Ascending from Transfixion - Re-issue of "Transfixion"
July 11th, 2010 - (Posted by Muhannad Bursheh)

2. Llama's Odyssey

3. Black Vision

4. Ascending from Transfixion

5. The Timeless Maze

6. Blood and Thorns

7. The Insect War

8. Watching Your Death

9. Fires of Demise

All the above tracks were featured in the 2005 album "Transfixion" in the same order.
(With the exception of the minor differences mentioned further above).

The redesigned album artwork (shown below) was created by Muhannad Bursheh


Click on the album artwork to view it in larger dimensions

Personal Comment (Muhannad Bursheh):
Musically and lyrically, "Ascending from Transfixion" is very different from the current style of Bouq; it is much simpler and has a groovy death metal approach rather than the ancient spirited grim dark/black metal style on "Berserk", thus, this album will mark the end of the band's old style.

A more specific release date for the album will be announced shortly.

For more info and album credits go to the "Music" page of this website

Horned Helmet Productions: www.hh-productions.com
Bouq Official MySpace: www.myspace.com/bouqband
 

BERSERK - Complete Amended Info, Credits & Artwork
July 11th, 2010 - (Posted by Muhannad Bursheh)

Berserk Album Artwork (with the new Bouq logo):

Recorded, produced & engineered by Muhannad Bursheh
Mixed & mastered at Horned Helmet Studio by Muhannad Bursheh

Front cover artwork illustration by Craig Granato (USA)
Front cover concept by Muhannad Bursheh.
Booklet & layout design by Muhannad Bursheh
Bouq official logo designed by Christophe Szpajdel (Belgium/UK)

I would fill a drinking horn for:
My family for the continuous support & love. My close & true friends in the 4 corners of the world for being real! My fellow band mates in Tyrant Throne, Augury & Apokalyte. Everyone who contributed & helped in the creation of this album. The guys in Bilocate, Sathony, Incendiant, Kaoteon, Destruction Volt & Spade. Supporters & supporting media. And last but not least, very special thanks to the Ancient Ones & their epic tales & mythologies that lend me enormous inspiration, non-stop curiosity in ancient history & invaluable wisdom.
This album is especially dedicated to “Maira”, my new niece! And to “Vodka”, the great white hound!

Official Online Addresses:
www.bouq-band.com | www.myspace.com/bouqband | contact@bouq-band.com

Album Track-list:
1. Berserk - The Grand Raven Feast
2. Desrever Alumrof Ecnetsixe
3. Jormungander
4. Nature's Cult
5. Eidolon
6. Heathen
7. Wrath of a Warrior's Soul
8. Of Ragnarök

New Bouq Logo Finally Done
June 23rd, 2010 - (Posted by Muhannad Bursheh)

official Bouq logo is finally revealed. It was created by metal's favorite logos artist Christophe Szpajdel, a.k.a. "The Lord of Logos" who is highly acclaimed for creating immortalized logos for bands such as Emperor, Old Man's Child, Moonspell, Melechesh, Borknagar along many others in a never ending list.

New Track from the Upcoming Album Online!
March 26th, 2010 - (Posted by Muhannad Bursheh)

BOUQ: Project Name Changed from Einherjer Rising to BOUQ
March 24th, 2010 - (Posted by Muhannad Bursheh)

Again, and for the better, the project's name has been changed. "Bouq" is the new and final name for this project. Bouq is a word taken from ancient/formal Arabic, and it means a war horn (blowing horn used in ancient warfare as a siren and for signaling between armies).



As all of you know by now, this project was called "Phex" between 2001 and 2007, and in that period 3 demos and one full-length album were released. Later the name was briefly changed to "Einherjer Rising", but again, about 4 months ago I decided to drop yet another name and to finally settle on "Bouq". I know that many changes have been made in the past 2 years, but it has been a positively unstable period in the project's career, and every change has been for the better. Bouq is a great name, and it is a much better complement for the band's future plans, for many of the future releases will be focused on ancient civilizations from the Middle East, especially from Mesopotamia and the Levant.

Currently, the official BOUQ logo is being designed by the Lord of Logos; Christophe Szpajdel (Emperor, Old Man's Child, Moonspell, Melechesh, ...).

The band's modified official links are as below:
Official MySpace: www.myspace.com/bouqband
Official Website: www.bouq-band.com
Official E-mail Address: contact@bouq-band.com

Concerning other matters; the release date for the new album "Berserk" will be announced very soon, and for that, finally, the track "Berserk - The Grand Raven Feast" from the album has been uploaded on Bouq's MySpace page. Go ahead and give it a listen!

Please note that the track uploaded on MySpace is a greatly compressed mp3 version of the song; this greatly reduces the audio quality, it is in no way to be compared with the audio quality on the original CD or at least higher mp3 bit rates.

The final track-list for the album Berserk is as follows:
1. Berserk - The Grand Raven Feast
2. Desrever Alumrof Ecnetsixe
3. Jormungander
4. Nature's Cult
5. Eidolon
6. Heathen
7. Wrath of a Warrior's Soul
8. Of Ragnarök

The album artwork featuring the new Bouq logo will be posted as soon as the logo is finished. Nothing will change on the artwork itself, which was illustrated by Craig Granato (USA).

Note on the word Bouq:
The "ou" in the middle should be read as the "oo" in "boot", NOT as the "ou" in "mouth" or the "oo" in "book". The "q" represents a letter used in most Semitic languages. It is like a heavy "q" but pronounced from the throat. The image below shows how "Bouq" is written in Arabic.