Burzum - Burzum (1992)


I'm not a particularly evil dude. But there's something about Norweigen Black Metal that grabs me, and the evil-er the better. Varg Vikernes is convicted of murder, arson, and continues to espouse all sorts of rascist beliefs. But goddamn, he makes some great noises.

With track titles that would come off as tacky if they weren't so sincere ("Channeling the Power of Souls Into A New God", "Black Spell of Destruction"), this whole album is just pounding brutality, save for an ambient interlude or two.


(Bonus fun fact: the guitar solo on "War" was played by Euronymous, the man that Varg later went to jail for murdering).

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  1. He's releasing a re-recording version of some of these songs next month

    http://www.plastichead.com/catalogue.asp?ex=fitem&verb=F&target=BYE009CD

    Guess he went from "evil" to trendy.

  2. Anonymous says:

    saw a documentary not too long ago called Until The Light Takes Us about the Norwegian black metal scene circa Burzum and all the murder/arson/racism stuff. worth a look.

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