Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi

black midi’s new album Hellfire is an absolute bundle of agitated and twisted songs. Hellfire builds on the melodic and harmonic elements of Cavalcade, while expanding the brutality and intensity of their debut, Schlagenheim. It is their most thematically cohesive and intentional album yet. It is instantly black midi but adds more elements of Zappa and showtunes.

Whereas the stories of Cavalcade were told in third person, Hellfire is presented in first-person and tells the tales of morally suspect characters. There are direct dramatic monologues, flamboyantly appealing to our degraded sense of right and wrong. You’re never quite sure whether to laugh at or be horrified.

Flexi - Live at Electrical Audio, Recorded by Steve Albini. In November 2021, at the end of their celebrated US tour, black midi recorded a live album with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago capturing songs from across their catalogue. 6 of those songs are pressed on 6 Flexi Discs (one song each), which are individually available with a limited number of album pre-orders from specific retailers. Rough Trade Shops have the stunning version of 953 from schlagenheim.

black midi

Hellfire

Rough Trade
Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
LP +

£24.99

Clear Red

Released 15/07/2022Catalogue Number

RT0321LPE

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Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
LP

£22.99

Black
Released 15/07/2022Catalogue Number

RT0321LP

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Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
LP +

£23.99

exclusive

With Bonus Flexi with Version of 953 from Schlagenheim - Live at Electrical Audio, Recorded by Steve Albini.

Red
Rough Trade Exclusive
Released 15/07/2022Catalogue Number

RT0321LPEFLEXI

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Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
CD

£11.99

Released 15/07/2022Catalogue Number

RT0321CD

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black midi

Hellfire

Rough Trade
Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
LP +

£24.99

Clear Red

Released 15/07/2022Catalogue Number

RT0321LPE

Learn more
Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
LP

£22.99

Black
Released 15/07/2022Catalogue Number

RT0321LP

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Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
LP +

£23.99

exclusive

With Bonus Flexi with Version of 953 from Schlagenheim - Live at Electrical Audio, Recorded by Steve Albini.

Red
Rough Trade Exclusive
Released 15/07/2022Catalogue Number

RT0321LPEFLEXI

Learn more
Album artwork for Hellfire by black midi
CD

£11.99

Released 15/07/2022Catalogue Number

RT0321CD

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black midi’s new album Hellfire is an absolute bundle of agitated and twisted songs. Hellfire builds on the melodic and harmonic elements of Cavalcade, while expanding the brutality and intensity of their debut, Schlagenheim. It is their most thematically cohesive and intentional album yet. It is instantly black midi but adds more elements of Zappa and showtunes.

Whereas the stories of Cavalcade were told in third person, Hellfire is presented in first-person and tells the tales of morally suspect characters. There are direct dramatic monologues, flamboyantly appealing to our degraded sense of right and wrong. You’re never quite sure whether to laugh at or be horrified.

Flexi - Live at Electrical Audio, Recorded by Steve Albini. In November 2021, at the end of their celebrated US tour, black midi recorded a live album with Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago capturing songs from across their catalogue. 6 of those songs are pressed on 6 Flexi Discs (one song each), which are individually available with a limited number of album pre-orders from specific retailers. Rough Trade Shops have the stunning version of 953 from schlagenheim.