I'm very happy! I've been waiting for this one sooo long time!So, here it goes.. Byelobog Productions
COMING MARCH 2010
Tracklist:
Lukans Renkespill
Belus' Død
Glemselens Elv
Kaimadalthas' Nedstigning
Besøk Til Kelio
Alvenes Dans
Alvegavene
Sverddans
Keliohesten
Morgenrøde
Belus' Tilbakekomst
t's been 11 long years and now the world will see the return of Burzum.
The highly anticipated new album is entitled "Belus" after the name of
the
Ancient European solar deity of light and innocence. "Belus" is not
a religious album or an anti-religious album, nor is it a political
one, but an attempt to explore the myths about Belus and unveil the
oldest roots of our cultural heritage. The album deals with the death
of Belus, his sombre
Journey through the
Realm of death and his
magnificent return. In essence the album and the story of Belus is
meant to be an entertaining story about something that once upon a time
played a major role in the forming and shaping of Europe.
"The album has been made according to my Heart and spirit,
and not to fit into any particular genre or category, or to live up to
anyone's obvious expectations". The music can best be compared to
the music of some of the old
Burzum albums; in particular the ground
breaking "Hvis Lyset
TAR Oss" and the atmospheric brilliances of
"Filosofem", only the ambient parts present on these albums has been
almost completely left out on "Belus".
"There is no special reason
for this, other than coincidence and the fact that I have for some time
made more and better music on the guitar rather than on the keyboard".
"Inspiration for the album has come from a variety of
sources, and I find my inspiration from fairy tales and myths, from
classical music, from memories of what once was, from traditional
music, from fantasy, from the wind and weather, from deep forests and
running water, from the sky and the sunset, from misty mountains and
from yellow leaves falling from age old trees".
"My ambition with "Belus" is to create something I - and
hopefully others too - can listen to for years and years to come
without ever growing tired of it, and at the same time to share with my
audience the experience of getting to know Belus, as he might have been
perceived by the Ancient Europeans". The combination of lyrics and
music makes this a fairy tale different from most others, and should
appeal to all those who like transcendental music and love to see
different things from a different perspective.
"If I can make you dream when listening to this album, I believe I have done a good job".
"I am aware of The Black metal association with the name
Burzum, and I have no real and serious problem with that, but I
personally see no reason to place "Belus" in any category. I think
"Belus" musically transcends all existing categories, but if I have to
choose one - and for the sake of simplicity - I will simply place it in
the metal category".
"Belus" will be released worldwide on Byelobog Productions on the 8th March 2010.
December 2009
. is the new Darkthrone album gonna have the Crust/Punk influence that their last album had? 
