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Blessed Black Wings

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Released
  
February 1, 2005

Artist
  
High on Fire

Producer
  
Steve Albini

Length
  
53:23

Release date
  
1 February 2005

Label
  
Relapse Records

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Recorded
  
Electrical Audio Chicago, IL

Blessed Black Wings (2005)
  
Death Is This Communion (2007)

Genres
  
Heavy metal, Stoner rock, Sludge metal

Similar
  
High on Fire albums, Stoner rock albums

High on fire blessed black wings


Blessed Black Wings is the third album from High on Fire. The vinyl version was released as a double LP and contains a bonus track, "Rapid Fire," originally by Judas Priest.

Contents

The tracks "The Face of Oblivion" and "Cometh Down Hessian" are based on stories by horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness and The Hound, respectively.

Blessed Black Wings was voted 48th in the 50 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century in Kerrang!

Track listing

  1. "Devilution" – 4:46
  2. "The Face of Oblivion" – 6:36
  3. "Brother in the Wind" – 5:40
  4. "Cometh Down Hessian" – 5:14
  5. "Blessed Black Wings" – 7:43
  6. "Anointing of Seer" – 5:39
  7. "To Cross the Bridge" – 7:20
  8. "Silver Back" – 3:14
  9. "Sons of Thunder" – 7:12
  10. "Rapid Fire" (Judas Priest cover, Japanese vinyl only bonus track)

Personnel

  • Matt Pike – guitar, vocals
  • Des Kensel – drums
  • Joe Preston – bass
  • Greg Norman – AMP repair
  • Produced by Steve Albini and High on Fire
  • Engineered by Steve Albini
  • Assistant Engineers - Russ Arbuthnot, Rob Vester
  • Mastered by John Golden
  • Visuals by Arik Roper

    • Songs

    1Devilution4:46
    2The Face of Oblivion6:40
    3Brother in the Wind5:36

    References

    Blessed Black Wings Wikipedia
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