What Once Was... Liber I

by Blut Aus Nord

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rodrigo_ourcilleon The ability to fuse primitivism and modernism and still maintain their highly distinctive signature sound is what makes this a winner.

Full review: metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=8512 Favorite track: V.

Nihil's Maw This trilogy is some of the darkest shit this band has made, and if you know Blut Aus Nord, you should already know that Blut Aus Nord dips particularly deep into the dark end of things anyway. Some pitch-black-depths-of-the-Earth type of shit.

BookendS Probably the only vinyl I have where you can listen to it at either 33 *OR* 45 rpm, depending on your mood. I have to imagine Vindsval and crew did this on purpose. Amazing stuff.

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	1.	I 04:09
	2.	II 04:57
	3.	III 03:32
	4.	IV 03:34
	5.	V 04:13
	6.	VI 03:09
	7.	VII 04:06
	8.	VIII 04:02

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Trailblazing BLUT AUS NORD is ready to transmit a deadly new virus, injecting the exposed vein with a potent cocktail of dizzying virulence and urban decay. ‘What Once Was...’ constitutes an epitaph for the past; a headstone for the present; and a funeral of the future. With a cheeky sidestep - nodding appreciatively in the direction of old school Death Metal whilst maintaining BLUT AUS NORD’s own trademark take on Black Metal - the French mavericks bare a previously-undisclosed visage. This release will be "Liber 1", the first in a series of intriguing, raw and primitive releases running parallel to their main body of work. But it’s still BLUT AUS NORD! A turbulent excursion along some crumbling, loathsome highway, where every pale, trembling breath is accompanied by the painful reality of existence: a living daymare. Dynamic, multi-textural, barely-controlled bedlam; man and machine in total disarray. Visionary. Redefining. Transcending all boundaries. The storm before the calm. What once was has ceased to be ... as all things shall come to pass ... forever ... nevermore.

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released June 10, 2010

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Theoricians of Insane Aestheticism

BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal - and extreme music in general.

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