Blessings – Iron Heel (Official Video)

"Iron Heel", taken from Blessings' new album "Biskopskniven". Out May 21 via Pelagic Records. Order here: http://bit.ly/blessingsDGTL​ Filmed by Per Skytt and Blessings. Edited by Per Skytt. // An opening passage of eery mantra-style choir- vocals is ripped apart by sudden feedback wailing for a split second, before a grainy chug-riff takes over... but not that type of metal chug, a different type of chug that sounds more abrasive, more noisy, more angry... a lead guitar kicks in with haunting high notes and inaugurates the surprisingly catchy chorus, and the yelled double vocal approach brings to mind the spirit of bands like Tragedy or Old Man Gloom... the track culminates in an incredibly heavy closing section, based around a riff that repeats endlessly as the tempo is gradually slowed ...