Blessings
Biskopskniven
There are elements of hardcore, punk, crust, noise rock, heavy post rock and indie rock in BLESSINGS' sound... there are moments that remind of AT THE DRIVE IN and moments that remind of CONVERGE, sometimes even in the same track, and the Gothenburg 4-piece merges these very disparate ends of the spectrum of heavy guitar music into a cohesive, intriguing and idiosyncratic sound. BLESSINGS' debut album Bittervatten was a harsh and noisy affair, inspired by bands like Unsane, Breach, Black Flag and Darkthrone... but the Gothenburg, Sweden - based four-piece soon developed into a bit of a different direction. Still loud and confrontational, the elements of repetition and tranceincurring moods and riffing became more prominent in their sound on sophomore release Biskopskniven.