777 – The Desanctification

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777 – The Desanctification
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Studio album by Blut Aus Nord
Released November 11, 2011
Recorded Earthbound Studios
Genre Black metal, industrial metal, avant-garde metal
Length43:44
Label Debemur Morti Productions (DMP0070)
Blut Aus Nord chronology
777 – Sect(s)
(2011)		777 – The Desanctification
(2011)		 777 – Cosmosophy
(2012)

777 – The Desanctification is the ninth full-length album by French black metal band Blut Aus Nord. It was released on November 11, 2011 through Debemor Morti Productions. It is the second album of the '777 Trilogy'. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Earthbound Studios, and the artwork was created by Valnoir of Metastazis. [1]

Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphasis on atmosphere. Artists often appear in corpse paint and adopt pseudonyms.

Blut Aus Nord is a black metal band from Mondeville, Calvados, France, which has incorporated avant-garde elements in its music.

Contents

Writing, composition

The album was written and performed entirely by Vindsval. He explained that "The trilogy 777 is a very personal project – it was absolutely impossible for me to let someone else work on it. It was the same thing for MoRT – this is my soul and my flesh." [2] In an interview with Invisible Oranges, Vindsval described the concept behind the album:

Before the learning of freedom, of instinct, of pure life, this man disowns God. The Desanctification represents this precise moment of monumental solitude. God is dead (no matter), but you are still the consequence of past centuries, you are still a reaction, the slave of your thought patterns, and they create a new form of endless fear. This is The Desanctification, the distress of an orphan face to face with the morbid breath of the universe.
— Vindsval, "Invisible Oranges" [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! Positive [4]
Pitchfork 8.2/10 [5]

The album was received well by critics, with particular praise being offered towards the album's unpredictable nature and complex songwriting. [3] [4] [5] Stereogum's Tom Breihan named it 'Album of the Week' following its release, describing it as "a forbidding slab of unadorned hate, compellingly rendered. It’s the sort of thing that can send you into a staring-into-nothingness zone-out for periods of time long enough to make your loved ones uncomfortable." [6]

Stereogum is a daily Internet publication that focuses on music news, song premieres, and irreverent commentary. The site was created in January 2002 by Scott Lapatine.

Pitchfork's Brandon Stosuy picked '777 – Sect(s)' and '777 - The Desanctification' as the two best metal albums of 2011, writing that "Beyond the experimentation, both of these records also really move-- you could almost dance to the latter." [7] The albums were also featured on the site's honourable mentions for overall album of the year by Philip Sherburne. [8]

<i>777 – Sect(s)</i> album by Blut Aus Nord

777 – Sect(s) is the eighth full-length album by French Black Metal band Blut Aus Nord. The album was released on April 18, 2011 through Debemur Morti Productions. It is the first album in the '777' trilogy, with the others being called 777 – The Desanctification and 777 – Cosmosophy. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Earthsound Studio, with artwork provided by Daniel Valencia.

Track listing

All tracks written by Vindsval.

No.TitleLength
1."Epitome VII"8:28
2."Epitome VIII"6:27
3."Epitome IX"2:08
4."Epitome X"7:22
5."Epitome XI"6:15
6."Epitome XII"5:56
7."Epitome XIII"7:07

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References

  1. ↑ "BLUT AUS NORD : Album details disclosed". May 9, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Furtado, Bob (December 13, 2011). "Interview: Blut Aus Nord's Vindsval" . Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic 777: The Desanctification" . Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Simpson, Mike (November 15, 2011). "Exclaim Blut Aus Nord, 777 – The Desanctification" . Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Currin, Grayson (November 17, 2011). "Pitchfork: Blut Aus Nord - 777- The Desanctification". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  6. ↑ Breihan, Tom (November 29, 2011). "Album Of The Week: Blut Aus Nord – 777: The Desanctification" . Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ Stosuy, Brandon (November 28, 2011). "The Top 40 Metal Albums of 2011" . Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (December 14, 2011). "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention" . Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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