Burzum (album)
Burzum is the debut studio album by the Norwegian black metal solo project of the same name. 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, Grieg Hall, Bergen, Norway | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 47:05 | |||
| Label | Deathlike Silence | |||
| Producer | Pytten, Count Grishnackh, | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   (Burzum / Aske version)[1] |
The album was later re-released as Burzum / Aske, which also included the Aske EP as a packed-in bonus.[1] Only the Aske version of "A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit" was included on this edition.
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Varg Vikernes except "Ea, Lord of the Deeps", words taken from the Necronomicon.[2]
| 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 | |
Note: Later pressings rename Track 3 as "Spell of Destruction" as Vikernes claims the word "Black" was added to the title by Euronymous without his knowledge. Later editions also rename Track 2 to "Ea, Lord of the Depths".
Personnel
Burzum
- Count Grishnackh – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, synthesizer, production
Additional personnel
- Euronymous – guitar solo on "War", gong on "Dungeons of Darkness"
- 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.)
References
- Heaney, Gregory. "Burzum/Aske Review". allmusic.com. Allmusic Guide. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6A-XSRWSx8 Varg states this himself on a video posted on his YouTube.
