...So I Must Take From The Earth

...And Make It My Own

Bog Bodies

Bone Awl's third release, the cassette titled Bog Bodies, is inspired by the well preserved mummies of Iron Age men and women found in the wetlands of Europe. The remarkable preservation of the bog bodies is attributed to the peat in the bogs, the cold climate, and lack of oxygen. Many of the bog bodies were found to have been stabbed and bludgeoned. It would seem from the lyrics of the song "Lindow Man" that Bone Awl did their research: slumped into shoulders/a dark leather face /from the long slumber/in a grave of peat/beard stained red/sinews around neck/of ritual killing/ iron age execution. Seemingly appropriate subject matter to compliment Bone Awl's stark, primitive approach but also shows that Bone Awl are a bit more erudite than most black metal bands. This is the duality of Bone Awl and what makes them a most fascinating entity.

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Indifference

Bone Awl's second release was the seven inch EP called Night Is Indifferent. It was released in 2003 in a limited run of 400 copies. It's raw, it's primitive, it's Bone Awl. This record is not your friend, it won't help you through a difficult time in your life, it just won't. It's as indifferent as the night of which it speaks. Fuck yourself.

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Vinland vs. Finland

At the request of avid Cosmic Hearse supporter, JH of Jabladav, here's the infamous Vinland vs. Finland four way split. This features Bone Awl from the U.S., Volkurah from Canada, and Hammer and Vordr both hailing from Finland. All the bands play raw, minimalist Black Metal, with Vordr and Bone Awl injecting a bit of punk into their sound. This was released as an LP by Grievantee and later as a cassette by Northern Sky Productions, both are long out of print and hard to come by. If I had to declare a winner I'd give it to Vinland only because Bone Awl is so great, and Hammer is rather uninteresting. Enjoy.

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The Magnetism of War

Although Bone Awl choose to exist in the realm of black metal, at heart they are a crust punk band of the highest order. From their filthy, simplistic riffing, to their anti-art cut and paste design sense, Bone Awl reject all that is clean, and modern. The band, made up of members, He Who Gnashes Teeth and He Who Crushes Teeth, release only cassettes and vinyl in very limited numbers. "Magnetism of War" is Bone Awl's first tape ,released in 2002, and limited to 150 copies.
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