Genre: Black metal
Origin: Sweden
Released: 2007
Website: Blodsrit
Label: Unexploded Records
Uploaded: 09.04.08

Since I first heard Blodsrit, many years ago, on some MP3 site, I was hooked. Young and fairly new to the black metal scene I didn�t have much to compare them to, but I was really into it. So over the years I�ve heard them develop a whole lot, and with Hinterland I�m not really sure how to judge it. They�ve still got a melodic edge as they introduced us to on Ocularis infernum, but mixing it in with the rawer sound as heard on The well of light has finally dried. And if I�m not mistaken it�s the first time they�ve used an organ and clean female vocals.
These Swedish lads have got that really old school touch, sometimes reminding me of Elite, but they�re definitely not in lost of melody and intricate twists. The shrieks of Naahz cuts through your soul, and he sounds so bloody grim, like a 200 year old ghost coming back to haunt and destroy. I absolutely love the vocals, which are sometimes backed up by clean choruses that are hard to resist, and soon you�ll find yourself singing along. Fairly intricate guitar work, although still quite straight-forward. It can be raging speed and angst-ridden breakdowns, but they never lose any of their brutality and chilling atmosphere.
It�s a bit difficult to explain, but Blodsrit manage to sound both rough and old school, but at the same time it�s melodic and clean. It�s quite a unique talent they�ve got, which definitely makes them leaders of the pack. I really love the end of Rasa, when the acoustic guitar and female vocals sets in, as it gives it such a sad aura. And that sadness is then transferred into The last moans of hope. But I�d still have to say that Sverige is my favourite track on here � it has such killer riffing and chorus, and here Naahz� screaming really lets go. But to sum it all up this is one kick-arse album! And once again Lorenzo Mariani have created some wicked artwork for this mean band.

Tracklist:
01. Intro � Illusion
02. Hinterland
03. Revolutionary warfare
04. Sverige
05. Serving the harlot
06. Rasa
07. The last moans of hope
08. Skymningsdyster
09. Jordisk dvala och andlig d�d
10. Outro � Disillusion