Blut Aus Nord - Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue with the Stars

[LesserAnimal]

Has this leaked? I think I'm tripping onto some fake links.

EDIT: Sample up: http://www.plastichead.com/mp3_samples/CANDLE141CD.mp3

Apparently this is the tracklisting:

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. Antithesis Of The Flesh (...And Then Arises A New Essence)
6. ....The Meditant (Dialogue With The Stars)
7. The Alcove Of Angels (Vipassana)
8. The Formless Sphere (Beyond The Reason)
9. Elevation

And a link I found which has apparently seen its download limit:

http://rapidshare.com/files/157891372/_2008__Blut_Aus_Nord_-_Memoria_Vetusta_II_-_Dialogue_With_The_Stars.rar

I'm pretty sure they had expected the album to be done in 2008. Anyone have any information?

[LesserAnimal]

Now I'm seeing a 9 February 2009 release date floating around.

EDIT:

Okay, according to Candlelight:

Blut Aus Nord - Dialogue With The Stars
CANDLE141CD
23/02/09

Black Metal

EDIT:

Apparently this is the art:

http://www.plastichead.com/cat_images/medium/CANDLE141CD.jpg

Pre order: http://www.plastichead.com/catalogue.asp?ex=fitem&verb=F&target=CANDLE141CD

[AIDSmonger]

I remember being linked to that about two months back, and it had reached a ten download limit or some shit like that. I tried looking that whole night, but found nothing else.

[LesserAnimal]

Goddamnit.

I suppose if it was real it's out there somewhere.

Considering we're less than two months out, it should've leaked by now :p

[sideslash]

ahhh, very excited about this.

[LesserAnimal]

Sample up: http://www.plastichead.com/mp3_samples/CANDLE141CD.mp3

[Tzimisce]

Neat. Hopefully it's not just a retread of their early sound and incorporates some of their later experimentation.

[sideslash]

this is fucking awesome! can't wait to hear this album.

[wachtourak]

So, I just looked on metal-archives, and apparetly this band have someone on 'drums', yet on TWWTG (only album of theirs I have) and on this, the drums sound really programmed? The cymbals especially. What gives?

[Vman The Barbarian]

Dialogue with the Stars eh? I wonder if BaN members ever listened to Vintersorgs' Cosmic Genesis album.

[MyOwnSavior]

Dialogue with the Stars eh? I wonder if BaN members ever listened to Vintersorgs' Cosmic Genesis album.I thought the same thing when I saw the album name.

[ShadowHunter]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj35/praetor47/ban965086672eaa23fce4e1db4bafef20a4.jpg

DIALOGUE WITH THE LEAK:
RAPIDSHARE (http://rapidshare.com/files/192509512/Blut_Aus_Nord.rar)

what the hell is going on today? it's awesome leak after awsome leak :emot-boun

btw, this rules, it's like a more melodic Odinist full of awesome leads

[Tzimisce]

Gorgeous music. Just wish they had a real drummer.

[Tzimisce]

Dialogue with the Stars eh? I wonder if BaN members ever listened to Vintersorgs' Cosmic Genesis album.

...In Flames had an instrumental by that title 3 years before Vintersorg.

[MyOwnSavior]

Downloading now. Goddamn Rapidshare is slow during the day. :frown:

[LesserAnimal]

YUSSSS

[MyOwnSavior]

This is so good! :emot-boun

[ShadowHunter]

Gorgeous music. Just wish they had a real drummer.

afaik they do have a real drummer, they just don't use "real" drums (but those ugly electronic... things :emot-fail ) for who knows what reason

[LesserAnimal]

Wow, I'm one song in and this is absolutely gorgeous.

Blut Aus Nord are one of those bands who've developed an entirely unique guitar style distinct to themselves. As Meshuggah has done (before others caught on) for example.

This is exemplified by the fact that when another band tries something similar, it's universally recognized as a "blut aus nord riff" or a "meshuggah-ism"

Case in Point: Leviathan's "Vulgar Asceticism" at 2:59.

Blut Aud nord riff in a Leviathan song, done very well.

[dr0ne]

This is officially the longest download ever, 19kb/s is faggot.

[LesserAnimal]

*can send via aim @ the1jihadface*

[MyOwnSavior]

This is sooooo delicious. The guitar in Elevation sounds like something you could fuck to. Beautiful, just beautiful.

[God Made Filth]

this is soooo good

[Johnny-Skinless]

I'll just be mean and superficial and say: LOL@drumz

[dr0ne]

Drums could be alot worse though haha.

[LesserAnimal]

Agreed.

[dr0ne]

Could The Alcove Of Angels get any better? Holy shit.

[Javi]

awh man, i wanttt. not on the right computer though

[Moemers]

I think that, since this is my first time listening to BAN...I'll need to digest this some more...

[analredwing]

Dialogue with the Stars eh? I wonder if BaN members ever listened to Vintersorgs' Cosmic Genesis album.

it's also a in flames song

[wachtourak]

Only other album I've heard is TWWTG. This isn't as dark but is almost as good

[LesserAnimal]

This is new territory for them. The attitude of the music is different than anything else they've done IMO.

[wachtourak]

What is their older stuff like? I've heard it's good but I think that was mainly from people who disliked the more experimental sound from TWWTG onwards and only like trve blek metal.

[LesserAnimal]

The stuff before TWWTG was more in the way of traditional black metal, but they've always been an experimental band with a particularly unique guitar style.

www.metal-archives.com

[Cynotis]

By christs beard this is fucking good.

The masters triumph once more.

And I think the drums give BAN that extra feel that is truly their own. I really enjoy the programming they utilise.

[SculptedCold]

I'm going to wait till i've bought it. I'm through with internet leaks; the last few months of listening to new albums i've actually bought has felt so much more worthwhile!

If it's 2% as good as Ultima Thulee, or 10% as good as Memoria Vetusta I, i'll be ecstatic! Here's hoping he hasn't released his bad album yet. *fingers crossed*

[sideslash]

this album is fucking brilliant and solidifies BAN as a front-runner in black metal.

[LesserAnimal]

Fav songs, people?

[Javi]

damn, i needa get the 1st one. Sounds great on last.fm

[LesserAnimal]

* You need to get all of their albums. (I ignore MORT though)

[Javi]

haha i see myself doing that actually. As of right now, really really want 'part I' & 'The Work'. Whats wrong with Mort? i heard some tracks on last.fm and didn't think they were bad. Never heard any tracks from 'The mystical beast' & 'Odinist'

[Tzimisce]

(I ignore MORT though)

I'm starting to wonder about you, man...

[sideslash]

MORT is weird but i enjoy it.

check out ultima thulee, TWWTG, and odinist ASAP, javi.

[sideslash]

is anyone else really into vindsval's vocals? on the surface they may not seem like anything special, but the texture and arrangements really set them over the top. i can't think of any black metal vocalist i enjoy more.

[LesserAnimal]

I'm starting to wonder about you, man...

I've just never listened to it. Maybe I'll love it.

I just thought I'd throw that out there so that poor Javi didn't DL Mort and get all confused while Ultima Thulee, Mystical beast..., etc haven't been heard yet.

[Javi]

i dont really download much haha kind of thinking of following the link to the brand new one..maybeee. I just heard track of off of Mort on last.fm, what a weird song haha havent heard that one before, weird but i liked it. Theres junk i needa buy so shit..dunno if i can afford 2 more cds right now

[Carpathian Forrest]

So this isn't about E! then?

[SculptedCold]

Black metal doesn't get better than Ultima Thulee. It gets different, sure, and as good. But it doesn't get better.

My Ultima Thulee original pressing is definitely the pride of my CD collection. It's magical. Everyone needs a bit of magic.

[sideslash]

my god, "the meditant" is absolute genius. the riff when the drums kick in has to be one of the most epic things i've ever heard.

[LesserAnimal]

For some reason that song hasn't clicked with me like the others have. Lots of repetition.

[sideslash]

keep listening, friend.

[Javi]

For some reason that song hasn't clicked with me like the others have. Lots of repetition.

think you can send me this on aim dude? im still in my gym clothes and it doesnt look like im showering so ill need somethin to listen to tonight :emot-boun

[LesserAnimal]

keep listening, friend.

Second half of that song is the shit.

[LesserAnimal]

think you can send me this on aim dude? im still in my gym clothes and it doesnt look like im showering so ill need somethin to listen to tonight :emot-boun

If you catch me in the next few minutes! the1jihadface

[Javi]

Great, Great stuff so far. Im on "The Aclove of Angels"

[1by1]

greatest fucking record of all time!

[Vegan Shinigami]

Definitely a beautiful album :emot-hear

[Regurgitated_Guts]

need to check this out ASAP

[EndlessCure]

Cant get enough of this album.

[LesserAnimal]

Best of 2009 so far. Pretty easily.

[Recapitated]

Love this album

[SculptedCold]

Wow! Is this still a 2009 album, and we're in 2009 still?!

This album simply feels vintage already. I've listened to it so much and it communicates itself so eloquently, I just feel as though it's been with me in my life for years and years already!

Definitely their best since Ultima Thulee. No easy feat. Blut Aus Nord is truly world class. Mmmhmm.

Heh, even my partner has identified what she feels to be the perfect chord in Elevation. Mesmerising.

[Honky Reduction]

Best of 2009 so far. Pretty easily.

Indeed. This and Memoria Vetusta I is my favs of BaN.

[LesserAnimal]

It's awesome that a band is putting out what could be its best material this deep into their career. Not too common.

[skinfather]

where do i start with this band, and where do i go from there?

[Stupefaction]

Generic BM to me. Usually, when an album garners this much praise and is called the best of 2009 by several posters, I can at least enjoy it somewhat. This album just fails to hold my attention. Give me the new Glorior Belli or Unholy Matrimony, as far as BM from 2009 goes.

[1by1]

Generic BM to me. Usually, when an album garners this much praise and is called the best of 2009 by several posters, I can at least enjoy it somewhat. This album just fails to hold my attention. Give me the new Glorior Belli or Unholy Matrimony, as far as BM from 2009 goes.

i dont think this deserves to be call black metal.

[Javi]

:emot-hear:emot-hear

[Rottenatomy]

best of 2009? lol

[Javi]

best of 2009? lol

Do you like it?

[EndlessCure]

Kind of hard to pick Blut as an album of the year with the riffs being pretty much the only interesting thing here, its a second for me though, Ulcerate tops it.

[Javi]

Kind of hard to pick Blut as an album of the year with the riffs being pretty much the only interesting thing here, its a second for me though, Ulcerate tops it.

I also love the black metal vocals and chants in the album as well, specially the chants(cleans, whatever you wanna call em')

[EndlessCure]

I like the vocals too, the programmed drums are surprisingly good also (at least on this one and Odinist) but without the riffs, its not much.
other thing I love about this band is that while its clearly metal its also something I could fall asleep to.

[Goaters]

this album has some very nice melodies and passages. even euphoric at some points..
but as a friend kindly pointed out.. they need a real drummer. that ride sound sticks out like nails on a chalk board for me now... argh.

[Javi]

this album has some very nice melodies and passages. even euphoric at some points..
but as a friend kindly pointed out.. they need a real drummer. that ride sound sticks out like nails on a chalk board for me now... argh.

hehe I just got back from a run & I was playing this album whilst. I day dreamed of a real drumset being played, sounded cool in my head :emot-whis Hope next album they have real drums. Good programming though, the actual sound bugs me once in a while, specially that pinging ride =]

[Chilidem]

hehe I just got back from a run & I was playing this album whilst. I day dreamed of a real drumset being played, sounded cool in my head :emot-whis Hope next album they have real drums. Good programming though, the actual sound bugs me once in a while, specially that pinging ride =]


You can run to an album like this? I'd be bored.

BaN is sleep music for me.

[Javi]

haha I've surprisingly lifted weights to it too, I just love this album. Actually a lot of black metal makes me space out of the pain of the run/lift, my breathing is more relaxed n' stuff, a cool little trance.

[1by1]

"scene black metal"

ahahahahha

[EndlessCure]

Hope next album they have real drums.

They wont, if it were for the fans they would've done it by now, besides since the keyboardist happens to be able to program drums Im guessing convenience is also a factor here.

[skinfather]

where do i start with this band, and where do i go from there?

[EndlessCure]

I say Odinist.

[skinfather]

okay

[LesserAnimal]

Nah

My advice:

1st. Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue with the Stars

2nd. Memoria Vetusta I: Fathers of the Icy Age

3rd. The Work which transforms God

4th. Odinist ... maybe.

[VilEffigy]

I honestly think to really understand this record, you should listen to Mystical Beast of Rebellion.

[skinfather]

Nah

My advice:

1st. Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue with the Stars

2nd. Memoria Vetusta I: Fathers of the Icy Age

3rd. The Work which transforms God

4th. Odinist ... maybe.
okay, thanks

should i get their first album too?

[VilEffigy]

As mentioned in my post, Mystical Beast of Rebellion. Ultima Thulee is a great record, a lot better than Odinist and The Work Which Transforms God, so I would get those two before that one

[VilEffigy]

Fav songs, people?

For me, it might be Antithesis of the Flesh and The Formless Sphere. Asking this question is extremely tough. The lead at the end of The Formless Sphere is amazing, so I think that song might be it.

[skinfather]

okay so now i'm pretty much getting their whole discog except 1 album

thank you and i hope its worth it

[1by1]

favorite songs are "the formless sphere" and "antithesis of the flesh (and then arises a new essence)"

[EndlessCure]

Nah

Well he asked for a start, Id say Odinist is fairly accessible unlike alot of their work.

[SculptedCold]

I think the most accessible is probably Dialogue With the Stars, although i'd honestly say they're all pretty accessible with the exception of MoRT.

I do rather like black metal though, and BaN is amongst the best of the best for me.

[LesserAnimal]

Well he asked for a start, Id say Odinist is fairly accessible unlike alot of their work.

Yeah it is. My "nah" wasn't supposed to be obnoxious or anything.

I like Odinist, but I feel like the quality of the riffs doesn't stay as high throughout as it does on either of the Memoria Vetusta albums.

Personally.

[LesserAnimal]

okay, thanks

should i get their first album too?

Black metal fans adore their first album, but it isn't as obviously appealing or accessible, if those terms even apply to this band at all, as the albums I put in that list.

Are you buying hard copies of each of these before hearing them?

[Honky Reduction]

They are coming with a new album this year under the name of 777 though!

[ChAAPY]

i dont think this deserves to be call black metal.

you're right, sounds like pop-punk to me.

[VilEffigy]

Accessible? Haha. nothing about any release they've done is anything remotely "accessible"

[quartertroll]

Too new-agey for me, just puts me to sleep. TWWTG has its moments though.

[BZM]

TWWTG <3

[EndlessCure]

Accessible? Haha. nothing about any release they've done is anything remotely "accessible"

We're not talking accessible on a radio-friendly scale, nig. compared to TWWTG their 2 latest efforts are indeed accessible.

[1by1]

you're right, sounds like pop-punk to me.

:confused::confused:

[Rottenatomy]

sarcasm

[VilEffigy]

We're not talking accessible on a radio-friendly scale, nig. compared to TWWTG their 2 latest efforts are indeed accessible.

Niggers know that already. I don't see much of anything that's accessible...to be honest

[LesserAnimal]

The newest one is "accessible" relative the underground bm world. It's gorgeous and melodic all the way through.

It's much more "accessible" than even albums the wrote previously, like TWWTG and Mort. Again, it's contextual.

[Javi]

My Favorite song on this would be "...the Meditant (Dialogue With the Stars)"

[LesserAnimal]

I still don't like all the repetition in that song. : (

[Javi]

What part is overly repeated, friend? Sounds excellent to me, though I do like the song "Procession of Dead Clowns" alot haha Repitition can be good

[VilEffigy]

Am I the only one who loves Mystical Beast of Rebellion?

[VilEffigy]

The newest one is "accessible" relative the underground bm world. It's gorgeous and melodic all the way through.


Haha...I'm sorry dude, but if thats the case...then Summoning is a lot more accessible than BAN could ever be. I don't think a few melodies makes a record or band accessible.

[LesserAnimal]

Am I the only one who loves Mystical Beast of Rebellion?

No, I love that album.

[ShadowHunter]

No, I love that album.

add another fan :emot-wave

[MyOwnSavior]

add another fan :emot-wave

[LesserAnimal]

The "riffs" on that album are ridiculous.

[Honky Reduction]

My Favorite song on this would be "...the Meditant (Dialogue With the Stars)"

Same here.