"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)
Blackbraid Live 2024 (EU/UK):
06/02: Scarborough (UK) @ Fortress Festival
06/21: Kauhajoki (FI) @ Nummirock Metal Festival
06/23: Ukmergė (LT) @ Kilkim Zaibu Festival
08/10: Helsinki (FI) @ Helsinki Metal Fetsival
10/11-12: Nijmegen (NL) @ Soulcrusher Festival
Blackbraid Live 2024 (US):
09/21: Los Angeles, CA @ C.Y. Festival
"...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!
Indigenous black metal master BLACKBRAID will be performing in The Netherlands for the first time this October! The project will be appearing at this year's edition of Soulcrusher Festival, which will take place from October 11-12 in Nijmegen (NL), alongside an eclectic mix of artists such as ZEAL & ARDOR, LAMP OF MURMUUR, PHARMAKON + more! Tickets can be found HERE.
This will not be Blackbraid's only appearance across the Atlantic this year as other festival appearances have been confirmed such as Fortress Festival (UK), Nummirock Metal Festival+ Helsinki Metal Festival (FI), and Kilkim Zaibu Festival (FI). For American fans who are looking for their fix, Blackbraid will also be performing at C.Y. Festival in Los Angeles, CA on September 21. The full itinerary can be found below while tickets can be found HERE.
'Blackbraid II' can now be streamed everywhere or ordered via Bandcamp or The Official Blackbraid Merch Store!
Blackbraid is 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 II' Album Credits:
- Composed & performed by Sgah'gahsowáh
- Drums, recording, mixing & mastering by Neil Schneider
- Visual development & graphic design by Wolf Mountain Productions
- Guitar solo in “Twilight Hymn of Ancient Blood" performed by Randy Moore
- “A Fine Day to Die" originally composed by Quorthon (Bathory)
Album Art: Adrian Baxter
Photographer: Wolf Mountain Productions
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Blackbraid is an independent artist and is not contracted to or owned by any music label.
Management: Ashley @ Wolf Mountain Productions
