The Work Which Transforms God is the fourth studio album by black metal band Blut Aus Nord. It showcases the band incorporating industrial and dark ambient elements into their music.
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The Work Which Transforms God | ||||
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Studio album by Blut Aus Nord | ||||
Released | March 17, 2003 | |||
Genre | Atmospheric black metal, avant-garde metal, industrial, dark ambient | |||
Length | 51:29 | |||
Label | Appease Me Records (2003) Candlelight Records (2004) Debemur Morti Productions (2012) | |||
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2012 reissue artwork | ||||
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It was first released on March 17, 2003 through Appease Me Records. It was reissued the following year on Candlelight Records with new artwork, and again in 2005 in a version that included the EP Thematic Emanation of Archetypal Multiplicity as a second disc. It was also reissued on CD and vinyl by Debemur Morti Productions on June 21, 2013 featuring new artwork by Valnoir and Dehn Sora. This reissue also featured a cover of Godflesh's song 'Mighty Trust Krusher', originally only available on the 2003 "Godflesh: Tribute" compilation by Nihilistic Holocaust.[1]
The Work Which Transforms God received positive reviews and is considered to be one of Blut Aus Nord's best releases.
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The album was well received. It has been cited as a breakthrough release for the band as well as for the genre as a whole.[3] In Thom Jurek's review of the album for AllMusic, he describes that "Sonically, these guys love dissonance; they love thick heavy atmospheres and feedback and they love to mess with tempos stretching out time and sending it into a void", concluding "The Work Which Transforms God is a compelling and knotty listen; it squeals, plods, cracks, screeches, whirs and wails in differing shades of black."[2]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "End" | 1:52 |
2. | "The Choir Of The Dead" | 6:40 |
3. | "Axis" | 3:36 |
4. | "The Fall" | 1:32 |
5. | "Metamorphosis" | 5:22 |
6. | "The Supreme Abstract" | 2:59 |
7. | "Our Blessed Frozen Cells" | 7:55 |
8. | "Devilish Essence" | 2:07 |
9. | "The Howling Of God" | 6:18 |
10. | "Inner Mental Cage" | 2:55 |
11. | "Density" | 0:18 |
12. | "Procession Of The Dead Clowns" | 9:55 |
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