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Blut Aus Nord

April 18, 2024

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Blut Aus Nord (French: [blut o nɔʁ], German: [bluːt aʊs nɔʁt]) is a French black metal band from Mondeville, Calvados, that has incorporated avant-garde and industrial elements in its music.

Blut Aus Nord
OriginMondeville, Calvados, France
GenresBlack metal, industrial metal, avant-garde metal
Years active1994–present
LabelsDebemur Morti
Appease Me...
Candlelight
MembersVindsval
W.D. Feld
GhÖst
Thorns

History edit

Vindsval began a solo project, under the name "Vlad", in 1993. He released two demos before changing the project's name in 1994 to Blut aus Nord, before the release of Ultima Thulée in 1995. The next three albums were recorded with the aid of session musicians. It is only recently that the group has had any permanent members apart from Vindsval.

The project's most critically acclaimed release is The Work Which Transforms God,[1][2] a concept album which, in spite of being mostly instrumental with none of the lyrics made public, is meant to challenge the listener's prejudices and preconceptions about reality and various metaphysical subjects.[3] The album was named by Terrorizer Magazine as one of its top 10 albums of 2003. So far, Vindsval has only allowed the lyrics from one of Blut aus Nord's full-length releases, Memoria Vetusta I, to be made public. According to journalist Avi Pitchon, "Blut Aus Nord are responsible, perhaps more so than any band, for the most recent evolution within black metal. 2003's 'The Work Which Transforms God' introduced us to the warped, collapsing mutation of 'black hole metal'; nowadays also called shoegazing BM."[3]

Vindsval is head of the underground French record label Appease Me..., which is home to several extreme metal acts, in addition to Blut aus Nord.

On their follow-up release, 2006's MoRT, Blut aus Nord moved even further away from traditional black metal. The sound on MoRT is closer to experimental metal, comprising a mixture of dark and surreal noises and sounds that create a disturbing and bleak atmosphere.

Blut aus Nord's 2007 album Odinist: The Destruction of Reason by Illumination (the subtitle being a quote from Aleister Crowley[4]), was leaked to the Internet on 10 September 2007. While the album's superficial sound is similar to that of MoRT, the album demonstrates a return to more traditional black metal songwriting and structure.

The sequel to Memoria Vetusta I, subtitled Dialogue with the Stars, was released in February 2009. In June 2010 they released an LP entitled What Once Was... Liber I on Debemur Morti Productions. In late 2010, the band re-released The Mystical Beast of Rebellion through Debemur Morti, with an additional CD of newly recorded material meant to act as a complementary work to the original.[5]

The name "Blut aus Nord" translates from German as "Blood from the North", though the non-standard grammar suggests nautical jargon (a more standard phrasing would be "Blut aus (dem) Norden" or "Blut von Nord(en)", though cardinal directions are seldom used in spoken German to begin with).

They released a split EP with Ævangelist in June 2016 through Debemur Morti Productions. Two new albums, Deus Salutis Meæ and Hallucinogen, were released in 2017 and 2019 respectively. Loudwire named the latter one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019.[6]

Musical style and conceptual elements edit

Blut Aus Nord's work has been described as the "sonic equivalent to Thorns injecting Streetcleaner-era Godflesh with an evil unpredictability".[1] Vindsval, the vocalist and guitarist, made the following statement:

Blut Aus Nord is an artistic concept. We don’t need to belong to a specific category of people to exist. If black metal is just this subversive feeling and not a basic musical style, then Blut Aus Nord is a black metal act. But if we have to be compared to all these childish satanic clowns, please let us work outwards [from] this pathetic circus. This form of art deserves something else than these mediocre bands and their old music composed 10 years before by someone else.[1]

In addition to rejecting Satanism, BAN have distanced themselves from nationalism - another common black metal theme - instead recognising a kinship with "environmentalist black metal" groups such as Wolves in the Throne Room.[3]

Current line-up edit

  • Vindsval - guitar, vocals (1993-)
  • W.D. Feld - drums, electronics, keyboards (1994[citation needed]-)
  • GhÖst - bass (2003-)
  • Thorns - drums (2014-)

Discography edit

Studio albums
EPs
  • Thematic Emanation of Archetypal Multiplicity (2005)
  • Dissociated Human Junction (2007)
  • What Once Was... Liber I (2010)
  • What Once Was... Liber II (2012)
  • What Once Was... Liber III (2013)
  • Debemur MoRTi (2014)
  • Triunity (2014)
Split releases
  • Decorporation 10 (2004) – split with Reverence
  • Dissociated Human Junction (2007) – split with Bloodoline, Reverence, and Karras
  • Triunity (2014) – split with P.H.O.B.O.S.
  • Codex Obscura Nomina (2016) – split with Ævangelist

References edit

  1. ^ a b c [1] 5 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Blut Aus Nord's What Once Was… Liber II (July 2012) in the context of their discography". Vivalavinyl.com. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Avi Pitchon, "Dark Matter", Terrorizer No. 182, April 2009, p. 42.
  4. ^ . Ultimatemetal.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Blut aus Nord - the Mystical Beast of Rebellion - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
  6. ^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

External links edit

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Ultima Thulee redirects here For other uses see Ultima Thule disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Blut Aus Nord news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Blut Aus Nord French blut o nɔʁ German bluːt aʊs nɔʁt is a French black metal band from Mondeville Calvados that has incorporated avant garde and industrial elements in its music Blut Aus NordOriginMondeville Calvados FranceGenresBlack metal industrial metal avant garde metalYears active1994 presentLabelsDebemur MortiAppease Me CandlelightMembersVindsval W D Feld GhOst Thorns Contents 1 History 2 Musical style and conceptual elements 3 Current line up 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksHistory editVindsval began a solo project under the name Vlad in 1993 He released two demos before changing the project s name in 1994 to Blut aus Nord before the release of Ultima Thulee in 1995 The next three albums were recorded with the aid of session musicians It is only recently that the group has had any permanent members apart from Vindsval The project s most critically acclaimed release is The Work Which Transforms God 1 2 a concept album which in spite of being mostly instrumental with none of the lyrics made public is meant to challenge the listener s prejudices and preconceptions about reality and various metaphysical subjects 3 The album was named by Terrorizer Magazine as one of its top 10 albums of 2003 So far Vindsval has only allowed the lyrics from one of Blut aus Nord s full length releases Memoria Vetusta I to be made public According to journalist Avi Pitchon Blut Aus Nord are responsible perhaps more so than any band for the most recent evolution within black metal 2003 s The Work Which Transforms God introduced us to the warped collapsing mutation of black hole metal nowadays also called shoegazing BM 3 Vindsval is head of the underground French record label Appease Me which is home to several extreme metal acts in addition to Blut aus Nord On their follow up release 2006 s MoRT Blut aus Nord moved even further away from traditional black metal The sound on MoRT is closer to experimental metal comprising a mixture of dark and surreal noises and sounds that create a disturbing and bleak atmosphere Blut aus Nord s 2007 album Odinist The Destruction of Reason by Illumination the subtitle being a quote from Aleister Crowley 4 was leaked to the Internet on 10 September 2007 While the album s superficial sound is similar to that of MoRT the album demonstrates a return to more traditional black metal songwriting and structure The sequel to Memoria Vetusta I subtitled Dialogue with the Stars was released in February 2009 In June 2010 they released an LP entitled What Once Was Liber I on Debemur Morti Productions In late 2010 the band re released The Mystical Beast of Rebellion through Debemur Morti with an additional CD of newly recorded material meant to act as a complementary work to the original 5 The name Blut aus Nord translates from German as Blood from the North though the non standard grammar suggests nautical jargon a more standard phrasing would be Blut aus dem Norden or Blut von Nord en though cardinal directions are seldom used in spoken German to begin with They released a split EP with AEvangelist in June 2016 through Debemur Morti Productions Two new albums Deus Salutis Meae and Hallucinogen were released in 2017 and 2019 respectively Loudwire named the latter one of the 50 best metal albums of 2019 6 Musical style and conceptual elements editBlut Aus Nord s work has been described as the sonic equivalent to Thorns injecting Streetcleaner era Godflesh with an evil unpredictability 1 Vindsval the vocalist and guitarist made the following statement Blut Aus Nord is an artistic concept We don t need to belong to a specific category of people to exist If black metal is just this subversive feeling and not a basic musical style then Blut Aus Nord is a black metal act But if we have to be compared to all these childish satanic clowns please let us work outwards from this pathetic circus This form of art deserves something else than these mediocre bands and their old music composed 10 years before by someone else 1 In addition to rejecting Satanism BAN have distanced themselves from nationalism another common black metal theme instead recognising a kinship with environmentalist black metal groups such as Wolves in the Throne Room 3 Current line up editVindsval guitar vocals 1993 W D Feld drums electronics keyboards 1994 citation needed GhOst bass 2003 Thorns drums 2014 Discography editStudio albumsUltima Thulee 1995 Memoria Vetusta I Fathers of the Icy Age 1996 The Mystical Beast of Rebellion 2001 The Work Which Transforms God 2003 MoRT 2006 Odinist The Destruction of Reason by Illumination 2007 Memoria Vetusta II Dialogue with the Stars 2009 777 Sect s 2011 777 The Desanctification 2011 777 Cosmosophy 2012 Memoria Vetusta III Saturnian Poetry 2014 Deus Salutis Meae 2017 Hallucinogen 2019 Disharmonium Undreamable Abysses 2022 Lovecraftian Echoes 2022 Disharmonium Nahab 2023 EPsThematic Emanation of Archetypal Multiplicity 2005 Dissociated Human Junction 2007 What Once Was Liber I 2010 What Once Was Liber II 2012 What Once Was Liber III 2013 Debemur MoRTi 2014 Triunity 2014 Split releasesDecorporation 10 2004 split with Reverence Dissociated Human Junction 2007 split with Bloodoline Reverence and Karras Triunity 2014 split with P H O B O S Codex Obscura Nomina 2016 split with AEvangelistReferences edit a b c 1 Archived 5 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine Blut Aus Nord s What Once Was Liber II July 2012 in the context of their discography Vivalavinyl com Retrieved 24 November 2012 a b c Avi Pitchon Dark Matter Terrorizer No 182 April 2009 p 42 Blut Aus Nord Past Present and Future Ultimate Metal Forum Ultimatemetal com Archived from the original on 18 February 2013 Retrieved 24 November 2012 Blut aus Nord the Mystical Beast of Rebellion Encyclopaedia Metallum The Metal Archives The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019 Loudwire Townsquare Media 3 December 2019 Retrieved 7 March 2021 External links editFacebook page Biography on Allmusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Blut Aus Nord amp oldid 1203256313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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