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| 0.0 | Lambda | June 25th 14 |
Burzum's first record is an atmospheric masterpiece, captivating from beginning to end and assuredly one of the best black metal albums ever recorded. It's difficult to articulate just how this record achieves such an engrossing atmosphere, but through some combination of its lo-fi production, hypnotic but never boring instrumentation, and tortured vocals, it does. Countless black metal bands have adopted this formula and tried to obtain the same result. Very few have succeeded. Burzum is a phenomenal record and absolutely essential listening for not just black metal fans, but music lovers in general.
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| 5.0 classic | onlyhuman | October 30th 12 |
Flawless atmospheric black metal, the instrumentals may not be the most talented, but this is still utterly incredible start to finish
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| 4.5 superb | blackmetalhipster | October 16th 20 |
I expected the first Burzum record to feel more unpolished and less well executed. This is a nearly perfect atmospheric black metal record. Everything about this just feels right from the ominous keyboard opening the first Track Feeble screams from forests unknown to the record slowly fading out with the last mostly ambient track called dungeon of darkness
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| 4.5 superb | ManiacBlasphemer | September 26th 19 |
Burzum's eponymous debut is ranked up there with the black metal classics at the beginning of the 1990s. Even though it came out in a period when black metal was at its inception, there are clear signs here of experimentation with ambient soundscapes, which would only get more prevalent in subsequent Burzum works. To understand how this came to be, one must look at the bands (metal and non-metal) that Varg gave as sources of inspiration in his early days. Iron Maiden, Bathory, Das Ich and Dead Can Dance and even The Cure are among them. The songwriting influences of these bands are evident on this album. Tracks 2 and 7 make use of a rhythm and drum pattern reminiscent of Iron Maiden. The instrumental tracks, which are more introspective, show clear influences from Das Ich and Dead Can Dance while Bathory influences are evident in songs such as War. All in all, this is a very consistent record, albeit kinda hindered by its production. Now I know sound purists would say that this sewer production is beneficial for a BM record, and for the most part I agree with them, but when there in section where a lot of shit is going on, the music turns chaotic. You can no longer discern between instruments. In a way, this is the most accessible Burzum album. What he will do later strays from the 2nd wave BM formula even more.
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| 4.5 superb | svinariezas | August 27th 18 |
A stunning debut from one of the best one man bands ever.
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| 4.0 excellent | Arokan | November 22nd 17 |
Good black metal album.Even though it lacks some characteristic Burzum elements, we get some hints of them, for example in the opening track. Vocals aren't bad and we get some really interesting thrashy riffs along with more black metal pieces. Oh and I almost forgot. THIS IS WAR HUH WOW
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| 2.5 average | blacklightjer | June 14th 16 |
Like all of his releases, it's not great, but also not terrible either.
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| 4.0 excellent | EasterInTheBatcave | June 14th 16 |
Burzum's first record is an atmospheric masterpiece, captivating from beginning to end and undoubtedly one of the best black metal albums ever recorded. It's difficult to articulate just how this record achieves such an engrossing atmosphere, but through some combination of its lo-fi production, hypnotic but never boring instrumentation, and tortured vocals, it does. Countless black metal bands have adopted this formula and tried to obtain the same result; very few have succeeded. Burzum is a phenomenal record and absolutely essential listening for not just black metal fans, but music lovers in general.
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| 4.5 superb | devon69 | January 1st 13 |
"trve" black metal straight out of norway. dark as heck. raw as heck. exceptionally good, has some ambient parts as wel.
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| 0.0 | rogerebert | November 20th 11 |
thats not actually how the song goes
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| 4.0 excellent | endtell | November 20th 11 |
This is huh... WOW!... RAAA RAA AHH GAH RAAAAAA! AAH HAA EEE ARGHARR ARGAAARAAA RAH GAHH AAAAAH RAAAH!
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| 4.0 excellent | Spibby | July 27th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | Rick64 | May 15th 25 |
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| 3.0 good | doofy | June 23rd 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Above | May 20th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Scuro EMERITUS | May 12th 24 |
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