Subject:	2: Blut Aus Nord - Hallucinogen
From:		.jh
Date:		2019-12-16T19:07:00Z
Tags:		music blog best\ of best\ of\ 2019 Blut\ Aus\ Nord 2019

![Hallucinogen](/gfx/791045.jpg)

When I first read the press release from Debemur Morti announcing the
new Blut Aus Nord album this summer I was utterly unsurprised. Blut
Aus Nord have always gone their own way and on many releases have
strayed not just far from black metal but strayed from what most
people would even consider metal. So them finally putting metal behind
them and going off to do something different was not unexpected. I
shrugged and moved on. When _Hallucinogen_ was finally released later
in the year and I heard it this is when I got surprised. Not only was
it far more metal than the PR had let on, it was often much more black
metal than could have been expected. Now sure just as the album name
hints it's often a serene experience, they've gone from mostly
experimental chaotic black metal to experimental atmospheric
(hallucinogenic?) black metal. In the end Blut Aus Nord simply show
they are very good at what they do, regardless of what they do. Since
this came out I'm not sure I've listened more to anything else, a
magnificent and beautiful album.

[Blut Aus Nord](https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Blut_aus_Nord/2371)

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