The project's most critically acclaimed release is The Work Which Transforms God, a concept album which - in spite of being mostly instrumental with none of the lyrics made public - is meant to challenge the listener's prejudices and preconceptions about reality, life and various metaphysical subjects. The Work Which Transforms God has been almost unanimously praised in reviews and was named by Terrorizer Magazine as its number one album of 2003.
Blut aus Nord have dissociated themselves from nationalism, proclaiming a kinship with "environmentalist black metal" bands such as Wolves in the Throne Room.
Major releases from Blut aus Nord include
- Ultima Thulée 1995 (melodic black metal)
- Memoria Vetusta I: Fathers of The Icy Age 1996 (melodic black metal)
- The Mystical Beast Of Rebellion 2001 (black metal)
- The Work Which Transforms God 2003 (Industrial/ambient/black metal)
- Thematic Emanation of Archetypal Multiplicity (EP) (industrial metal, ambient, electronic)
- Metamorphosis of Realistic Theories 2006 (industrial, black metal, avant-garde)
- Odinist - The Destruction of Reason by Illumination 2007 (black metal)
- Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue With The Stars 2009 (avant-garde, melodic black metal)
- What Once Was... Liber I (EP) (black/death metal, avant-garde)
- 777 - Sect(s) 2011 (avant-garde, industrial, black metal)
- 777 - The Desanctification 2011 (avant-garde, industrial, black metal)
- What Once Was... Liber II 2012 (EP) (black/death metal, avant-garde)
- 777 - Cosmosophy 2012 (avant-garde, industrial metal)
- What Once Was... Liber III 2013 (EP) (black/death metal, avant-garde)
- Debemur Morti 2014 (EP) (industrial, black metal)
- Triunity 2014 (split with P.H.O.B.O.S.) (industrial, black metal)
- Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry - 2014 (avant-garde, melodic black metal)
- Codex obscura nomina - 2016 (split with Ævangelist) (industrial, black metal)
- Deus salutis meæ - 2017 (industrial, black metal)
- Hallucinogen (avant-garde, melodic black metal, progressive metal)
Fathers Of The Icy Ages
Blut aus Nord Lyrics
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Fathers, we saw your tears of gold
Messengers in the night, we saw your drawing in the sky
Wolves, we heard your song beyond the mountains
In the name of forests
In the name of stars
In the name of all the seas
We praised the magical knowledge
We were on the waiting of blood and fire
With a sea of corpses in the valley
In memory of our tribe we were alive
Proud sons of ancient nation
Proud sons of sacred song in the wind
Proud sons behind a mirror of ice who told
Fathers of the icy age
In remembrance
of the power and wisdom of the ancient fathers, the lyrics of Blut aus Nord's "Fathers Of The Icy Ages" speak to the reverence and respect that is held for these mythical figures. The phrase "Fathers, from your mighty world" suggests a sense of great power and authority held by these figures, who are described as shedding "tears of gold". In this way, the fathers are almost god-like, imbued with an otherworldly aura that inspires awe in those who behold them.
As the lyrics continue, they describe the presence of "messengers in the night," likely celestial figures like stars or the moon, who attest to the fathers' power by drawing images in the sky. The wolves, too, are invoked as symbols of the fathers' strength, with their song beyond the mountains instilling a sense of primal energy and ferocity. Throughout the song, the fathers are described as being associated with various natural elements - forests, stars, seas, and storms - which further suggest their role as almost elemental forces of creation and destruction.
Overall, "Fathers Of The Icy Ages" is a song that centers on the idea of venerating figures of great mythical power, who are associated with the natural world and who inspire a sense of wonder and reverence in others.
Line by Line Meaning
Fathers, from your mighty world
We acknowledge the greatness of our predecessors.
Fathers, we saw your tears of gold
We acknowledge and recognize the power and wealth of our ancestors.
Messengers in the night, we saw your drawing in the sky
We pay respect to the legacy and signs left by our ancestors.
Wolves, we heard your song beyond the mountains
We recognize the spiritual connection to nature and the mystical howls of wolves calling to us.
In the name of forests
We honor and respect the natural world and its resources.
In the name of stars
We acknowledge the guidance and wisdom provided by the celestial bodies in the sky.
In the name of all the seas
We respect and revere the vastness and power of the oceans, and all its creatures.
In the name of storms
We acknowledge the transformative and destructive power of weather, especially storms.
We praised the magical knowledge
We honor and respect the mystique and wisdom of our ancestors.
We were on the waiting of blood and fire
We bear witness to the violence and aggression around us.
With a sea of corpses in the valley
We witnessed the aftermath of war and bloodshed.
In memory of our tribe we were alive
We honor and remember those who came before us.
Proud sons of ancient nation
We take pride in our heritage and ancestry.
Proud sons of sacred song in the wind
We cherish the melodies carried on the wind and how it connects us to our ancestral past.
Proud sons behind a mirror of ice who told
We recognize the reflection and wisdom of the frozen environment.
Fathers of the icy age
We honor and respect our ancestors who lived in difficult frozen climates.
Contributed by Katherine F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mycubiclepenguin868
1. Slaughterday (The Heathen Blood Of Ours) - 0:00
2. On the Path of Wolf... towards Dwarfhill - 6:49
3. Sons Of Wisdom, Master Of Elements - 12:35
4. The Forsaken Voices Of The Ghostwood's Shadowy Realm - 18:42
5. The Territory Of Witches / Guardians Of The Dark Lake - 24:43
6. Day Of Revenge (The Impure Blood Of Theirs) - 32:55
7. Fathers Of The Icy Age - 38:11
You're welcome ;)
@robertg305
This really might make a case for my favorite album ever
@Tony_Williams_Right_Hand
Same
@adrielhplayer4095
Slaughterday is one of the masterpieces of Black metal
@dennishornung2648
real french classic!