BLUTMOND

Blutmond biography
Swiss outfit BLUTMOND started out in 2004, with John (guitars), Ketzer (guitars, programming) and Dorn (vocals) making up the band and aggressive black metal as the musical landscape explored. A demo saw the light of day in 2005, and after expanding their line-up with Jerry (bass) and Dave (drums) the full length debut effort Endzeit crawled up from the darkness in 2006.

Extensive gigging saw the band establishing a stable fanbase, but within the band changes were about to come that would stop their budding career as a mere black metal act dead in it's tracks.

Band leader John came to desire exploring a sonic palette more expansive than the one taken on so far, and when the fallout over that development had ended, founding members Ketzer and Dorn had sais their goodbies while the remaining three hit the studio in 2009 to start recording the first chapter as a band with more of an avant-garde and expansive approach to the art of metal music creation. Along the way two additional musicians decided to latch on to this creative vehicle, namely Marlon (guitars) and Marc (saxophone, effects).

Blutmond's second full length creation was eventually named Thirteen Urban Ways 4 Groovy Bohemian Days, and was issued in September 2010.

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Olav M. Björnsen, October 2010