Originators of Cascadian Black Metal, the almighty Fauna
have signed a worldwide deal with Lupus Lounge/Prophecy Productions.
“Fauna looks to the sky as we initiate a new collaboration
with Prophecy Productions, calling forth new initiatory rites and preparing to
revisit past chapters. There is not another label with Prophecy’s reach and
stature that so thoroughly respects our objectives and has such a diverse and
respectable roster of fellow seekers. We entrust our legacy to them as we move
forward into a new era, utterly sacred in its unpredictability.”
- Fauna
In 2004, the drive to explore shamanism and atavism (the
reemergence of traits thought to be lost from the human biology and culture)
birthed itself in the creation of Olympia
black metal fury, Fauna. Formed as an antidote to the alienation of the modern
human spirit and dedicated to cultivating lost channels of the human condition,
Fauna was central to the creation of the sonic revolution now known as
Cascadian Black Metal, impacting legends like Agalloch and directly influencing
Wolves in the Throne Room. Their music exists as a collection of experience and
ritual, intended to shake free the contemporary mind and bring listeners back
to a more primal and free existence. The live rites are truly the main event, manifesting
themselves through shamanic practice in atypical venues or highly transformed
spaces, with the intent of total immersion in a field of transcendence.
These live rituals evolved into recorded echoes simply out
of necessity. Fauna desired to open their work to those who might seek it, and
to share their passion for a return to primal spiritual states with people
outside of the damp, vast forests of the Pacific Northwest.
“Rain”, released in 2006, strived to share the story of Homo sapiens’ evolutionary
journey, and our struggle to survive in the modern world – a theme central to
the idea of Fauna. 2007’s “The Hunt” explores another stage in the human
journey, followed by “Avifauna” in 2012, emerging as the latest album released
by the band. Now, in 2019, the group
continues its otherworldly journey by signing with Lupus Lounge/Prophecy
Productions and working on their fourth album, “Ochre and Ash”.
Fauna will be embarking on the “Solar Abyss” EU tour
alongside L’Acephale in April 2019, coinciding with their performance at
Roadburn. . Pre-orders are now available for LPs and CDs of “Avifauna” and “The
Hunt”– the latter never before pressed to vinyl:
Available here: https://en.prophecy.de/artists/fauna
The albums will be available from Prophecy's webshop on
April 12th, and available on May 17th from all other retailers.
April 12: Roadburn - Tilburg,
Netherlands
April 15: Magasin 4 - Brussels,
Belgium
April 16: Le Klub - Paris,
France
April 18: Sanatorium - Winterthur,
Switzerland
April 19: UT Connewitz - Leipzig, Germany
April 20: (A)void Floating Gallery - Prague, Czech
April 21: Raging Death Days - Neustadt, Germany
April 22: Het Bos - Antwerp,
Netherlands
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