SELF-RELEASED
Blackbraid’s second outing fired an audacious salvo across the extreme metal landscape. Sgah’gahsowáh, the prodigious talent behind Blackbraid, masterfully blended the raw intensity of Norwegian black metal with nuanced touches of Native American culture. It was no rehash of their groundbreaking debut; Blackbraid II uncorked thrilling riffs and innovative structural twists, notably in ASong Of Death On Winds Of Dawn and The Spirit Returns. Revelatory and deeply evocative, Blackbraid II emerged as an indispensable chapter in this year’s metal narrative.