![]() “The guys I use live are all friends from L.A.,” Sgah’gahsowáh explained. To accomplish that, Sgah’gahsowáh reached out to Eduardo “EDO” Mora, who runs the Los Angeles-based, all-indigenous Night of the Palemoon black metal label. Since Blackbraid is a solo affair in the studio, Sgah’gahsowáh had to assemble a band for these performances. On June 15, in what he describes as an “I made it moment,” Blackbraid will be playing on the same bill as Kiss at HellFest just outside of Paris, France. His current tour is sponsored by Metal Blade Records and Decibel Magazine, key brands in the metal world, and features major black metal acts Dark Funeral and Cattle Decapitation as headliners. He had wanted to keep Blackbraid as a studio project and until recently, continued to turn down shows until he received offers he couldn’t refuse. Sgah’gahsowáh’s workload continues to increase. Orchestrating everything, from the store, shipping, recording, it’s very hard to not just work.” Blackbraid is my baby and on my mind 24/7. “I thought, ‘Oh man, I’m a career musician now, life is going to be so great.’ It’s so much more stressful than working 40 hours a week. “It’s still definitely extremely stressful I quit my job around this time last year as a carpenter - building houses, doing handyman stuff - as Blackbraid became substantial income,” Sgah’gahsowáh added. She handles the merchandise, design elements, really spearheaded the business side. She’s the other half of Blackbraid and makes everything functional. We’re in a very unique position where me and my wife handle everything a label would do. “I’ve turned down every metal label under the sun and I’m really sticking by being independent,” he said. Much like he didn’t expect music to become his primary occupation, Sgah’gahsowáh didn’t know that maintaining it was going to be quite so intense. Blackbraid business is a two-person enterprise he handles the music end of the operation, while his wife manages the logistics and “makes sure everything runs smoothly.” He’s an independent artist, unsigned by a record label and looking to keep it that way. I’m in my 30s and, until now, I had never planned on doing music for a career.”Īnd it’s definitely become a full-time career for Sgah’gahsowáh. Now there’s this tour, which is really wild. ![]() Then it ended up being number one on Bandcamp for quite some time, it was insane. It was supposed to be a side endeavor that I’d put on Bandcamp, maybe print some CDs. “I was messing around on some instrumentals and liked them so much, I knew I wanted to do a full album. “By summer 2020, music was more a hobby at that point,” he continued. To stream “Blackbraid I” and the single from the impending “Blackbraid II,” visit:.You can order “Blackbraid I” and other items, and check out tour dates here:.
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