Blessed Black has done it again! The follow up to Seasons: Vol 1, Seasons: Vol 2 is set to be released on April 26th. Like the later, Vol 2 has three doomy songs that send a shudder through the bones of anyone listening.
Seasons: Vol 2 finds Joshua Murphy (vocals and guitar), Jake Stone (guitar), Brad Bellamy (bass and background vocals), and Ray Bates (drums) diving deep into personal struggles, understanding, and societal disruption.
Opening track, “Asunder” confronts those inner demons that lurk in the shadows of despair with raw emotion and riffs that are sure to send any inner demon back to the depths of the mind.
While “Serpentine Sisters” is a song of empowerment, I can’t help but wonder if Blessed Black meant for the song to come across as a song that celebrates female empowerment. The name leads me to believe so, but I am biassed towards the thought being a female. Whether that was the goal or not of “Serpentine Sisters” an epic anthem of autonomy with beautiful wailing guitars that echo the tears and cries of women past, present, and future.
In “Solve Et Coagula”, Blessed Black has me with bass and drums and then they have the audacity to make me love the song even more with alchemy undertones and lyrics that endorse taking down the patriarchy. Okay, maybe not the patriarchy, but the oppressive systems of an unjust society. Either way, the song is a powerful message to those listening.
Seasons: Vol 2 is an unfiltered emotional ride with heartfelt lyrics, heavy riffs, and bone crushing drums.
