Blackbraid II

Ladies and gentlemen we are under a great music week alert. Let's start with indigenous black metal savant Blackbraid, who lit the underground on fire with his self titled debut. He is back, and his brand has not only maintained quality but surpassed the debut. The sequel adds more acoustic sections, more gorgeous flute passages, and more variety. Some of these tempo changes are absolute ace, and solos are worked in to great effect. There are even some thrash riffs tossed in to keep you moving. ... read more

Indigenous themed black metal is not something I ever thought I would hear, but this artist is doing it and it sounds pretty neat. It’s got the typical black metal tropes with the tremolo picked guitars, blast beats, and throaty sounding head screams. Yet it also steps outside of those tropes with melodic guitar playing, the use of acoustic guitars and traditional flutes, and mid-paced metal drumming. The instrumentals on the last third of the album actually sounds more like proggy thrash ... read more

This is just such a beautiful black metal album with an amazing atmosphere. I love the Native American theme, one that you don't really see all that often. The folky atmospheric elements were great, I loved all the riffs and, though a little bit over an hour long, is engaging all the way through. Definitely had a fun time with this listen

Por momentos, es el black metal más único, original y emocionalmente potente que podés llegar a escuchar. Por otros, es un disco que redunda demasiado sobre sí mismo y las cosas que ya planteó anteriormente. Con todo, vale mucho la pena tenerlo en cuenta.