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Blackbraid
12+ albums
black metalatmospheric black metalmelodic black metalnative american black metalUSBM
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Blackbraid is an American black metal project from the Adirondack Mountains, New York, formed in 2022. The project is the solo endeavor of its creator, Jon Krieger. Krieger is Native American, and is also known by his pseudonym Sgah’gahsowáh, a Mohawk name meaning "the witch hawk". Blackbraid's formation was first announced on February 7, 2022. Krieger was by that point a lifelong musician and had previously been involved informally with friends' projects, but Blackbraid is both his first serious project and his first solo one. Blackbraid is part of the growing indigenous black metal scene in the United States. The project's first single, "Barefoot Ghost Dance on Blood Soaked Soil", was released shortly after on February 13, 2022. The song's lyrics allude to historical events such as the Wounded Knee massacre, which took place in 1890, and the more recent Dakota Access Pipeline protests of 2016. A second single, "The River of Time Flows Through Me", was released on March 16, 2022, and deals with the passing and fluidity of time. Blackbraid's debut album, Blackbraid I, was released on August 26, 2022. Krieger, a multi-instrumentalist, wrote and tracked the entire album apart from the drums, which were tracked by his friend Neil Schneider. Schneider also recorded, mixed, and mastered Blackbraid I. The cover art was done by Adrian Baxter. The album melds conventional black metal with elements of traditional indigenous music, such as the Native American flute, and acoustic int
top songs
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The Spirit Returns
20,3212The River of Time Flows Through Me
19,8713Barefoot Ghost Dance on Blood Soaked Soil
16,5974Wardrums at Dawn on the Day of My Death
15,5005Sacandaga
14,7236As the Creek Flows Softly By
14,6517The Wolf That Guides The Hunters Hand
14,5178Moss Covered Bones On The Altar Of The Moon
14,3989Autumnal Hearts Ablaze
14,33410The Dying Breath of A Sacred Stag
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