Black metal’s going to be pretty well represented on stages all across North America later this year, as indigenous black metal outfit Blackbraid is gearing up to head out on a headlining tour and they’re bringing some heavy hitters.
Set to kick off on September 18 in San Diego and coming to a close on October 11 in Los Angeles, the 19-date run will feature stops along the way in Dallas, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Boston, and more.
The run will be in support of Blackbraid’s forthcoming album Blackbraid III, due out on August 8. In addition to the prospect of hearing those new tunes live, the tour also includes supporting acts Lamp of Murmuur and Dödsrit. For the two Canadian shows, the tour will feature Gudsforladt on the bill.
Ahead of the album’s release and subsequent tour, Blackbraid will be hosting a listening party forBlackbraid IIIduring this year’s Fire In The Mountains Fest. If you’d like to attend that festival and book a metal weekend in the woods, head to the Fire In The Mountains website so you canget your tickets right now.
As for tickets to the Blackbraid tour, those will go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
Blackbraid IIIwill be released on August 8, but you canpre-order your copy today. (For European customersyou can pre-order here.)
BLACKBRAID North American Tour w/ Lamp of Murmuur + Dödsrit,:
09/18: San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
09/19: Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live
09/20: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
09/22: Dallas, TX @ Trees
09/24: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Purgatory)
09/25: Greensboro, NC @ Hangar 1819
09/26: Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
09/27: Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows
09/28: Albany, NY @ Empire Live
09/30: Boston, MA @ Middle East (Downstairs)
10/01: Montreal, QC @ Café Campus *
10/02: Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground *
10/03: Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge
10/04: Chicago, IL @ Reggies
10/05: St. Paul, MN @ The Turf Club
10/07: Denver, CO @ HQ
10/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/10: Oakland, CA @ Thee Stork Club
10/11: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
*w/ Gudsforladt, no LoM
BLACKBRAID Upcoming Festivals:
07/27: Red Eagle Campground, MT @ Fire in the Mountains Fest
08/23: Eisfeld (DE) @ Wolfszeit Festival
12/19: Leipzig (DE) @ Black Hole Fest Germania III – Frost Edition
04/05/26: Munich (DE) @ Dark Easter Metal Meeting
Blackbraid IIITracklist:
01. Dusk (Eulogy)
02. Wardrums at Dawn on the Day of my Death
03. The Dying Breath of a Sacred Stag
04. The Earth is Weeping
05. God of Black Blood
06. Traversing the Forest of Eternal Dusk
07. Tears of the Dawn
08. Like Wind Through The Reeds Making Waves Like Water
09. And He Became the Burning Stars…
10 Fleshbound(Lord Belial cover)
