Blunt Blade’s Forgiveness: A Darkly Lush Progressive‑Rock Odyssey Album

Winona, Minnesota multi‑instrumentalist Blunt Blade pushes his sonic palette to cinematic heights on his second album, Forgiveness. Crafted across seven sweeping tracks and mastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, the record fuses prog‑rock ambition with electronic flourishes, orchestral swells, and dance‑tinted grooves anchored by Blade’s resonant baritone.

Opener “Sprawling” drifts in on eerie synth pads before detonating into riff‑driven urgency, setting the album’s tragic tone. “Justified” layers haunting piano arpeggios over muscular bass lines, while “Helpless” slips into a hypnotic electronic pulse reminiscent of late‑period Radiohead. 

Mid‑point standout “Hindrance” marries distorted guitars with brass stabs, underscoring lyrics about blind tribalism. The “Careless Acts” offers a glimmer of redemption through soaring strings and choral harmonies.

At 10½ minutes, the title track “Forgiveness” is the album’s towering last, a multi‑movement suite that spirals from delicate acoustic passages into thunderous drum breaks, finally collapsing into a bleak yet hopeful orchestral coda.

Produced by Aaron Ruppert and mixed by Gordon Davidson, Forgiveness sounds vast yet intimate, a testament to Blade’s Zappa‑to‑Tool influences and virtuoso musicianship. It’s progressive rock for the streaming age: conceptual, cohesive, and endlessly replayable.

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