Name: Hellfire
Brand: black midi

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RT0321LPE

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Colour

Colour details

Clear Red

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Discogs ID

[r23871290]

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-07-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

191402032109

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / red

RT0321LP

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Black

Extended format: No

191402032116

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

RT0321LPEFLEXI

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[r23813693]

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Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

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

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes / Signed copies: No / red

RT0321CD

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191402032123

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

black midi

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Rough Trade

Black Midi is an experimental rock band hailing from London, UK. The band members first crossed paths while studying at The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in Croydon, UK. It was in 2017, upon their graduation, that they officially formed the band and began their musical journey.
Known for their unique sound and unconventional approach to music, Black Midi has quickly gained recognition within the industry. Their music pushes boundaries and challenges traditional genres, making them a standout presence in the contemporary music scene.
With their innovative style and undeniable talent, Black Midi continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Their distinct blend of rock influences combined with experimental elements sets them apart as a truly groundbreaking force in modern music.

Rough Trade is a multinational label that was started by Geoff Travis in 1976 as a London record-shop. It quickly grew into an independent label and distributor, collaborating with notable labels such as 4AD, Factory Records, and One Little Indian. The label's catalogue numbering system for singles/EPs included prefixes like RT### and RTT###CD for different formats. Albums were numbered sequentially as ROUGH### with extensions for different formats.In the early 1990s, Rough Trade faced financial difficulties after expanding into the US market. The US branch was shut down and the German branch ended up in the Zomba Music Group. One Little Indian provided financing and took over the label in the UK, retaining ownership of key releases like A.R. Kane albums. Geoff Travis eventually regained control of Rough Trade around 1999–2000 and re-launched it alongside Tugboat Records.

Albums of the Year 2022

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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.

Hellfire

Music GB

Buy black midi - Hellfire (Vinyl, CD) now from Rough Trade - independent purveyors of great music, since 1976.