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Burzum is the solo project of Varg Vikernes (born Kristian Larsson Vikernes, AKA Greven Grishnackh/Count Grishnackh, currently legally named Varg Qisling Larsson Vikernes). The band was initially known as Uruk-Hai, Varg Vikernes’ first band which he formed in 1988-89. He changed the name to Burzum (meaning “darkness” in Black Speech, the language of Mordor in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings) in 1991 after the disbanding of Satanel, a band he founded with Abbath of Immortal.

Burzum played a vital role, along with other Norwegian black metal bands such as Mayhem, Darkthrone, Emperor and Immortal, in the development of black metal as a musical genre and ideology. In particular, the and subgenres owe much to Burzum’s sound.

From his 1992 debut, Burzum, until his final black metal album, 1996’s Filosofem, Burzum went from playing raw, primitive black metal to playing ambient, exclusively synthesizer-based music. His two most recent albums, 1997’s Dauði Baldrs and 1999’s Hliðskjálf, are purely dark ambient works recorded whilst in prison. However, they do not represent a complete departure from Burzum’s previous works, as his albums always contained keyboard elements, and there were keyboard-only pieces on every album except Aske. Throughout his career, Varg has managed to create and maintain a very distinct sound unique to Burzum.
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  • Psho7

    New stuff is one of the best electronic album AD 2013.

    9 hours ago Reply

  • blissofsolitude

    Good ambient album, but I have feeling Varg will never return to metal. It's so sad:(

    9 hours ago Reply

  • Derfag

    Why would anyone at this shoutbox need any Burzum reviews as long as we are well aware of the new album and will decide by ourselves if it is good or not? Go and review something no one ever heard about instead. It would make some sense at least.

    Yesterday 5:56am Reply

  • danycrusher

    "Varg's gone ambient again. Daniel Death is our man soaking up the soundscapes..." THAT'S FUCKING RIGHT MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!! My review of the new BURZUM (NORWAY) album available for your scrutiny on Metal as Fvck (Australia). The metal is gone. Enters the ambience. SOL AUSTAN / MANI VESTAN. PS: Like Metal as Fuck on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaF.Zine and follow Metal as Fuck on Twitter as well: https://twitter.com/metalasfuck link for review: http://metalasfuck.net/zine/reviews/2013/burzum-sôl-austan-mâni-vestan-byelobog-productions

    Yesterday 1:34am Reply

  • spicoblack13

    GAAAYYYY

    Yesterday 11:36pm Reply

  • s_mars

    88

    Yesterday 11:14pm Reply

  • timothybarnes

    The new album is alright, but it's no Daudi Baldrs, that's for sure.

    Yesterday 10:50pm Reply

  • darkpannenkoek

    "Douglas Pierce won't allow straght people to the scene though =/ " Haha, lolled.

    Yesterday 6:32pm Reply

  • matt_white

    maybe not...

    Yesterday 10:40am Reply

  • Archenemy_Roy

    New album is pure gold. Varg is a genius.

    22 May 1:02am Reply

  • Justd1e

    I liked Scaldic metal before it was cool.

    21 May 9:30pm Reply

  • woodlandnymphe

    v That is the best insult to Varg, I wish he could read it. I mean LORDVARG4EVA88 THE NEW ALBUM IS GREAT HE IS AWESOME I AM HIS FOLLOWER AND EVERYHATEEEERSUXDIK YES i am 12.

    21 May 9:06pm Reply

  • _duif

    how is bland new age a new music genre?

    21 May 7:44pm Reply

  • woodlandnymphe

    THEEUROPIANWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!99!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!heil

    21 May 6:03pm Reply

  • woodlandnymphe

    varg would never ever ever play something that already exists. This man is exquisite, he keeps inventing new music genres because that is the only trve wa,y and he is varg after all, the greatest goathead of all time.

    21 May 5:54pm Reply

  • Derfag

    Douglas Pierce won't allow straght people to the scene though =/

    21 May 5:43pm Reply

  • Derfag

    I think he should start playing zigafolk someday, denying metals, synths and other electricity-powered types of music.

    21 May 5:31pm Reply

  • woodlandnymphe

    I puked my guts out by looking at brumzrum. Anyone want them? They're up for sale. I know you Plumsum fans like guts(:

    21 May 5:21pm Reply

  • SiberianPlague

    he would basically render his entire collection of arguments (mostly on how metal is nigger-music) unto shit.

    21 May 5:06pm Reply

  • krumbledkookie

    I have a feeling Varg will return to metal. Just a hunch.

    21 May 4:10pm Reply
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