---
title: "Burzum"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/burzum"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "Norway"
formed: 1991
---

# Burzum

**Burzum** is a black metal band, from Norway, active 1991 to present.

Burzum is a Norwegian music project founded by Varg Vikernes in 1991. Although Burzum never played live performances, it became a staple of the early Norwegian black metal scene and is considered one of the most influential acts in black metal's history. The word "burzum" means "darkness" in the Black Speech, a fictional language crafted by The Lord of the Rings writer J. R. R. Tolkien. Burzum's lyrics and imagery are often inspired by fantasy and Norse mythology.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burzum

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Burzum |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Bergen, Norway |
| Formed | 1991 |
| Releases in catalog | 19 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Atmospheric Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/atmospheric-black)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Varg Vikernes](https://themetalnet.com/musician/varg-vikernes) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1992 | [Burzum](https://themetalnet.com/album/645133c5-0afe-3c0f-bed7-32db33de6fde) | Album |
| 1992 | [Et hvitt lys over skogen](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b5e0cb3-d943-329f-a451-55ddb1a0b810) | EP |
| 1993 | [Aske](https://themetalnet.com/album/a4aaad17-3dde-3d86-9f1e-0b29402e6fde) | EP |
| 1993 | [Det som engang var](https://themetalnet.com/album/4907bca2-147d-3720-84ce-e6e5dd3a6c13) | Album |
| 1994 | [Hvis lyset tar oss](https://themetalnet.com/album/135bd4e1-7453-300a-b994-d939d84732b1) | Album |
| 1996 | [Filosofem](https://themetalnet.com/album/c2841928-501f-37f7-a59e-cb1629471258) | Album |
| 1997 | [Dauði Baldrs](https://themetalnet.com/album/5783636b-fa6f-3ab2-8ecf-1c2f3e26d4b3) | Album |
| 1999 | [Hliðskjálf](https://themetalnet.com/album/2626ead9-ed20-376a-912c-0ab26586a242) | Album |
| 2003 | [Svarte dauen](https://themetalnet.com/album/3105b9fa-4066-3832-b4f6-b615bdd73798) | EP |
| 2007 | [En skygge av vondskapens makt](https://themetalnet.com/album/bcf50610-50a0-4fd5-953a-6fa494e2534f) | EP |
| 2010 | [Belus](https://themetalnet.com/album/a23a04ae-5fa6-4dff-b7ab-57faa3656013) | Album |
| 2011 | [Fallen](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d944444-91a8-43c8-8b2c-56cc58f1ef21) | Album |
| 2011 | [From the Depths of Darkness](https://themetalnet.com/album/12ed7179-626d-4552-9406-f37717224ca2) | Album |
| 2012 | [Umskiptar](https://themetalnet.com/album/25f0ed50-cbc8-4a1a-ae35-73358d2d58a7) | Album |
| 2013 | [Sôl austan, Mâni vestan](https://themetalnet.com/album/42bc3749-77f0-4ec8-b20b-d76a52fc2c4a) | Album |
| 2014 | [The Ways of Yore](https://themetalnet.com/album/4c066ec1-9b98-441c-8fe8-e8fc6759bbb8) | Album |
| 2018 | [Analog '94](https://themetalnet.com/album/9f404109-184f-429c-9dd8-9cec9a5f4250) | Album |
| 2020 | [Thulêan Mysteries](https://themetalnet.com/album/312edfe3-0133-4bdd-bf32-1ff336771556) | Album |
| 2024 | [The Land of Thulê](https://themetalnet.com/album/d6762f60-3803-4183-a68d-2b742836dc30) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Darkthrone](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkthrone) (listened together)
- [Mayhem](https://themetalnet.com/band/mayhem) (listened together)
- [Bathory](https://themetalnet.com/band/bathory) (listened together)
- [Immortal](https://themetalnet.com/band/immortal) (listened together)
- [Emperor](https://themetalnet.com/band/emperor) (listened together)
- [Satyricon](https://themetalnet.com/band/satyricon) (listened together)
- [Ulver](https://themetalnet.com/band/ulver) (listened together)
- [Dimmu Borgir](https://themetalnet.com/band/dimmu-borgir) (listened together)
- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
- [Gorgoroth](https://themetalnet.com/band/gorgoroth) (listened together)
- [Enslaved](https://themetalnet.com/band/enslaved) (listened together)
- [Marduk](https://themetalnet.com/band/marduk) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Burzum/88
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7L6u6TyhjuwubrcojPeNgf
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1095
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/no/artist/265766061
- youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCCHDdiih5D__dDi2V3nboPw

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/burzum](https://themetalnet.com/band/burzum). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt