CONCERT REVIEW: Blackbraid – Winterfylleth – Noctem Live at Birmingham Asylum


 

An early start at The Asylum this evening means opening act, Noctem only walk onstage to a half-full venue. Word of their arrival must get out fairly quickly though, as the room swells significantly before the scary Spaniards reach the end of their set. Smashing into “The Black Consecration,” the title track from their 2019 album, frontman Beleth (Xavier Tolosa) shrieks and roars for all his worth, enveloped by smoke and moody lighting as the band continue the blastbeats and tremolo riffs with “The Submission Discipline,” “The Pale Moon Rite,” “We Are Omega” and “Let That Is Dead Sleep Forever” before closing with a rip-roaring “A Cruce Salus.” Continue reading


Petrichor (Blackbraid) Drops The New EP “Seduced By Conquering Darkness”


Petrichor is a solo black metal project, from Blackbraid’s Jon Krieger (aka Sgah’gahsowáh). He has now independently unleashed the debut EP, Seduced By Conquering Darkness. It is available cross streaming services, with physical pre-orders coming soon. Check it out below.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Blackbraid – Blackbraid III


The third chapter of Blackbraid is upon us! Blackbraid III (Self-Released ) has been released onto the world, continuing where the previous chapter ended. This installment in the series keeps all of the elements we have all come to love from Sgah’gahsowáh’s (Editor’s note: translated from Indigenous American for “The Witch Hawk”) solo project, with even more guitar leads to melt your face. A few ticks under an hour places Blackbraid III slightly shorter than its predecessor. It’s worth every minute, so keep that finger off the skip button. Continue reading