Blutmond
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Switzerland
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Blutmond News
Below is our complete Blutmond news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Unearthing More Of The Genre Blending Underground
Although there may be stagnation in many areas of the heavy music scene, particularly at the most visible and mainstream levels, such is not the case with a swath of metal’s underground sector.
Sure, there are dime a dozen bands that all sound the same and use the exact same breakdown of low growls and clean singing (you know which ones I’m talking about – they like to call themselves “melodic hardcore” or “post-something or other”). There are even plenty of groups that claim they transcend genre or don’t care about sub-genre tags because “music is music” - and this is frequently a warning sign what you are about to hear will suck, hard, and very likely be a copy of something else that was just as lame.
But if you skim off that top layer of bafflingly-popular gunk, there are bands to be found that genuinely ignore borders between styles and let a wide range of genres seep into each other, creating unique and interesting sounds.
In previous Unearthing columns we’ve looked at a few metal bands that blend different genres or ignore metal trends as well as experimental or avant-garde acts, and today we’ll unearth three more outfits in those categories. These are musicians that don’t mind getting some prog in their death metal or some black metal in their electronica, and they’ll even play with mainstream elements while still hitting the extreme notes without skipping a beat.
Blutmond
This Swiss avant-garde outfit has three full-length releases under its belt, with the new album “The Revolution is Dead!” (review coming soon) just dropping last month through Code666 Records. Despite the title’s claim, the metal revolution certainly isn’t dead, as Blutmond plays with just about everything that can be found in the musician’s toolkit: black metal collides with saxophone, female vocals, and even some goth and industrial elements.
As a statement from the band itself recently said, the latest album is “a roller coaster of mindfucked hate songs full of love and lots of lost dreams.” This is a group worth checking out for fans of Oblomov, Furia, or black metal bands that all around don’t give a good goddamn about remaining “trve” or “kvlt.” Four tracks from “The Revolution is Dead!” can be heard through the player below.
Blutmond Announces New Album Release
Avantgarde Swiss metallers Blutmond have agreed to extend their deal with Aural Music for one more album, the upcoming “The Revolution is Dead!” which is scheduled for release in late November through Code666 Records. The band comments:
“Damn right, we’re back. We had some long and hard negotiations with the code-crew and finally decided to re-sign for our new badass output called 'The Revolution Is Dead!'
"And guess what, you’re not ready for this abomination of Swiss insanity! The real soundtrack for everything you’ve lost and everything you gonna miss.
"A roller coaster of mindfucked hate songs full of love and lots of lost dreams (but no coffee. Sorry). Free your mind and chose the wrong path. We’ll be waiting there.” More...
Eluveitie Announces "Eluvetie & Friends" Festival
Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie announced its very own festival "Eluveite and Friends" to be held on December 30, 2011 at the Volkshaus in Zurich, Switzerland. Ticket information can be found at this location.
The complete billing for the show:
Eluveitie
Coroner
Korpiklaani
Powerwolf
Excelsis
Blutmond
Blutmond Signs To Code666 Records
Switzerland avant-garde black metal trio BLUTMOND has inked a deal with Code666 Records. The group's new album, "Thirteen Urban Ways 4 Groovy Bohemian Days," is scheduled for release in September 2010.
"We decided to get rid of corpsepaint and traditional BM attitude, all of us in the band enjoy different genres and I think it shines through in our music" says guitarist/vocalist Jonas "John" Brem of BLUTMOND's influences "BLUTMOND has finally found the perfect partner for the upcoming release "Thirteen Urban Ways 4 Groovy Bohemian Days". We just signed a contract with the legendary label Code666 Records! And hell yeah, we're fucking excited and looking forward to kill your illusion of what Metal is! After many line-up changes, endless composing sessions and insane sceneries in the gutters of our souls, our new record can finally find the way to our audience. Don't except old-fashioned shredding, we truly found our way within the dark arts, using catchy riffs, melancholic Blues tunes, and urban stories about broken hearts, unpaid bills, lonely nights and warm beer. Stay tuned and await everything!"
