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Blut aus Nord

France · formed 1994 · last active 2025

Blut aus Nord is a French avant-garde black metal project from Mondeville, formed 1994 by Vindsval, evolving toward dissonant, industrialized and 'black hole metal' territory on The Work Which Transforms God (2003) and MoRT (2006). Later work such as Hallucinogen (2019) shifts into shoegaze-y, melodic and psychedelic territory. The band explicitly rejects black-metal orthodoxy in favor of an atmospheric 'artistic concept.'

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SCORE PROFILE

JazzyBalkanHardcoreSurfBarbershopDeathBlackTechnicalGlitchTheatricalFolkDoomDroneShoegazeAmbient8-bit
Jazzy0
Balkan0
Hardcore1
Surf0
Barbershop0
Death2
Black8
Technical5
Glitch2
Theatrical0
Folk0
Doom2
Drone4
Shoegaze5
Ambient5
8-bit0

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WHY THOSE SCORES

  • Black 8 — Wikipedia: French avant-garde black metal, core tremolo/blast/shriek foundation since 1994
  • Technical 5 — Dissonant, avant-garde compositional approach
  • Glitch 2 — W.D. Feld contributes electronics/programming; mechanical, industrial rhythmic manipulation
  • Drone 4 — MoRT-era 'industrialized dissonance' uses sustained dissonant, minimally-moving textures
  • Shoegaze 5 — Critics call The Work Which Transforms God 'shoegazing BM'; Hallucinogen (2019) reviewed as hypnotic shoegaze-y riffs
  • Ambient 5 — Dark-ambient interludes and atmospheric textures across the discography

MEMBERS

  • Vindsvalguitar, vocals
  • W.D. Felddrums, electronics, keyboards
  • GhOstbass

CONNECTIONS

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artwork · 18
  • 6:33path →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Dehn Sora: Blut Aus Nord's "Memoria Vetusta III – Saturnian Poetry" (2014, Layout/Illustration credit) and 6:33's "The Stench From The Swelling (A True Story)" (2013, Artwork credit). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Dehn Sora is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Alcestpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Alcest's "Écailles De Lune" (2010, Layout). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Carnival in Coalpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Carnival in Coal's "Collection Prestige" (2005, Photography By [Pictures]). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Decline of the Ipath →

    Both bands' cover art was done by freelance artist Dehn Sora: Blut Aus Nord's "Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry" (2014, "Layout, Illustration") and Decline of the I's "Wilhelm" (2025, "Artwork By"). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Dehn Sora is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Ephel Duathpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Dehn Sora: Blut Aus Nord's "Memoria Vetusta III – Saturnian Poetry" (2014, Layout/Illustration credit) and Ephel Duath's "Hemmed by Light, Shaped by Darkness" (2013, cover artwork with Aeron Alfrey, per the band's own Wikipedia article). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Dehn Sora is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Extolsatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover art was painted by freelance artist Kristian Wåhlin (Necrolord): Extol's "Burial" (1998, Artwork/Cover Painting) and Blut Aus Nord's "Memoria Vetusta - Saturnian Poetry" (2014, Cover/Cover Painting). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Wåhlin is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Howling Sycamorepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Dehn Sora: Blut Aus Nord's "Memoria Vetusta III – Saturnian Poetry" (2014, Layout/Illustration credit) and Howling Sycamore's self-titled 2018 album (Artwork/Layout credit). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Dehn Sora is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Igorrrpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Igorrr's "Savage Sinusoid" (2017, Artwork). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Jarboepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by freelance artist Dehn Sora: Blut Aus Nord's "Memoria Vetusta III – Saturnian Poetry" (2014, Layout/Illustration credit) and Jarboe's "Illusory" (2020, Artwork credit). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7, the exception to hub-and-spoke) — Dehn Sora is not an atlas band member so there is no anchor band. One representative Discogs credit cited; the companion credit is logged in research/edge-taxonomy-ledger.json. source ↗

  • Kostnatěnípath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Kostnatění's "Přílišnost (Excess)" (2025, Cover, Design). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Lychgatepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Lychgate's "Precipice" (2025, Design [Wheel Symbol By]). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Nightmarersatellitepath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Nightmarer's "Cacophony of Terror" (2018, Artwork, Layout). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Porta Nigrapath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Porta Nigra's "Kaiserschnitt" (2015, Artwork [Cover Artwork]). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Schammaschpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Schammasch's "Sic Lvceat Lvx" (2015, Cover, Artwork). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • The Bodypath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and The Body's "xoroAHbin" (2015, Artwork). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Ulver (electronic era)path →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Ulver (electronic era)'s "The Norwegian National Opera" (2011, Design) and Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Vampilliapath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork) and Vampillia's "xoroAHbin" (2015, Artwork). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

  • Wormfoodpath →

    Both bands' cover art/design work was done by Metastazis (Valnoir's Paris design studio, Discogs artist id 1844235): Wormfood's "France" (2005, Artwork) and Blut aus Nord's "777 - Cosmosophy" (2012, Artwork). Pairwise artwork tie per the 2026-08-07 ruling (PROTOCOL rule 7) — Metastazis is not an atlas band so there is no anchor band. source ↗

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