ra ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁which ▁preced ed ▁the ▁album ▁Pak k ash er ra ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁band ▁supported ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁black ▁Metal ▁band ▁S aty ric on ▁in ▁Hels ink i . ▁ ▁Dream s ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Earth ▁record ▁release ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 9 9 ) ▁The ▁band ' s ▁second ▁full - length ▁album ▁Dream s ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Earth ▁was ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁legend ary ▁T ico - T ico ▁studio ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁This ▁album ▁show c ased ▁a ▁unique ▁sound ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁m atur ation ▁and ▁pro gression ▁from ▁Pak k ash er ra . ▁Only ▁one ▁song ▁from ▁the ▁album , ▁" D ream s ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Earth ", ▁was ▁issued ▁as ▁a ▁prom ot ional ▁track ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁on ▁The ▁Black ened ▁Rain bow ▁M CD . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Dream s ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Earth ▁was ▁released ▁world wide . ▁ ▁New ▁record ▁label ▁with ▁release ▁of ▁third ▁album ▁( 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 ) ▁The ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁third ▁album ▁Binding ▁of ▁the ▁Spirit ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁T ico - T ico ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Aut umn ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁album ▁had ▁a ▁better ▁sound ▁quality ▁than ▁their ▁previous ▁albums ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁more ▁ref ined ▁production ▁than ▁they ▁had ▁previously