Album: Blessed Black Wings by High on Fire (2005)
Genre: Sludge Metal | Style: Metal
Record Label: Relapse Records
Format: Album

Description: Blessed Black Wings is the third studio album by heavy metal band High on Fire, released February 1, 2005 through 	Relapse Records. This album also would be the only with Joe Preston on bass who would be replaced by Jeff Matz.
The tracks "The Face of Oblivion" and "Cometh Down Hessian" are based on stories by horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness and The Hound, respectively. The vinyl version was released as a double LP and contains a bonus track, "Rapid Fire," originally by Judas Priest.
Blessed Black Wings was voted 48th in the '50 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century' by Kerrang! magazine.

Artist Background: High on Fire is a stoner metal band from Oakland, California, that was formed in 1998. Matt Pike, the band's frontman and founder, also plays guitar for the influential stoner doom band Sleep. High On Fire was founded in 1998 by former Sleep guitarist Matt Pike, drummer Des Kensel, and bassist George Rice (from Dear Deceased, who originally auditioned to be the band's vocalist). The band's first full-length album The Art of Self Defense was released on 12th Records, and released later on Man'... Part of the Oakland, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Sludge Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Related Artists: Sleep, YOB, Conan, Orange Goblin

Music Scene: Part of the Oakland, California, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Sludge Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Sludge Metal, Metal, 2000s, Album, Relapse Records

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Blessed Black Wings is the third studio album by heavy metal band High on Fire, released February 1, 2005 through 	Relapse Records. This album also would be the only with Joe Preston on bass who would be replaced by Jeff Matz.
The tracks "The Face of Oblivion" and "Cometh Down Hessian" are based on stories by horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness and The Hound, respectively. The vinyl version was released as a double LP and contains a bonus track, "Rapid Fire," originally by Judas Priest.
Blessed Black Wings was voted 48th in the '50 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century' by Kerrang! magazine.

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