Blut Aus Nord - The Work Which Transforms God (2003)

Artist: Blut Aus Nord
Album: The Work Which Transforms God
Year: 2003
Country: France
Style: Atmospheric Black Metal



[Transcendency's Review]: Blut Aus Nord are a black metal band, who have begun to drift towards being post-black in more recent years. They are the solo project of French artist Vindsval. Originally, he played all instruments himself, but enlisted the aid of session musicians for later albums. After 2004, the band had two more permanent members, with GhÖst on bass and W.D. Feld on drums and keyboards/synth. Soundwise, Blut Aus Nord place a lot of importance in creating some sort of atmosphere with the music. It can be eerily haunting at times, whereas at other times it can be brutal and dissonant. The variety suits the band well, as they've made the two different black metal styles interlink nicely in their albums. The band draws inspiration from different areas, mainly black metal, but with some subtle hints of industrial and gothic metal included. Their sound has also varied from album to album. They've developed from a Burzum-esque sound with their first album, to something truly unique with their fourth. They've become a lot more atmospheric, exploring more eerie soundscapes and stranger song structure. From all their albums, the most critically acclaimed is The Work Which Transforms God, and for good reason. It is one of the most haunting, atmospheric black metal albums I've ever listened to, but it's still got a good amount of more raw black metal in there to keep an element of variation. Definitely worth a listen.

[Tracks]:
1. End (1:52)
2. Choir of the Dead (6:40)
3. Axis (3:36)
4. Fall (1:32)
5. Metamorphasis (5:22)
6. Supreme Abstract (2:59)
7. Our Blessed Frozen Cells (7:55)
8. Devilish Essence (2:07)
9. The Howling of God (6:18)
10. Inner Metal Cage (2:55)
11. Density (0:18)
12. Procession of the Dead Clowns (9:55)

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