As a second glimpse into the vast sonic cosmos of their forthcoming 16th album, BLUT AUS NORD present second single ‘The Ordeal‘, accompanied by a striking video from Alex Moreán (AVERSIO HUMANITATIS). Characteristic of upcoming album “Ethereal Horizons“, the track traverses otherworldly dimensions using a combination of elements that have defined the inimitable band through each era: celestial leads, subtle industrial undertones, distinctive choirs and the spectral, subliminal snarl of mainman Vindsval.

Vindsval comments:

“‘The Ordeal‘ refers both to judgment — not necessarily divine — and to suffering. Any profound spiritual journey involves a form of trial; you cannot avoid that pain. Seeking to understand, to rise, to give meaning to our existence inevitably means confronting our own flaws and a certain inner anguish. But this pain is not in vain — it is essential to transformation and transcendence. Religion, and more broadly spirituality, is not torment in itself; it reflects the perpetual inner struggle between our shadows and our light.“

16th album “Ethereal Horizons” is BLUT AUS NORD fully realised: richer, deeper, grander, more enigmatic and simultaneously more human than ever. Intermeshing the earthen and the futuristic as a vessel for the dark dreamer, soaring and ascending to vivid realms. Experience the first unveiled single, ‘Shadows Breathe First,’ and its immersive visual accompaniment below.

Find all info about the album here.

BLUT AUS NORD‘s new album will be released November 28th on several CD/vinyl editions and digital, accompanied by a selection of new merchandise. Pre-orders are open through the label’s EU, US, and Bandcamp shops.

Alongside the new BLUT AUS NORD album, a special 2025 reissue of the band’s trailblazing 2003 Avant Black Metal masterpiece “The Work Which Transforms God” will also be made available, accompanied by new merch. This special edition will restore the album’s original artwork and features personal reflections upon the record from fellow artists, an in-depth interview with Vindsval, and a booklet/slipcase cover featuring newly-commissioned illustration by Rob Borbás (Grindesign Tattoo).

Originating in 1994 from the ashes of VLAD (who released two demos), BLUT AUS NORD are undisputable French Black Metal pioneers, always managing to progress and move forward, evolving in perpetual mutation, developing their own vision of Black Metal.

Choosing, from the start, the total opposite path of regressive bands (who copy what others have done ten years earlier and ten times better), BLUT AUS NORD eschews all the inherent clichés belonging to the genre. BLUT AUS NORD‘s Black Metal approach is a fist in the face of mainstream mediocrity, becoming more macabre and sinister through a blend of innovative musical research, subliminal mental manipulation, and an incredible haunted, nightmarish feeling based on disharmony.

BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal – and extreme music in general. They redefine the rules…

Two years after the Lovecraftian descent of “Disharmonium – Nahab“, the legendary French Black Metal entity BLUT AUS NORD unveils all details for 16th album, “Ethereal Horizons“.

Defying expectation once again, “Ethereal Horizons” is not a continuation of the “Disharmonium” saga, but instead opens a new portal of otherworldly melodies and uncharted structures. “Ethereal Horizons” is BLUT AUS NORD fully realised: richer, deeper, grander, more enigmatic and simultaneously more human than ever. Intermeshing the earthen and the futuristic as a vessel for the dark dreamer, soaring and ascending to vivid realms.

Tracklist:

01. Shadows Breathe First
02. Seclusion
03. The Ordeal
04. The Fall Opens The Sky
05. What Burns Now Listens
06. Twin Suns Reverie
07. The End Becomes Grace

The apt and evocative cover artwork was crafted by Polish artist Maciej Kamuda, whose visionary hand also shaped the “Disharmonium” imagery.

The album was recorded and mixed by V. at Earthsound Studio, with mastering handled by Bruno Varea at Upload Studio.

‘Shadows Breathe First‘ – first single and album opener – is a breathtaking initiation into this newly forged sonic realm. Visual artist Alex Moreán (AVERSIO HUMANITATIS) has created a striking accompanying video to deepen the atmosphere and amplify its resonance.

“Ethereal Horizons“, will be released November 28th on several CD as well as vinyl editions and digital, accompanied by a selection of new merchandise. Pre-orders are now open through DMP’s EU, US, and Bandcamp shops.

Alongside the new BLUT AUS NORD album, a special 2025 reissue (including new merch) of the band’s trailblazing 2003 Avant Black Metal masterpiece “The Work Which Transforms God” will also be made available. This special edition will restore the album’s original artwork, and will feature personal reflections upon the record from fellow artists, an in-depth interview with Vindsval, and a booklet/slipcase cover featuring newly-commissioned illustration by Rob Borbás (Grindesign Tattoo).

In addition, BLUT AUS NORD‘s celebrated psychedelic opus, “Hallucinogen“, will return on CD/vinyl and be available for pre-order alongside “Ethereal Horizons” and “The Work Which Transforms God” via the label’s EU, US, and Bandcamp shops.

Listen to these two masterpieces via Bandcamp (“TWWTG” & “Hallucinogen“)!

Originating in 1994 from the ashes of VLAD (who released two demos), BLUT AUS NORD are undisputable French Black Metal pioneers, always managing to progress and move forward, evolving in perpetual mutation, developing their own vision of Black Metal.

Choosing, from the start, the total opposite path of regressive bands (who copy what others have done ten years earlier and ten times better), BLUT AUS NORD eschews all the inherent clichés belonging to the genre. BLUT AUS NORD‘s Black Metal approach is a fist in the face of mainstream mediocrity, becoming more macabre and sinister through a blend of innovative musical research, subliminal mental manipulation, and an incredible haunted, nightmarish feeling based on disharmony.

BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal – and extreme music in general. They redefine the rules…

“I have seen the dark universe yawning where the black planets roll without aim, where they roll in their horror unheeded, without knowledge, or lustre, or name.” (H.P. Lovecraft)

Intensely inspired by the recently released “Disharmonium – Nahab“, Italian video artist Gabriele Panci has teamed up with BLUT AUS NORD to create a visual interpretation of ‘Nameless Rites‘. Check the video below:

Gabriele comments on his inspiration for the clip:

“While I was listening to the album, I first started to wonder and then began to imagine what was hidden behind the fog we can see on the artwork. In the video, the viewer will find an explication of what I found and saw when I finally managed to cross the wall of mist…“

Gabriele was also responsible for the clip which accompanied the track ‘Tales Of The Old Dreamer‘ from “Undreamable Abysses“, the first installment of BAN‘s “Disharmonium” series. Watch here!

“Disharmonium – Nahab” is available in various formats via our EU, US and Bandcamp shops.

Originating in 1994 from the ashes of VLAD (who released two demos), BLUT AUS NORD are undisputable French Black Metal pioneers, always managing to progress and move forward, evolving in perpetual mutation, developing their own vision of Black Metal.

Choosing, from the start, the total opposite path of regressive bands (who copy what others have done ten years earlier and ten times better), BLUT AUS NORD eschews all the inherent clichés belonging to the genre. BLUT AUS NORD‘s Black Metal approach is a fist in the face of mainstream mediocrity, becoming more macabre and sinister through a blend of innovative musical research, subliminal mental manipulation, and an incredible haunted, nightmarish feeling based on disharmony.

BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal – and extreme music in general. They redefine the rules…

“He seemed to know what was coming – the monstrous burst of Walpurgis-rhythm in whose cosmic timbre would be concentrated all the primal, ultimate space-time seethings which lie behind the massed spheres of matter and sometimes break forth in measured reverberations that penetrate faintly to every layer of entity and give hideous significance throughout the worlds to certain dreaded periods.” (H.P. Lovecraft)

Shortly before the official release date BLUT AUS NORD premiere their nightmarish new album “Disharmonium – Nahab” via Black Metal Promotion YT channel. Listen here:

BAN‘s “Disharmonium – Nahab” shows an increased presence of deranged vocal mania, the eerie dynamics are vividly accentuated, the band’s unmistakable melodic power amplified and the guitars flow in tandem with splendidly lurching grooves like some Stygian wooze-tsunami.

As Jonathan Rosenthal puts it in Decibel magazine:

“The band’s 15th proper album is a discordant, slinking beast, one that presents this long-standing act as the masters of their own style. […] This means a few things: 1) the album is impenetrably thick, 2) the album is impossibly weird, and 3) the album is incredibly singular.“

The album will be released on CD, vinyl, tape and digital along with merchandising on August 25th. Pre-orders for all items are possible from the label’s EU, US and Bandcamp stores.

Originating in 1994 from the ashes of VLAD (who released two demos), BLUT AUS NORD are undisputable French Black Metal pioneers, always managing to progress and move forward, evolving in perpetual mutation, developing their own vision of Black Metal.

Choosing, from the start, the total opposite path of regressive bands (who copy what others have done ten years earlier and ten times better), BLUT AUS NORD eschews all the inherent clichés belonging to the genre. BLUT AUS NORD‘s Black Metal approach is a fist in the face of mainstream mediocrity, becoming more macabre and sinister through a blend of innovative musical research, subliminal mental manipulation, and an incredible haunted, nightmarish feeling based on disharmony.

BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal – and extreme music in general. They redefine the rules…

“She had spoken also of the black man, of her oath, and of her new secret name of Nahab.” (H.P. Lovecraft)

BLUT AUS NORD present a mysterious second shadow-composition to herald the coming of their new work of Art, “Disharmonium – Nahab“. Listen to ‘Queen Of The Dead Dimension‘ below.

Buzzing guitars, eerie melodies and abyssal moans from other dimensions coalesce in Vindsval‘s (FORHIST, YERÛŠELEM) newest opus. Coherent and enthralling, the intense surrealistic atmosphere of ‘Queen Of The Dead Dimension‘ is an aural tribute to Lovecraftian horror in all its dark glory and splendor!

Find all details about “Disharmonium – Nahab” here.

The album will be released via Debemur Morti Productions on CD, vinyl, tape and digital along with merchandising on August 25th. Pre-orders for all items are possible from the label’s EU, US and Bandcamp stores.

Originating in 1994 from the ashes of VLAD (who released two demos), BLUT AUS NORD are undisputable French Black Metal pioneers, always managing to progress and move forward, evolving in perpetual mutation, developing their own vision of Black Metal.

Choosing, from the start, the total opposite path of regressive bands (who copy what others have done ten years earlier and ten times better), BLUT AUS NORD eschews all the inherent clichés belonging to the genre. BLUT AUS NORD‘s Black Metal approach is a fist in the face of mainstream mediocrity, becoming more macabre and sinister through a blend of innovative musical research, subliminal mental manipulation, and an incredible haunted, nightmarish feeling based on disharmony.

BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal – and extreme music in general. They redefine the rules…

“Nahab“, the second part of BLUT AUS NORD‘s “Disharmonium” album series, will be unleashed onto the world on August 25th. As a first taste of these impending Lovecraftian nightmares, Debemur Morti Productions dare unveil full details about the forthcoming record.

“Disharmonium – Nahab” finds BLUT AUS NORD returning, as if by compulsion, to the weird otherworlds of H.P. Lovecraft to reflect them through a new mirror of terrifying Black Metal lunacy. Eleven hymns to monstrous and ancient darkness have been channeled by mastermind Vindsval:

1. Hideous Dream Opus #1
2. Mental Paralysis
3. The Endless Multitude
4. Hideous Dream Opus #2
5. The Crowning Horror
6. Queen Of The Dead Dimension
7. The Black Vortex
8. Nameless Rites
9. Hideous Dream Opus #3
10. The Ultimate Void Of Chaos
11. Forgotten Aeon

The album was recorded and mixed by Vindsval at Earthsound studio, Bruno Varea (Upload studio) took care of mastering.

Polish artist Maciej Kamuda has once more created the shadowy cover artwork, in a perfect visual representation of BLUT AUS NORD‘s auditory nightmares. The aesthetic style of the “Nahab” artwork explores more traditional depictions of horror and nightmares, in stark contrast to the more colorful and psychedelic picture adorning “Undreamable Abysses”, the first part of the series. Maciej comments:

“The main inspiration here was, like with my previous cover, obviously H.P. Lovecraft as the new BAN album keeps exploring these nightmarish themes. It was planned to have something less complicated and detailed but with a specific dark atmosphere, less colorful and more mysterious – inspired by old black and white horror movies and with the vibe of an old photograph. The style from the first “Disharmonium” album did not really fit here. I always choose the aesthetic depending on the idea, it just has to compliment the whole concept in the best way possible. Because I am able to work in different styles and aesthetics, I can play around with it more and choose the technique that will bring the right atmosphere to the artwork. It is, in the end, a matter of how I feel the idea, honestly. The creative process indeed always is a process. This means there is a lot of decision making to get to the final product and to do it right!“

“Disharmonium – Nahab” will be released on August 25th. A first song and also pre-order options will be revealed on June 12th.

Originating in 1994 from the ashes of VLAD (who released two demos), BLUT AUS NORD are undisputable French Black Metal pioneers, always managing to progress and move forward, evolving in perpetual mutation, developing their own vision of Black Metal.

Choosing, from the start, the total opposite path of regressive bands (who copy what others have done ten years earlier and ten times better), BLUT AUS NORD eschews all the inherent clichés belonging to the genre. BLUT AUS NORD‘s Black Metal approach is a fist in the face of mainstream mediocrity, becoming more macabre and sinister through a blend of innovative musical research, subliminal mental manipulation, and an incredible haunted, nightmarish feeling based on disharmony.

BLUT AUS NORD are creators of a hallucinogenic universe, erasing all preconceived ideas of Black Metal – and extreme music in general. They redefine the rules…