The Curse Of The Red River, the debut album by Barren Earth has now been made available for streaming in its entirety at the website of Levykauppa Äx. The stream will end on March 30.

Barren Earth (the new Finnish "super group") will release the album on March 29 in Europe (April 6 in North America) via Peaceville Records. More album details available here.

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Source:	levykauppax.fi
Band profile:	Barren Earth

Original news, posted on 18.03.2010

"Forlorn Waves", a new song from Finnish metallers Barren Earth, is available for streaming at the band's MySpace page.

"Forlorn Waves" comes off the band's forthcoming album, Curse Of The Red River, which is scheduled for release on March 29 in Europe (April 6 in North America) via Peaceville Records.

Curse Of The Red River cover art] tracklist:

01. The Curse Of The Red River
02. Our Twilight
03. Forlorn Waves
04. Flicker
05. The Leer
06. The Ritual Of Dawn
07. Ere All Perish
08. Cold Earth Chamber
09. Deserted Morrows

UPDATE

Barren Earth and MetalSucks.net have teamed up to premiere a brand new track, "The Leer", off the band's forthcoming debut full length record, Curse of the Red River. The song is available for streaming, exclusively at this location.

One of the heaviest tracks on the new album, "The Leer" exemplifies Barren Earth's extraordinary musicianship, combining elements of prog, metal, death, and folk, into a hard-hitting, psychedelic whirlwind, giving listeners a glimpse at the record Outburn Magazine calls "expansive" and "earth-shattering".

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Barren Earth

Finnish metallers Barren Earth will release their debut full-length album, entitled Curse Of The Red River, on March 29 in Europe (April 6 in North America) via Peaceville Records.

The cover artwork of the album was created by Travis Smith (Opeth, Katatonia, Bloodbath).

Curse Of The Red River cover art] tracklist:

01. The Curse Of The Red River
02. Our Twilight
03. Forlorn Waves
04. Flicker
05. The Leer
06. The Ritual Of Dawn
07. Ere All Perish
08. Cold Earth Chamber
09. Deserted Morrows

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Barren Earth

Finland's new prog/death act, Barren Earth, consisting of former members of Amorphis, plus current members of Swallow The Sun, Moonsorrow and Kreator, have uploaded a new video trailer to their YouTube channel, giving a glimpse into the writing and recording process of the tracks on the band's forthcoming Our Twilight EP. Our Twilight, Barren Earth's debut release, will hit US stores November 17th (Europe 9th, Finland 11th) on Peaceville Records.

Along with the album trailer, the band has uploaded the title track off the new EP to their official MySpace page. An audio sampler, previewing each of the four tracks on Our Twilight, can be heard at this location.

Barren Earth's debut full-length album, containing the extended version of Our Twilight, is slated for an early 2010 release, while the band's first live performance is scheduled for November 19th in their hometown of Helsinki.


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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Barren Earth

Peaceville Records is proud to announce the signing of Finnish prog death metallers, Barren Earth. With a line-up consisting of former members of prog/folk metal legends Amorphis, as well as current members of Swallow The Sun, Moonsorrow and Kreator, the band has been busy recording their debut album at the renowned Seawolf Studios in Helsinki, with the tracks currently being mixed by Dan Swanö (Katatonia/Opeth/Novembre). An EP is due November 2009, with the album currently scheduled for an early 2010 release.

The music of Barren Earth combines elements of modern and traditional death metal, with 70's prog rock and folk. Among the band's influences are artists such as Paradise Lost, Opeth, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and also some pioneers of Finnish prog.

Line-Up:

Mikko Kotamäki - vocals (Swallow The Sun)
Olli-Pekka Laine - bass (ex-Amorphis, Mannhai)
Kasper Mårtenson - keyboards (ex-Amorphis, Ben Granfelt Band)
Janne Perttilä - guitar (Rytmihäiriö)
Marko Tarvonen - drums (Moonsorrow)
Sami Yli-Sirniö - guitar (Kreator, Waltari)

On signing to Peaceville, bassist Olli-Pekka Laine commented: "Getting signed by Peaceville Records is a great honour, as they are one of the very few metal labels left who have a passion and feeling for the music they release. To us, it also feels like coming home, because in a way they carry a big responsibility for Barren Earth's existence by having released the most important albums from pioneers such as Autopsy and Paradise Lost. Those albums played a huge role, when we sucked our musical mother's milk in the late 80's and early 90's. This is a fact that should be noticeably evident in Barren Earth's sound and music. Hopefully Barren Earth will also be able to add a fresh spin to Peaceville's already impressive roster".

More info about the band on http://www.myspace.com/officialbarrenearth.

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Source:	peaceville.com
Band profile:	Barren Earth