Fast on the seismic heels of last year's Harmonic Tremors, Zozobra mastermind Caleb Scofield (Cave In / Old Man Gloom) has set off another face-rupturing power-trembler in the North American underground. Bird Of Prey is our man's second full-length under the Zozobra moniker, a white-hot exploder shot through with snaking melody lines and implacable riffs. From front to back, Scofield's signature roar is tempered by his own gleaming backup chants; meanwhile, an arsenal of guitars alternately churns and shimmers in the flames of Zozobra's effigial namesake. Recorded and mixed by Isis drummer Aaron Harris - who also lent his considerable drumming talents to the proceedings - Bird Of Prey is the latest installment in Hydra Head's Reign Of Awesome 2008. It is the sound of a conquering horde - only in this case, the horde consists of exactly one dude who manages to sound like ten.
Do you have an empty space in your heart that can only be filled by a Zozobra t-shirt or hoodie? Need I even ask? From this very day until July 28, 2008 you can get Zozobra's new CD along with a purple,white or black American Apparel t-shirt and/or Jerzees pullover hoodie. The white and black t-shirts will become regular items in the HHR webstore, but the purple shirt and all the hoodies are limited-edition and will ONLY be offered with this pre-order. Vogue has said that purple will be so in this fall . . .just sayin'.
Track Listing:
- Emanate
- Heavy With Shadows
- Treacherous
- Heartless Enemy
- Big Needles
- Sharks That Circle
- In Jetstreams
- Laser Eyes
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