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Song: "Dunkelheit"
Artist: Burzum
Album: Filosofem (1996)

I knew of and then knew about Burzum long before I actually listened to the music. I'm still on page one with Burzum musically, and it's no secret why: I don't really care for black metal and only recently have started to pick at the genre. That I avoided this so long makes fine sense. However, in retrospect, fuckin' A! I should have heard this album ages ago.

My first impression of this album was that it sounded like a black metal Superjudge (Monster Magnet). It has a similar messy/noisy, all-encompassing sound. That I would immediately compare this album to one of my favorites says a lot. In it's nearly continuous loud "fuzz", I might also compare it a bit to Sleep's Dopesmoker. Certainly we're comparing different genres, but with my minimal black metal background, you can see why I thought of those first.

If you haven't heard this album (or song) yet, you should get to doing so very soon.

Filed Under: 1996, black metal, burzum
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March 14, 2011 / 05:55 PM

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	< burzum - dunkelheit > Song: "Dunkelheit" Artist: Burzum Album: Filosofem (1996) I knew of and then knew about Burzum long before I actually listened to the music. I'm still on page one with Burzum musically, and it's no secret why: I don't really care for black metal and only recently have started to pick at the genre. That I avoided this so long makes fine sense. However, in retrospect, fuckin' A! I should have heard this album ages ago. My first impression of this album was that it sounded like a black metal Superjudge (Monster Magnet). It has a similar messy/noisy, all-encompassing sound. That I would immediately compare this album to one of my favorites says a lot. In it's nearly continuous loud "fuzz", I might also compare it a bit to Sleep's Dopesmoker. Certainly we're comparing different genres, but with my minimal black metal background, you can see why I thought of those first. If you haven't heard this album (or song) yet, you should get to doing so very soon. Filed Under: 1996, black metal, burzum Categories: songs March 14, 2011 / 05:55 PM < / > Main \| Archives		search about SeeingtheDark.com is a personal music blog sharing heavy rock and metal along with assorted quips. Started in 2007, it has evolved from a song-a-day blog to something more narcisstic and nebulous. Regardless of what I say, I hope you follow the links, listen to the music, and always make up your own mind. You can send emails to cyberspaceship (at) gmail (dot) com. I'm not a fan of label spam nor do I write professional reviews, so please keep that in mind before sending me anything. (more) last 15 entries 05/01 gojira still sounds like gojira. 04/27 black tusk - bring me darkness 04/25 a song about abuse. 04/23 witch mountain + lord dying jamboree. 04/21 some days were dark. 04/20 madness of an architect. 04/15 hypnotism. 04/14 roadburn videos 2012. 04/13 samplers' digest II. 04/12 too fucked up to care anymore. 04/10 speaking of heavy... 04/10 obliteration vs swords for teeth. 04/08 technically electrified. 04/06 19th anniversary of the release of superjudge. 04/05 a real eye-roller. (more) album releases 5/01 WHITEY - Bostonia EP 5/08 STORM CORROSION - S/T 5/08 NAAM - The Ballad of the Starchild 5/22 EARLY MAN/IT'S CASUAL split 6/05 MELVINS LITE - Freak Puke 6/12 WITCH MOUNTAIN - Cauldron of the Wild 6/12 MIKE SCHEIDT - Stay Awake 6/19 ASSEMBLE HEAD IN SUNBURST SOUND 6/25 GOJIRA - L'Enfant Sauvage 6/26 FIONA APPLE - The Idler Wheel... 7/24 OM - Advaitic Songs (more) portland shows 5/10 black elk, dog shredder, norska + more 5/15 white hills, kinski 5/17 ninja, towers, + more 5/18 lord dying, wizard rifle, bell witch 5/25 red fang, lopez, nether regions 5/31 across tundras, diesto, + more 6/08 church of misery, hail!hornet, + more 6/09 yob, kiss it goodbye, eight bells 6/12 corrosion of conformity, torche, + more 6/23 witch mountain, lord dying, spellcaster 6/25 russian circles, and so i watch you from afar 6/28 rabbits, sons of huns, towers, turbo perfecto COMING SOON: Lo-Pan, Valient Thorr, Narrows, High on Fire, Fellwoods, Black Tusk, Lamprey, Black Breath, Antikythera, The Body, Melvins ... (more) resources Last.fm \| The Obelisk \| All That's Heavy \| Seattle Rock Guy \| Nanotear \| Insound \| Invisible Oranges \| Hellride Music \| Blabbermouth.net \| New Album Releases etcetera Subscribe & Design