Biskopskniven
by Blessings
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This recording sounds fantastic. The songs are complex but are also concisely layered -- Blessings don't fuck around here and go for the throat with a unique spaced-punk noise/hardcore approach. Just a thought, but someone should make a "Mixed and Mastered by Magnus Lindberg" shirt. Hmm... I might be the only person to purchase though. Whatever. He's like a sound wizard - every album he touches sounds like a crystal clear recording of an airplane taking off. Quality stuff all around.
Favorite track: The Whip Hand.
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Within this amazing sound there is just a killer band called Blessings who just absolutely rip up the noise rock punk vibe and absolutely CRUSH IT!! Can't get enough of this stunning album,it reminds me of when Glassjaw came onto the scene. Blessings are just one awesome band👏
Favorite track: Old Bones.
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The Hound
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Strings of Red
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The Whip Hand
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Komskottsknallen
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Iron Heel
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Old Bones
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Allting Är Jättebra
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Black Vestals
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about
"Biskopskniven", the new album from Blessings.
Out now via Pelagic Records.
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An opening passage of eery mantra-style choir- vocals is ripped apart by sudden feedback wailing for a split second, before a grainy chug-riff takes over... but not that type of metal chug, a different type of chug that sounds more abrasive, more noisy, more angry... a lead guitar kicks in with haunting high notes and inaugurates the surprisingly catchy chorus, and the yelled double vocal approach brings to mind the spirit of bands like Tragedy or Old Man Gloom... the track culminates in an incredibly heavy closing section, based around a riff that repeats endlessly as the tempo is gradually slowed down beyond pain tolerance, and the track suffocates in feedback... but wait, that was already 2 tracks.
There are elements of hardcore, punk, crust, noise rock, heavy post rock and indie rock in BLESSINGS' sound... there are moments that remind of AT THE DRIVE IN and moments that remind of CONVERGE, sometimes even in the same track, and the Gothenburg 4-piece merges these very disparate ends of the spectrum of heavy guitar music into a cohesive, intriguing and idiosyncratic sound.
BLESSINGS' debut album Bittervatten was a harsh and noisy affair, inspired by bands like Unsane, Breach, Black Flag and Darkthrone... but the Gothenburg, Sweden - based four-piece soon developed into a bit of a different direction. Still loud and confrontational, the elements of repetition and trance- incurring moods and riffing became more prominent in their sound on sophomore release Biskopskniven.
„One particular thing that really shaped the sound of “Biskopskniven” was the drums“, comments percussionist and synth player Erik Skytt. „Most tracks were written with a very loop- and groove-based approach, a sort of drum manifesto made by drummer Mattias Rasmusson, which gave the songs a very different foundation to build upon, as compared to most of the debut album. No frills, just machine- like repetition and simplicity.“
Instinctively, the band started working with a more varied sonic colour palette, using different percussive and melodic elements to present musical ideas instead of just guitar and bass. BLESSINGS incorporated modular synths to create different textures that blended in with the guitars seamlessly, and started working with rhythmical loops and percussion instruments. The result is a multi-faceted sound that is as heavy as it is diversified, and full of... more
Out now via Pelagic Records.
//
An opening passage of eery mantra-style choir- vocals is ripped apart by sudden feedback wailing for a split second, before a grainy chug-riff takes over... but not that type of metal chug, a different type of chug that sounds more abrasive, more noisy, more angry... a lead guitar kicks in with haunting high notes and inaugurates the surprisingly catchy chorus, and the yelled double vocal approach brings to mind the spirit of bands like Tragedy or Old Man Gloom... the track culminates in an incredibly heavy closing section, based around a riff that repeats endlessly as the tempo is gradually slowed down beyond pain tolerance, and the track suffocates in feedback... but wait, that was already 2 tracks.
There are elements of hardcore, punk, crust, noise rock, heavy post rock and indie rock in BLESSINGS' sound... there are moments that remind of AT THE DRIVE IN and moments that remind of CONVERGE, sometimes even in the same track, and the Gothenburg 4-piece merges these very disparate ends of the spectrum of heavy guitar music into a cohesive, intriguing and idiosyncratic sound.
BLESSINGS' debut album Bittervatten was a harsh and noisy affair, inspired by bands like Unsane, Breach, Black Flag and Darkthrone... but the Gothenburg, Sweden - based four-piece soon developed into a bit of a different direction. Still loud and confrontational, the elements of repetition and trance- incurring moods and riffing became more prominent in their sound on sophomore release Biskopskniven.
„One particular thing that really shaped the sound of “Biskopskniven” was the drums“, comments percussionist and synth player Erik Skytt. „Most tracks were written with a very loop- and groove-based approach, a sort of drum manifesto made by drummer Mattias Rasmusson, which gave the songs a very different foundation to build upon, as compared to most of the debut album. No frills, just machine- like repetition and simplicity.“
Instinctively, the band started working with a more varied sonic colour palette, using different percussive and melodic elements to present musical ideas instead of just guitar and bass. BLESSINGS incorporated modular synths to create different textures that blended in with the guitars seamlessly, and started working with rhythmical loops and percussion instruments. The result is a multi-faceted sound that is as heavy as it is diversified, and full of... more
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