At some point, survival and mere subsistence evolved into culture. Do these sounds represent winter camp in an Archaic Ohio Valley Rockshelter thousands of years ago, or perhaps a group of modern Native-minded friends building a wikiwa or knapping arrowheads at a weekend survival outing or tribe meeting? I’m not sure, as the spirit is essentially the same in either instance.
What an impressive piece of black metal. This one-man hurricane is pure art. Sgah‘gahsowáh creates an haunting atmosphere. He puts so much soul in his music. Sælzer Bub
“Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.”
Exodus 32:26 KJV kingdavidslament
Blackbraid quickly followed up their 2022 debut in 2023 with more native folk infused furious black metal. This is by no means a sophomore slump as it is equally excellent, methodical, melodical, and approachable as the first record. 9/10 RJ