BLUT AUS NORD / 777 – Cosmosophy (2012)

The final part of the 777 trilogy is a heavily layered work that gives us the last 5 tracks in Blut's 18 track opus. It opens unassumingly, before kicking away the safety net with black metal coldness wedded to an industrial riff structure. The aggression is fluid; it ebbs and flows in a natural way, right to the very end. But like I said at the beginning, it's multi-layered, so when you take the time to explore what lies beneath the surface, you'll find both complementary and conflicting emotional states just waiting to grab hold of your consciousness.

Songs of Note: Epitome XIV; Epitome XVIII

4 seasons out of 5

BLUT AUS NORD / 777 - The Desanctification (2011)

The ninth full length album by the French Blut Aus Nord is conceptually the second part of a trilogy that fits between Sect(s) (2011) and Cosmosophy (2102).
Fans of Godflesh's album Pure (1992) will feel comfortable with the production; it takes that nihilistic drum sound and adds it to an avant-garde black(ish) metal drawl. At times it feels meandering and directionless but that's a sleight that fades with repeated listens. Once you realise that everything has a specific purpose, things begin to make perfect musical sense.

Songs of Note: Epitome VII; Epitome X

4 easy to remember song names out of 5