"Darkness is everywhere, but you don't see it because the Sun blinds youWilfred the dog said. And just Burzuzm is steeped in darkness from its very name: Burzum It is darkness made music because it represents one of the largest and most controversial socio-musical movements: Black metal.
In 1991, his self-titled debut album unveiled a new philosophy and a new metal dream world. That way of making black metal, in all the expression of the term, is what made their music hated by some and praised by others. With Mayhem, Darkthrone and Emperor led the call Inner circle.
Varg Vikernes, creator of the concept (as founder and sole member), was accused and found guilty of the murder of Euronymous, in addition to the burning of several churches in Norway, and after spending several years in prison, he continued to publish material with which he placed Burzum as one of the pioneering gangs on the scene.
Upon release from prison in 2009, Vikernes He released six more albums with a renewed style, cleaner and more mature recordings. But, that was not all, in 2012 he created a YouTube channel called ThuleanPerspective where he expresses his views on various topics of general and musical interest. Thing that has generated mixed opinions from his fans.
On his channel he has touched on controversial topics such as the burning of churches, the murder of Euronymous, as well as his opinions about metal. He has also stated that he does not consider himself a metalhead and that he is not really a fan of the genre, to the point of declaring that Burzum It has never been a metal band.
Last Friday, June 1, he published a video titled "Burzum Debut Album DSP version first print (GREED)”, 2:45 minutes long, in which he formally unveiled, which ends the project of Burzum arguing that for him it represents a painful past. He also expressed: "Burzum was never my life choice. I didn't even want to become a musician. "
Neither talking, nor crying is good. Burzum It was a project full of mystery, which never had live performances, since Vikernes says that in no way would he like to live with metalheads, tour or anything like that. It seems that he has been comfortable in his new facet as a YouTuber, but it seems to me that Varg still has a lot to offer metal.
It has always been said that to see the light you necessarily need darkness. They will be able to come and go genres, bands, musicians, fans ... and Burzum It will never go out of style because it has left a legacy that only true blackers will appreciate.
