Blut Aus Nord - 777 - Cosmosophy

Written by [user id=4365] on 10.09.2016 at 20:37

Written by [user id=160508] on 10.09.2016 at 20:35

Can't really say that I agree with that to be honest. Definitely not one of my BaN favourites but still very good in its own right. Epitome VI especially might be one of his most beautiful songs, the end gives me complete chills. Still of course not a patch on TWWTG or Mort.

There are definitely moments I love on the album; those really euphoric bits, but the whole album feels like an excuse just to have a few of those, and the bits that aren't those are just really drawn out and not very interesting, or just plain awkward sounding. The whole 45 minutes just felt like about 15 minutes of actual songwriting tbh. Kind of a problem with the whole 777 trilogy in my opinion. Way too much material put out in such little time, and it shows.

What you write here I feel exactly with the Memoria Vetusta parts to be honest. Too much material and not enough intersting material to find. Not with the 777 triology though. 777 desanctification must be one of their most complete works to date. Lets just agree to disagree then

Written by [user id=160508] on 10.09.2016 at 22:30

What you write here I feel exactly with the Memoria Vetusta parts to be honest. Too much material and not enough intersting material to find. Not with the 777 triology though. 777 desanctification must be one of their most complete works to date. Lets just agree to disagree then

Desanctification is definitely the best of the trilogy. I think still the one I would give a solid 8 if I was still scoring (pretty sure I gave them all 8 when I scored albums).

Desanctification is very trip-hop/electronic oriented and is very memorable I agree. But I've heard the 777 trilogy long and hard a few months back and I've felt that they are all solid. I really enjoyed this a lot more than the others though, this feels just sad, ominous and epitaph-ic. In the end, it just seems that I like every subsequent release in the 777 trilogy more than the last one. Definitely BaN's high point though. TWWTG and MoRT are really good but I prefer this trilogy even more as of now.

Written by [user id=4365] on 11.09.2016 at 12:20

Written by [user id=160508] on 10.09.2016 at 22:30

What you write here I feel exactly with the Memoria Vetusta parts to be honest. Too much material and not enough intersting material to find. Not with the 777 triology though. 777 desanctification must be one of their most complete works to date. Lets just agree to disagree then

Desanctification is definitely the best of the trilogy. I think still the one I would give a solid 8 if I was still scoring (pretty sure I gave them all 8 when I scored albums).

Desanctification would get a 9, while this one would probably get a solid 8 or so. Definitely have to relisten though as I dont know if that opinion still holds.

Desanctification is a nine for the first track alone if you ask me. To me it sounds like Massive Attack going black metal (probably because of the beat).

Shout-out to Debemur Morti for re-releasing the whole trilogy on vinyl.

777

I never listened to Blut Aus Nord until a few months ago and figured the 777 albums would be a good place to start. I'm sure that everything to be said about the trilogy has already been discussed to death a decade before I started listening to them so I'll keep this shorter than I otherwise would.

It's obviously subjective as to which of the three albums someone would like the most. For me, Sect(s) is pretty good even though it can feel relentless at times but that's what makes its glimpses into BAN's more melodic side so memorable. The Desanctification is decent, similar to Sect(s) but maybe not quite as harsh and with some industrial layers thrown in. It didn't resonate with me as much. Cosmosophy almost feels like a total departure from the other two but there are just enough things in it to tie the three albums together.

Cosmosophy is definitely my favorite of the three, in part because of its place as the ending to the trilogy after the other two. It's a surprisingly nice contrast going from a lot of muddy dark and atonal sections to mostly softer drawn out consonance here. It feels like a long relaxing breath at the end and that's the atmosphere I enjoyed the most from the experience. Of the three I think Cosmosophy works the best on its own too. Overall the trilogy feels like a collection of tales from some sinister corner of space and it's a journey I've been glad to repeat quite often during the last few months.

I haven't yet listened to the trilogy and went into this album on a standalone basis. I found it to be really good, building up slowly to reach to a final crescendo of sorts. I am a sucker for ritualistic, repetitive black metal, so this works for me really well. The last three songs are very very good.

BAS are a hit and miss band for me and this is an album that's never really clicked with me. Probably my least favorite of the 777 trilogy.