Blut aus Nord is a black metal band from Mondeville, France. The band start… Read Full Bio ↴Blut aus Nord is a black metal band from Mondeville, France. The band started in 1994 as a solo project, with Vindsval playing all instruments under the name Vlad. He released two demos under this title before changing the projects name to Blut Aus Nord before the release of Ultima Thulée in 1995. The next three albums were recorded with the aid of session musicians: It is only recently that the group has had any permanent members apart from Vindsval (who also played in The Eye, Children of Mäani and Yerûšelem).

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)

The Forsaken Voices of the Ghostwood's Shadowy Realm
Blut aus Nord Lyrics

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It was a frozen swamp where wandered some
malicious spirit
There was a funebre atmosphere and putrid
smell of sulphur
In the obscurity we could make out some
transparent silouettes
We were on the shadowy realm that some persons
called Ghostwood

Suddenly through the thick fog
We begun to hear a strange macabre serenade
The lugubrious choirs of the forsaken cursed spirits
"Don't listen to the chants of the soul in sorrow
They're like a trap to take you away from your path"

The voices of the ancient warriors became oppressive
More and more difficult to resist in the wood

We tried to put our fingers in our ears but it
was effectless
So, we took a piece of ice and plunged it into
our ears to cut out eardrums
Then, we were rid of the spirit's hold, free of
their harassment
Deafness was the price to pay
Deafness was the key
Deafness was the key to go out of the haunted
domain of ghostwood

Suddenly, through the thick fog; we were alone
We were alone with an eternal silence

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Blut aus Nord's song The Forsaken Voices of the Ghostwood's Shadowy Realm describe a haunting and eerie experience in a frozen swamp where the singer and their companions encounter malicious spirits. The scene is set with a funereal atmosphere and a putrid smell of sulphur. Transparent silhouettes can be seen in the shadows, adding to the foreboding nature of the environment. As the group moves through the swamp, a macabre serenade can be heard through the thick fog, comprised of the choirs of the forsaken and cursed spirits. However, the spirits' ethereal song is not to be trusted, as it is a trap to lure unsuspecting travelers away from their path.

Despite their efforts to resist the spirits and block out their haunting music, the ancient warriors' voices become increasingly oppressive. In a desperate attempt to escape the spirit's hold, the group takes drastic measures and intentionally deafens themselves by plunging ice into their ears to cut out their eardrums. Through this sacrifice, they become free from the spirits' harassment and can escape the haunted domain of the Ghostwood. The final verse implies that they are left in an eternal silence, perhaps as a consequence of their self-inflicted deafness, or maybe as a metaphor for the haunting and never-ending memory of the encounter.

Line by Line Meaning

It was a frozen swamp where wandered some malicious spirit
There was a frozen, swampy area where a malevolent spirit roamed.

There was a funebre atmosphere and putrid smell of sulphur
The atmosphere was funereal and the smell of sulfur filled the air.

In the obscurity we could make out some transparent silouettes
In the darkness, we could see some translucent figures.

We were on the shadowy realm that some persons called Ghostwood
We were in an area known as Ghostwood, which was shrouded in shadows.

Suddenly through the thick fog
Abruptly, through the dense fog,

We begun to hear a strange macabre serenade
We heard a creepy and melancholic song.

The lugubrious choirs of the forsaken cursed spirits
The mournful choral singing of the abandoned, damned spirits

"Don't listen to the chants of the soul in sorrow
"Do not listen to the lamenting sounds of the grieving soul

They're like a trap to take you away from your path"
as they may mislead you from your intended direction."

The voices of the ancient warriors became oppressive
The voices of the former soldiers became overwhelming

More and more difficult to resist in the wood
It grew increasingly hard to resist them in the woods.

We tried to put our fingers in our ears but it was effectless
We attempted to plug our ears with our fingers, but it did not help.

So, we took a piece of ice and plunged it into our ears to cut out eardrums
Subsequently, we used a piece of ice to remove our eardrums entirely.

Then, we were rid of the spirit's hold, free of their harassment
As a result, we broke free from the spirits' grasp and their disturbing behavior ceased.

Deafness was the price to pay
We had to suffer from deafness as a result.

Deafness was the key
The deafness allowed us to escape from the spirits' domain.

Deafness was the key to go out of the haunted domain of ghostwood
Deafness was the means by which we left the ghostly and haunted domain of Ghostwood.

Suddenly, through the thick fog; we were alone
All at once, amidst the dense fog, we found ourselves alone.

We were alone with an eternal silence
We were alone, accompanied only by an unending silence.

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