Comments on: BLUT AUS NORD PROVE THEY’RE THE GREATEST FRENCHMEN SINCE HENRY IV ON MEMORIA VETUSTA II

By: Satan Rosenbloom

Satan Rosenbloom — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:34:53 +0000

I adore this album. Aya, you’re right that a ton of bands are combining post-rock and black metal, but nobody’s doing it quite like Blut Aus Nord. To me, this album sacrifices way less of black metal than the bands you mentioned…this still feels like a killer black metal album, but it has the reverb that you’d expect from Explosions in the Sky or Geisha. That set is apart from (let’s say) Wolves in the Throne Room or Alcest, whose recent stuff may as well be ambient drone music with blastbeats.

By: bloodjunkie

bloodjunkie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:10:41 +0000

pretty ambiguous review for giving it 4 and a half horns

By: Aya

Aya — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:31:27 +0000

Haha, I’m really into post-rock influenced black/doom metal but what makes me confused is that dozens of bands are doing this kind of stuff now. Is this because post-rock and metal are neighbors? Entering into the post-rock field seems to be a piece of cake for black/doom metallers.
Agalloch, Blut aus Nord, Neige, Fen, Caina, Forest Of Shadows(to name a few)…just can’t get enough.lol

By: Axolotl

Axolotl — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:46:12 +0000

Can’t wait to hear this. I think TWWTG is a fucking brilliant album and I kind of wish they’d kept going in that direction, but maybe the fact that it’s a continuation of sorts from their old material is the reason for toning down the sheer dissonance found in TWWTG and MoRT.

By: Kye

Kye — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:10:39 +0000

New album O_o ZOMG

By: CarlosRamirez

CarlosRamirez — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:35:01 +0000

Will hipsters love it is the real question.