tells the story of an inmate-turned-priest is set for an April 28 North American release (May 4 internationally) via Relapse Records.

The follow-up to last year’s Sulfur & Semen, The Hellpreacher” was recorded last fall at Sniper Studio in North Carolina. Songtitles set to appear on the CD include ‘As the Field Mice Play,’ ‘Tempt the Disciples,’ ‘False Prophet,’ ‘The Owl Closes In’ and ‘Giving up the Ghost.'”

Sniper Studio is owned by Vince Burke (Hail!Hornet, Beaten Back to Pure), so you know the sound coming out of there is going to be just disgustingly sludge-laden, which as we all know is a very good thing. Expect more to come on this one…

Birds of Prey MySpace

Tags: Birds of Prey, Relapse, Southern metal

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