{"product_id":"high-on-fire-blessed-black-wings-new","title":"high on fire - blessed black wings (New)","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh on Fire – Blessed Black Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e High on Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlbum:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlessed Black Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2005\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Stoner Metal \/ Sludge Metal \/ Doom Metal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Relapse Records\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProducer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Steve Albini \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Album:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlessed Black Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is High on Fire’s third studio album and one of the records that pushed the band from underground doom-metal favorite into a much wider metal audience. The album combines Matt Pike’s massive guitar tone with faster, almost Motörhead-like momentum, especially on tracks like “Devilution,” “Cometh Down Hessian,” and “Blessed Black Wings.” Steve Albini’s production kept the record raw and physical rather than overly polished.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMembers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatt Pike – guitar, vocals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Preston – bass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDes Kensel – drums\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Albini – producer, engineer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMatt Pike formed High on Fire after the original breakup of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the hugely influential doom band behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHoly Mountain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDopesmoker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. High on Fire became the heavier, faster outlet for his playing. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoe Preston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e had already played with several major underground heavy bands, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMelvins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and Thrones, before joining High on Fire for this album. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlessed Black Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was recorded with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteve Albini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose credits include Nirvana’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Utero\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Pixies, Neurosis and countless underground records. His approach favored capturing the actual sound of the band in the room with minimal studio gloss. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe title track was inspired partly by the story and imagery surrounding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorld War II fighter pilots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with Pike mixing historical warfare imagery into the band’s usual fantasy and apocalyptic themes. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eJoe Preston left High on Fire not long after the album’s release, making \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlessed Black Wings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the only full-length High on Fire studio album to feature him on bass. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatt Pike’s extremely loud live rigs and heavily driven tube amps became a defining part of High on Fire’s reputation; the guitar sound on this record helped cement him as one of modern doom and stoner metal’s most recognizable players.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotable Tracks:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e “Devilution,” “The Face of Oblivion,” “Brother in the Wind,” “Cometh Down Hessian,” “Blessed Black Wings,” “Sons of Thunder”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67605591228603,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/high-on-fire-blessed-black-wings-new","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}