Solo black metal artist, Blackbraid, has just revealed the first single from his third studio album, Blackbraid III, due for sel-release, August 8. The track, “Wardrums at Dawn on the Day of my Death,” is streaming with a music video created by Moshmallows, via the YouTube channel for Black Metal Promotions. Watch it below and read more from Blackbraid.
Pre-order Blackbraid III in the US here: https://blackbraid.us/
European pre-orders here: https://blackbraid.eu/
The captivating album artwork for Blackbraid III was created in collaboration with Adam Burke, who handled the painting, and mainstay Blackbraid album artist Adrian Baxter, who did the illustration.
Blackbraid III tracklisting:
01 Dusk (Eulogy)
02 Wardrums at Dawn on the Day of my Death
03 The Dying Breath of a Sacred Stag
04 The Earth is Weeping
05 God of Black Blood
06 Traversing the Forest of Eternal Dusk
07 Tears of the Dawn
08 Like Wind Through The Reeds Making Waves Like Water
09 And He Became the Burning Stars…
10 Fleshbound (Lord Belial cover)
Blackbraid will also be embarking on a North American headliner later this year with support from Lamp of Murmuur and Dödsrit, with Gudsforladt replacing LoM as support for two Canadian dates. The trek will kick off on September 19 in San Diego, CA and will make its way around the U.S. + Canada until the final stop on October 11 in Los Angeles, CA. The full itinerary can be found below while tickets are available here: https://blackbraid.us/pages/shows
In addition, Blackbraid has partnered with Fire in the Mountains Festival to curate a special pre-release event where festival attendees will get to hear Blackbraid III ahead of its August 8 release date! During the event, there will also be a special live Q&A that will take place during the listening session with Metal Injection‘s Frank Godla. Fire in the Mountains will take place in Montana from July 25-27, 2025 at the Red Eagle Campground on the Blackfeet Nation Reserve. Blackbraid joins an esteemed lineup of artists including Wardruna, Old Man’s Child, Chelsea Wolfe, Converge, Blood Incantation, and more! Tickets are available here: https://events.humanitix.com/fire-in-the-mountains while the full lineup and all pertinent festival information can be found here: https://www.fitmfest.com/
Blackbraid North American Tour w/ Lamp of Murmuur + Dödsrit,:
09/18: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
09/19: Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live
09/20: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
09/22: Dallas, TX @ Trees
09/24: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory)
09/25: Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
09/26: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
09/27: Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows
09/28: Albany, NY @ Empire Live
09/30: Boston, MA @ Middle East (Downstairs)
10/01: Montreal, QC @ Café Campus *
10/02: Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *
10/03: Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge
10/04: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
10/05: St. Paul, MN @ The Turf Club
10/07: Denver, CO @ HQ
10/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/10: Oakland, CA @ Thee Stork Club
10/11: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
*w/ Gudsforladt, no LoM
Blackbraid Upcoming Festivals:
07/27: Red Eagle Campground, MT @ Fire in the Mountains Fest
08/23: Eisfeld (DE) @ Wolfszeit Festival
12/19: Leipzig (DE) @ Black Hole Fest Germania III – Frost Edition
04/05/26: Munich (DE) @ Dark Easter Metal Meeting
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…
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