Burzum | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Bergen, Norway |
Genres | Black metal Dark Ambient[1] |
Years active | 1991–1999, 2009–present |
Labels | Deathlike Silence, Cymophane, Misanthropy, Byelobog |
Members | Varg Vikernes |
Website | burzum |
Burzum was a black metal/dark ambient one man band from Bergen, Norway. The band was formed in 1991 by Varg Vikernes. He is best known for serving a prison sentence for the murder of Mayhem guitarist Øystein Aarseth and arson of churches.
The word "Burzum" means "darkness" in the Black Speech, a fictional language created by J. R. R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings novels.[2]