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Burzum - Burzum
1992
01. Feeble Screams From Forests Unknown
02. Ea, Lord Of The Deeps
03. Black Spell Of Destruction
04. Channelling The Power Of Souls Into A New God
05. War
06. The Crying Orc
07. A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit
08. My Journey To The Stars
09. Dungeons Of Darkness
First, Varg is a good musician. It isn't easy to do everything at least decently: write the lyrics, beat the drums, play the guitar and scream your throat out. Let's take 'em all one by one.
The guitar is cutting sick. A thick, low quality distortion, fast tremolo riffs punching out with a softer guitar running past, all creating quite a balance and symetrical melodic line that doesn't bore you and offers some great moments. Actually, it's damned brilliant in some moments. Bass guitar is a bit absent; still, it has a nice moment on "A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit" and "War."
Drums are better. I think Varg's a better drummer than a guitarist. Strong beats that really grip you and hold the whole song together. It escalates and increases in tension throughout the whole album until the climax in "My Journey to the Stars" where, I at least, couldn't help but bang, bang, and bang.
The lyrics are complex, majestic at times with a touch of teenage rebellion and philosophy. All in all just thoughts that pass through any person's mind at a certain point but here they are dressed in an interesting fashion. Personally, I could sum them up in the effort to find one's self and meaning.
Voice, well, Varg doesn't really have a voice. He just screams his lyrics. And that might bother some. Still, I find his screams fit to the album's atmosphere. Gloomy and furious.
A final conclusion? The instrumental part is good towards great, the album caps at about 48 minutes and though there isn't too much variation throughout it (excepting some ambiental parts) it does not bore you. The lyrics are interesting and the voice can be horrid to some and perfect to others. Great black metal album.
Highlights: A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit, War, The Crying Orc, My Journey To The Stars.
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Production:
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7 |
written by NECURATU | 29.08.2006 |
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Truly a very good album! I love the atmoesphere, the screams and darkness throughout the songs. All Black Metal fan must've heard this album (said by a Black Metal newbie).  |
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 Jiri - 23.05.2007 at 17:30
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| I love Burzum's Burzum. One of the best albums of all time. The only one released before Varg was thrown in jail. |
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Amazing piece of work!!! MASTERPIECE  This album simply rules, it must be worshiped properly  Burzum... what a great band. the best in their style, and one of my personal favorites of all time. A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit is an epic, and even the instrumental songs have their place, cant imagine the album without them... perfect atmosphere, perfect riffs, perfect album 10/10!!!!
too bad that Varg isnt coming back for more music ^^' |
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| you cannot be called a black metal-head without listening to this album, it is perfect, a masterpiece of black metal, pure guinious |
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| With this album, Varg created something new musically. |
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Cuca Beludo - 26.01.2012 at 23:13
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| The album is great, but the vocals are too weak! Varg looks like a drunk parrot all the time. |
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vezzy - 26.01.2012 at 23:15
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Written by Guest on 26.01.2012 at 23:13
Varg looks like a drunk parrot all the time.
You don't say. |
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Cuca Beludo - 26.01.2012 at 23:17
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Written by vezzy on 26.01.2012 at 23:15
You don't say.
I said. |
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Written by Guest on 26.01.2012 at 23:13
Varg looks like a drunk parrot all the time.
Please explain the way you found out what he looks like while listening to his music? |
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Cuca Beludo - 27.01.2012 at 17:58
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Written by Slayer666 on 27.01.2012 at 10:01
Written by Guest on 26.01.2012 at 23:13
Varg looks like a drunk parrot all the time.
Please explain the way you found out what he looks like while listening to his music?
Whoops! Now you got me  Well I guess you already understand |
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| Highlights: The Crying Orc? That instrumental is one of the weakest parts of all the album. |
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| The credibility of this review was lost in the first sentance. |
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