Indigenous solo black metal project Blackbraid is streaming its new album, “Blackbraid III,” ahead of its independent release on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. Listen below.
Vinyl and cassette formats of “Blackbraid III,” as well as new merch designs, can be preordered via Blackbraid.US and Blackbraid.EU, while the album can be pre-saved across all streaming services.
Blackbraid will embark on a North American headline tour later in 2025 with support from Lamp of Murmuur and Dödsrit, with Gudsforladt replacing LoM as support for two Canadian dates. The trek will kick off Sept. 19 in San Diego, California, and will make its way around the United States Canada until the final stop on Oct. 11 in Los Angeles, California. The full itinerary can be found below, and tickets are available here.
In addition, Blackbraid is the cover story for Decibel Magazine’s September 2025 issue, available here.
The album artwork for “Blackbraid III” was created in collaboration with Adam Burke, who handled the painting, and mainstay Blackbraid album artist Adrian Baxter, who did the illustration.
“Blackbraid III” track listing:
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)
Blackbraid tour dates:
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 [SOLD OUT]
09/27: Brooklyn, NY @ The Meadows [LOW TICKET WARNING]
09/28: Albany, NY @ Empire Live
09/30: Boston, MA @ Middle East (Downstairs) [LOW TICKET WARNING]
10/01: Montreal, QC @ Café Campus *
10/02: Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground * [LOW TICKET WARNING]
10/03: Lakewood, OH @ Mercury Music Lounge
10/04: Chicago, IL @ Reggies [SOLD OUT]
10/05: St. Paul, MN @ The Turf Club [LOW TICKET WARNING]
10/07: Denver, CO @ HQ
10/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
10/10: Oakland, CA @ Thee Stork Club [LOW TICKET WARNING]
10/11: Los Angeles, CA @ 1720
Festivals
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
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