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Burzum - From The Depths Of Darkness [Compilation]



7.8 | 69 votes |
Release date: 28 November 2011
Style: Black metal

Owners:

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01. The Coming (Introduction)
02. Feeble Screams From Forests Unknown
03. Sassu Wunnu (Introduction)
04. Ea. Lord Of The Depths
05. Spell Of Destruction
06. A Lost Forgotten Sad Spirit
07. My Journey To The Stars
08. Call Of The Siren (Introduction)
09. Key To The Gate
10. Turn The Sign Of The Microcosm (Snu Mikrokosmos' Tegn)
11. Channeling The Power Of Minds Into A New God

Additional info
The album features Varg's favorite tracks from his two first albums, Burzum and Det Som Engang Var, that were re-recorded in 2010, for this release, the way he originally intended.

Dedicated to Pytten.

Produced and engineered by Pytten and Davide Bertolini.
Recorded at Grieghallen Studios, March 2010.
Original artwork and layout by Dan Capp.


Comments

Comments: 28   Visited by: 447 users
29.09.2011 - 00:22
pazuzuovbabel
Pazuzu
I blv it gona sucks, these tracks are black metal classics, why he need to fuck with them after 20 years
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29.09.2011 - 01:15
InnerSelf
proofread free
I actually liked the way he produced and recorded the last two, so this might be interesting
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He who is not bold enough
to be stared at from across the abyss
is not bold enough
to stare into it himself.
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29.09.2011 - 11:52
Himann
Orm KrigGud
Want to get this. Lets see how its come out.
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To be Draped by the Shadow of your Morbid Palace. Ohh, Hate Living...The only heat is warm blood

So Pure... So Cold
Transilvanian Hunger
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29.09.2011 - 19:01
Rating: 8
Mugthulhu

Written by pazuzuovbabel on 29.09.2011 at 00:22

I blv it gona sucks, these tracks are black metal classics, why he need to fuck with them after 20 years

Well he has the right to do whatever he wants with the art he himself created. Supposedly he wasn't satisfied with how they turned out on the old albums, so now he has made them the way he originally intended. He doesn't care what other people think.
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30.09.2011 - 05:40
The Turbanator

Whatever it is I'm still going to get it. Although it might not have the original Black Metal vibe that he himself created, it's still worth listening.

His latest 2 releases turned out pretty good to be honest, especially Belus.
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In the name of forests; In the name of stars; In the name of all the seas; In the name of storms... Proud sons of ancient nation; Proud sons of sacred song in the wind; Proud sons behind a mirror of ice who told... Fathers of the icy age!!
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28.10.2011 - 00:19
worm_is_gloaming

What would be MORE awesome instead is to re-record Filosofem.
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28.10.2011 - 00:24
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Why would that be more awesome? There's nothing wrong with the original recordings.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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28.11.2011 - 00:52
Carl Berg
Carl Berg
Is this thing out yet?
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28.11.2011 - 01:06
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Aw shiz looks like I have some listening to do.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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28.11.2011 - 01:34
Vombatus
Potorro
From what I've listened (still need moar check)... it's more than just re-recording, lots of stuff is changed (and thats good). Musicianship much much better, production pretty clean and vocals are... unoriginal.

Overall feeling is mixed, some are excellent others meh... but without comparing to original, it's cool stuff indeed.
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28.11.2011 - 15:34
Oaken
Hipster
Written by Troy Killjoy on 28.11.2011 at 01:06

Aw shiz looks like I have some listening to do.

Is this worth my time or not? How does it differ from the original st00f?
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In that case, man is only air as well.
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28.11.2011 - 19:06
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by Oaken on 28.11.2011 at 15:34
Is this worth my time or not? How does it differ from the original st00f?

I dunno what you deem "worth your time". It's worth mine because I'm a huge fan of Varg's early material and I want to see how it translates after going through a more modern recording. It's not a matter of urgency, however, as I've got more important things to check out atm.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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28.11.2011 - 19:47
Iron Nostarion
Maiden Whore
C'mon now, I thought all the shit in Belus and Fallen would make me not have any interest now, but here's the shit; that it's not absolute shit. Everything improved. And yet the goddamn vocals still unoriginal. Wtf, anyway, it's like Varg is covering the original Burzum with this voice of his. :'(
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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29.11.2011 - 12:35
Rating: 8
atrox

I've tried listening to some Burzum albums in past and I've never got further from a few tracks, but this album is actually quite good black metal
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05.12.2011 - 23:59
Cuca Beludo
Account deleted
Really liked the few tracks that I listened to. The vocals are WAYYYY better than early albums.
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12.12.2011 - 05:23
Rating: 8
Rob_

Really liked this, well done.
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17.12.2011 - 02:10
Blasfemiator

Written by worm_is_gloaming on 28.10.2011 at 00:19

What would be MORE awesome instead is to re-record Filosofem.

Oh no! I hope it will never cross his mind to do something with it! It's perfect the way it is!
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22.12.2011 - 00:43
Iron Nostarion
Maiden Whore
Bitch almost topping the charts.

Let me go play some half-decent black metal with a certain attitude, kill someone and then come after 21 years of jail to make something. It'll be profit.
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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22.12.2011 - 00:48
Iron Nostarion
Maiden Whore
Written by Guest on 22.12.2011 at 00:47

Written by Iron Nostarion on 22.12.2011 at 00:43

Bitch almost topping the charts.

Let me go play some half-decent black metal with a certain attitude, kill someone and then come after 21 years of jail to make something. It'll be profit.

What's your point?


That Varg is becoming such an exploiting bitch. Even him the revolutionist got to fall for shit like this.
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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22.12.2011 - 00:52
Iron Nostarion
Maiden Whore
Written by Guest on 22.12.2011 at 00:51

Written by Iron Nostarion on 22.12.2011 at 00:48

Written by Guest on 22.12.2011 at 00:47

Written by Iron Nostarion on 22.12.2011 at 00:43

Bitch almost topping the charts.

Let me go play some half-decent black metal with a certain attitude, kill someone and then come after 21 years of jail to make something. It'll be profit.

What's your point?


That Varg is becoming such an exploiting bitch. Even him the revolutionist got to fall for shit like this.

You can have your opinion. The fact, anyway, is that he can do what the hell he wants to do.


Indeed to each his opinion. ;/ Was just stating mine, especially after seeing this album on charts.
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To their tombs the people are immured,
There is their gold, treasure and wealth,
The only condition is to ignore them,
Those who feed on corruption and weave death
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23.12.2011 - 00:36
Slayer666

I'm not too sure what to think about this. I like how some tracks have a "fuller", thicker sound, but on the other hand, that whole "amateur in the basement" charm is lost. "Key To The Gate", for example, is pretty much ruined while "Ea, Lord of The Depths" does sound slightly better this way.

It sure beats Gorgoroth's pathetic excuse for a re-recording by a light year, though.
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23.12.2011 - 01:45
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Slayer666 on 23.12.2011 at 00:36
"Key To The Gate", for example, is pretty much ruined.


Key to the gate is one of my absolute favorites from Burzum... and I just heard it because of your post.
I has a sad now.... It's just not the same.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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02.01.2012 - 05:22
RavenKing

Written by Slayer666 on 23.12.2011 at 00:36

"Ea, Lord of The Depths" does sound slightly better this way.


I haven't heard the new version but I can hardly imagine how it could sound worse than the original, since the original sounds like utter crap.
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They shake your hand and they smile and they buy you a drink
They say we'll be your friends we'll stick with you till the end
But everybody's only looking out for themselves
And you say who can you trust I'll tell you nobody
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13.01.2012 - 12:16
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Oh god the vocals are way too high in the mix and sound way too brutal for this kind of music.

The production seems better suited for Dark Funeral or Satyricon. Dislike.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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13.01.2012 - 13:38
Kenos
Account deleted
<<The mistakes made on some of the tracks during the recording could easily have been avoided had I only bothered to re-record certain parts, but the point at that time was to rebel against the streamlined (Death) Metal music. A few mistakes makes the music more alive and personal, it simply gives the music some "soul" and originality, so I never bothered to correct anything. The music on the Burzum albums is simply an honest and sincere, unvarnished and clear representation of me.>>

Finest example of coherence.
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07.09.2013 - 18:48
Rating: 8
NocturnalStalker
Metal Addict
I like this new production - it sounds cleaner but, at the same time, respects the spirit of the original recordings.
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"And we are not who we think we are
We are who we're afraid to be"
- Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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07.09.2013 - 21:00
Marcel Hubregtse
Grumpy Old Fuck
Written by NocturnalStalker on 07.09.2013 at 18:48

I like this new production - it sounds cleaner but, at the same time, respects the spirit of the original recordings.



it's a new recording (Varg re-recorded the songs) which is quite different to a new production (i.e. mastering and or mixing)
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Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal

Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight
Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.)
05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996

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08.09.2013 - 19:19
Rating: 8
NocturnalStalker
Metal Addict
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.09.2013 at 21:00

it's a new recording (Varg re-recorded the songs) which is quite different to a new production (i.e. mastering and or mixing)


I know that the songs were re-recorded. I meant that the production is different. I guess, Varg avoided some mistakes he made in the initial recording this time, but he didn't really re-write the songs.
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"And we are not who we think we are
We are who we're afraid to be"
- Lux Occulta "The Opening of Eleventh Sephirah"
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