''Bird of Prey'' is the second studio album by the American rock band

Zozobra The Zozobra (also known as "Old Man Gloom") is a giant marionette effigy constructed of wood, wire and cotton cloth that is built and burned prior to the annual Fiestas de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States. It stands high. As i ...

. The album was released on August 5, 2008, through

Hydra Head Records Hydra Head Records was an independent record label that specializes in extreme metal music, founded in New Mexico by Aaron Turner (the frontman of Isis) in 1993. It had another imprint, Hydra Head Noise Industries, which specialized in experiment ...

. ''Bird of Prey'' was largely written and performed by

Caleb Scofield Caleb Mark Scofield (October 6, 1978 – March 28, 2018) was an American musician who was a bassist and singer mostly known for the alternative metal band Cave In, and his own sludge metal band Zozobra. Caleb was also a part of the sludge band Ol ...

with

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member Aaron Harris performing drums. Harris replaces drummer

Santos Montano Santos Montano is a drummer from Santa Fe, New Mexico. He is known for playing on the first album of the post-metal band Zozobra and for being a founding member and the drummer of post-metal band Old Man Gloom. In addition to his music career, ...

from Zozobra's debut album '' Harmonic Tremors'' because he and Scofield had wanted to record together for a while, and Scofield had always envisioned the band with a revolving cast of musicians. Following Scofield's death in 2018, ''Bird of Prey'' and ''Harmonic Tremors'' were released as a double LP with black-and-white versions of their original cover art as a benefit to his family.

Track listing

All tracks written by Zozobra. # "Emanate" – 3:17 # "Heavy with Shadows" – 3:32 # "Treacherous" – 3:08 # "Heartless Enemy" – 4:14 # "Big Needles" – 2:08 # "Sharks That Circle" – 3:31 # "In Jet Streams" – 3:10 # "Laser Eyes" – 7:01

Personnel

* Aaron Harris – production, drums *

– production, bass, guitar, vocals *

Aaron Turner Aaron Turner (born November 5, 1977) is an American musician, singer, graphic artist, and founder of label Hydra Head Records. He is most widely known for his role as guitarist and vocalist for the post-metal bands SUMAC and Isis, while also pa ...

– artwork

References

External links

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on

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