Indigenous black metal master Blackbraid will be taking the stage for its final performance of 2023 at Mexico Metal Fest, which takes place in Monterry (MX)! The band will appear on November 10 alongside metal heavyweights such as Gojira, Mastodon, Blind Guardian, and more! Tickets, the full lineup, and more info can be found HERE.
‘Blackbraid II’ can now be streamed everywhere or ordered via Bandcamp or The Official Blackbraid Merch Store! The album is available on CD as a 6-panel digi-sleeve, cassette, and two vinyl variants – a marbled emerald green “Moss” edition and golden/earth marbled “Spirit” edition.Blackbraidis a solo indigenous black metal project from from the depths of the Adirondack wilderness creating music as raw and powerful as the mountains from whence it came…
Blackbraid Live 2023:
11/10: Monterrey (MX) @ Mexico Metal Festival [TICKETS]
Blackbraid Live 2024:
06/01 – 02: Scarborough (UK) @ Fortress Festival [TICKETS]
“…you can hear a delicately strummed acoustic guitar here, a traditional flute there. Catchy riffs, most notably on the single ‘The Spirit Returns,’ coexist with ambitious tracks like the 13-plus-minute ‘Moss Covered Bones on the Altar of the Moon,’ which waxes and wanes like an epic saga.” – The New York Times
“To get right to it, Blackbraid II is an early contender for black metal record of the year… able to take the traditional sounds of black metal and then further shape and move them in a very distinct and novel direction.” – Metal Injection (10/10)
“…one of the finest albums to grace black metal in years and you just get the feeling there is still more to come from this truly special band.” – Distorted Sound Magazine (10/10)
“Sgah’gahsowáh channels his heritage and love for the earth through his music, and with that, he also brings a certain energy that conjures up desert dunes and rolling planes from North America just as well as a Norwegian black metal band conjures up snowy, bleak hills.” – Metal Sucks (4.5/5)
“…forging a new path forward for black metal in 2023, one that will likely continue to set him apart from his contemporaries and become one of the biggest new faces in the genre for years to come.” – Heavy Music HQ (4.5/5) ‘Blackbraid II’ follows up the solo black metal project’s critically-acclaimed debut, which was named among one of the best metal albums if 2022 by Rolling Stone (#14), Decibel Magazine (#4), Metal Hammer UK (#7), and more!
‘Blackbraid II’ album artwork created by Adrian Baxter (below)
‘Blackbraid II’ Track Listing:
01. Autumnal Hearts Ablaze (2:10)
02. The Spirit Returns (4:37)
03. The Wolf That Guides the Hunters Hand (7:34)
04. Spells of Moon and Earth (2:24)
05. Moss Covered Bones on the Altar of the Moon (13:30)
06. A Song of Death on Winds of Dawn (11:04)
07. Celestial Passage (2:24)
08. Twilight Hymn of Ancient Blood (6:59)
09. Sadness and the Passage of Time and Memory (7:02)
10 . A Fine Day to Die (8:15)
Total Running Time: 65:59
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