Blut Aus Nord is a black metal/post-black metal/industrial metal band from Mondeville in France. It has been suggested that troll metal be merged into this article or section. ... Post-black metal is a musical genre that encompasses some of the more experimental and original evolutions and permutations of black metal that have emerged mainly this decade. ... Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of electronic and experimental music. ... There are two communes in France that have the name Mondeville: Mondeville, in the Calvados département Mondeville, in the Essonne département This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Bio

The band started in 1994 as a solo project, with Vindsval playing all instruments under the name Vlad. He released two demos under this title before changing the projects name 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 fairly recently that the group has had any permanent members apart from Vindsval. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Blut Aus Nord are almost entirely instrumental, with very few tracks having any lyrics.

The project's most critically acclaimed release is The Work Which Transforms God, 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, life and various metaphysical subjects. The Work Which Transforms God has been almost unanimously praised in reviews and was named by Terrorizer Magazine as it's number one album of 2003. However, some people find that album a pointless exercise in weirdness for weirdness' sake. Sgt. ... Metaphysics (Greek words meta = after/beyond and physics = nature) is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of first principles and being (ontology). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cover of the first edition of the publication, Dada. ...

Current line-up

• Vindsval - vocals, guitar (Also in: Children of Maani, The Eye)
• W.D. Feld - drums, electronics, keyboards
• GhÖst - bass guitar

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Session musicians

• Ogat - session bass on Ultima Thulee
• Ira Aeterna - session bass on Fathers Of The Icy Age
• Taysiah - session vocals on The Work Which Transforms God
• Nahaim - session guitar on The Work Which Transforms God

Discography

• As Vlad:
  • In the Mist Demo, 1994
  • Yggdrasil Demo, 1994
• As Blut Aus Nord:
  • Ultima Thulée Full-length, 1995
  • Memoria Vetusta I - Fathers Of The Icy Age Full-length, 1996
  • The Mystical Beast Of Rebellion Full-length, 2001
  • The Work Which Transforms God Full-length, 2003
  • Decorporation 10 Split with Reverence, 2004
  • Thematic Emanation Of Archetypal Multiplicity EP, 2005

1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Released on August 25, 2004, Yggdrasil is J-Pop/J-Rock group BUMP OF CHICKENs sixth album. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Official Website
• Encyclopaedia Metallum entry for Blut Aus Nord