Birds of Prey

Birds of Prey are an American death metal supergroup formed in 2005 in Richmond, Virginia, consisting of vocalist Ben Hogg, guitarists Erik Larson and Bo Leslie, bassist Summer Welch, and drummer Dave Witte. In December 2005, the band recorded their debut studio album, Weight of the Wound, with Cory Smoot at Karma Productions, which Relapse Records released on July 25, 2006. They recorded their second studio album, Sulfur and Semen, at Sniper Studios with producer Vince Burke, releasing it on January 29, 2008. Birds of Prey released their third studio album, The Hellpreacher, on April 28, 2009, in the United States and May 4, 2009, internationally, making their debut live performance at Maryland Deathfest VII held May 28–30, 2009.