Formed in 2010, Christchurch, New Zealand progressive/avant-garde death metal group BLINDFOLDED AND LED TO THE WOODS have become a staple of the extreme metal landscape in their native country and international underground through their over a decade long existence.
A new album will be coming out later in 2025 on Prosthetic Records.
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In the wake of their third album Nightmare Withdrawals breakout success, which garnered praise from both fans and press alike, Blindfolded and Led to the Woods commenced production of Rejecting Obliteration in November 2021, spreading the sessions out until February 2022, with a crystalline vision for the next chapter in their storied thirteen-year existence. After shedding the skin of the band’s formative years and revisioning their approach to their craft, Blindfolded and Led to the Woods in 2023 are a far darker and perceptive prospect.
Navigating cycles of abuse and trauma, whilst actively reaching for resolution through resilience, the aptly titled Rejecting Obliteration is a testament to and declaration of endurance through hardships and loss. Lyrically conceived by Stace Fifield (vocals) and Stuart Henley-Minchington (guitars and vocals), Rejecting Obliteration’s ten tracks share a common narrative thread of finding identity and light outside of personal hurt and psychological harm. The pair’s primary focus on inner strength and resilience serves as an unwavering foundation of who Blindfolded and Led to the Woods are in essence.
Whilst despairing in its subject matter, Rejecting Obliteration refuses to concede to a predestination of further anguish, opting instead to shun all notions of defeat, which in and of itself is vital to Blindfolded and Led to the Woods’ long-fought-for and claimed identity.
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