Grausamkeit - goetterkrieg & Within the Abyss (1996-1999/black metal/ ambient/keyboard/Germany)

Andreas Bettinger
Anger Of Gods, Auxxxxxcult, Black Son Of Darkness, Black Spell of Destrukktion, Corneus, Corneus Iscariot, Dohlensturm, Ebola Zaire, Entwertung, Garst (2), Germania (3), Goat Sperm, Grausamkeit, Grollteufel, Heroin Makes Happy, Infernal Fog Of Evil, Jesus Frust, Jew Atomizer, Junk Jesus, Kampfkoloss, Lekne Izan, Nameless (32), Noise Desolate, Opferdolch, Pure Evil, Satanik Overdoze, Siegertyp, The Golden Toad, Trollheim, W.O.A., Ziegenpeter
in groups
Birkabein, Blasphemia, Dethroned, Fegefeuer, Finsternis (4), Fluch Der Zerstörung, Funeral Spirits, Grabschändung, Intestinal Decrement, Morbid Penis Horror, Musical Arse Decomposition, Nefas (4), Nuclear Rausch, Orsacchiotto, Squaw, Totenschrein, Vaginal Gun Fuck, Verdammnis (2), Walpurgis (4), Warhorness, Weltentod, Wings Of Evil
ambient black metal from Germany
from Demo 1996 - Frozen Souls & Helveterich 1999
Lyrical themes: Satanism, Paganism, Occultism
#grausamkeit
#blackmetal
#BSoD
#ambientblackmetal
#blackmetalgermany
#germanblackmetal

[@Pizza_Rat]

That piano is so beautiful

[@harshh9000]

agreed. enchanting aura

[@ItsYaBoiJayB]

It’s actually a accordion

[@redchalice]

@@ItsYaBoiJayB aint u the nerd who called it dungeon synth or sum

[@fernandres8814]

@@ItsYaBoiJayB ???????

[@crocs.carmoisis]

@Kivan lmao my bf said the exact same thing couple days ago! Nice ear man

[@cummywummy2896]

Ahh the only black metaller to have a gf. See this is why he writes genius

[@infinitehatemachine]

She's been dead for a while and he's been in and out of jail for years now

[@cummywummy2896]

@@infinitehatemachine I heard about her being dead, that's fuckin sad. I didn't know dude's been in and out of jail but it doesn't surprise me knowing now what I know about their particular circle

[@infinitehatemachine]

@@cummywummy2896 yeah dude it blows

[@ItsYaBoiJayB]

@@infinitehatemachine yeah he has a bf now

[@handle2033]

@@ItsYaBoiJayB Where did you hear that?

[@MikaDamaged]

I used to listen to this two tracks a lot when i discovered it some years ago. I'm starting to talk a lot more nowadays and i'll say it, the music this guy made, it's one of the best raw things you can found out there and start liking raw sounding songs too. Once you start listening you can't stop. It's just really impressive

[@barbarianblood2316]

Agreed🤘

[@7somekindofsomething]

Agreed. The variance in his work is both beautiful and sheer impressive.

[@kommand0545]

this is like a drug. u cant stop listening. even my ears are bleeding cause this is recorded by old nokia.

[@manueltrinidad6689]

FURRY!!!

[@ccyberr_4920]

furry

[@Horrido_]

Rest in Peace Sandra Bettinger A.K.A. "Melse"

[@Horrido_]

@@gwennnnnnnnnnnn That fact makes it sadder to hear this...

[@damnedbelowjudas_]

@@gwennnnnnnnnnnn I think she overdosed, RIP

[@barbarianblood2316]

@@Horrido_ I agree but also extremely deep and beautiful. Sad too. Raw.

[@LebenderPanzer]

I like finding gems like these, I feel like a music goblin, gnabbing up any niche little piece of music to show off to the other goblins.

[@ksiyuen9039]

nice

[@user-kn3tx9pg3e]

haha cute

[@Pesth4uch]

i feel this comment

[@xXDarthKushGoonerXx]

Keep diving into black metal, many other gems waiting to be found☝️

[@MikaDamaged]

Same

[@zacharystone4831]

Made by man witnessing his own addictions kill the woman he loves. Truly a tragic masterpiece

[@morbidhime]

RIP Melse 🖤

[@musician17]

The Godless always end themselves by their own actions. It is no wonder. Tragic nonetheless.

[@herzversagen]

melse probably didn't die of heroin

[@morbidhime]

@@herzversagen we'll never know for sure sadly...

[@herzversagen]

eh i know people who know BSoD irl, he's not like some unreachable celebrity.. somebody probably knows what happened to her@@morbidhime

[@titobalkani8240]

this is fantastic. changed my direction.

[@titobalkani8240]

still playing this at least once a day.

[@counttoadlipefrogriguezthe5690]

Myself as well💀

[@BarBarian-sy5xz]

Me too

[@Lady_bubonica666]

This song gives me a vibe so sad, beautiful and obscure at the same time, idk how to explain...

[@ScaryGru3am]

Andreas and Sandra... the Mary and Joseph of Raw Black Metal. RIP 🪦

[@nickbolton5198]

Are they dead ??

[@ScaryGru3am]

@@nickbolton5198 Melse (Sandra) passed away due to a heroin overdose So far, BSoD (Andreas) is still alive

[@nickbolton5198]

@@ScaryGru3am damn rip

[@aauuggghhhh]

@D V thank you

[@smalldevka]

​@@ScaryGru3amIt's good that at least Bsod is alive

[@Otsutsukix.x]

Song " Within the Abyss" originally performed in 1995.

[@DSMLNR]

That intro fucking WOW.. Nostalgia. Fucking killed me

[@Nachtgrabb]

Andreas used to visit the disco HEAVEN on fridays during the mid 90s. It was one of the most famous goth/indie disco these days. There where a view other black metal bands related to the scene.

[@deutscherfreiheitskampfer3072]

Still listening to this masterpiece

[@barbarianblood2316]

One of my all time favorites.

[@barbarianblood2316]

I listen to this at least once a day. I don’t know what the lyrics are but it speaks to me.

[@barbarianblood2316]

Me too🤘

[@barbarianblood2316]

I’m on a park bench in the middle of the hopeless hood, sippin’ & listening to this because of life’s curveballs. Respect to the ones who understand it.

[@BarBarian-sy5xz]

I love it as well.

[@BarBarian-sy5xz]

Still here…

[@hesiolite]

This song hits harder when you know that his girlfriend who's the on cover is dead. Probably because of their heroin addiction.

[@ancientcall7737]

I've got a magazine where there is a lengthy interview with him and this topic is also mentioned. Seemed like she truly descended into that path after they broke up, and that he didn't witness it.

[@oscanmercipep9940]

@@ancientcall7737 Is there maybe a possibility to upload this Interview? Shit like this is rare...

[@ancientcall7737]

@@oscanmercipep9940 sure I can scan it and upload to some file sharing site. It is in German though.

[@23hacu]

@@ancientcall7737 do it please.

[@oscanmercipep9940]

@@ancientcall7737 Wow that would be awesome! just knew the Interview from Behest zine 2013.. The language is no Problem at all.

[@filo_1]

Damn this is music a true masterpiece

[@JuanjoBrawlst]

What a wonderful melody.

[@sleep8287]

@Kivan u guys are retarded

[@Lady_bubonica666]

@@MrUnderhilll but they didn't credit the work?

[@maidelrose2337]

​@@Lady_bubonica666de que cancion proviene ?

[@umer3470]

I miss the times of Black Metal in the nineties.

[@nino30bescec]

Fuck...who open my soul.Song the best i ever hear.

[@CloakedinMurk]

one of my favorites from grausamkeit

[@peterlabrie1]

Absolutely majestic

[@asmrmetalman1061]

Interesting how black metal culture often shuns the more technical side of music and yet plenty of very skilled are dedicated musicians have done black metal!

[@nazidyke69]

Truly, more evil than all. This is good stuff

[@SechsGrammCaratillo]

How can a single man be so skilled

[@greggyfontane1487]

German engineered intellect. Sonnenmensch-Genetics. Tediously/Strategically aquired skill and talent. Amitious esoteric faustian drive from deep within. Manical motivation derived from its root source of misery and ponderance. Love.

[@eternallygone]

​@@greggyfontane1487heroin, dot lol.

[@user-kt2lm4yn1k]

Это были минуты релакса , данке шен !

[@cool_sans]

The most brutal black metal genre

[@nixiety]

what a beautiful work of art, love it

[@Northdracula]

The album cover which inspires 15-18 year old Black Metal/Goth girls. It is a cool album though. Hails.

[@questionsfrog1918]

Like zoomers would even touch this, they get anxiety attacks due to the tape hiss alone

[@questionsfrog1918]

@Kivan how does that to the discussion about cheesy album cover and tape hiss? I mean,yeah,the melody is there but its a far fetch calling it plagiatism. Wouldn't call it that if someone used a ssmple for hiphop beats either

[@raymundog.p4388]

OLD SCHOOL BLACK METAL!! 1994-1995!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@zachbos5108]

hardly old school...

[@Akhin]

@@zachbos5108 Wake up, it's already been 26 years

[@zachbos5108]

@@Akhin So? black metal existed in the 80s

[@nicholas5554]

@@Akhin This, lmao. No one has a problem calling hip-hop from the 90s old school, but when it comes to metal people are ridiculous hahaha

[@cerealhit555]

@@zachbos5108 First recorded song was in 1860, I get you. /s

[@ligealucretia]

this is really neat, love the piano in the intro

[@TheRealTacoMan83]

A true masterpiece from the Mary and Joseph of Black Metal

[@ilovechocolate841]

absolutely LOVEE this song

[@blackexspiravit4898]

This is just beautiful, is perfect.

[@tunatomfoolery1698]

One of my favorites from andreas and it always will be

[@cuicalepi940]

I love your chanel!

[@dimond7701]

try to listen this composition when the sun breaks through the clouds its amazing feelings

[@nicolepessoa2866]

I was just telling someone this last night. When it snows the night before and driving as the sun rises the absolute best ravens fluttering over head. Is majestic

[@DetectiveMannyPardo]

10/10 good stuff, probably going to fall asleep to this

[@woodengirl9807]

Absolutely enchanting

[@handle2033]

Good music.. I will have a better life in the AFTERLIFE when this is all over with.

[@Koldworldblizz]

Hauntingly Beautiful

[@angelucox]

Im listening to this while im deunk and playing the forest

[@janpetrrosenberg884]

Very great job amazing

[@thelastdemonsrecords9338]

cautivador y oscuro

[@ScaryGru3am]

Rip melse

[@user-1389]

Love the piano.

[@ccyberr_4920]

synth*

[@herzversagen]

its more likely that the first track is an actual piano due to how it sounds and how it was recorded (you can hear stuff moving in the background so he probably placed a mic in front of an actual piano) and the second track has a guitar@@ccyberr_4920

[@Ale-rz6fh]

Not worse than classic pieces. Perfect.

[@sadmolester2752]

Magic.!!!

[@naechtlichesgift]

This is so good

[@h0002]

beautiful

[@marmarakazm7907]

more evil than all... but it heals my soul.

[@manueltrinidad6689]

una obra de arte

[@patriziaespinosam1104]

Masterpiece.

[@ramiroriat9528]

This intro piano is the same in some parts to To Live is to Die from Metallica..Without a doubt a gem!

[@justjust3100]

dude its so weird how I thought the exact same thing

[@leopleop]

yea definitely an inspo here

[@SechsGrammCaratillo]

Who the fuck is Melattica?

[@WEENIEHUTTBOSS]

@@SechsGrammCaratillothe band he took this from lmao

[@kiwi_2_official]

@@WEENIEHUTTBOSS brainlets when they hear a melody in one of bettinger's songs that jvaguely resembles any of the hundreds of billions of musical works produced in human history (he stole it)

[@boo_thornhill894]

Listening to it while reading lotr is kinda something:)

[@leglocksdontwork4243]

Saarbrigge du geiler! Burbach represent

[@S_ecuritate]

Gives off major vampire vibes. I love it

[@bizarreband16]

Beautifil🍷

[@TheVolcidor]

Nostalgia....

[@rupertbambarya2829]

still my favourite black metal recording ever

[@ItsYaBoiJayB]

Dis is piano dungeon synth numb skull

[@rupertbambarya2829]

@@ItsYaBoiJayB ratio

[@ItsYaBoiJayB]

@@rupertbambarya2829 ratio? Da fuck u mean ratio?

[@SolventAngel]

@@ItsYaBoiJayB ratio

[@infinitehatemachine]

@@ItsYaBoiJayB RATIO

[@Dark_66669]

🖤

[@baranhazer6917]

Başyapıt 👍

[@nowajerozolima9298]

This is one of the greatest masterpieces in history of music.

[@karakjberhulash2908]

Like.......

[@xeritinrx3402]

Woah

[@NehelithOff]

🖤Pure Underground🖤

[@Esotericodosoraculos]

Demais muito bom.

[@CatariinaMoraiis]

muito bom mesmo 😍

[@josenataniel8865]

O mundo é pequeno demais pra nós brasileiros. Kkk!

[@cakesadako375]

br aqui

[@marcelogjovik5859]

Amo😈

[@vozeovazi0]

oh yeah 🤘👹

[@natantubol5177]

song 1 = to live is to die by metallica anyway love it.

[@Lickyman11]

foward thinking. Epic. Melodic. This is fucking black metal \m/

[@Trollhe1m]

Where do I find a black metal bf who supports my psychotic schizophrenia

[@Mynhassty]

This is more cold than my fucking freezer

[@reverendjimjones1043]

You need to plug in your freezer

[@FriggaRedSkye]

Nice, hail!

[@stefaniesepperer666]

Rip Sandra 🫶🏼🖤

[@countorlok2095]

wrong image and those two tracks are from entirely different albums.

[@dakota.drengnelson8392]

Count Orlok what is the name of this artist? Not band. but actual name of person.

[@countorlok2095]

Andreas Bettinger

[@sulroth484]

Orderofthewhitestar I wonder what he actually looks like. He's been in the bm game since the 90's and he's still going.

[@lindacali4454]

I read somewhere that he's been in and out of jail. Could be a rumor, but who knows? I think he also worked on a compilation album not too long ago, maybe 1 or 2 years.

[@ZydarCalh]

he's back in jail haha

[@haroldedinjiklian6267]

HAIL ARKELIOS AND ALL THE GODS OF EXALTAR

[@redchalice]

rip sandra

[@AlenGrobenski]

Forest walking 🌲😈

[@Paominjyves]

La persona que me dedico esta canción ya no me habla, de vez en cuando vengo a escucharla para recordarlo. :(

[@serpenttis]

🤣

[@Fran.kjjjjj]

Jajajjjaajjajaj

[@danielvitr2043]

Hiii Bran bermingham

[@noyou2918]

Grausamkeit

[@vicstoron]

I miss you Ellie

[@Sanguinium_Light]

Still missing Ellie?

[@vicstoron]

@@Sanguinium_Light uhh she was cool and all but eventually I moved on why?

[@Sanguinium_Light]

Just curious. That's great.

[@bathsalts666]

goetterkrieg is sped up slightly

[@boimauvado]

Greetings from brazil 🇧🇷

[@CatariinaMoraiis]

aí sim! salve nossa força

[@kwkgkw]

eu tbm. ave bsod! \o/

[@whitedude877]

Wow what the fuck I can't believe this exists.

[@sohndergrausamkeitunddeshasses]

Тууу ттууууууутт ууууу тттууууу туууууу ууууу хххх уууууууу ту ту Тууу уууу бум бум бум АААААААААААА АААА АААААААААААА ААААААААААААААААААААААА

[@misanthropelykanthrope]

I miss Melse...

[@henriquizinho]

Entendi

[@cemeterylover25]

Anyone know where I can find sheet music for this? I can't find anything online and I've tried using a sound to sheet music converter but it's always off. I specifically want to learn the part up to around 3:34 so if anyone has anything I'd greatly appreciate it!!

[@cemeterylover25]

@@MrUnderhilll I wish I was at the point where I could do that but I'm on the beginner side so it would definitely be off thanks for the suggestion though!!

[@thaenebrissss_96]

If I have time I can write it for you. I kinda figured out how to play the intro.

[@cemeterylover25]

@@thaenebrissss_96 THAT WOULD BE PERFECT TAKE HOWEVER LONG YOU NEED THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@Noisefreaak]

@@thaenebrissss_96 god

[@thaenebrissss_96]

@@cemeterylover25 hey im sorry i didnt make it yet i will soon

[@necromaniac682]

🤘🏼🖤🤘🏼

[@nameoderso3280]

Sound a bit like Metallica’s „To Live Is To Die“ to me

[@jprrob4016]

Anyone else hear to live is to die by metallica

[@pereirafranck4734]

salut

[@user-qf6cu6wm2g]

the piano inspired by the music of metallica, but remains a perfection

[@silvercloud1641]

Reminds me of the middle part of To Live Is To Die by Metallica

[@kahdeksanbit]

Yup

[@kahdeksanbit]

Its almost completely ripped of

[@silvercloud1641]

@@kahdeksanbit "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." All good. Even if similar, it's cool to hear it in a different form. Still sounds beautiful.

[@charlotteice5704]

now I know where I heard that before

[@ruk8857]

🖤⚰

[@Words12399]

Vivir es morir

[@HORRORESSURRECTIONPLAYA323]

ave

[@barbosa5637]

ave

[@tarkin518]

ave

[@kepko_]

bajookieland

[@venusxandromeda7791]

La verdad está excelente..pero remasterizado estaría mejor para apreciar los sonidos..si estoy equivocado disculpen...

[@CarlosRodriguez-jk1mz]

Bro es black metal,remasterizacion o buena producción son antítesis al género

[@pereirafranck4734]

C bon ça me rappelle de bon souvenir du genre "suicide school"et tout et tout .666

[@BogWitchGrindset]

Intro sounds like an acoustic bit from a metallica song

[@charlotteice5704]

it is. The interlude of To Live Is To Die to be precise.