| 777 – Sect(s) | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Blut Aus Nord |
| Cover: | 777 – Sect(s) cover.jpg |
| Released: | April 18, 2011 |
| Recorded: | Earthsound Studio |
| Genre: | Black metal, industrial metal, avant-garde metal, post-metal |
| Length: | 45:26 |
| Label: | Debemur Morti (DMP0068) |
| Prev Title: | Memoria Vetusta II – Dialogue with the Stars |
| Prev Year: | 2009 |
| Next Title: | 777 – The Desanctification |
| Next Year: | 2011 |
777 – Sect(s) is the eighth full-length album by French Black Metal band Blut Aus Nord. The album was released on April 18, 2011 through Debemur Morti Productions.[1] It is the first album in the '777' trilogy, with the others being called 777 – The Desanctification and 777 – Cosmosophy. The album was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Earthsound Studio, with artwork provided by Daniel Valencia.[2]
The album was received well by critics. Pitchfork's Brandon Stosuy picked '777 – Sect(s)' and '777 - The Desanctification' as the two best metal albums of 2011, writing that "Beyond the experimentation, both of these records also really move-- you could almost dance to the latter."[3] The albums were also featured on the site's honourable mentions for overall album of the year by Philip Sherburne.[4]
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PopMatters named it the 12th best metal album of 2011, writing that "It’s an ambitious tale, reinforced by some of the band’s most mesmerizing material yet. [...] Confrontational and punishing, 777:Sect(s) is a malevolently creative indulgence and a wonderfully disturbing prophecy."[6]