Der Blutharsch

Der Blutharsch was the main project of Austrian musician [[artist:236345]] (1967-2022). Following in the footsteps of [[artist:6177]] and [[artist:25404]], Julius created marching music of bombastic rhythms and folkish melodies, often infused with historical military speeches and orchestral samples. The earlier works tended towards a minimalistic sample-based instrumental style in an industrial/ambient vein, while more recent material has headed into a folk/acoustic sound, often accompanied with live vocals and instruments. Der Blutharsch's first release was a self-titled picturedisc LP release in late 1996 on the [[label:16715]] label, but the project didn't become Julius' main musical outlet until 1998 after the break-up of his previous band [[artist:49841]]. The first CD '[r=48939]' was released that year, followed by a series of limited EP's, before the release of the masterpiece '[r=48945]' in 1999. Almost all of the band's releases are through Julius' own Austria-based label "[[label:WKN]]" ("[[label:Wir Kapitulieren Niemals]]"), which was distributed by [[label:5613]] UK until 2000, when it switched to [[label:83246]] in Germany. Since 2001, various musicians have acted as part of the band, but Albin Julius claimed Der Blutharsch to have four permanent members: Marthynna, Jörg B. (of [[artist:186146]]), Bain Wolfkind ([[artist:135598]]), and himself. The band officially disbanded in 2010, but was newly founded as [[artist:Der Blutharsch And The Infinite Church Of The Leading Hand]] in the same year.