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Blessed Black Wings

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2005 studio album by High on Fire
Blessed Black Wings
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1, 2005
RecordedElectrical Audio (Chicago, Illinois)
GenreStoner metal,sludge metal
Length53:23
LabelRelapse Records
ProducerSteve Albini
High on Fire chronology
Surrounded by Thieves
(2002)		Blessed Black Wings
(2005)		Death Is This Communion
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(7.3/10)[2]
PopMatters[3]

Blessed Black Wings is the third studio album by Americanheavy metal bandHigh on Fire. It would be the only withJoe Preston on bass who would be replaced by Jeff Matz.

The tracks "The Face of Oblivion" and "Cometh Down Hessian" are based on stories byhorror fiction authorH. P. Lovecraft,At the Mountains of Madness andThe Hound, respectively. The vinyl version was released as a double LP and contains a bonus track, "Rapid Fire", originally byJudas Priest.

Blessed Black Wings was voted 48th in the '50 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century' byKerrang! magazine.

Reception

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Blessed Black Wings was released to positive reception. Critics in particular praisedSteve Albini's production of the album, with criticism mainly being pointed towardsMatt Pike's vocals. Eduardo Rivadavia ofAllMusic acknowledged Pike's appreciation ofCeltic Frost noting the influence of the band in the closing instrumental "Sons of Thunder".[1] Adrien Bergrand ofPopMatters praised the album for being more listener-friendly akin toNeurosis'sThe Eye of Every Storm (also produced by Albini) while noting influence fromMotörhead,Slayer, andEntombed.[3] Sam Ubl has stated thatBlessed Black Wings and its sharper and more agile sound will appeal to fans ofMastodon'sLeviathan.[2]

Accolades

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YearPublicationCountryAccoladeRank
2011TerrorizerUnited States"The Top 21 Relapse Records"18[4]
2012StereogumUnited States"The Top 20 Steve Albini-Produced Albums"18[5]
2016LoudwireUnited States"The 100 Best Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 21st Century"73[6]
2016Metal HammerUnited Kingdom"The 10 Essential Sludge Metal Albums"*[7]
2016TreblezineUnited States"10 Essential Sludge Metal Albums"*[8]
2017Rolling StoneUnited States"The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time"84[9]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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
Vinyl bonus track
No.TitleLength
10."Rapid Fire" (Judas Priest cover)4:18

Personnel

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  • 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 byArik Roper

References

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  1. ^abRivadavia, Eduardo."High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings".AllMusic. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018.
  2. ^abUbl, Sam."High on Fire - Blessed Black Wings".Pitchfork Media. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018.
  3. ^abBegrand, Adrien (February 2005)."High on Fire: Blessed Black Wings".PopMatters. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018.
  4. ^Yardley, Miranda."The top 21 Relapse Records".Terrorizer. Archived fromthe original on November 18, 2018. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018.
  5. ^Breihan, Tom (January 26, 2012)."The Top 20 Steve Albini-Recorded Albums".Stereogum. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2017.
  6. ^"THE 100 BEST HARD ROCK + METAL ALBUMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY".Loudwire. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018.
  7. ^Chantler, Chris (October 12, 2016)."The 10 essential sludge metal albums".Metal Hammer. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018.
  8. ^Terich, Jeff (September 15, 2016)."10 Essential Sludge Metal Albums".Treblezine. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018.
  9. ^Epstein, Dan (June 21, 2017)."The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".Rolling Stone. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018.
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