BLUT AUS NORD · Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The Stars | DIGIPAK CD

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Background information about 'Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The Stars'

This haunting opus stands as one of the most mesmerizing chapters in Blut Aus Nord's atmospheric black metal saga. "Memoria Vetusta II - Dialogue With The Stars" weaves together cosmic spirituality and existential contemplation through nine tracks that blur the lines between meditation and metal. The album's subtitle perfectly captures its essence - it's literally a conversation with celestial bodies, channeling ancient wisdom through crushing riffs and ethereal passages. Songs like "The Cosmic Echoes Of Non-Matter" and "Translucent Body Of Air" showcase the band's ability to create vast soundscapes that feel both earthbound and otherworldly.

What makes this release particularly captivating is how Blut Aus Nord incorporates Buddhist concepts like Vipassana and Sutta Anapanasati into their sonic architecture. The flow from "Acceptance (Aske)" to the closing "Elevation" feels like a spiritual journey, with each track serving as a stepping stone toward enlightenment. The production maintains that raw, hypnotic quality that made the French masters legendary while allowing space for the more contemplative moments to breathe. It's black metal that demands both headbanging and introspection.

For fans of: Deathspell Omega, Darkspace, Paysage d'Hiver, and Spectral Lore

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Track listing

1. Acceptance (Aske)
2. Disciple's Libration (Lost In The Nine Worlds)
3. The Cosmic Echoes Of Non-Matter (Immaterial Voices Of The Fathers)
4. Translucent Body Of Air (Sutta Anapanasati)
5. The Formless Sphere (Beyond The Reason)
6. ...The Meditant (Dialogue With The Stars)
7. The Alcove Of Angels (Vipassana)
8. Antithesis Of The Flesh (...And Then Arises A New Essence)
9. Elevation

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