A review that compares us to a Big Mac...

From this site: Wormwood Chronicles

I wonder if they knew I had a soft spot for the Big N' Tasty? And that soft spot is my belly.

"BOOK OF BLACK EARTH - "Horoskopus"
by Dr. Abner Mality

Thick, chewy, meaty...no, I'm not salivating over the latest Big Mac variation, but rather the bone-grinding "Horoskopus". This is one hell of a beatdown from Book of Black Earth, a name that's been around a good few years now but which I've never sampled before. This disc can be described as nothing but HEAVY. Within the first 30 seconds of the brutally majestic opening instrumental "2160", I knew I was gonna get my ass kicked...and I was looking forward to every minute of it! The guitar sound is massively thick and sludgy, just the way I like it, with drums booming like cannon fire.

There's a little bit of everything going on here. Plenty of steam-rolling doom, exemplified by the torpid funeral crawl of "Cult of Dagon" and the rumbling "Darkest Age". But the Book can blast,too, and hits some savage grindcore velocities on "Total Control", "Christ Pathogen" and "Horoskripture". The material on "Horoskopus" is a great combination of the wickedly primitive with the epic...keyboards lend surprising atmosphere to every cut without detracting from the size fifteen boot that caves your head in. A triple vocal attack mixes demonic grumbles with undead raven rasps and angry shouts. There's even some slowcore Neurosis-like ambience, particularly on "Cult of Dagon" and "Christ Pathogen"...but a million times heavier than Neurosis ever dared to be. On the fast-paced "Funeral for Peace", there's almost a metalcore vibe, but metalcore that's been dragged through the fetid slime of Hellhammer, Coffins and Grave.

This is for sure one of the heaviest records out there that retains a sense of style and dynamics. Book of Black Earth would make a great pairing with label-mates Withered. This is one meal that will leave you hungry for more..."