BLACKBRAID Announces SiriusXM Liquid Metal Takeover, New Album Out Now

Indigenous Black Metal project Blackbraid’s critically-acclaimed sophomore album, ‘Blackbraid II,’ is now available everywhere! In celebration, Blackbraid creator Sgah’gahsowáh will be taking over SiriusXM’s Liquid Metal along with host Jose “Metal Ambassador” Mangin to spotlight songs from the new album while spinning a mix of classic and underground tunes that inspired him! Fans can either tune in live via SiriusXM’s Channel 40 or or listen anytime in the SXM app by searching “Blackbraid.” The takeover times are as follows:

Remaining dates

Monday, July 10 @ 12:00 P.M. EDT // 9:00 A.M. PDT
Tuesday, July 11 @ 3:00 P.M. EDT // 12:00 P.M. PDT
Wednesday, July 12 @ 11:00 P.M. EDT // 8:00 P.M. PDT
Thursday, July 13 @ 5:00 P.M. EDT // 2:00 P.M. PDT

‘Blackbraid II’ can now be streamed everywhere or ordered via Bandcamp or The Official Blackbraid Merch Store.! The album will be available on CD as a 6-panel digi-sleeve, cassette, and two vinyl variants – a marbled emerald green “Moss” edition and golden/earth marbled “Spirit” edition.

‘Blackbraid II’ follows up the solo black metal project’s critically-acclaimed debut, which was named among one of the best metal albums if 2022 by Rolling Stone (#14), Decibel Magazine (#4), Metal Hammer UK (#7), and more!

Blackbraid is a solo indigenous black metal project from from the depths of the Adirondack wilderness creating music as raw and powerful as the mountains from whence it came…

“…you can hear a delicately strummed acoustic guitar here, a traditional flute there. Catchy riffs, most notably on the single ‘The Spirit Returns,’ coexist with ambitious tracks like the 13-plus-minute ‘Moss Covered Bones on the Altar of the Moon,’ which waxes and wanes like an epic saga.” – The New York Times

“To get right to it, Blackbraid II is an early contender for black metal record of the year… able to take the traditional sounds of black metal and then further shape and move them in a very distinct and novel direction.” – Metal Injection (10/10)

“…one of the finest albums to grace black metal in years and you just get the feeling there is still more to come from this truly special band.” – Distorted Sound Magazine (10/10)

“Sgah’gahsowáh channels his heritage and love for the earth through his music, and with that, he also brings a certain energy that conjures up desert dunes and rolling planes from North America just as well as a Norwegian black metal band conjures up snowy, bleak hills.” – Metal Sucks (4.5/5)

“…forging a new path forward for black metal in 2023, one that will likely continue to set him apart from his contemporaries and become one of the biggest new faces in the genre for years to come.” – Heavy Music HQ (4.5/5)

‘Blackbraid II’ Track Listing:

Autumnal Hearts Ablaze (2:10)
The Spirit Returns (4:37) [WATCH]
The Wolf That Guides the Hunters Hand (7:34)
Spells of Moon and Earth (2:24)
Moss Covered Bones on the Altar of the Moon (13:30) [WATCH]
A Song of Death on Winds of Dawn (11:04)
Celestial Passage (2:24)
Twilight Hymn of Ancient Blood (6:59)
Sadness and the Passage of Time and Memory (7:02)
A Fine Day to Die (8:15)
Total Running Time: 65:59

Upon conquering North America on the recent Decibel Magazine Tour in which the band performed to many sold out audiences, Blackbraid has just returned from its European debut, performing to tens of thousands of fans at Hellfest Open Air and Copenhell! Next, Blackbraid will headline the Kaupangr stage at this year’s edition of the mighty Midgardsblot Festival in the Viking Gravemounds at Norway’s iconic Borre Park from August 16-19.

Blackbraid Live Dates (EU): 08/16-18: Midgard (NO) @ Midgardsblot [TICKETS]

BLACKBRAID recently unveiled a brand new music video for the single “The Spirit Returns,” which can be seen at THIS LOCATION.

Creator of Blackbraid: Sgah’gahsowáh

‘Blackbraid II’ Album Credits: