777 – Cosmosophy
777 – Cosmosophy is the tenth full-length album by French black metal band Blut Aus Nord. It was released on September 21, 2012 through Debemur Morti Productions.[1][2] This is the third and final album of the 777 trilogy that begin with the 2011 album '777 – Sect(s)'.[3] The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Earthsound Recording in 2012 and the artwork was created by Dehn Sora in collaboration with Metastazis Studios.[1][4]
| 777 – Cosmosophy | ||||
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| Released | September 21, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Genre | Black metal, industrial metal, avant-garde metal | |||
| Length | 45:55 | |||
| Label | Debemur Morti Productions (DMP0082) | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [5] |
| Allmusic |  [6] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[7] |
| PopMatters | [8] |
The album was received positively upon release, with reviewers praising experimental nature of the album, with Pitchfork's Grayson Currin writing that "Every listen to a Blut Aus Nord album, no matter how familiar, seems to reveal a new pattern or seam that you've missed only because it's so well integrated. If black metal was once the primordial punk rock of some angry and infamous kids, it is, for Blut Aus Nord, the foundation for a very ornate institution."[7] Pitchfork's Brandon Stosuy later named it the 4th best metal album of 2012, praising its "chiming group melodies, psychedelic guitars, swirling beds of electronics, and post-metal hooks".[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Vindsval
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Epitome XIV" | 8:55 |
| 2. | "Epitome XV" | 6:14 |
| 3. | "Epitome XVI" | 10:18 |
| 4. | "Epitome XVII" | 9:27 |
| 5. | "Epitome XVIII" | 11:01 |
| Total length: | 45:55 | |
References
- "BLUT AUS NORD : Album details revealed". April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- "Bandcamp 777 - Cosmosophy". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- "777 - Cosmosophy". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- "Dehn Sora Blut aus Nord". November 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- Westland, Raymond. "Blut Aus Nord - 777: Cosmosophy Review". Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- Thom Jurek. "777: Cosmosophy - Blu Aus Nord". Allmusic.
- Currin, Grayson (September 28, 2012). "Blut Aus Nord: 777: Cosmosophy". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- Ezell, Brice (March 19, 2013). "Blut Aus Nord 777-Cosmosophy Review". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- Stosuy, Brandon (December 19, 2012). "The Top 40 Metal Albums of 2012". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 1, 2016.