Burzum (album)
1992 studio album by Burzum
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Burzum is the debut studio album by the Norwegian black metal solo project Burzum. It was released in March 1992, through Euronymous's label Deathlike Silence Productions. Six of the songs were later re-recorded in 2010 and released on the album From the Depths of Darkness, as Varg Vikernes was dissatisfied with some of the original vocals and production.
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| Released | March 1992 | |||
| Recorded | January 1992 | |||
| Studio | Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 47:05 (original) 58:06 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Deathlike Silence | |||
| Producer | Pytten Count Grishnackh Euronymous[nb 1] | |||
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Most reissues of the album have been released as Burzum/Aske which includes the Aske EP as the final three tracks.[1] Only the Aske version of "A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit" was included on this edition.
It is considered a landmark in the black metal genre.
Music
Legacy
Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars out of five and said it was "definitely an essential listen for any black metal fan."[2]
In 2018, Revolver wrote: "Remarkable for its militaristic severity and creepy synth ambience, Burzum remains one of black metal’s earliest masterpieces."[3]
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Varg Vikernes except "Ea, Lord of the Deeps", words taken from the Necronomicon.[4]
Original Pressing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feeble Screams from Forests Unknown" | 7:28 |
| 2. | "Ea, Lord of the Deeps" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Black Spell of Destruction" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Channelling the Power of Souls into a New God" | 3:27 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "War" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "The Crying Orc" | 0:58 |
| 7. | "A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit" | 9:11 |
| 8. | "My Journey to the Stars" | 8:10 |
| 9. | "Dungeons of Darkness" | 4:50 |
| Total length: | 47:05 | |
Burzum/Aske
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feeble Screams from Forests Unknown" | 7:28 |
| 2. | "Ea, Lord of the Depths" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Spell of Destruction" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Channelling the Power of Souls into a New God" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "War" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "The Crying Orc" | 0:58 |
| 7. | "My Journey to the Stars" | 8:10 |
| 8. | "Dungeons of Darkness" | 4:50 |
| 9. | "Stemmen Fra Taarnet" | 6:08 |
| 10. | "Dominus Sathanas" | 3:04 |
| 11. | "A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit" | 10:52 |
| Total length: | 58:06 | |
Note: Burzum/Aske renames track 3 as "Spell of Destruction" as Vikernes claims the word "Black" was added to the title by Euronymous without his knowledge. Track 2 is also amended to "Ea, Lord of the Depths".
Personnel
Burzum
- Count Grishnackh – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, synthesizer, production
Additional credits
- Euronymous – guitar solo on "War", gong on "Dungeons of Darkness", production (Only the original and 2022 pressings list the "Co-Producer" credit.)
- Pytten (Eirik Hundvin) – engineering, mastering, production
- Jannicke Wiese-Hansen – album artwork (artwork is a partial re-creation of The Temple of Elemental Evil's cover art.)
Notes
- Only the original pressing credits him as "co-producer".