Burzum
Burzum | |
|---|---|
 Varg Vikernes in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bergen, Norway |
| Genres | Black metal Dark Ambient[1] |
| Years active | 1991–1999, 2009–present |
| Labels | Deathlike Silence, Cymophane, Misanthropy, Byelobog |
| Members | Varg Vikernes |
| Website | burzum |
Burzum was a black metal/dark ambient one man band from Bergen, Norway. The band was formed in 1991 by Varg Vikernes. He is best known for serving a prison sentence for the murder of Mayhem guitarist Øystein Aarseth and arson of churches.
The word "Burzum" means "darkness" in the Black Speech, a fictional language created by J. R. R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings novels.[2]
Discography
[change | change source]Albums
[change | change source]- Burzum (1992)
- Det som engang var (1993)
- Hvis lyset tar oss (1994)
- Filosofem (1996)
- Dauði Baldrs (1997)
- Hliðskjálf (1999)
- Belus (2010)
- Fallen (2011)
- Umskiptar (2012)
- Sôl austan, Mâni vestan (2013)
- The Ways of Yore (2014)
- Thulêan Mysteries (2020)
EPs
[change | change source]- Aske (1993)
Other websites
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Thomas, Fred. "Burzum - Sôl Austan, Mâní Vestan review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Kuusela, Tommy (2015). Dark Lord of Gorgoroth (PDF). Netherlands: Productie Boekscout. pp. 89–119. ISBN 978-94-022-1557-1.
Categories:
- Black metal bands
- Thrash metal bands
- Norwegian heavy metal bands
- Musical groups from Bergen
- Musical groups established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Europe
- 1990s establishments in Norway
- Musical groups disestablished in 1999
- 1999 disestablishments in Europe
- Musical groups established in 2009
- 2009 establishments in Europe
- 21st-century establishments in Norway